Jump to content

Chinchwad: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E / 18.6186222; 73.8037306
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Added Schools , Famous Personalities , cultural traditions.
Line 72: Line 72:
}}
}}


'''Chinchwad''' is an area in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]. It is well known for its posh localities. It consists of some well planned areas like Premlok Park, Udyognagar, Bijalinagar, Shridharnagar, Keshavnagar in Chinchwad West & Shivaji Park, Shahunagar, Sambhajinagar, Shivtejnagar, Purnanagar in Chinchwad East. Chinchwad has a visionary urban planned infrastructure unlike the Central [[Pune]]. It is a home to corporate scions, powerful politicians & business families of Pune, Maharashtra
'''Chinchwad''' is an area in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]. It is well known for its posh localities. It consists of some well planned areas like Premlok Park, Udyog Nagar, Bijali Nagar, Shridhar Nagar,Sudarshan Nagar, Keshav Nagar in Chinchwad West & Shahu Nagar, Sambhaji Nagar, Shivtej Nagar, Purna Nagar in Chinchwad East. Chinchwad has a visionary urban planned infrastructure unlike the Central [[Pune]]. It is a home to corporate scions, powerful politicians & business families of Pune, Maharashtra.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The main and the most spoken language of the city is [[Marathi language|Marathi]], Hindi, English
The main and the most spoken language of the city is [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. [[Hindi]] is the second most spoken language,followed by [[English]]. Due to a surfeit of IT companies in the adjacent suburb of [[Hinjawadi]] and automobile companies in the city itself , the city is home to diverse ethnic groups.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Line 85: Line 85:


==History==
==History==
The city of Chinchwad has been famous being the birth place of the freedom fighters [[Chapekar brothers]] . The historic Morya Gosavi Ganpati Mandir , built in the 15th century and the Morya Gosavi Samadhi Mandir is situated in Gandhi Peth of old Chinchwad or Chinchwadgaon region.
{See [[Morya Gosavi]]}

During the historic times Junnar has famed for stone quarries. The historic [[Shaniwar Wada]] fort at the central seat of [[Maratha Empire]] at [[Pune]] was completed in 1732 by the famed [[Peshwa]] [[Bajirao I]], at a total cost of Rs. 16,110, from the stone taken from the quarries of city has ancient temples like Moraya Gosavi temple at the banks of Pavana river.


==Culture==
==Culture==
[[Ganesh Chaturthi]] is celebrated with lot of rigour and joy. [[Vijayadashami|Dasara]] is also one of the important festivals. Not only Ganesh Chaturthi, every Chaturthi there is a celebration at [[Morya Gosavi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinchwaddeosthan.org/en/shri-moraya-gosavi/820|title=Shri Moraya Gosavi {{!}} Chinchwad Deosthan Trust|website=www.chinchwaddeosthan.org|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref> temple.
[[Ganesh Chaturthi]] is celebrated with lot of rigour and joy. [[Vijayadashami|Dasara]] is also one of the important festivals. Not only Ganesh Chaturthi, every Chaturthi there is a celebration at [[Morya Gosavi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinchwaddeosthan.org/en/shri-moraya-gosavi/820|title=Shri Moraya Gosavi {{!}} Chinchwad Deosthan Trust|website=www.chinchwaddeosthan.org|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref> temple and a Chaturthi bazaar along the streets in Gandhi Peth.


Chinchwad is probably the only city which holds a Chaturthi Sangeet Sabha , the one of its kind on every Chaturthi from many decades. Many artistes , who are now established singers and dancers in their own right have performed here. It is managed and organized by the Anaahat Sangeet Academy at the Morya Gosavi Temple.
Morya Gosavi temple is a famous place in Chinchwad.


The [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation]] also holds the annual 'Swarsagar Cultural Festival' every year in either in Sambhajinagar , Morya Gosavi Patangan or [[Nigdi]] Pradhikaran area. Renowned artistes like Pandit [[Jasraj]] , [[Gundecha Brothers]] , [[Niladri Kumar]] , [[Mahesh Kale]] , [[Kaushiki Chakraborty]] , [[Rajendra Gangani]] , [[Kishori Amonkar]] , [[Vijay Ghate]] , [[Rakesh Chaurasia]] , [[Ulhas Kashalkar]] , [[Suresh Talwalkar]] ,[[Saleel Kulkarni]] , [[Sandeep Khare]] , [[Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)|Ghulam Mustafa Khan]] , [[Purbayan Chatterjee]] , [[Rahul Deshpande]] , [[Shridhar Phadke]] , Sawani Shende- Sathaye , [[Ajay Pohankar]] , [[Upendra Bhat]] , Suhas Vyas have performed here .
<br />

In addition to it , the Morya Gosavi Devasthan Trust also holds the 'Morya Gosavi Samadhi Sangeet Mahotsav' where in renowned Indian classical musicians have performed .

