Coordinates: 19.14°N 72.

93°E

Bhandup
Bhandup is a suburban community within the Municipal
Corporation of Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Bhandup
Bhandupeshwar
name Bhandup is derived from Bhandupeshwar, one of the names
of the Hindu god Lord Shiva. An old temple dedicated to Lord Suburban
Shiva, the Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir, is located in
Bhandup. Sonapur signal is north lead line on L.B.S. Marg and
south is dockyard colony.

Contents
Bhandup
History
Demographics
Economy
Industry
Retail
Transport
Schools
Colleges
Sports
Football
Coordinates: 19.14°N 72.93°E
Cricket
Social organisations Country India
Notable people from Bhandup
State Maharashtra
District Thane
References
Taluka/Tehsil Kurla
Government
• M.L.A Ashok Patil
History Shiv Sena (since 2014)
• M.P. Manoj Kotak
BJP (since 2019)
Elevation 5.205 m (17.077 ft)
Population (2001 Census)
• Total 6,91,227
Demonym(s) Bhandupkar
Languages
• Official Marathi
2016 Ganpati Visarjan (Ganesh Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Chaturthi) - Bhandup west PIN 400078 (West) and 400042
(East)
Vehicle MH-03
registration
Bhandup is one of the oldest suburbs in Mumbai. It is home to Lok Sabha Mumbai North East
Shivaji Talao, or Shivaji Lake, named after the Maratha ruler, constituency
Vidhan Bhandup West
Chhatrapati Shivaji. Devotees of Ganapati immerse idols of the
Sabha
elephant god Ganesh at the lake during the months of August constituency
through September, as well as in Bhandupeshwar Kundh in
Website https://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/
Bhandup Village East near the Eastern Express Highway.

The earliest records of Bhandup come from 1803, and show the contemporary Bhandup estate to comprise Bhandup, Nahur and
Kanjur Marg.[1]

The Silaharas, also known as Shilahara, were a mixture of people of Dravidian ancestry and the Kayastha Prabhus from Konkan.
The Silaharas promoted socio-economic progress in the 11th century around Bombay. To control the regions in Bombay and
Thane, the built the Rajapatha, passing from the north of Bhandup, following the current Bombay-Thane road.[2]

Historical records indicate that the distillery at Bhandup was one of the two biggest sources of liquor in the Bombay Presidency,
the other being the Uran distillery.[3]

Bhandup was also one of the first railway stations in India. The first train ran between Bori Bunder and Thane on 16 April 1853
with 400 passengers aboard 14 railway carriages, at 3:35 pm. It is said that the idea to connect Bombay with Thane and Kalyan
occurred to Mr. George Clark, the Chief Engineer of the Bombay Government, on a visit to Bhandup in 1843.[4][5]

However, Bhandup was not a part of Bombay until 1950, when the boundaries of the Bombay municipal corporation were
extended up to Andheri on the western side and Bhandup on the eastern side.

Demographics
Bhandup falls within the S-ward, as defined by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The population of Bhandup has
risen exponentially in the last twenty years.[6]

Census Density per % change in population from Sex ratio (females/1000

Population
Year square km previous year males)
1981 2,97,108 7860 NA 740
1991 5,68,028 15,027 91% 813
2001 6,91,227 10,800 21% 823

The discordance between population and density could be due to re-drawing of ward boundaries
The majority of residents of Bhandup are Hindus by religion. The dominant language is Marathi. Although a large percentage of
the residents are natives of Maharashtra, in the last few decades, there has been a huge influx of non-native residents into
Bhandup, reflecting the trend witnessed for Mumbai as a whole.

Economy

Industry
According to the 2001 census, there were 12,380 industrial establishments in
Bhandup (S-Ward), providing employment to 36,921 residents of Bhandup.[6]
The rest of the employed populace are employed outside the limits of the S- near Bhandup Pumping Station
ward.
One of the first industries to start in this area was Crompton Greaves in 1937,[7] currently in Kanjur Marg. Currently, almost all
of the industries in Bhandup are in Bhandup West, including CEAT Tyres, Asian Paints Ltd, BASF, and the Indian Smelting And
Refining Company Limited. Apart from these big companies, there are several small-scale manufacturing units all over Bhandup
West.

The presence of a large number of industries, coupled with large traffic flows throughout the day, led to Bhandup's air being one
of the worst in Mumbai in 1999.[8] However, several of the polluting industries have moved out of Mumbai since, leading to
slightly better air quality.

Bhandup has Asia's biggest water filtration plant. The eastern sections of
Kanjurmarg and Nahur blend into Bhandup without clear demarcation.

Retail
In recent years, several mall construction projects have been initiated in
Bhandup. One reason for Bhandup being a prime location for malls is its
proximity to affluent areas like Powai and Mulund. In the past few years, several
industries in Bhandup have shifted or started shifting out of Mumbai, rendering
vast tracts of land vacant. These land-plots are being used for construction of
huge residential complexes, in turn, providing the customer base for these malls.

