Ghansoli is one of the nodes of Navi Mumbai, comprising approximate 3000 flats developed by CIDCO, and is about 20 minutes by bus from Vashi. It has a newly built locality and also a big industrial area housing companies like Reliance, Siemens, Standard Alkali And with newly setup buildings and colleges

Ghansoli houses a mookambika temple which is one of the oldest landmarks in Ghansoli. The Railway link from Thane ( at 10.59 km away from Thane) to Vashi/Nerul has greatly increased accessibility to Ghansoli. Being a newly developed node,the locality is a good place to live with apartments available at low rates. Shetakari Shishkan Sanstheche Vidyalaya is a school in Ghansoli village. ASP English Convent High School and Tilak International school are also working in Ghansoli city.

Among the other religious places of worship is a big mosque close to the railway station and a Roman Catholic church in Ghansoli village called Our Lady of the Forsaken Church.There is also a very big ashram for Sikh community very close to sector-1.