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Dehu Road has many schools. One of the oldest and most prominent English medium schools is [[St Jude High School (Pune)|St Jude High School]], earlier known as Garrison High School. [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] is one of the oldest KVs in India.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} Shri Shivaji Vidayala, is the oldest Marathi{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} medium school. Samson Memorial Republic School (English medium) is the oldest school in the region. It was established in 1949 by Rev K.K.Samson and by Sara Violet Samson. The school offers education to lower income students. An Army Public School near Ashok Nagar comes under the army COD region. These schools have students from 10–15 small towns in the vicinity of Dehu Road.[ |
Dehu Road has many schools. One of the oldest and most prominent English medium schools is [[St Jude High School (Pune)|St Jude High School]], earlier known as Garrison High School. [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] is one of the oldest KVs in India.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} Shri Shivaji Vidayala, is the oldest Marathi{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} medium school. Samson Memorial Republic School (English medium) is the oldest school in the region. It was established in 1949 by Rev K.K.Samson and by Sara Violet Samson. The school offers education to lower income students. An Army Public School near Ashok Nagar comes under the army COD region. These schools have students from 10–15 small towns in the vicinity of Dehu Road.[http://www.stjosephbethany.com/ St. Joseph's Bethany Convent School] is another [[Catholic school]]. |
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  Dehu Road cantonment Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°41′02″N 73°43′54″E / 18.6838°N 73.7318°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 48,961 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 412101 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-14 |
Dehu Road is a cantonment in Pune, India.
Geography
Dehu Road lies 9 km northwest of Chinchwad and 27 km northwest of Pune Central along the NH4 Old Pune Mumbai Express Highway that connects it to Pune Central via Chinchwad.
Dehu Road lies at an altitude of over 600 metres (2,000 ft), between two southeast-arly flowing tributaries of the Bhima river, the Indrayani river to the north and the Pavana river to the south. The elevation keeps the climate pleasant.[1]
It is surrounded by small towns including Dehuroad Marketyard, Poter Chawl, Parsi Chawl, Vikas Nagar, Mamurdi, Ravet, Adarsh Nagar, Bapdev Nagar, Chincholi, Indrayani Darshan, Kiwale, Sankalp Nagar, Sai Nagar, Gahunje, Barlota Nagar, Dutt Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Alkapuri, Ordnance Factory Staff Quarters, KV School Quarters, Garden City, Gandhi Nagar, Mehta Park, Sarvatra Nagar, Thomas Colony, Shitla Nagar, Sankalp Nagari, Uttam Nagar, Srinagar, Mountbatan (MB) Camp, Kinhai, Zendemala, Siddharth Nagar, Shelarwadi, etc. The Vikas Nagar area is one of the densest and fastest developing areas of the town. A new township is under construction at Ravet.[2]
Economy
As Dehu Road is a cantonment town, it hosts offices of Central Government departments, especially Military and Defence.[3] Dehu Road is close to IT parks such as Pune Hinjawadi, Talawade as well as ICC Trade Tower, and is 8 km from the Talegaon industrial zone where manufacturing industries including Ordnance Factory Dehu Road of the Ordnance Factories Board. Volkswagen, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, JCB, Tetrapack, INA Bearings and others. are present.
Government
Lalit Balghare of BJP is the vice president with majority of 4 seats of 7. The area is administered by the three civil administrators, namely Cantonment, Municipal Corporation and Gram panchayat. The area is administered by the Dehu Road Cantonment (Dehu Road Market, Indrayni Darshan, Thomas Colony, Shitla Nagar) and the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (Vikas Nagar, Kiwale, Sai Nagar) and rest of the area falls under the gram panchayat.
Transport
Dehu Road can be reached from Pune by road o suburban rail.[4][5][6]
Newly constructed Flyover in Dehuroad offers convenience for travelling to Pimpri Chinchwad city.