Hence , Chinchwad is also famous as a cultural city just like its twin city of [[Pune]] .


== Education ==
== Education ==
Some primary schools and Pre-primary schools affiliated to [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education|Maharashtra state board]] have been developed in this locality in the past few years. Many schools affiliated to national education boards [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] and [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] have been established within the area limits.
Many renowned primary schools and Pre-primary schools affiliated to the [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education|Maharashtra state board]] and national education boards [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] and [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] have been established within the area limits imparting quality education to the children.


=== Schools ===
=== Schools ===


* Dheeraj International School Pune
* Podar International School , Chinchwad (CBSE)
*Blossom Public School (CBSE)
* Candy Beans Day Care & Preschool
*City Pride School , Nigdi
⚫
* [[VIBGYOR Group of Schools|VIBGYOR Roots and Rise]] Chinchwad<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vibgyorrise.com/pune-chinchwad.php|title=CBSE Schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune - VIBGYOR Rise|website=www.vibgyorrise.com|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref>
*Creative Academy School, Nigdi
⚫
* Global Indian International School
*Podar International School , Kharalwadi, Pimpri (ICSE)
⚫
* Sau. Tarabai Shankarlal Mutha Kanya Prashala
*Dheeraj International School
*MSS high school
*Shri Shri Ravishankar School , Moshi
* City International School , Morwadi, Pimpri
⚫
*[[VIBGYOR Group of Schools|VIBGYOR Roots and Rise]] ,Chinchwad<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vibgyorrise.com/pune-chinchwad.php|title=CBSE Schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune - VIBGYOR Rise|website=www.vibgyorrise.com|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref>
⚫
* Global Indian International School ,Chinchwad
*Rasiklal Dhariwal International School
⚫
* Sau. Tarabai Shankarlal Mutha Kanya Prashala ( Jain Vidyalaya)
*Shrimati Parvatibai Vidyalaya (MSS Highschool) , Chinchwad


[[File:Morya Gosavi.jpg|right|thumb|Morya Gosavi]]
[[File:Morya Gosavi.jpg|right|thumb|Morya Gosavi]]
Line 115: Line 124:
{See also [[Pune Suburban Railway]]}
{See also [[Pune Suburban Railway]]}


Chinchwad is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is [[Pune Airport]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puneairport.com/|title=Pune International Airport (PNQ)|website=www.puneairport.com|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref>, with the Maharashtra government planning to set up a [[New Pune International Airport|new airport]] near [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]].<ref name=indianexpress>{{cite news|last=Nambiar|first=Nisha|title=Rs 7,000-crore Chakan airport: new deadline is 2014|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-7-000crore-chakan-airport-new-deadline/551154/|accessdate=29 January 2012|newspaper=Indian Express|date=8 December 2009}}</ref> [[Pune]] - [[Lonavla]] [[Pune Suburban Service|suburban local trains]] run through this area. The railway station for this area is [[Chinchwad Railway Station]]. [[Old Mumbai–Pune Highway]] has been widened to four lanes, which has improved connectivity to Pune and reduced travel time to less than 30 minutes.{{Citation needed||date=September 2017}} It has a State Transport Bus stand [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Bus Stand]] at Vallabhnagar. [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited]] (formed by merger of PCMT and PMT) operates the public transport system in this area. The Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Chinchwad under the [[Pune Metro]] project. A [[Rainbow BRTS]] system is also under expansion in this area.
Chinchwad is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is [[Pune Airport]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puneairport.com/|title=Pune International Airport (PNQ)|website=www.puneairport.com|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref>, with the Maharashtra government planning to set up a [[New Pune International Airport|new airport]] near [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]].<ref name=indianexpress>{{cite news|last=Nambiar|first=Nisha|title=Rs 7,000-crore Chakan airport: new deadline is 2014|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-7-000crore-chakan-airport-new-deadline/551154/|accessdate=29 January 2012|newspaper=Indian Express|date=8 December 2009}}</ref> [[Pune]] - [[Lonavla]] [[Pune Suburban Service|suburban local trains]] run through this area. The railway station for this area is [[Chinchwad Railway Station]]. [[Old Mumbai–Pune Highway]] has been widened to four lanes, which has improved connectivity to Pune and reduced travel time to less than 30 minutes.{{Citation needed||date=September 2017}} It has a State Transport Bus stand [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Bus Stand]] at Vallabhnagar. [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited]] (formed by merger of PCMT and PMT) operates the public transport system in this area. The Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Chinchwad under the [[Pune Metro]] project. A [[Rainbow BRTS]] system is also active in this area.