Dreams the Mall, being developed by Satra Properties, is one of the biggest malls in Bhandup. It is located close to Bhandup
Railway Station. Neptune Magnet Mall is a shopping mall that is part of a satellite township, Living Point, comprising six towers
of 22 stories each being developed by Neptune group.[9] Some of the other malls in the area include the Leo Mall and a shopping
space being developed by HBS Centrix.[10]

Transport
Bhandup is connected with the rest of the city through the road network. The arterial road of Bhandup West is the Agra Road i.e.
L.B.S. Marg, while Bhandup East is flanked by the Eastern Express highway. Four buses (numbers 453, 545 and 603), however,
pass through Bhandup East, as the area is relatively sparsely populated. There is also a special bus service in the mornings for
female commuters, going from Bhandup to Andheri. There is also a special State Transport Bus service in the morning which run
between Bhandup and CWC (Navi Mumbai) and Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport Corporation runs a bus (route no 144)
through Bhandup East which plies between Andheri East and Airoli.

Bhandup is also a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, between KanjurMarg and Nahur.

Schools
There are over 35 schools in Bhandup. Most of these schools are affiliated with the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and
Higher Secondary Education.

NES High School and Junior College

Pawar Public School, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (W)
Adarsh Vidyalay, Bhandup East (Marathi medium)
Ahilya Vidyalaya (Jamil Nagar)
Ahilya Vidyalaya (Utkarsh Nagar)
B.E.S English High School, Next to Railway station, Bhandup (East)
B.P.E.S. High School, Pratap Nagar, Bhandup (W)
 Cosmos English High School & Jr. College Bhandup (West)
Gurunanak English High School
I D U B S High School and Jr. COLLEGE Bhandup (W)
IES School, Bhandup East (English/Marathi medium)
Navjeevan Vidyamandir & Jr. College
New English School Dockyard Colony Kanjur West
R.S.S Vidya Mandir English/Hindi Bhandup west
Sahyadri Vidyamandir,Shivaji Talav,Bhandup West,Mumbai-78.
Shree Saraswati Vidyamandir Bhandup (West)
St.Francis Xavier's High School Bhandup (East)
St. Xavier's High School & Jr. College Bhandup (West)
Yashwant Chandaji Sawant Vidyamandir, Utkarsh Nagar, Bhandup (West)

Colleges
Bhandup has four major accredited colleges, out of which two are in Bhandup (East) and two in Bhandup (West). All of them are
affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The breakup is as follows:

NAAC
Name of college Vidyadhiraja High Location Tata Nagar, Class levels
accreditation
School & Jr College Bhandup(East) Junior College
status
NES Ratnam College Of Arts, Science & N.E.S. Marg, Bhandup Junior college to
A[11]
Commerce (West) Postgraduate
V. K. Krishna Menon College of Commerce Junior college to
Bhandup (East) B[11]
and Economics & Science Postgraduate
Ramanand Arya D. A. V. College, Station Datar Colony, Bhandup Junior college to
A[11]
Road (East) Bachelors
Junior college to
Jijamata Junior College, Maharashtra Nagar Bhandup (West) B[11]
Bachelors
Shri Ram College of Commerce, Subhash Junior college to
Bhandup (West) B[11]
Nagar Postgraduate

Mount Merry English High school Tulshetpada Bhandup West

Sports

Football
Bhandup has several Football clubs which are members of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA), including the
Sunday Boys Football Club, the GKW Rangers, Ushanagar Youth CluB, DATAR CHAMP'S Football Club(DC), Samarth Garden
Football Club(S.G.F.C), UshaComplex Football club (U.C.F.C).And Gunners Football Club and GN Boys and also Satya Vijay
Football Club (SVFC).

Bhandup also has its own football association called the Bhandup Suburb Football Association (BSFA).

Cricket
Bhandup has several cricket clubs.
Social organisations
There are several social organisations in Bhandup of which Sarvajanik Pooja Samiti bhandup village east, founded in 1946, is the
oldest, followed by Adrash Sports Club (1956), followed by Vijay Krida Mandal, Shree Saibhajan Sanskrutik Mandal (Bhandup),
Vikas Mandal, Sai Vihar, Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jeevan Vidya Mission and the Rotary Club of
Mumbai Bhandup.

Notable people from Bhandup

Dhananjay Mahadik - Indian National Hockey Player
Jemimah Rodrigues - Indian Women's Cricket Teams Youngest Player
Sanjay Raut -Saamna Editor and Shiv Sena leader
Sanjay Dina Patil - ex- Member of Parliament-North-East Mumbai and NCP Nationalist Congress Party
Om Puri Bollywood Actor used to stay here before getting into Bollywood
Rupali Repale - long distance swimmer

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