Bhandup
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Bhandup is a suburb
of Mumbai
, formerly known as Bombay, in the state of Maharashtra
, India
and is also the name of a railway station
on the Mumbai suburban railway
on the Central Railway line.
Bhandup is a word inherited from the Supreme God Shiva (Bhandupeshwar). The temple of Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir is very old and is located at Station Road, Bhandup(W) next to Geeta Hall and IDUBS High School. It is of a very superior build and has statues of various god's and goddesses placed around including Nav-Grahasthan too.
Bhandup is one of the oldest suburbs in Mumbai.
Bhandup is also home to Shivaji Talao, or Shivaji Lake, named after the great Maratha
ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji. The pond witnesses hordes of Ganapati devotees immersing idols of the elephant god during the August–September month.
Bhandupeshwar Kundh is another place in Bhandup Village East where the pond witnesses hordes of Ganapati devotees immersing idols of the elephant god during the August–September month which is near by Eastern Express Highway.
Before real estate prospered 40 years ago, Bhandup was a dense forest
area, which gradually saw the growth of industrialization with numerous set ups of industries, and now is becoming a very prominent destination for real estate investors, as it has a lot of opportunity of a further growth.
Bhandup has Asia's biggest water filtration plant at Bhandup complex .
Kanjurmarg and Nahur (Eastern sections) almost blend into Bhandup on two ends and do not really have clear demarcations as such.
comprised Bhandup, Nahur
and Kanjur Marg. The following is an excerpt from the Gazetteer
of the Bombay Presidency:
The Silaharas, also known as Shilahara
, were a mixture of people from Dravidian
ancestry and the Kayastha
Prabhus from Konkan
. The Silaharas promoted the 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.
Historical records indicate that the distillery at Bhandup was one of the two biggest sources of liquor (other being the Uran
distillery) in the Bombay Presidency
. The Report on the administration of the Bombay Presidency (1873–1874) notes that:
The report also gives an idea of why the large tracts of land in the modern-era Bhandup East continue to be marsh lands owned by the Salt Department of India:
The report further goes on to note the reasons why the Bhandup distillery was facing economic hardships by 1873-1874:
Along with the drop in exports, it was also the rise in competition due to new distilleries in Bombay that caused the Bhandup distillery to shut down. These distilleries in Bombay manufactured cheap tadi (toddy, as mentioned in the report).
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
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.
. The population of Bhandup has risen exponentially in the last twenty years.
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, resounding the trend witnessed for Mumbai as a whole.
Road i.e. L.B.S. Marg, while Bhandup East is flanked by the Eastern Express highway
. Four buses (No.453, 509, 545 and 603), however, pass through Bhandup East, as the area is relatively sparsely populated.
Bhandup is also a railway station
on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
One of the first industries to start in this area was Crompton Greaves
in 1937, currently in Kanjur Marg. Currently, almost all of the industries in Bhandup are in Bhandup West. Some of them include CEAT Tyres, Asian Paints
Limited, BASF
,The Indian Smelting And Refining Company Limited etc. 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 all throughout the day had led to Bhandup's air being one of the worst in Mumbai a few years ago. However, several of the polluting industries have moved out of Mumbai in the past few years, leading to the air quality being slightly better.
. The breakup is as follows:
Apart from these, there are several junior colleges in both Bhandup East and West.
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 to come up in Bhandup. It is located in close proximity to Bhandup Railway Station. It has a frontage
of approximately 1400 square feet (130.1 m²) on LBS Marg. The estimated built up area for the entire project is approximately 1110000 square feet (103,122.4 m²) and is estimated to have a plinth
area of approximately 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²). The project involves construction of a retail mall with multiplex, food court, amusement park and parking space for 650 cars at the basement level.
