Geographical Location : Foothills
of Sahyadri Mountains.
Borders :
North-east Ahmednagar, West Colaba, North-west Thane, South-east
Solapur, South Satara.
According to Geographical conditions district is divided into three
parts :
1 Towards West 15 to 30 kms Mountains known as Ghatmatta
2 Towards East of Ghatmatta 15 to 30 kms plane known as Maval
3 Towards East its Plane known as Desh
Altitude : 559 Metres
Taluka's Of Pune District
1. Pune city. 2. Daund. 3. Baramati. 4. Bhor. 5. Indapur. 6. Velhe. 7.
Purandar. 8.Shirur. 9. Ambegaon. 10. Khed. 11. Junnar 12.
Maval. 13.Mulshi.14. Haveli.
Mahanagarpalika : 1 . Pune ( PMC ) . 2 . Pimpri-Chinchwad. (
PCMC )
Nagarpalika : ( Municipal Corporations )
There are 11 Nagarpalika ( Municipal Corporations ) in
Pune district
Cantonment Board : 1. Pune. 2. Dehu Road. 3. Khadki.
Panchayat Samiti : 13 Pune district.
Population : 2 Crore
Area : 138 Sq Km.
Languages used : Marathi, Hindi , English.
Literacy : 71 % Population Literate.
Rivers : Main River Bhima
Sub - Rivers : Nira , Indrayani, Mula, Mutha, Vel, Ghod, Meena
Kukdi, Pushpavati, Pavna
Water Projects : Venkoji Sagar, Veer Dam,( Bhatgar ), Ghod (
Chinchoni near Shirur ) Khadakwasla ( Pune ), Bhima ( Maval) Kukdi,(
Junnar) , Panshet.
Small Projects:
Chakson ( Khed ), Wandiwale ( Maval ), Pushpawati Bandhara, Nazre
Dharan ( Pura)
Pune is considered as the Oxford of India – with its many
educational and research institutions apart from other institutions for
sports, yoga, ayurveda, culture and social services.
Restaurants
and Bars:
Generally open from
11 A M to 2 .30 P M & 7 P M to 11.30 P M.
City Buses:
Pune Municipal Transport
(PMT) Buses reach every part of the city mainly from: Swargate, Deccan
Gymkhana, Pune Station, Shivaji Nagar Station, M G Bus Stand, Pune
Corporation, Saras Baug.
Booking available for
Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corporation(MTDC), Karnataka Tourism Development Corporation,
Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, Rajasthan Tourism
Development Corporation, Gujarath Tourism Development Corporation,
Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation, Kerala Tourism Development
Corporation, Kumaon Tourism Development Corporation.
Taxi: Mumbai-Pune private taxi service is available.
Journey time 4 hours.
Local Transport: Auto rickshaws, municipal and private buses, rental cars and
bicycles are available. |