Largest slums in India explained with key facts, population, and living conditions. From Dharavi in Mumbai to Basanti in Kolkata, here's a simple look at India's biggest informal settlements.

Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. "I was born here, my father was born here, my ...

The 125,000 slum-dwellers living under a lockdown so strict that drones monitor their moves and alert police if they attempt to leave home are at the heart of India's push to contain coronavirus. But ...

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A survey of Mumbai's slums to establish which residents are eligible for rehousing is being delayed by missing documents and criticised by activists who say the ...

Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one-storey home crammed into a tangle of alleys - Copyright ENGINEER JEROME MARTINEZ/AFP Handout Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one ...

In India's Mumbai, The Largest Slum In Asia Is For Sale By Philippe ALFROY Sept 26, 2025, 12:42 am EDT Share ...

Bulldozers are expected to soon rumble into Dharavi, in the heart of the Indian megapolis of Mumbai, flattening its labyrinth of alleyways to make way for a brand-new neighbourhood. The $8 billion ...