Pimpri Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad
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| Coordinates | 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°ECoordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Maharashtra | ||
| District(s) | Pune | ||
| Established | 11 October 1982 | ||
| Mayor | Yogesh Behl | ||
| Commissioner | Ashish Sharma | ||
| Parliamentary constituency | Maval, Shirur | ||
| Assembly constituency | Pimpri, Chinchwad, Bhosari | ||
| Civic agency | Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation | ||
| Population • Density |
1,729,320 (2011[update]) • 10,083 /km2 (26,115 /sq mi) |
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| Official languages | Marathi | ||
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Area |
171.51 square kilometres (66.22 sq mi) • 530 metres (1,740 ft) |
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| Website | www.pcmcindia.in | ||
Pimpri-Chinchwad (Marathi: पिंपरी-चिंचवड) 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.
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Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, 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.
History
Main localities in Pimpri Chinchwad are Chinchwad, Pimpri, Nigdi, 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.
Industries
Pimpri-Chinchwad is a major industrial hub and hosts one of the biggest industrial zones in Asia. 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.All the industrial units are closed on Thursdays.
Schools
- Kamalnayan Bajaj High School (Pune)
- HA
- St. Ursula
- Dnyan Probhodini
- Jai Hind Primary School.
- Jai Hind High School.
- vidya Niketan
- SHRI JAIN FATTECHAND
- Sou Tarabai Shankarlal Mutha Kanya prashala and Junior Colleg
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.
Colleges and Universities in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Pimpri-Chinchwad College of Engineering
- D.Y.Patil College of Engineering (Akurdi and Pimpri)
- D.Y.Patil Medical College
- Lokmanya BHMS College -Chinchwad
- Maharashtra Academy of Engineering ,(Alandi)
- 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
- Rising Star
Sub-urbs of Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Pimpri
- Chinchwad
- Nigdi
- Nigdi Pradhikaran
- Akurdi
- Tathawade
- Bhosari
- Talwade
- Hinjewadi
- Sambhajinagar
- Ajmera Colony - Masulkar colony
- Sangvi
- Pimple Nilakh\Aundh Camp
- Wakad
- Nehrunagar
- Gurav Pimple
- Kalewadi
- Tergaon
- Ckikhali
- Rahatni
Helpline Numbers
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
See Also
- Pune
- Roads in Pune
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