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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhandup
| other_name = Bhandupeshwar
| settlement_type = Suburban
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| pushpin_map = Mumbai
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.14|N|72.93|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag | India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]]
| subdivision_type3 = City (Ward)
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mumbai]] (S)
| subdivision_type4 = [[Talukas of Maharashtra|Taluka/Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Kurla]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1803
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (MCGM)
| leader_title1 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|M.L.A]]
| leader_name1 = [[Ramesh Korgaonkar]] <br /> [[Shiv Sena]] (since 2019)
| leader_title2 = [[Parliament of India|M.P.]]
| leader_name2 = [[Manoj Kotak]] <br /> [[BJP]] (since 2019)
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 5.205
| population_total = 6,91,227
| population_as_of = 2001 Census
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Bhandupkar
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 400078 (West) and 400042 (East)
| area_code = 022
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Mumbai North East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North East]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Bhandup West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhandup West]]
| registration_plate = MH-03
| website = https://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/
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'''Bhandup''' is a suburban locality in [[Mumbai]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]], India. The name ''Bhandup'' is derived from ''Bhandupeshwar'', one of the names of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god [[Shiva]]. An old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir, is located in Bhandup (west) near Moti Bai Wadi IDUBS high school. Sonapur signal is north lead line on L.B.S. Marg and south is dockyard colony. [[Bhandup railway station]] is on the Central line of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network. A few fast trains stop at Bhandup station, mostly during the peak hours.

==History==
[[File:Ganpati Visarjan - Bhandup west.jpg|thumb|left|2016 Ganpati Visarjan ([[Ganesh Chaturthi]]) - Bhandup west]]
Bhandup is one of the oldest suburbs in Mumbai.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} It is home to Shivaji Talao, or Shivaji Lake, named after the [[Maratha]] ruler, [[Shivaji]]. Devotees of [[Ganapati]] immerse idols of the elephant god Ganesh at the lake during the months of August through September, as well as in Bhandupeshwar Kundh in Bhandup Village East near the Eastern Express Highway.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

The earliest records of Bhandup come from 1803, and show the contemporary Bhandup [[Estate (house)|estate]] to comprise Bhandup, [[Nahur]] and [[Kanjur Marg]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pb8IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA44-IA1|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Tha'na. Places of Interest.|publisher=Government Central Press|year=1882|volume=Vol. XIV|location=Bombay|pages=44–45}}</ref>

The [[Silaharas]], also known as [[Shilahara]], were the rulers of this region with partial [[Dravidian peoples|Dravidian]] ancestry who later mixed with the Prakrit speaking Indo-Aryan locals of [[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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/risebombayaretr00edwagoog|title=The Rise of Bombay, A Retrospect|last=Edwardes|first=S. M.|publisher=Government of Bombay|year=1902|location=Bombay|pages=[https://archive.org/details/risebombayaretr00edwagoog/page/n114 17]}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JAobAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA455|title=General Report on the Administration of the Bombay Presidency, For the Year 1873-74|publisher=Government of Bombay|year=1875|location=Bombay|pages=455–456}}</ref>

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, India|Kalyan]] occurred to Mr. George Clark, the Chief Engineer of the Bombay Government, on a visit to Bhandup in 1843.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asiatradehub.com/India/railways.asp |title=Indian Railways-Introduction |access-date=2008-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016092740/http://www.asiatradehub.com/India/railways.asp |archive-date=2008-10-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/irhistory2.html|title=Development of Railways in India|website=Indian Railways Fan Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315181011/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/irhistory2.html|archive-date=2018-03-15|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref>

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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

==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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/documents/10180/6867434/Population+and+Employment+Profile.pdf|title=Population and Employment Profile of Mumbai Metropolitan Region|last=Pendharkar|first=S. P.|date=2003-09-01|website=Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414190143/https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/documents/10180/6867434/Population+and+Employment+Profile.pdf|archive-date=2019-04-14|url-status=live|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! 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 language|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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

[[File:... near Bhandup Pumping Station (8213582822).jpg|thumb|near Bhandup Pumping Station]]

==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.<ref name=":0" /> 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]] in 1937,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/industries.html|title=Greater Bombay District: Industries|last=Rairikar|first=B. R.|last2=Chaudhari|first2=Shri K. K.|website=Maharashtra State Gazetteers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809033942/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/industries.html|archive-date=2011-08-09|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> 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 is one of the worst in Mumbai in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19991029/ige29049.html|title=Fretting about fumes|last=Nagaraj|first=Anuradha|date=1999-10-29|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2019-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830002755/http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19991029/ige29049.html|archive-date=2010-08-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, several of the polluting industries have moved out of Mumbai since, leading to slightly better air quality.

[[File:Pink visitors - Flamingos in Mumbai.jpg|thumb|left]]
Bhandup has Asia's biggest [[Water sources of Mumbai|water filtration plant]]. The eastern sections of Kanjurmarg and Nahur blend into Bhandup without clear demarcation.

