Malkapur is a city and a municipal council in Buldhana district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Malkapur is also known as the entrance of Vidarbha. It is a major industrial and educational center in Buldhana district. Malkapur is known for producing cotton.It is one of the largest cotton producer in the area. In the British era it was known as the "white gold of Vidarbha." Malkapur has a vast paper industry and the primary paper suppliers to Mumbai are in Malkapur. Malkapur also has many dal mills, and a major agricultural industry specializing in mahyco and ankur seeds. Chemical plants are also situated at MIDC. Malkapur is a well-known grain and cloth market due to its proximity to Madhya Pradesh.It is one of the major producer of red chillies and produce finest chillies of the country. It is located on Hajira - Kolkatta National Highway 6. NH6 is a pat of Asian Highway 46 from Kharagpur to Dhule. Malkapur is infamous for its poor roads and water supply. Though Purna River is flows only 10 km near the city, the municipality supplies water once in a week or 8–10 days. The water supplied is not clean and one can see the mud particles floating in it. Also whole city is not covered with water supply. All the roads, except some as Buldhana road are full with cracks and disturb the city traffic.