Neptune Magnet mall , Neptune Magnet Mall is a 1056000 square feet (98,105.6 m²) shopping mall, is part of a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) satellite township , Living Point, comprising 6 towers of 22 stories each being developed by Neptune group. Mall tenants will include a 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) lifestyle store, Piramyd and a 10-screen Movietime multiplex.Mumbai's biggest two level food court. Neptune Magnet Mall is planned to be the first international standard shopping center in the city. The mall have a Family Entertainment center.The mall also contain with one of the world's largest retail chains -Metro Cash and Carry
.Metro Cash and Carry is an international self-service wholesale retailer. It operates across Europe and in some countries of Asia and Northern Africa. It is the largest sales division of the German trade and retail giant METRO AG.
Some of the other malls in the area include the Leo Mall and a shopping space being developed by HBS Centrix.
Bhandup is also close to other malls and supermarkets such as Nirmal Lifestyles, D-Mart, R Mall, Home Town, Huma Outlet Mall. Metro Cash and Carry which are located in surrounding areas of Mulund, Kanjur Marg , Vikhroli
and Powai
.
Bhandup also has its own football association called the Bhandup Suburb Football Association (
BSFA)
Open for all the religion, caste, creed, colour, country.
Contact : BK Lajwanti 022-25955723 : BK Pravin 9969306482
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, formerly known as Bombay, in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and is also the name of a railway station
Bhandup Railway Station
Bhandup is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. A few fast trains stop at Bhandup station, mostly during the peak hours.The first train, which made a leap between VT and Thane, made a short stoppage in Bhandup....
on the Mumbai suburban railway
Mumbai Suburban Railway
The Mumbai Suburban Railway system, part of the public transport system of Mumbai, is provided for by the state-run Indian Railways' two zonal Western Railways and Central Railways. The system carries more than 6.99 million commuters on a daily basis. It has the highest passenger densities of any...
on the Central Railway line.
Bhandup is a word inherited from the Supreme God Shiva (Bhandupeshwar). The temple of Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir is very old and is located at Station Road, Bhandup(W) next to Geeta Hall and IDUBS High School. It is of a very superior build and has statues of various god's and goddesses placed around including Nav-Grahasthan too.
Description
Like most suburbs in Mumbai,Bhandup is one of the oldest suburbs in Mumbai.
Bhandup is also home to Shivaji Talao, or Shivaji Lake, named after the great Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji. The pond witnesses hordes of Ganapati devotees immersing idols of the elephant god during the August–September month.
Bhandupeshwar Kundh is another place in Bhandup Village East where the pond witnesses hordes of Ganapati devotees immersing idols of the elephant god during the August–September month which is near by Eastern Express Highway.
Before real estate prospered 40 years ago, Bhandup was a dense forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
area, which gradually saw the growth of industrialization with numerous set ups of industries, and now is becoming a very prominent destination for real estate investors, as it has a lot of opportunity of a further growth.
Bhandup has Asia's biggest water filtration plant at Bhandup complex .
Kanjurmarg and Nahur (Eastern sections) almost blend into Bhandup on two ends and do not really have clear demarcations as such.
History
The earliest records for Bhandup come from 1803, and show that the erstwhile Bhandup estateEstate (house)
An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion. It is the modern term for a manor, but lacks the latter's now abolished jurisdictional authority...
comprised Bhandup, Nahur
Nahur
Nahur is a North Eastern suburb of Mumbai and it lies between Mulund and Bhandup. It is also a railway station on the Central Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway...
and Kanjur Marg. The following is an excerpt from the Gazetteer
Gazetteer
A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory, an important reference for information about places and place names , used in conjunction with a map or a full atlas. It typically contains information concerning the geographical makeup of a country, region, or continent as well as the social...
of the Bombay Presidency:
Bhandup, in Salsette, four miles (6 km) South-west of Thana, with, in 1881, a population of 884 souls, has a railway station and a post-office. the railway traffic returns show an increase in passengers from 29,988 in 1873 to 51,664 in 1880 and in goods from 126 to 143 tons. It is the nearest railway station, about four miles (6 km), to Tulsi LakeTulsi LakeTulsi Lake is a fresh water lake in northern Mumbai. It is stated to be the second largest lake in Mumbai and supplies part of the city’s potable water.http://mumbai.clickindia.com/travel/tulsilake.html, Travel, Tulsi lake This is one of the three lakes located in the Salsette Island; the other two...
