Andheri is one of the most important Western suburb of Mumbai, it is the widest suburbun area which stretches from the Eastern Side of the Airport to the famous versova and yari road. Andheri West, is dominated by the Film and TV Industry and it is although a pure residential area yet there are enough retail and commercial properties around. The areas next to the station are always crowded. East on the other hand is a commercial CBD with most of the IT and ITes companies setting operations. It is one of the most crowded area of Mumbai.

The development of Andheri and the adjoining regions was set into motion around 1915, when the Western Trunk Route, from Bandra was extended to Jogeshwari. Records from 1921 show that of the 4000 approved building plans in that year, a substantial number were in Andheri and Khar. By the 1930's the areas had been laid out in roughly the pattern seen today.

Before 1945, Andheri was administered by a Collector in charge of the "Suburban District". With the creation of Greater Bombay in 1945, the administration was merged with the rest of Bombay city.