Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India

🇮🇳 Bhiwandi is a city, near Thane city in the Thane district in Maharashtra, India. It is located 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Mumbai and 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade centre that connects Mumbai and the rest of India through the Mumbai–Agra highway. It is known for its textile industry, though in recent years, economic downturn has forced the closure of a large portion of the sector.

Bhiwandi lies in the Konkan coastal lowland, a region known geographically for its hills and streams. The city houses the tehsil headquarters of Bhiwandi, and it is administered by the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation.

Business and employment The city of Bhiwandi has the largest number of power looms and handlooms in the country. The majority of the population is employed in the power loom sector. The second-largest power loom, after the one in Surat, is located in Bhiwandi. Since 2012, the city's textile industry has been in decline, partly caused by the sudden enactment of new goods and services taxes. Another concern facing textile producers is a lack of contact with buyers, leading many to sell primarily to middlemen, mostly from Gujrat, who charge significant markup prices.

Bhiwandi initially developed as an industrial hub for the textile industry, but more recently has hosted other industries and logistics sectors. Bhiwandi is among Asia's biggest warehousing hubs; its godowns are considered Asia's largest. It is a major contributor to the logistic landscape of Mumbai and India due to its close proximity to the Nhava Seva port of Mumbai, India's financial capital. Many e-commerce companies like Delhivery,Amazon, Flipkart, Reliance Industries, Snapdeal, and FedEx have branches in the city. The city is the next developed region for MMRDA, which has developed other regions such as the Bandra–Kurla Complex, Mumbai Metro, Monorail Project, and Eastern Freeway.

Bhiwandi's economy is divided into three sectors: textiles, groceries, and service (supplying, logging, and food delivery). During the COVID-19 pandemic, small hotels faced significant challenges.

Infrastructure Bhiwandi has a large water treatment plant at Panjrapur with 455 MLD capacity, making it one of the largest water treatment plants in Asia.

Bhiwandi has a central railway station at Anjur Phata. The train station has a link with the central railways and the local train of Mumbai as well. Bhiwandi Metro Project (Mumbai Metro line 5) is proposed to be completed in 2025.

B.N.N. College B.N.N. College is a college in Bhiwandi in Thane district in Maharashtra state in India. It is affiliated to University of Mumbai. The college was established in 1966 and offers undergraduate degrees in arts, commerce, and science and graduation as well in all these streams. The full name of the college is Padmashri Annasaheb Jadhav Bhiwandi Nizampur Nagar College, but it is more commonly referred to as B.N.N. College. Dr. Ashok Wagh has been the principal of B.N.N College since 1992. The college also offers an official app on the Google Play Store where students can view the courses offered, get career counseling and guidance, view images of campus events, and find directions for getting to the campus.

The subjects offered in Jr. College Arts are English, EVS, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Economics & Health, and Physical Education. The subjects offered for Science Stream are English, EVS, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics & Geography. The subjects offered for Commerce Stream are English, EVS, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Economics, Book Keeping, Secretarial Practice, Organization of Commerce, Mathematics & Health, and Physical Education.

B.N.N college also offers post-graduation programs in Management studies, Science, Commerce & Arts. B.N.N. college also offers Professional courses in graduation such as BSC.IT, BSC.CS(Computer Science),BAF, BBI, BMS, BMM, BBA, BCOM (Hons) in Accounting.

B.N.N. college also offers MBA courses in Finance, Marketing and Human resources management.

The college has been a witness to the cultural, social, political, communal, and educational development of Bhiwandi city. B.N.N. College completes 50 years in the 2015–16 academic year and celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year. The college celebrates every year Annual & Cultural festivals.

In 2017, BNN college students organized Techno Fest. It is also celebrated as an annual fest. In Techno Fest they conducted the technical events and cultural events.

B.N.N college also provides training for NCC, NSS, IQAC, and NAAC.

B.N.N. college located at Varaladevi Road, Dhamankar Naka, Bhiwandi, Dist-Thane, Maharashtra - 421305