. The Kanheri caves lie 2 miles (3.2 km) beyond Tulsi, but the road from Borivli station on the Baroda railway though not so pretty is shorter and easier.
In 1803, on payment of a quit-rent, the East India CompanyEast India CompanyThe East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
granted the major part of Bhandup and parts of two other villages to Mr. Luke Ashburner, aldermanAldermanAn alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
of Bombay and editor of the Bombay CourierBombay CourierBombay Courier was Bombay's first English newspaper to be printed in 1777 by Rustomji Kashaspathi-References:*...
. In 1817, Mr. Ashburner sold the estate, together with the contract for supplying the government rum, to his manager Mr. Kavasji Mankeji Ashburner for a sum of £50,000 (Rs. 5,00,000). In 1832, machinery was brought from EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to work the distillery, and in that year, about 100000 gallons of rumRumRum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...
are said to have been supplied to the government. Mr. Bell, in his excise report dated 1 October 1869 wrote: "The Bhandup distillery was started to supply European troops with rum. Besides to the troops, considerable quantities of rum found its way to Bombay." In 1857, the government stopped the rum contract and the distillery ceased to prosper and shut down in 1878. It was re-opened in 1879-80 but has again been closed.
A copper-plate found near Bhandup, about 1835, records the grant by Chhitarajadev Silhara in AD 1026 of a field in the village of Nour, the modern Naura, two miles (3 km) north of Bhandup. Other villages mentioned in the grant are Gomvanni, probably the modern Govhan, and Gorapavalli, perhaps an old name of Bhandup. The boundary of the field to the north and east was a main road, or rajapatha, which apparently ran from Thana much along the line of the present Bombay-Thana road.
The Silaharas, also known as Shilahara
Shilahara
The Shilahara Dynasty was a feudal clan that established itself in northern and southern Konkan and southern Maharashtra during the Rashtrakuta period...
, were a mixture of people from Dravidian
Dravidian peoples
Dravidian peoples is a term used to refer to the diverse groups of people who natively speak languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. Populations of speakers of around 220 million are found mostly in Southern India. Other Dravidian people are found in parts of central India, Sri Lanka,...
ancestry and the Kayastha
Kayastha
Kayastha or Kayasth or Kayeth is a caste or community of Hindus originating in India. Kayastha means "scribe" in Sanskrit, and has traditionally denoted members of the writer caste....
Prabhus from Konkan
Konkan
The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...
. The Silaharas promoted the 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.
Historical records indicate that the distillery at Bhandup was one of the two biggest sources of liquor (other being the Uran
Uran
Uran is part of the Navi Mumbai city township lying in the Raigad district near Panvel and Karjat. It is situated east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek, and is primarily a fishing village, which has developed into a special economy zone. Even famous for its salt pans later after the revolt by...
distillery) in the Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
. The Report on the administration of the Bombay Presidency (1873–1874) notes that:
The only other factories in the Presidency deserving of mention are a silk factory at Tanna, a dyeing factory at Wassind, tanning factories at Bandora, and brick fields at Kallian. At UranUranUran is part of the Navi Mumbai city township lying in the Raigad district near Panvel and Karjat. It is situated east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek, and is primarily a fishing village, which has developed into a special economy zone. Even famous for its salt pans later after the revolt by...
, ChemburChemburChembur is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, India. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport...
and Bhandup there are liquor distilleries on a larger scale than any in the rest of the Presidency, which supply almost all the liquor consumed in the city of Bombay. All these factories are in the Tanna Collectorate, and have doubtless sprung up in that district owing to its vicinity to the Presidency town.
