Pimpri-Chinchwad
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Pimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the Pune district
in the state
of Maharashtra
, India
. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body (the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
or PCMC). It is located to the North-West of Pune
and is well connected to the Pune city proper via the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway
.
, Pimpri Chinchwad had a population of 1,729,320. Male population (9.45 lakh) and female population (7.83 lakh). Pimpri Chinchwad has an average literacy rate of 87.19, higher than the national average of 74.04%. In Pimpri Chinchwad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The main language spoken in the city is Marathi
. There is also a significant Sindhi
population present in Pimpri. The Government of India, rehabilitated Sindhis, who came from Pakistan
after the division of British India.
The current commissioner of Pimpri - Chinchwad is Mr. Ashish Sharma and the additional commissioner is Mr. Amrutrao Sawant.
, Akurdi and Bhosari
. The name Chinch-wad is derived from trees Chinch (tamarind) and Wad (banyan). Chinchwad is famous for Saint Morya Gosavi’s Shrine which is one of the lord Ganesha’s shaktipeeth in Maharashtra
state. Due to the flooding of river Pavana every year the temple gets submerged in the river water. Local people consider it as bathing of lord ganesha. Chinchwad is also the birthplace of great freedom fighters Chaphekar brothers. Pimpri Chinchwad is home to the historic town of Bhosari
originally known as Bhojapuri. Two thousand years ago it was the capital of legendary Hindu king Bhoj. During the period of Mahabharata this city was known as Bhojakata, the capital of the Bhoja-Yadava king Rukmi. It is mentioned in Mahabharata that Bhojakata lied to the west of Kundinapuri, the capital of Vidarbha Kingdom.
. The industrial estates in the city were established by the MIDC. The city is home to the Indian operations of major automobile companies like Premier Limited, Mahindra Navistar, Bajaj Auto
, BEL Optronic Devices Limited
, TATA Motors
(formerly TELCO), Kinetic Engineering, Force Motors (formerly Bajaj Tempo) DaimlerChrysler
,and Thermax
. The city is also home to India's premier antibiotics research institute Hindustan Antibiotics Limited
. In addition to this, several heavy industries such as Forbes-Marshall, ThyssenKrupp
and Alfa Laval & Sandvik
Asia have their manufacturing units in the city and also the German company KSB Pumps. Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park hosts several Software and Information Technology majors like IBM India, KPIT Cummins, Tata Technologies, Infosys
,Wipro, Geometric Limited
etc.Most of the industrial units are closed on Thursdays.
Acharya Atre Natya Rangmandir
Pune District
Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
in the state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body (the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation or PCMC is a Municipal corporation in the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad which is a suburb of Pune. This corporation is situated on Mumbai - Pune National Highway in the heart of Pimpri-Chinchwad. It was established in 1982 covering an area of about 87 square km...
or PCMC). It is located to the North-West of Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
and is well connected to the Pune city proper via the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway
Old Pune-Mumbai Highway
The Old Pune-Mumbai Highway is one of the busiest and most important roads in the city of Pune, India. It serves the Pune metropolitan area. The highway begins at the centre of the city i.e. Shivaji Nagar and ends at Dehu Road. It runs through two municipal limits – Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad,...
.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Pimpri Chinchwad had a population of 1,729,320. Male population (9.45 lakh) and female population (7.83 lakh). Pimpri Chinchwad has an average literacy rate of 87.19, higher than the national average of 74.04%. In Pimpri Chinchwad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The main language spoken in the city is Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
. There is also a significant Sindhi
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
population present in Pimpri. The Government of India, rehabilitated Sindhis, who came from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
after the division of British India.
The current commissioner of Pimpri - Chinchwad is Mr. Ashish Sharma and the additional commissioner is Mr. Amrutrao Sawant.
History
Main localities in Pimpri Chinchwad are Chinchwad, Pimpri, NigdiNigdi
Nigdi is a suburb of Pune, India. It is about 18 km from Pune Station on the old Mumbai- Pune Highway. Nigdi is towards the northern tip of Pune. It is poised for future growth as it is surrounded by many IT parks and Auto industries making it a strategic place for investment and business...