===Freeway===
===Freeway===
The Freeway is been designed on Old Pune Mumbai Highway which streamlines the traffic in the cities of Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akurdi, Nigdi from the Central Pune.
The Freeway is been designed on Old Pune Mumbai Highway which streamlines the traffic in the cities of Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akurdi, Nigdi from the Central Pune.

== Famous Personalities ==
Famous Marathi film actors and singers like [[Mukta Barve]] , [[Savani Ravindra]] , [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] and Astad Kale hail from Chinchwad. [[Mukta Barve|Barve]] has spent her entire childhood in Chinchwadgaon and is an alumni of MSS Highschool .

The city is also culturally rich and home to a plethora of musicians ,dancers and sangeet gurus including [[Agra gharana]] exponent Dr. Sandhya Kathawate (a disciple of [[Babanrao Haldankar]]) ,Bharatnatyam exponent Suvarna Bag, Kathak dancer Payal Gokhale , vocalist Ravindra Ghangurde and Madhuri Kolpe.


== See also ==
== See also ==

* [[Chinchwadi|Chinchwad]]
* [[Pune]]
* [[Pune]]
* [[Roads in Pune]]
* [[Roads in Pune]]

Revision as of 09:04, 3 May 2019

Chinchwad
The planned city suburb
Fortress of Tamrind
Fortress of Tamrind
Chinchwad is located in Maharashtra
Chinchwad
Chinchwad
Coordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E / 18.6186222; 73.8037306
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune
MetroPune
Established11 October 1982
Government
 • BodyPimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
 • CommissionerIAS Shravan Hardikar
Area
 • Total
171.51 km2 (66.22 sq mi)
Elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,729,320
 • Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
DemonymPunekar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
4110XX
Telephone code91-20
Vehicle registrationMH-14
Lok Sabha constituencyMaval, Shirur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPimpri, Chinchwad, Bhosari
Civic agencyPimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Distance from Mumbai165 kilometres (103 mi) (land)
Websitewww.pcmcindia.gov.in

Chinchwad is an area in Pune, Maharashtra. It is well known for its posh localities. It consists of some well planned areas like Premlok Park, Udyog Nagar, Bijali Nagar, Shridhar Nagar,Sudarshan Nagar, Keshav Nagar in Chinchwad West & Shahu Nagar, Sambhaji Nagar, Shivtej Nagar, Purna Nagar in Chinchwad East. Chinchwad has a visionary urban planned infrastructure unlike the Central Pune. It is a home to corporate scions, powerful politicians & business families of Pune, Maharashtra.

Demographics

The main and the most spoken language of the city is Marathi. Hindi is the second most spoken language,followed by English. Due to a surfeit of IT companies in the adjacent suburb of Hinjawadi and automobile companies in the city itself , the city is home to diverse ethnic groups.

Geography

Chinchwad is at a height of 570 m (1,870 ft) above sea level on the western margin of the Deccan plateau. It lies at 18° 37" North latitude and 73° 48" East longitude.

Chinchwad is situated on the Pavna river which is a tributary of the Bhima River.

History

The city of Chinchwad has been famous being the birth place of the freedom fighters Chapekar brothers . The historic Morya Gosavi Ganpati Mandir , built in the 15th century and the Morya Gosavi Samadhi Mandir is situated in Gandhi Peth of old Chinchwad or Chinchwadgaon region.