The report also gives an idea of why the large tracts of land in the modern-era Bhandup East continue to be marsh lands owned by the Salt Department of India:
In addition to the superintendence of the salt revenue the Salt Department, which is now presided over by a special Collector, is entrusted with the management of sea customs and port conservancy at all the ports of the Presidency except Bombay, with preventive duties and the collection of land customs on the foreign frontiers, with the coast guard service, and with the management of the distilleries at UranUranUran is part of the Navi Mumbai city township lying in the Raigad district near Panvel and Karjat. It is situated east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek, and is primarily a fishing village, which has developed into a special economy zone. Even famous for its salt pans later after the revolt by...
, Bhandup, and ChemburChemburChembur is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, India. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport...
, which supply the town and island of Bombay with country liquor. The customs revenue has already been treated of, and that which is derived from the distilleries above mentioned will be shown hereafter.
The report further goes on to note the reasons why the Bhandup distillery was facing economic hardships by 1873-1874:
The distilleries situated at Bhandup and ChemburChemburChembur is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, India. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport...
in the Distilleries island of Salsette, and at Uran in the island of Karanja, which Collector of supply the greater portion of the country spirits consumed in Salt Kevenue> Bombay, are not included in the statement in the Appendix (V.—A 3). They are under the control of the Collector of Salt Revenue. The excise is levied in the form of still-head duty, and the removal of spirit for exportation elsewhere than to Bombay is prohibited. The Uran distilleries, twenty in number, are the most important. The owner of the Bhandup distillery had for a long time the contract for supplying arrack to the Commissariat Department; but as it was found a few years ago that rumRumRum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...
could be imported from the MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
at cheaper rates, the contract was not renewed, and the distillery has lately been standing almost idle.
Along with the drop in exports, it was also the rise in competition due to new distilleries in Bombay that caused the Bhandup distillery to shut down. These distilleries in Bombay manufactured cheap tadi (toddy, as mentioned in the report).
In addition to the distilleries above mentioned, there are distilleries within the town of Bombay at which spirit is extracted from the juice of date, brab, and cocoanut trees growing in the island.
...
It is clear, therefore, that, under the present state of the abkari law, the distillers at Uran, Bhandup, and Chembur cannot compete with the toddy distillers in the town of Bombay, who are permitted to distil spirits of any strength and in any quantity on payment of a fixed cess on each tree tapped...
Bhandup was also one of the first railway stations in India. The first train ran between Bori Bunder
Bori Bunder
Bori Bunder was one of the areas along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India which was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported from Mumbai. In the area's name, 'Bori' mean sack and 'Bandar' means Bhandaar or store; So Bori Bunder literally means a place where sacks are stored...
and Thane
Thane
Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
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
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 MumbaiMunicipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika is the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai and is India's richest municipal organisation. Its annual budget is even more than that of some of the small states of India. It is also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai or the Brihanmumbai...
. The population of Bhandup has risen exponentially in the last twenty years.
| Census Year | Population | Density per square km | % change in population from previous year | Sex ratio (females/1000 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
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
. 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, resounding the trend witnessed for Mumbai as a whole.
Approaching Bhandup
Bhandup is extremely well connected with the rest of the city through a dense road network. The arterial road of Bhandup West is the AgraAgra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
Road i.e. L.B.S. Marg, while Bhandup East is flanked by the Eastern Express highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
. Four buses (No.453, 509, 545 and 603), however, pass through Bhandup East, as the area is relatively sparsely populated.
Bhandup is also a railway station
Bhandup Railway Station
Bhandup is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. A few fast trains stop at Bhandup station, mostly during the peak hours.The first train, which made a leap between VT and Thane, made a short stoppage in Bhandup....
on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
Industries
According to the 2001 census, the number of industrial establishments in Bhandup (S-Ward) were 12380, cumulatively providing employment to 36921 residents of Bhandup. The rest of the employed populace are employed outside the limits of the S-ward.One of the first industries to start in this area was Crompton Greaves
Crompton Greaves
Crompton Greaves is an Indian multinational engaged in design, manufacturing, and marketing of products related to power generation, transmission, and distribution based in Mumbai. Its part of Avantha Group. - History :...
in 1937, currently in Kanjur Marg. Currently, almost all of the industries in Bhandup are in Bhandup West. Some of them include CEAT Tyres, Asian Paints
Asian Paints
Asian Paints is an Indian paint company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Asian Paints is India’s largest paint company and Asia’s third largest paint company, with a turnover of Rs 77.06 billion.It is one of the largest paint corporation that operates in 17 countries and has 23 paint manufacturing...