Rail station
The station has 4 platforms and 6 lines with a connecting footbridge. The Mumbai CST - Kolhapur Sahyadri Express, Mumbai CST - Bijapur Passenger, Mumbai CST - Pandharpur Passenger, Mumbai CST - Shirdi Passenger and Pune Junction - Karjat Shuttle halt there. This station is a halt for all the Suburban trains of Pune.[7]
Demographics
The population includes people from various states of India (mostly South Indian States). At the 2011 Census,[8] Dehu Road had a population of 48,961. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Dehu Road had an average literacy rate of 90.96% , higher than the national average of 74.04: male literacy was 94.80% and female literacy was 86.63%, and 11.64% of the population was under 6 years of age.[9]
Real estate
New developments include Sonigara Pearl, Celestial City, Shagun, Indra Prabha. Dehu road is becoming a popular location due to its proximity to Hinjewadi, Talegaon, Pimpri Chinchwad and Chakan Industrial areas, as well Mumbai Pune expressway. Once the Nigdi Dehu road expansion is completed Dehu Road to Pune city driving time was expected to require only 25 minutes.
Religion
Dehu Road Bazaar, Murugan Temple and Subramanhya Swamy Murugan are located there. The Ayyappa temple on Sasta Hills is the biggest Ayyappa temple in Maharashtra.[citation needed] Maruti Mandir was established by Saint/Sant Ramdas.
Thai Poosam and Makara Jyoti festival are popular events at the Ayyappa temple. The Samadhi (cremation) of the Marathi Saint Tukaram who wrote many poems on Lord Pandharinath (Vitthal). Three Masjid and one Idgah and Idgah Masjid are present, of which Jama Masjid is the largest and oldest. Three churches are present, of which Church Mary & Emmanuel Assemblies of God Church is the oldest.[citation needed] Three gurudwaras are located in Dehu Road. Jee Ayanu Gurudwara is near the Market area, Indrayani Darshan is on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway and Garden City Gurudwara is in Garden City. Vaishya Samaj mandir, Jain mandir and Shani mandir are situated at the main market. A Buddhist vihar is situated nearby. The idol in the vihar is kept by Babasaheb Ambedkar.[citation needed]
Durga Tekdi (a hill viewpoint and picnic spot) is 3 km southeast of Dehu Road. Appu Ghar amusement park is nearby.[10]
Education
Dehu Road has many schools. One of the oldest and most prominent English medium schools is St Jude High School, earlier known as Garrison High School. Kendriya Vidyalaya is one of the oldest KVs in India.[citation needed] Shri Shivaji Vidayala, is the oldest Marathi[citation needed] medium school. Samson Memorial Republic School (English medium) is the oldest school in the region. It was established in 1949 by Rev K.K.Samson and by Sara Violet Samson. The school offers education to lower income students. An Army Public School near Ashok Nagar comes under the army COD region. These schools have students from 10–15 small towns in the vicinity of Dehu Road.St. Joseph's Bethany Convent School is another Catholic school.
Sports
A new international-standard cricket stadium called Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium at Dehu Road in Gahunje has hosted IPL matches.[11]
References
- ^ See: Pune#Climate
- ^ :: Celestial City ::. Celestialcity.in. Retrieved on 2011-05-17.
- ^ Ordnance Factory Dehu Road
- ^ Up Side Local Trains / Railway Time Table Pune Station. Punediary.com (2003-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.
- ^ Down Side Local Trains / Railway Time Table Pune Station. Punediary.com (2003-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.
- ^ Rail Booking, now at Dehu Road. Punesite.com (2011-01-17). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.
- ^ Train Timming at dehu road station
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Dehu Road Cantonment Board City Population Census 2011-2020 | Maharashtra". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ PCMC Web Portal. Pcmcindia.in (2003-08-08). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.
- ^ Gahunje hopes for a real estate thrust with a cricket stadium. Express India (2011-01-12). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.
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