, Akurdi and Bhosari
Bhosari
Bhosari is a prominent place in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-History:The original name of Bhosari is Bhojapur, which was the capital of King Bhoj, a well-known king who ruled central parts of India two thousand years ago...
. The name Chinch-wad is derived from trees Chinch (tamarind) and Wad (banyan). Chinchwad is famous for Saint Morya Gosavi’s Shrine which is one of the lord Ganesha’s shaktipeeth in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
state. Due to the flooding of river Pavana every year the temple gets submerged in the river water. Local people consider it as bathing of lord ganesha. Chinchwad is also the birthplace of great freedom fighters Chaphekar brothers. Pimpri Chinchwad is home to the historic town of Bhosari
Bhosari
Bhosari is a prominent place in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-History:The original name of Bhosari is Bhojapur, which was the capital of King Bhoj, a well-known king who ruled central parts of India two thousand years ago...
originally known as Bhojapuri. Two thousand years ago it was the capital of legendary Hindu king Bhoj. During the period of Mahabharata this city was known as Bhojakata, the capital of the Bhoja-Yadava king Rukmi. It is mentioned in Mahabharata that Bhojakata lied to the west of Kundinapuri, the capital of Vidarbha Kingdom.
Industries
Pimpri-Chinchwad is a major industrial hub and hosts one of the biggest industrial zones in AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. The industrial estates in the city were established by the MIDC. The city is home to the Indian operations of major automobile companies like Premier Limited, Mahindra Navistar, Bajaj Auto
Bajaj Auto
Bajaj Auto is a major Indian vehicle manufacturer started by Jamnalal Bajaj from Rajasthan in the 1930s. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra, with plants in Chakan , Waluj and Pantnagar in Uttaranchal. The oldest plant at Akurdi now houses the R&D centre Ahead...
, BEL Optronic Devices Limited
BEL Optronic Devices Limited
BEL Optronic Devices Limited is a subsidiary of Bharat Electronics Limited and is a Public Sector Undertaking of the Government of India. Previously known as BE-DELFT. BEL undertakes research and development and manufacture of image intensifier tubes for defense and commercial use...
, TATA Motors
Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...
(formerly TELCO), Kinetic Engineering, Force Motors (formerly Bajaj Tempo) DaimlerChrysler
DaimlerChrysler
Daimler AG is a German car corporation. By unit sales, it is the thirteenth-largest car manufacturer and second-largest truck manufacturer in the world. In addition to automobiles, Daimler manufactures buses and provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm...
,and Thermax
Thermax
Thermax Ltd. is a multi-national energy and environment engineering company based in India; and in Britain. It manufactures, boilers, vapour absorption machines, offers water and waste solutions and installs captive power projects...
. The city is also home to India's premier antibiotics research institute Hindustan Antibiotics Limited
Hindustan Antibiotics Limited
Hindustan Antibiotics Limited , based in Pimpri, India, is the first public sector drug manufacturing companies setup by the Government of India. It was the first company in India to launch recombinant DNA product, rHU-Erythropoietin in 1993. The company introduced new products like Halpen,...
. In addition to this, several heavy industries such as Forbes-Marshall, ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp AG is a German multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Duisburg Essen, Germany. The corporation consists of 670 companies worldwide. While ThyssenKrupp is one of the world's largest steel producers, the company also provides components and systems for the automotive...
and Alfa Laval & Sandvik
Sandvik
Sandvik is a Swedish company founded in 1862 by Göran Fredrik Göransson in Sandviken. It is a high-technology engineering group and a world-leader in tooling, stainless steel alloys and materials technology, mining and construction...
Asia have their manufacturing units in the city and also the German company KSB Pumps. Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park hosts several Software and Information Technology majors like IBM India, KPIT Cummins, Tata Technologies, Infosys
Infosys
Infosys Limited, formerly Infosys Technologies Limited is a global technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is the second largest IT exporter in India with 133,560 employees as of March 2011. It has offices in 33 countries and development centers in India, China,...
,Wipro, Geometric Limited
Geometric Limited
Geometric Ltd is a software services and consulting company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Its portfolio includes Product Lifecycle Management , Global Engineering Services and Offshore Product Development solutions and technologies....
etc.Most of the industrial units are closed on Thursdays.
