South Mumbai where space is at a premium can indeed be called the Manhattan of India by all means. Dotted with several high rise buildings, South Mumbai encompasses the areas of Tardeo, Mahalaxmi, Malabar Hill, Marine Drive, Chowpatty, Nariman Point, Fort, Churchgate, Ballard Estate, Cuffe Parade-Colaba and Navy Nagar. The areas of Kalbadevi, Bhuleshwar, Mandvi, Bhendi Bazar, which are predominantly populated by middle class residents also falls in the South Mumbai jurisdiction.

South Mumbai is extremely important not only for the city of Mumbai but the whole of India, essentially because it contributes about forty percent of the nation's revenue. If you just calculate the figure of tax collections from South Mumbai, it may run into a mind boggling figures of thousands of crores of rupees.