Malad West is one of the suburbs in North Mumbai, well-connected by Linking Road, Swami Vivekanand SV Road and the Western Express Highway. It is located close to upscale neighbourhoods such as Kandivali and Goregaon and features excellent social amenities. Malad West is a part of the Mumbai North Lok Sabha Constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments. These five segments are Borivali, Magathane, Dahisar, Kandivali East and Charkop in the Mumbai Suburban District. Some of the major localities in Malad West include Chincholi Village, Orlem, Evershine Nagar and Jankalyan Nagar and it is just 24.4 kilometers from Bandra Kurla Complex (40-minute drive via Western Express Highway). The Powai Kensington SEZ is a 42-minute drive from Malad West via JVLR. Malad West is home to several reputed schools and colleges. These include Ryan International School, Fr. Agnelo High School, D.A.V High School, Vision B School, Zenith Institute of Business Management, MET, Smt. K. G. Mittal Institute of Management, I.T. & Research, K. G. Mittal College of Arts & Commerce, Amity Global Varsity and St Annes High School and College.

Malad has very good connectivity to other parts of Mumbai via S.V Road (Swami Vivekananda Road), Link Road and NH-8. Marve Road is another important road in Malad West which starts from S.V. Road, intersects with Link Road and ends at Madh Island Lands. Ferry service is also available for Versova, Manori and Gorai from Malad. There are bus depots in both eastern and western zones of Malad and the railway station is situated on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway Network. The Mumbai International Airport is a 32-minute drive from Malad West via the Western Express Highway.