Pimpri-Chinchwad

Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pimpri
—  city  —
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Location of Pimpri-Chinchwad
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E / 18.6186222; 73.8037306Coordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E / 18.6186222; 73.8037306
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)

10,083 /km2 (26,115 /sq mi)

Official languages Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation

171.51 square kilometres (66.22 sq mi)

530 metres (1,740 ft)

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 India census,[1] 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.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

  1. Pimpri-Chinchwad College of Engineering(Nigdi)
  2. |D.Y.Patil Ḉollege of Σngineering|www.dypcoe-akurdi.org/ (Akurdi)411044
  3. D.Y.Patil Medical College
  4. Lokmanya BHMS College -Chinchwad
  5. Maharashtra Academy of Engineering ,(Alandi)
  6. Modern College of Pharmacy,Nigdi
  7. ASM's IBMR Management School,IPS,IIBR
  8. ATSS IICMR
  9. Rajashri Shahu College of Engineering
  10. Moze College of Engineering
  11. Indira College
  12. Siddhant college of engineering
  13. National College of Fine Art
  14. Mahatma Phule Mahavidyalaya, Pimprigaon Pune-411017.
  15. Ramkrishna More Arts,Commerce & Science College, Akurdi
  16. Jai Hind Sindhu Trust's Jai Hind junior College, MUCC, Pimpri

Sub-urbs of Pimpri-Chinchwad

  1. Pimpri
  2. Chinchwad
  3. Nigdi
  4. Nigdi Pradhikaran
  5. Akurdi
  6. Tathawade
  7. Bhosari
  8. Talwade
  9. Hinjewadi
  10. Sambhajinagar
  11. Ajmera Colony - Masulkar colony
  12. Sangvi
  13. Pimple Nilakh\Aundh Camp
  14. Wakad
  15. Nehrunagar
  16. Gurav Pimple
  17. Kalewadi
  18. Tergaon
  19. Ckikhali
  20. 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
  • YCM - Hospital,PIMPRI

See Also

  • Pune
  • Roads in Pune

References

  1. ^ [1]

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