Bhiwandi pronunciation (helpinfo)(Marathi: )(Hindi: )(Urdu: ) is a city, in the district of Thane, in the western state of Maharashtra, in India, located 20km to the north-east of Mumbai and 15km to the north-east of Thane city. The exact location of Bhiwandi is 191748N 730347E / 19.296664N 73.063121E / 19.296664; 73.063121. Bhiwandi city the headquarters of the taluka of Bhiwandi, comes under the administration of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur City Municipal Corporation. The city is considered a part of the Greater Mumbai metropolitan agglomeration, along with Navi Mumbai and the cities of Kalyan, Thane, Ulhasnagar, Dombivli, Mira-Bhayandar and the Vasai-Virar region. According to the 2011 census, the total population of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation area was 9,98,703. The city of Bhiwandi, known for its textile industry, has the largest number of Power looms in the country and is sometimes dubbed as 'The Manchester of India'. A major...