===Retail===
In recent years, several [[shopping mall|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 the construction of huge residential complexes, in turn, providing the customer base for these malls.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/metro-buys-retail-space-in-mumbai/articleshow/1565137.cms|title=Metro buys retail space in Mumbai|date=2007-02-06|work=The Times Of India|access-date=2008-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414190815/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Metro-buys-retail-space-in-Mumbai/articleshow/1565137.cms|archive-date=14 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the other malls in the area include the Leo Mall and a shopping space being developed by HBS Centrix.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2008/jul/240708hp4.htm|title=Bhandup (West) gets a makeover|last=Banerjee|first=Urmimala|date=2008-07-24|work=[[Mid-Day]]|access-date=2008-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414190946/https://archive.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2008/jul/240708hp4.htm|archive-date=2019-04-14|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

Bhandup is also a [[Bhandup railway station|railway station]] on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network,{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} between KanjurMarg and Nahur.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

==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]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}
* [[NES High School|NES High School and Junior College]]
* [[Pawar Public School]], L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (W)
* Adarsha Vidyalaya Highschool & Junior College, Bhandup (West) <ref>[https://www.justdial.com/Mumbai/Adarsha-Vidyalaya-High-School-Jr-College-Of-Computer-Application-Near-Ganesh-Temple-Bhandup-West/022PXX22-XX22-170919142913-Z5W4_BZDET/ Adarsha Vidyalaya Highschool & Junior College]</ref>
* 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 Bhandup (W)
* 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
* Pragatik Vidyalaya school Tembipada gavdevi Road Bhandup West.
* R.S.S Vidya Mandir English/Hindi Bhandup west
* Parag vidyalaya, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj talav, Bhandup West, Mumbai - 78.
* Sahyadri Vidyamandir, Shivaji Talav, Bhandup West, Mumbai-78.
* Shree Saraswati Vidyamandir Bhandup (West)
* St. Francis Xavier's High School Bhandup (East)
* Mohammadi Urdu High School (Sonapur Bhandup)
* [[St Xavier's High School & Junior College (Bhandup)|St. Xavier's High School & Jr. College]] Bhandup (West) <ref>[https://www.stxaviershighschoolandcollege.com/ St. Xavier's High School & Jr. College Bhandup (West)]</ref>
* Yashwant Chandaji Sawant Vidyamandir, Utkarsh Nagar, Bhandup (West)
* Saraswati vidyalaya Kanjurmarg East

===Colleges===
Bhandup has five major accredited colleges, out of which two are in Bhandup (East) and three in Bhandup (West). All of them are affiliated to the [[University of Mumbai]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} The breakup is as follows:

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Name of college
! Location
! NAAC accreditation status
! Class levels Junior College
|-
| [[NES Ratnam College Of Arts, Science & Commerce]]
| N.E.S. Marg, Bhandup (West)
| A<ref name="Sencol">{{Cite web |url=http://naacindia.org/Colleges.asp?state=14 |title=NAAC-Maharashtra institutions |access-date=21 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011091752/http://naacindia.org/Colleges.asp?state=14 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Junior college to Postgraduate
|-
| V. K. Krishna Menon College of Commerce and Economics & Science <ref>[http://www.menoncollege.edu.in/ V. K. Krishna Menon College of Commerce and Economics & Science]</ref>
| Bhandup (East)
| B<ref name=Sencol/>
| Junior college to Postgraduate
|-
| Ramanand Arya D. A. V. College, Station Road
| Datar Colony, Bhandup (East)
| A<ref name=Sencol/>
| Junior college to Bachelors
|-
| Jijamata Junior College, Maharashtra Nagar
| Bhandup (West)
| B<ref name=Sencol/>
| Junior college to Bachelors
|-
| [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], Subhash Nagar <ref>[http://srcollege.in/ Shri Ram College of Commerce, Subhash Nagar]</ref>
|Bhandup (West)
| B<ref name=Sencol/>
| Junior college to Postgraduate
|}

==Sports==

===Football===
Bhandup has several [[Association football|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 Loss Fc and Satya Vijay Football Club (SVFC),Bhandup Sports Academy(BSA).{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

Bhandup also has its own football association called the Bhandup Suburb Football Association (BSFA).{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

===Cricket===
Bhandup has several cricket clubs.

==Social organisations==
There are several social organizations 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, [[BKWSU|Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya]], Jeevan Vidya Mission and the Rotary Club of Mumbai Bhandup.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

==Notable people==


* [[Vinod Kambli]] - former India Test/ODI player. Grew up in a chawl in the Kanjur/Bhandup area
* [[Dhananjay Mahadik]] - Indian National Hockey Player
* [[Ashok Patil]]- MLC from Bhandup west
* [[Sanjay Dina Patil]] - ex-Member of Parliament-North-East Mumbai and Nationalist Congress Party
* [[Om Puri]] - Bollywood actor used to stay here before getting into Bollywood
* [[Sanjay Raut]] - editor of [[Saamana]] and [[Shiv Sena]] leader
* [[Rupali Repale]] - long-distance swimmer
* [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] - Indian Women's Cricket Teams Youngest Player
* [[Ramchandra Sapre]] - chess master

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Mumbai]]

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