Limited, BASF
BASF
BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Germany. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik . Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock...
,The Indian Smelting And Refining Company Limited etc. 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 all throughout the day had led to Bhandup's air being one of the worst in Mumbai a few years ago. However, several of the polluting industries have moved out of Mumbai in the past few years, leading to the air quality being slightly better.
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- Indian Education Society Bhandup (E)
- Adarsha Vidyalaya (English & Kannada medium) Nardas Nagar, Bhandup(W)
- Adarsh Vidyalaya, Datar Damle Colony, Bhandup(E)-website:
- Ahilya Vidyalaya, Jamil Nagar, Bhandup(W)
- Amar kaur, Bhandup(W)
- Bhandup Education Societies English High School (B.E.S)
- Bhandup People Education Society English High School (B.P.E.S)
- Bhandup Night High School, Village Road, Bhandup(W)
- Br. Nath Pai Vidyalaya, Nardas Nagar, Bhandup(W)
- Bright High School (BHS), Bhandup(W)
- Cosmos High School, qyarry road, Bhandup(W)
- D.A.V. High School, Bhandup(E)
- Gaytree Vidya Mandir (Hindi and Marathi medium), Tulshet Pada, Bhandup(W)
- Girish Swami High School, Bhandup(W)
- Guru Nanak English High School, Bhandup(W)
- Ideal Hindi High School, Sonapur, Bhandup(W)
- Jijamata Vidyamandir, (Maharashtra Nagar), Bhandup(W)
- V K K Menon High School, Bhandup(E)
- Kumari Kasturi Vidyalaya, Village Road, Bhandup(W)
- Mohammadi Urdu High School, Sonapur Bhandup(W)
- National Education Society's High School (NESHS), Bhandup(W)
- Navjeevan Vidyamandir, Tembipada, Bhandup(W)
- New English High School, Maharashtra Nagar, Bhandup(W)
- Oxford High School, Tank Road, Bhandup(W)
- Maharashtriya Shikshan Santha's Parag Vidyalaya, (Near-Shivaji Talao)
- Pawar Charitable Trust's Pawar Public School, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup(W)
- Sahyadri Vidya Mandir (Near-Shivaji Talao), Bhandup(W)
- Shree Saraswati Vidya Mandir, (Nardas Nagar),Bhandup(W)
- S.P.S.Janata High School, Shivaji Talao, Bhandup(W)
- St. Francis Xavier's High School, Bhandup(E)
- St. Xavier High School & Junior College, Bhandup(W)
- Tank Road Municipal High School, Bhandup(W)
- I.D.U.B.S. Hindi High School, Bhandup (W)
- Uttari Bharat Sabha English High School, Bhandup(W)
- Yeshvat Chandji Sawant Vidyalay Utkarsh Nagar, Bhandup(W)
- Smt. R.S.S Vidya Mandir,English High School Sarvodaya Nagar, Bhandup(W)
- Yashwant Chandji Vidyamandir, Nardas Nagar, Bhandup (W)
Colleges
Bhandup has three major accredited colleges, out of which two are in Bhandup (East) and one in Bhandup (West). All of them are affiliated to the University of MumbaiUniversity of Mumbai
The University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...
. The breakup is as follows:
| Name of college | Location | NAAC accreditation status | Class levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Education Society's Ratnam College of Arts, Science & Commerce | N.E.S. Marg, Bhandup (West) | A | Junior college to Postgraduate |
| V. K. Krishna Menon College of Commerce and Economics & Science | Bhandup (East) | B | Junior college to Bachelors |
| Ramanand Arya D. A. V. College, Station Road | Datar Colony, Bhandup (East) | B | Junior college to Bachelors |
Apart from these, there are several junior colleges in both Bhandup East and West.
