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] Maharashtra   (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Puṇe (IPA: , Marathi: पुणे) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

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.

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Rivers

Major rivers of the district are:

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

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Talukas

Administratively the district is divided in to 14 talukas. They are: A taluka is an administrative division in India below a district; called tahsil/tehsil in northern India. ...

• 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

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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. Puṇe (IPA: , Marathi: पुणे) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Pimpri-Chinchwad (Marathi: पिंपरी-चिंचवड) is a city in the Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

There are three cantonment areas in the district. A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters, typically in South India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. ...

• • 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

Shivneri Fort Junnar is a city in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Lonavla is a hill station in the western state of Maharashtra in India. ... Khandala Khandala Khandala (Marathi: खंडाळा) is a hill station in the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra, India, about three kilometres from Lonavala and seven kilometers from Karjat. ... Bhor was one of the princely states of British India, under the Poona political agency of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. ... Daund is a small town located in Pune District of Maharashta. ... Shirur may refer to: Shirur (Maharashtra) - a city in Maharashtra Shirur (Karnataka) - a village in Karnataka This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Indapur is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Baramati is a small city in the India near Pune. ... Jejuri is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Alandi - birth place of Great Sant Dnyaneshwar (18° 40′ 12″ N 73° 54′ 00″ E) is a town on the banks of the Indrayani River, 25 km east of Pune, India. ...

Places of interest and Pilgrimage centers

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

Sinhagad: Sinhagad @ sunrise Sinhagad: View from atop Sinhagad Sinhagad: View from the Pune Darwaja Sinhagad (Lion Fort in Marathi) is a fort located near the city of Pune, India, situated on a hill which rises 800 metres above the surrounding countryside. ... Sinhagad: View of Fort sinhagad from foothills Sinhagad is a hill fort located near the city of Pune, India. ... Torna Hundred, or Torna härad, was a hundred of Scania in Sweden. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Tongi Tungi, India (a fort in Pune District) Category: ... Tikona (also known as Vitandgad) is the dominant hill fort in Maval in western India. ... Shaniwar Wada is a palace fort in the heart of Pune City, India. ... Purandhar (or Purandar) is a taluka of the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. ...

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=

• Latest News from Pune District