Dharavi in Mumbai is no longer Asia’s largest slum – The Times of India Dharavi in Mumbai is no longer Asia’s largest slum – The Times of India Source: timesofindia.indiati… Dharavi, spread over 557 acres and housing nearly three lakh people, is no longer Asia’s largest slum. Mumbai has at least four larger contenders for the dubious distinction, some of them three times the size of Dharavi. By arZan ... View all of arZan's posts.