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BHANDUP Overview

One of the oldest suburbs of Mumbai, Bhandup is famous for the Shivaji Lake, which is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji, the great Maratha ruler. Thousands of Ganapati devotees come here to immerse idols of Lord Ganesha during August to September. Bhandup is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on its Central Railway line. Do you know that the word Bhandup comes from ‘Bhandupeshwar’? This is one of the names of the Indian deity, Lord Shiva. Bhandup West still has an old Lord Shiva temple called the Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir.

Most of this area has original inhabitants of Mumbai. They include Agri and Koli and are usually the Zamindars of Bombay state. About 40 years ago, this area was a dense forest which was gradually developed due to the growth of industries. Today, Bhandup is becoming a very prime location for real estate investors and various companies and that is why the locality has more growth opportunities in future too. Bhandup also has one of Asia's biggest water filtration plants.

Educational Institutions in and around Bhandup:

Most of the 35+ schools in the area are affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Here are some of the notable ones:

• Gurunanak English high School
• Pawar Public School
• St. Xavier's High School & Jr. College
• NES High School and Junior College
• B.P.E.S. High School
• I D U B S High School and Jr. College
• B.E.S English High School
• IES School
• Adarsh Vidyalay

The 4 major colleges in the area are accredited and have University of Mumbai affiliation.

Companies in the neighbourhood:

There are many industries in the area, but do you know which was one of first industries that started in this area? Crompton Greaves was established here in 1937. Most industries are situated in Bhandup West. Some of them are CEAT Tyres, BASF, Asian Paints Ltd, Refining Company Limited, The Indian Smelting, etc. There are also several small-scale manufacturing units spread all over Bhandup West. There are also other companies like SunTim Software Pvt. Ltd, Vizista Technologies, Viraj Engineering Co. etc.

Shopping and Entertainment

Bhandup boass many malls thanks to the affluent areas of Powai and Mulund being in the vicinity. Dreams the Mall is being developed and will become one of the biggest in the area. Then there is Neptune Magnet mall, which has big retail outlets and high-end stores and multiplexes. Others include Leo Mall and the under development HBS Centrix shopping centre. There are also many famous shoe stores in Bhandup West.

If you are fond of sports, there are many football clubs like Sunday Boys Football Club, the GKW Rangers, DATAR CHAMP'S Football Club (DC) etc. Bhandup also has a football association named as the Bhandup Suburb Football Association (BSFA). Then there are some Cricket clubs too in the area out of which Bhandup Premier League is the most famous one with many players from the U-12 to U-19 Mumbai teams being selected from here.

Other Amenities

Medical facilities such as Dr. Shree Badwaik Hospital, Dr. Bhatia’s Hospital, madhu Polyclinic and Nursing Home and others are nearby. Bhandup has many jogging tracks, gardens, parks, and gymnasiums for the people who are fitness conscious. There are all basic amenities like banks, ATMs, petrol pumps etc available easily here.

Connectivity:

• Bhandup area is extremely well-connected to the rest of Mumbai. Bhandup West’s arterial road is the Agra Road and while Bhandup East has the Eastern Express highway.
• Four buses, namely Bus No.453, 509, 545 and 603 pass through Bhandup East. BEST Ladies Special bus also plies in the morning and goes till Andheri(E). There is also a special State Transport Bus service every morning that goes to CWC (Navi Mumbai).
• Bhandup has its own railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
• If you are coming to Mumbai by air and need to go to Bhandup, it’s about 12.9 kms and 46 minutes away.

Moving to Bhandup? Few things to keep in mind:

• This locality houses a large number of industries and thus has huge traffic throughout the day. This had caused the air in the area being one of the worst in Mumbai. However, fortunately many polluting industries were moved out of Mumbai recently and the air quality has now become slightly better.
• Being an industrial hub and now also a developing residential area, you must avoid peak rush hours. Moving your household goods in the morning or late evening would be ideal.
• For a hassle-free house movement, consider taking help from an efficient and professional packing and moving company, as they can do a planned and smooth movement for you.