- Ashish Jr. Night College, Ishwar Nagar, Bhandup(W)
- Bright College, Village Road, Bhandup(W)
- Br. Nath Pai Jr. College of Commerce, Bhandup(W)
- Guru Nanak College, Station Road, Bhandup(W)
- I.D.B.U.S. College, Station Road, Bhandup(W)
- Kumari Kasturi College, Village Road, Bhandup(W)
- Navjeevan Jr. College, T P Road, Bhandup(W)
- N.E.S. Junior College, N.E.S. Marg, Bhandup(W)
- Maharashtriya Shikshan Santha's Parag Junior College, Shivaji Talav, Bhandup(W)
- Smt. R.S.S Vidya Mandir,English High School & college Bhandup (W)
- St. Xavier's Junior college, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup(W)
- Yashwant Chandji Sawant Vidyalay & Junior college, Utkarsh Nagar, Bhandup (w)
Technical
- Navjeevan Polytechnic, Tembipada, Bhandup(West)
- Saraswati Vidyamandir, Nardas Nagar, Tembipada, Bhandup(West)
- jijamata vidyalaya, bhandup (west)
Shopping malls
In recent years, several mallShopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
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
Powai
Powai is a suburb situated in the north-east of the city of Mumbai, India. The word Powai comes from Padmavati a Hindu Goddess , whose temple is situated on the banks of Lake 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 to come up in Bhandup. It is located in close proximity to Bhandup Railway Station. It has a frontage
Frontage
Frontage is the full length of a plot of land or a building measured alongside the road on to which the plot or building fronts. This is considered especially important for certain types of commercial and retail real estate, in applying zoning bylaws and property tax...
of approximately 1400 square feet (130.1 m²) on LBS Marg. The estimated built up area for the entire project is approximately 1110000 square feet (103,122.4 m²) and is estimated to have a plinth
Plinth
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area of approximately 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²). The project involves construction of a retail mall with multiplex, food court, amusement park and parking space for 650 cars at the basement level.
Neptune Magnet mall , Neptune Magnet Mall is a 1056000 square feet (98,105.6 m²) shopping mall, is part of a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) satellite township , Living Point, comprising 6 towers of 22 stories each being developed by Neptune group. Mall tenants will include a 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) lifestyle store, Piramyd and a 10-screen Movietime multiplex.Mumbai's biggest two level food court. Neptune Magnet Mall is planned to be the first international standard shopping center in the city. The mall have a Family Entertainment center.The mall also contain with one of the world's largest retail chains -Metro Cash and Carry
Metro Cash and Carry
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.Metro Cash and Carry is an international self-service wholesale retailer. It operates across Europe and in some countries of Asia and Northern Africa. It is the largest sales division of the German trade and retail giant METRO AG.
Some of the other malls in the area include the Leo Mall and a shopping space being developed by HBS Centrix.
Bhandup is also close to other malls and supermarkets such as Nirmal Lifestyles, D-Mart, R Mall, Home Town, Huma Outlet Mall. Metro Cash and Carry which are located in surrounding areas of Mulund, Kanjur Marg , Vikhroli
Vikhroli
Vikhroli is a suburb of Mumbai. The suburb has a railway station by the same name on the Central Railway line. The station was built just before India's independence in 1947 to cater to the needs of the sprawling Godrej Complex in the vicinity...
and Powai
Powai
Powai is a suburb situated in the north-east of the city of Mumbai, India. The word Powai comes from Padmavati a Hindu Goddess , whose temple is situated on the banks of Lake Powai...
.
