Know Your City- Pune

8/8/2019 Know Your City- Pune

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Pune - Queen of the Deccan


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Pune

Formerly called Poona, also known

as Punawadi or Punya-Nagari

Eighth largest city and eighth largestmetropolis in India

The second largest in the state

of Maharashtra, after Mumbai


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Pune

Coordinates:

182825N

734752

E

Pune is located

560 m (1,840 ft)

above sea level

on the western

margin ofthe Deccan

plateau.

It is situated on

the leeward side

of the Sahyadri

mountain range

(the Western

Ghats), which

separate it from

the Arabian sea.


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History at a glance

Pune is known to have existed as a town since937 AD.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of

the Maratha Empire, lived in Pune. In 1730, Pune became an important political

centre as the seat of the Peshwa, the primeminister of the Chhatrapati of Satara.

After the town was annexed to British India in1817, it served as a cantonment town and as the"monsoon capital" of the BombayPresidency until the independence of India.


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Pune

Today, Pune is known for its educational facilities, with more than ahundred educational institutions and nine universities.

Pune is primararily a Hindu city and one can see temples all over

the city,the people of Pune are religious and proud of their religionand their launguage Marathi.

Pune has well-established manufacturing, glass, sugar and forging industries sincethe 1950-60s. It has a growing industrial hinterland, withmany information technology and automotive companies setting up

factories in Pune district. The city is known for various cultural activities like classical music,

spirituality, theatre, sports, and literature.

Pune has the sixth largest metropolitan economy and the secondhighest per capita income in the country.


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Pune - Mumbai

Connectivity:150 km


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Nearby Districts

THANE

RAIGARH

SATARA

SOLAPUR

AHMADNAGAR

Total no. of sub-

districts: 14


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National

Highway 9

National

highway 4

The Golden

Quadrilateral

National

highways

Passing

through Pune:


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T

he old city:contributes to

the Central

Pune

Eastside Pune : Several

educational institutes are located

Suburbs: home to

large IT parks

Westside Pune :

bounded by the

Mula-

Mutha river.


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Tehsils of Pune District


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Literacy Ratesin %

Place Men Women

India 76.9 54.5

Mumbai 89.95 82.71

Pune 88.55 72.32

Nagpur 90.25 77.65


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Demography (2001 census)

Population 7,224,224

Density of population (persons/sq km) 460

Men 3,768,001

Women 3,456,223

Total rural population 3,028,839

Total urban population 4,195,385

% of Scheduled castes 11.41%

% of Scheduled tribes 3.91%

Sex-ratio (females/1000 males) 917


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Social development indicators

Below poverty line 11.9%

Infant Mortality rate 22

Maternal Mortality Rate 0.4

Birth Rate 80.1

Death Rate 5.6


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Disaster Vulnerability

Flood: Yes

Earthquake: Seismic Zone 4

Cyclone: No

Drought: Yes

Relief machinery:Mobile cranes 5

Traffic cranes 1

Wireless network with police 18


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Education

Pune is now a fast growing city and is also an important educationalcentre of the western India. It has also acquired a reputation asThe Oxford of the East.

Here are famous institutes like

Pune University

Film and Television Institute of India,

National Defense Academy,

Armed Force Medical College

College of Engineering.

Fergusson College

It is the largest centre for Japanese learning in India.


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Research

Indian Institute of Science Education and

Research (IISER)

National Chemical Laboratory

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and

Astrophysics

The National Centre for Cell Science

The Automotive Research Association of India

Tata Research Development and Design Centre


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Heritage

In addition to its varioustemples, historical attractionsin and around Pune include therock-cut Pataleshwar cavetemple, Aga Khan

Palace, Shaniwarwada, LalMahal, ShindeChhatri and Sinhagad fort.

The city is known for its BritishRaj "bungalow architecture"and the Garden CitiesMovement layout of theCantonment in the earlytwentieth century.


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Culture

Pune culture reflects a blend of traditions withmodernity, as along with hosting classical shows,the city also boasts an active nightlife.

Pune hosts large population of migrants fromdifferent states

Talking about the religion, Hinduism is the mostcommonly practised religion in Pune, and many

Churches, mosques, gurudwaras, Jain templesand other religious buildings are foundthroughout the city.


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Transport Pune International Airport Railways stations

administered bythe Central Railways

Metro rails will beintroduced soon.

The Pune Bus RapidTransit system is the firstof its kind in India

The Mumbai-PuneExpressway, India's firstsix-lane high-speedexpressway.


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National War

Memorial

HSBC Global

Technology

Headquartes

Shanivar vada

Fergusson College

Dagadusheth Halwai

Ganapati temple

The Osho International

Meditation Resort


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