Culture

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with lot of rigour and joy. Dasara is also one of the important festivals. Not only Ganesh Chaturthi, every Chaturthi there is a celebration at Morya Gosavi[1] temple and a Chaturthi bazaar along the streets in Gandhi Peth.

Chinchwad is probably the only city which holds a Chaturthi Sangeet Sabha , the one of its kind on every Chaturthi from many decades. Many artistes , who are now established singers and dancers in their own right have performed here. It is managed and organized by the Anaahat Sangeet Academy at the Morya Gosavi Temple.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation also holds the annual 'Swarsagar Cultural Festival' every year in either in Sambhajinagar , Morya Gosavi Patangan or Nigdi Pradhikaran area. Renowned artistes like Pandit Jasraj , Gundecha Brothers , Niladri Kumar , Mahesh Kale , Kaushiki Chakraborty , Rajendra Gangani , Kishori Amonkar , Vijay Ghate , Rakesh Chaurasia , Ulhas Kashalkar , Suresh Talwalkar ,Saleel Kulkarni , Sandeep Khare , Ghulam Mustafa Khan , Purbayan Chatterjee , Rahul Deshpande , Shridhar Phadke , Sawani Shende- Sathaye , Ajay Pohankar , Upendra Bhat , Suhas Vyas have performed here .

In addition to it , the Morya Gosavi Devasthan Trust also holds the 'Morya Gosavi Samadhi Sangeet Mahotsav' where in renowned Indian classical musicians have performed .

Hence , Chinchwad is also famous as a cultural city just like its twin city of Pune .

Education

Many renowned primary schools and Pre-primary schools affiliated to the Maharashtra state board and national education boards ICSE and CBSE have been established within the area limits imparting quality education to the children.

Schools

  • Podar International School , Chinchwad (CBSE)
  • Blossom Public School (CBSE)
  • City Pride School , Nigdi
  • Creative Academy School, Nigdi
  • Podar International School , Kharalwadi, Pimpri (ICSE)
  • Dheeraj International School
  • Shri Shri Ravishankar School , Moshi
  • City International School , Morwadi, Pimpri
  • VIBGYOR Roots and Rise ,Chinchwad[2]
  • Global Indian International School ,Chinchwad
  • Rasiklal Dhariwal International School
  • Sau. Tarabai Shankarlal Mutha Kanya Prashala ( Jain Vidyalaya)
  • Shrimati Parvatibai Vidyalaya (MSS Highschool) , Chinchwad
Morya Gosavi

Transport

{See also Chinchwad railway station}

{See also Pune Suburban Railway}

Chinchwad is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is Pune Airport[3], with the Maharashtra government planning to set up a new airport near Chakan.[4] Pune - Lonavla suburban local trains run through this area. The railway station for this area is Chinchwad Railway Station. Old Mumbai–Pune Highway has been widened to four lanes, which has improved connectivity to Pune and reduced travel time to less than 30 minutes.[citation needed] It has a State Transport Bus stand Pimpri-Chinchwad Bus Stand at Vallabhnagar. Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (formed by merger of PCMT and PMT) operates the public transport system in this area. The Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Chinchwad under the Pune Metro project. A Rainbow BRTS system is also active in this area.

Freeway

The Freeway is been designed on Old Pune Mumbai Highway which streamlines the traffic in the cities of Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akurdi, Nigdi from the Central Pune.

Famous Personalities

Famous Marathi film actors and singers like Mukta Barve , Savani Ravindra , Sonalee Kulkarni and Astad Kale hail from Chinchwad. Barve has spent her entire childhood in Chinchwadgaon and is an alumni of MSS Highschool .

The city is also culturally rich and home to a plethora of musicians ,dancers and sangeet gurus including Agra gharana exponent Dr. Sandhya Kathawate (a disciple of Babanrao Haldankar) ,Bharatnatyam exponent Suvarna Bag, Kathak dancer Payal Gokhale , vocalist Ravindra Ghangurde and Madhuri Kolpe.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shri Moraya Gosavi | Chinchwad Deosthan Trust". www.chinchwaddeosthan.org. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ "CBSE Schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune - VIBGYOR Rise". www.vibgyorrise.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Pune International Airport (PNQ)". www.puneairport.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. ^ Nambiar, Nisha (8 December 2009). "Rs 7,000-crore Chakan airport: new deadline is 2014". Indian Express. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Chinchwad&oldid=895297994"