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Bhiwandi
Sign in to saveBhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is located northeast of Mumbai, and northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
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Bhiwandi is a city located in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It sits at an elevation of 24 meters above sea level and operates within the UTC+05:30 time zone. The city has a population of 709,665, while another source lists the figure as 874,032. Its postal codes include 421302, 421305, and 421308, and it uses the local dialing code 02522.
The area is situated at coordinates 19.3, 73.066666666667. One residential area within the city is named Kaneri, located in Bhiwandi Subdistrict. The city’s official website is bhiwandicity.com.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bhiwandi
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 874,032
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bhiwandi
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mr
- Settlement.settlement_type
- CityMumbai Metropolitan City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra#India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 23px Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Thane
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Narayan Chaudhary
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Municipal Commissioner
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Anmol Sagar IAS
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 24
- Settlement.population_total
- 874,032
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Business and employment
- Infrastructure
- Municipal finance
- Demographics
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Bhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is located northeast of Mumbai, and northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade center that connects Mumbai and the rest of India through the Mumbai–Agra highway. It is known for its textile industry, though in recent years, the economic downturn has forced the closure of a large portion of the sector.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bhiwandi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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