Schools
- Kamalnayan Bajaj High School (Pune)
- Hindustan Antibiotics School ( H.A.)
- St. Ursula
- Judson School
- Dnyan Probhodini
- Jai Hind Primary School.
- Jai Hind High School.
- Vidya Niketan
- SHRI JAIN FATTECHAND
- Sou Tarabai Shankarlal Mutha Kanya prashala and Junior Colleg
- CMS English Medium School , Pradhikaran , Nigdi-Pune 411044
- Modern College , Nigdi
- |K.N.M.G. junior collge (Nutan)-Krishnanagar|
Auditorium
Ram Krishna More Auditorium is present in the heart of Chinchwad to cater the demand of Drama lovers, where most of the plays and drammas are played.Acharya Atre Natya Rangmandir
Colleges and Universities in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Pimpri-Chinchwad College of Engineering(Nigdi)
- |D.Y.Patil Ḉollege of Σngineering|www.dypcoe-akurdi.org/ (Akurdi)411044
- D.Y.Patil Medical College
- Lokmanya BHMS College -Chinchwad
- Maharashtra Academy of Engineering ,(AlandiAlandiAlandi is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:Alandi is located on the banks of the Indrayani River, east of Pune, India. It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
) - Modern College of Pharmacy,Nigdi
- ASM's IBMR Management School,IPS,IIBR
- ATSS IICMR
- Rajashri Shahu College of Engineering
- Moze College of Engineering
- Indira College
- Siddhant college of engineering
- National College of Fine Art
- Mahatma Phule Mahavidyalaya, Pimprigaon Pune-411017.
- Ramkrishna More Arts,Commerce & Science College, Akurdi
- Jai Hind Sindhu Trust's Jai Hind junior College, MUCC, Pimpri
Sub-urbs of Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Pimpri
- Chinchwad
- NigdiNigdiNigdi is a suburb of Pune, India. It is about 18 km from Pune Station on the old Mumbai- Pune Highway. Nigdi is towards the northern tip of Pune. It is poised for future growth as it is surrounded by many IT parks and Auto industries making it a strategic place for investment and business...
- Nigdi PradhikaranNigdiNigdi is a suburb of Pune, India. It is about 18 km from Pune Station on the old Mumbai- Pune Highway. Nigdi is towards the northern tip of Pune. It is poised for future growth as it is surrounded by many IT parks and Auto industries making it a strategic place for investment and business...
- Akurdi
- Tathawade
- BhosariBhosariBhosari is a prominent place in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-History:The original name of Bhosari is Bhojapur, which was the capital of King Bhoj, a well-known king who ruled central parts of India two thousand years ago...
- Talwade
- Hinjewadi
- Sambhajinagar
- Ajmera Colony - Masulkar colonyMasulkar colonyMasulkar Colony is a unique residential block in the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad. It is one of first colonies established in Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune....
- Sangvi
- Pimple Nilakh\Aundh Camp
- WakadWakadWakad is a locality in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-Early Life:Till a few years back, Wakad was a non-descript place . It was only known in the peripheral villages for its ‘jatra' at the temple of Mhatoba. Wakad has a rich, fertile, black soil. The farming...
- Sant Tukaram Nagar / Nehrunagar
- Gurav Pimple
- KalewadiKalewadiKalewadi is a small village in Pimpri-Chinchwad about 15km from Pune Station. Kalewadi is connected to Pimpri by Pavna bridge, to Chinchwad via Hedgewar Bridge, to Wakad via Kalewadi phata, and to Rahatni.- About :...
- Tergaon
- Ckikhali
- Rahatni
Ambulance
- Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital - 30717653, 30717873
- Niramay Hospital - 9822998891
- Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital(Y.C.M.H) - 27421064, 27100101
Fire Brigade
- Fire Station Rahatni - 27276749
- Fire Station Pradhikaran - 27652066
Hospitals
- Jeejamata Hospital - 27460116
- Burute Hospital - 27122232
- Aditya Homeopathic Hospital - 27412549
- Morya Hospital
- YCM - Hospital,PIMPRI