Why is Bhiwandi called the Manchester of Maharashtra?

Short answer

Bhiwandi (in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region) operates over 6 lakh powerlooms and shuttleless looms producing grey cotton, cambric, suiting, and shirting fabrics, and houses India's largest textile warehousing parks at Mankoli and Dapoda.

Bhiwandi is the primary weaving backbone for Mumbai's wholesale cloth markets. Loom-state grey cloth woven in Bhiwandi is dyed and finished in Dombivli MIDC and Tarapur MIDC, then sold through Mulji Jetha Market and Champa Galli in Kalbadevi, and stored in full bales at Mankoli's logistics parks.

Updated 14 October 2026 Share on WhatsApp

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