Pune district

Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state. Pune city is the district headquarters. According to the latest census (2001), total population of the district is 7,232,555. Urban population comprises of which 58.08% of the total population [1]

Geography

• Pune District lies in the western region in the State of Maharashtra in India. Its bounded by Thane District to the northwest, Raigad District to the west, Satara District to the south, Solapur District to the southeast, and Ahmednagar District to the north and northeast.
• Pune district lies in the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range and it extends on to the Deccan Plateau on the west.

Rivers

Major rivers of the district are:

• Bhima River
• Mutha River
• Mula River
• Pavna River
• Ghod River
• Sina River
• Nira River

Talukas

Administratively the district is divided in to 14 talukas. They are:

• Junnar taluka
• Ambegaon taluka
• Khed taluka
• Maval taluka
• Mulshi taluka
• Velha taluka
• Bhor taluka
• Haveli taluka
• Purandar taluka
• Pune city proper
• Indapur taluka
• Daund taluka
• Baramati taluka
• Shirur taluka

Cities and towns

Pune city and the twin city Pimpri - Chinchwad are the major cities in the district. Pune city is administered by the Pune Municipal Corporation while Pimpri - Chinchwad is admistered by the Pimpri - Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.

There are three cantonment areas in the district.

• • Pune Cantonment
  • Khadki Cantonment
  • Dehu Road Cantonment

Some smaller towns in the district with Nagarpalikas or Municipal Councils are:

• • Junnar
  • Lonavla - Khandala
  • Bhor
  • Saswad
  • Daund
  • Shirur
  • Indapur
  • Walchandnagar
  • Baramati
  • Talegaon Dhabade
  • Jejuri
  • Alandi

Forts

There are several forts in and around Pune District, including:

• Sinhagad or Kondhana
• Rajgadh
• Torna
• Shivneri
• Chakan
• Tungi
• Tikona
• Visapur
• Lohagadh
• Shanwarwada
• Harishchandragadh
• Purandar

Transport

Several National Highways and State Highways criss cross Pune district. They include:

• Pune Mumbai and Pune Bangalore National Highway (NH 4)
• Pune Solapur Hydrabad National Highway (NH 5)
• Pune Nashik National Highway (NH 50)
• Mumbai Pune Express Highway

Major State Highways include

• Pune Ahmednagar Aurangabad State Highway
• Pune Alandi State Highway
• Pune Saswad Phandarpur State Highway
• Pune Paud Roha State Highway

The Railway lines include

• Pune Mumbai Broad Gauge double line (Central Railway)
• Pune Daund Solapur Broad Gauge double line (Central Railway)
• Daund Manmad Broad Gauge single line (Central Railway)
• Daund Baramati Lonand Broad Gauge single line (Central Railway)
• Pune Miraj Broad Gauge single line (South Central Railway)

Important Information links about Pune city and district

• Search Engine specialized for Pune
• Pune District Gazetteer :- http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/gazetteer.php?level=2&showFile=1&gazetteerSqlId=20020426074413&gazetteerMainId=&gazetteerFile2Id=&distId=25&gazId=20020426074254&pubYear=&fileExists=&headingSqlName=Preface&chapter=

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