Mumbai: 

Pics / Dutta Kumbhar

Location: Village Road, Bhandup (West)
Distance from station: Rs 10 from Bhandup station
Closest mall/multiplex: Nirmal Lifestyle in Mulund (West)
Nearest school: Bright High School on Village Road
Nearest hospital: Bhatia Hospital
Nearest college: National College at Bhathipada

What's hot
* Several malls like Dreams The Mall, Metro Mall and HBS Centrix are coming up in the vicinity
* The LBS Road allows for easy connectivity to places like Vikhroli, Mulund, Kanjurmarg, Ghatkopar, etc. One can easily travel to Bhandup (West) from Navi Mumbai via the Airoli Bridge as well as from the western suburbs via the Mulund- Goregoan Link Road 
* It has some good upcoming residential projects from builders like Sharma Builders, Sanghvi Gruh Nirman and Kukreja Builders
* Nahur railway station at Bhandup (W) has somewhat decongested the traffic at Bhandup station. Areas like Village Road, Datta Mandir Road and Station Road are easily accessible from Nahur station 
* The slum rehabilitation scheme near Nahur station has cleared the slum settlements near the railway tracks. This has made way for planned development in that area.    
* With the metro rail coming up near the LBS Road, this area is going to be high in demand

What's not
* Except for the LBS Road, streets in Bhandup (West) are very narrow. The road to the station is always congested
* There are more schools and colleges in the East than in the West
* Water-logging is a major problem in the monsoons. Areas like Samarth Nagar, Bhathipada, Sonapur get
flooded in the rains
* The area doesn't have many posh malls, shopping centers or big restaurants yet, but some big malls are underway

Education
Bhandup (W) has few schools and colleges like Pawar Public School, Bright High School, Guru Nanak and National college. Pawar Public School has ICSE and IB board 

Shopping
For apparel shopping residents have to go to the Station Road, whereas a number of general and medical stores are spread across the suburb. Nirmal Lifestyle and R-Mall are 10 minutes by auto

Real estate
The area off LBS Road and on the Mulund-Goregaon Link Road are seeing good development. Builders like Lodha, Mahindra Lifestyles and Gundecha Group are constructing lifestyle projects in the West