Bhendi Bazaar is located in South Mumbai

South Mumbai

South Mumbai , sometimes incorrectly referred to by English Media as "SoBo" , the southern-most precinct of the city of Mumbai, India, comprises the city's main business localities and its adjoining areas...

. The origin of the name is that the British residing to the south of Crawford Market in the fort area referred to this area to the north of Crawford Market

Crawford Market

Crawford Market is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The Market was later named after Mahatma Jotirao Phule after a long struggle by the President of Mahatma Phule Smarak Samiti, Mukundraoji Bhujbal Patil...

 as "Behind the Bazaar" the natives picked this as "Bhendi Bazaar" .

Bhendi Bazaar is an area between Mohammed Ali Road and Khetwadi.The closest Central/ Harbour railway station is Sandhurst Road and the closest Western railway station are Charni Road

Charni Road

Charni Road is a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway. The main significance of Charni Road station is that it is very near the Girgaum Chowpattibeach and Marine Drive promenade, a major destination for tourists in Mumbai...

 and Grant Road

Grant Road

Grant Road , named after Sir Robert Grant, the Governor of Bombay between 1835 and 1839, is currently a suburban railway station and former terminus of the erstwhile Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway...

.The bazaar is popular for shopping viz antique items, hardware items.

There are other markets surrounding Bhendi Bazaar such as Crawford Market

Crawford Market

Crawford Market is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The Market was later named after Mahatma Jotirao Phule after a long struggle by the President of Mahatma Phule Smarak Samiti, Mukundraoji Bhujbal Patil...

 (Phule Market), Chor Bazaar

Chor Bazaar

Chor Bazaar , located near Bhendi Bazaar in South Mumbai, is one of the largest flea markets in India. The word Chor means "thief" in Hindi-Urdu. Initially, though , it was called Shor Bazaar; Shor in Hindi meaning Noise. The place was noisy and full of chaos. It still remains so...

, Nul Bazar, and other small markets. Bhendi Bazaar is primarily a Muslim

Muslim

A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

-populated area (particularly Dawoodi Bohras), but the shop-owners and hawkers in this market belong to different religious groups.

It is also home to the popular Bhendibazaar gharana

Bhendibazaar gharana

-History and features:The Bhendibazaar gharana was founded around 1890 by brothers Chhajju Khan, Nazir Khan and Khadim Hussain Khan in the Bhendi bazaar area of Mumbai...

 of Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

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The area is set to be revamped soon with the project being undertaken by Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust initated by Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin

Mohammed Burhanuddin

Doctor Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin is the 52nd Dā‘ī l-Muṭlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras. The Dawoodi Bohras are a sub group within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam.- Biography :Burhanuddin was born in Surat, Gujarat, India...

, head of the Dawoodi Bohra

Dawoodi Bohra

Dawoodi Bohra is a subsect of Ismāʿīlī Shīʿa Islām. While the Dawoodi Bohra is based in India, their belief system originates in Yemen, where it evolved from the Fatimid Caliphate and where they were persecuted due to their differences from mainstream Sunni Islam...

community.