Know Your City - Pune

Pune - Queen of the Deccan
Pune
• Formerly called Poona, also known
as Punawadi or Punya-Nagari
• Eighth largest city and eighth largest
metropolis in India
• The second largest in the state
of Maharashtra, after Mumbai
•Pune
Coordinates:
18°28′25″N
73°47′52″E
•Pune is located
560 m (1,840 ft)
above sea level
on the western
margin of
the Deccan
plateau.
•It is situated on
the leeward side
of the Sahyadri
mountain range
(the Western
Ghats), which
separate it from
the Arabian sea.
History at a glance
• Pune is known to have existed as a town since 937 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 prime minister of
the Chhatrapati of Satara.
• After the town was annexed to British India in 1817, it
served as a cantonment town and as the "monsoon
capital" of the Bombay Presidency until
the independence of India.
Pune
• Today, Pune is known for its educational facilities, with more than a
hundred 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 religion and their
launguage Marathi.
• Pune has well-
established manufacturing, glass, sugar and forging industries since the
1950-60s. It has a growing industrial hinterland, with many 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 second highest
per capita income in the country.
Climate
• Pune has a tropical wet and dry climate with
average temperatures ranging between 20 to
28 °C (68 to 82 °F).
Pune - Mumbai Connectivity:150 km
Nearby Districts
THANE
AHMADNAGAR
RAIGARH
Total no. of sub-

districts: 14
SATARA
SOLAPUR
National
National
highway 4
highways Passing
through Pune:
National
Highway 9
The Golden
Quadrilateral
Suburbs: home to Eastside Pune : Several
large IT parks educational institutes are located
Westside Pune :
bounded by the
Mula-
Mutha river.
The old city:

contributes to
the Central
Pune
Tehsils of Pune District
Literacy Rates in %
Place Men Women
India 76.9 54.5
Mumbai 89.95 82.71
Pune 88.55 72.32
Nagpur 90.25 77.65
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
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
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
Education
Pune is now a fast growing city and is also an important educational centre of
the western India. It has also acquired a reputation as “The 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.

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
Heritage
• In addition to its various temples,
historical attractions in and around
Pune include the rock-
cut Pataleshwar cave temple, Aga
Khan Palace, Shaniwarwada, Lal
Mahal, Shinde
Chhatri and Sinhagad fort.
• The city is known for its British Raj
"bungalow architecture" and
the Garden Cities Movement layout
of the Cantonment in the early
twentieth century.
Culture
• Pune culture reflects a blend of traditions with
modernity, as along with hosting classical shows, the
city also boasts an active nightlife.
• Pune hosts large population of migrants from
different states
• Talking about the religion, Hinduism is the most
commonly practised religion in Pune, and many
Churches, mosques, gurudwaras, Jain temples and
other religious buildings are found throughout the
city.
Transport
• Pune International Airport
• Railways stations
administered by the Central
Railways
• Metro rails will be introduced
soon.
• The Pune Bus Rapid
Transit system is the first of its
kind in India
• The Mumbai-Pune
Expressway, India's first six-
lane high-speed expressway.
Fergusson College
Shanivar vada
Dagadusheth Halwai
Ganapati temple
HSBC Global
Technology
Headquartes
National War
Memorial
The Osho International
Meditation Resort
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It is the largest centre for Japanese learning in India.

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