Parks
- Paranjape Garden, Datar Colony, Bhandup(E)
- Madhuban Garden, besides Police Station, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup(W)
- Parivar Garden, Bhandup (E)
Football clubs
Bhandup has several Football clubs which are members of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA). Some of the prominent of them are the Sunday Boys Football Club, the GKW Rangers and the Ushanagar Youth CluB and Datar champs Football Club (DC)also the UshaComplex Football club (U.C.F.C).And also gunners football clubBhandup also has its own football association called the Bhandup Suburb Football Association (
BSFA)
Cricket clubs
Bhandup has several Cricket clubs which prominently provide guidance and sport education to a lot of youngsters. Some of the players have got selected for Mumbai under-12, under-16 and Mumbai under-19 cricket teams.Social organisations
There are several social organisations in Bhandup.- Vijay Krida Mandal: This organisation is one of the Non-Govt. organisations working for the welfare of the economically backward classes of the society. In principle, various social activities such as Subsidised Computer Training Centre, Typing Institute, Tuition Classes, Book-Bank, Prize Distribution to Scholars, General Library, Free Newspaper Library, Educational Library, Library For Kids, Balwadi, Day-Night Ambulance Service, Bhajan Competition, Health Club (Gymnasium), Organisation of Yearly Medical Camps, AIDS Awareness Rallies. It also has AIDS Awareness Project for Bar Girls, CSW’s & Expecting Mothers.
- Vikas Mandal(Sai Vihar): Vikas Mandal (Vividha Karya Sahakari Mandal) was founded in 1970 in order to celebrate Ganesh Utsav festival, but the main objective behind that was to do social work. In 1992 this small organization was boosted up into a one-floor building with the financial help of CAS PLAN. The Organization is engaged in social activities consisting of the School for Mentally Retarded Children, Montessori, Blood Donation Camp, Small Industries for poor ladies, Typewriting Institute with lower fees for students from average communities, Library, Education Support to the poor student those who are below poverty line etc. In this few course of time our Institution has done few course of time our institution has done thing for the people and are eager to so some more for the people. With this noble objective in anvil we look upon every one to assist us in our endeavor to achieve the social objective set forth by our small Organization.
- Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya: HO at Mt. Abu Rajasthan, Founded in 1937, centre at Bhandup- 202, Shakti Apartment, LBS Marg, Opp. Badwaik Hospital, Bhandup(W), started in 1984. Teaching Rajayoga, Meditation, Management Courses - Stress Free, Self Managing Leadership, Education on Maral & Living Values are imparted. Medical Camp, Blood Donation camp, De-Addiction campaign - Medicine & Counselling. Adopted -BMC Madhuban Garden at LBS Road, Bhandup(w) in association with its sister concern-World Renewal Spiritual Trust. All the services are free of charge.
Open for all the religion, caste, creed, colour, country.
Contact : BK Lajwanti 022-25955723 : BK Pravin 9969306482
- Jeevan Vidya Mission, Bhandup branch,
Places of worship
- Sai Mandir: Sai Sachidanand Mitra Mandal, Pratap Nagar, Bhandup (W).
- Masjid: Pathan Colony, Bhandup(W).
- Ganesh Mandir: Bhandup(E)
- Hanuman Mandir: near D.A.V College, Bhandup (E).
- Datta Mandir: Ashok Nagar, Bhandup(E).
- Datta Mandir: Maharashtra Nagar, Bhandup (W).
- Shri Tirupati Balaji Temple: Swami chawl, Nardas Nagar T.P road Bhandup west.
- Shri Jain Shvetambar Murtipujak Tapagachh Sangh (Shri Chintamani Parshvanath Mandir): Ishwar Nagar, Bhandup (West)
- Shri Adinath Digambar Jain Mandir: L.B.S. Marg (opp. Badwaik Hospital, before Police Chowki), Bhandup (West)
- Shri Jagvallabh Parshvanath Jain Mandir: L.B.S. Marg (Kukreja Complex, before Badwaik Hospital), Bhandup (West)
- Bhattipada Jain Mandir: Bhattipada (towards Gaodevi Road), Bhandup (West)
- Maruti mandir: Lake road,Bhandup(w)