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Pimpri-Chinchwad
City
Nickname: 
Pimpri
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune
Established11 October 1982
Government
 • BodyPimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
 • MayorMohini Lande
 • CommissionerShrikar Pardeshi
Area
 • Total
171.51 km2 (66.22 sq mi)
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,729,320
 • Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
4110XX
Telephone code91-20
Vehicle registrationMH-14
Lok Sabha constituencyMaval, Shirur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPimpri, Chinchwad, Bhosari
Civic agencyPimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Distance from Mumbai165 kilometres (103 mi) (land)
Websitewww.pcmcindia.in

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 center of Pune city via the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway.

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 town is Marathi. There is a significant Sindhi population present in Pimpri.[citation needed]

The current commissioner of Pimpri - Chinchwad is Mr. Shrikar Pardeshi [2] who replaced Mr. Ashish Sharma for the post who held it for four years.[2] The additional commissioner is Mr. Prakash Kadam.[3] Mrs. Mohini Lande is the current mayor and Raju Misal is Deputy-Mayor of Pimpri - Chinchwad.[4] The JNNURM award for Best Performing City under Sub-Mission for Urban Infrastructure and Governance was given to Pimpri-Chinchwad.

Geography

The township is situated at a height of 530 m above the sea level. It is blessed with pleasant climate all the year round. Three rivers Pavana, Mula and Indrayani flow through this area. Pimpri-chinchwad sources it water from Pavana river but release of domestic and industrial effluents,[5] dumping of debris and domestic pollution has severely affected the quality of the Pavana water.though recently efforts have been taken to improve the quality of water,which have been successful in some places along the riverside

History

The main localities in Pimpri Chinchwad are Chinchwad, Pimpri, Nigdi, Akurdi, kalewadi,and Bhosari. The name Chinchwad is derived from the 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 the 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 the Chapekar brothers. Pimpri-Chinchwad is home to the historic town of Bhosari, originally known as Bhojapuri.[6] Two thousand years ago, it was the capital of legendary Hindu king Bhoj. During the period of Mahabharata this town was known as Bhojakata, the capital of the Bhoja-Yadava king Rukmi. It is mentioned in Mahabharata that Bhojakata lay to the west of Kundinapuri, the capital of Vidarbha Kingdom.

Culture

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with lot of rigor and joy, Dasara is also one of the important festival. Most[which?] industries are closed during that time.[citation needed]

Industries

Pimpri-Chinchwad is a major industrial hub and hosts one of the biggest industrial zones in Asia.[7] Industrialization dates back to 1954 with starting of Hindustan Antibiotics Limited[8] considering this opportunity MIDC took initiative and bought huge scale land in this area.[9] This town 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, Thermax and Autoline Industries.[8] In addition to this, several heavy industries such as Forbes-Marshall, ThyssenKrupp and Alfa Laval & Sandvik Asia have their manufacturing units in the town and also the German company KSB Pumps, Swedish bearing company SKF. Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park hosts several Software and Information Technology majors like Accenture, IBM India, KPIT Cummins, Tata Technologies, Infosys,Wipro, Geometric Limited, Finolex cables limited,SQS India Infosystems Pvt. Ltd., BNY Mellon (India) etc.

Transport

Pimpri-Chinchwad is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is Pune Airport, with the Maharashtra government planning to set up a new airport near Chakan.[10] Pune - Lonavla suburban local trains run through this area. Old Pune–Mumbai Highway has been widened to four lanes, which has improved connectivity to Pune and reduced travel time to less than 30 minutes. It has a State Transport Bus stand Pimpri-Chinchwad Bus Stand at Vallabhnagar. Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited(formed by merger of PCMT and PMT) operates the public transport system in this area. The Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Pimpri-Chinchwad under the Pune Metro project. A BRTS system is also under construction in this area. The main railway stations for this area are Chinchwad Railway Station and Pimpri Railway Station.

Schools

colleges

  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's Institute of Computer Studies [ASM's ICS], Pimpri
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's Institute of Professional Studies [ASM's IPS], Pimpri
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's IIBR, Pimpri
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's Institute of Business Management & Research [ASM's IBMR], Chinchwad
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's CSIT NR. Pimpri-Chinchwad RTO
  • D Y Patil College of Engineering
  • Jai Hind Junior College
  • Mucc college of commerce
  • Pimpri-Chinchwad college of engineering,akurdi
  • Siddhant college of engineering,talegaon
  • S.B.Patil college of management,chinchwad
  • Marathwada Mitra Mandal college of pharmacy,kalewadi,
  • D. Y Patil college of pharmacy,akurdi
  • Shri Fattechand Jain High School, Chinchwad Est. 1927
  • JSPM's Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Tathawade, Pune-33.

Suburbs of Pimpri-Chinchwad

  1. {Pawana Nagar}
  2. Pimpri
  3. Chinchwad
  4. Bijalinagar, Chinchwad
  5. Nigdi
  6. Nigdi Pradhikaran
  7. Akurdi
  8. Tathawade
  9. Bhosari
  10. Talegaon
  11. Talwade
  12. Hinjewadi
  13. Sambhajinagar
  14. Ajmera Colony - Masulkar colony
  15. Sangvi
  16. Pimple Nilakh\Aundh Camp
  17. Wakad
  18. Sant Tukaram Nagar / Nehrunagar
  19. Pimple Gurav
  20. Kalewadi
  21. Thergaon
  22. Chikhali
  23. Rahatni
  24. punawale
  25. Pimple Saudagar
  26. MOSHI
  27. Ravet
  28. DAPODI

See also

References

  1. ^ Dahiwal, Archana (April 4, 2011). "Pimpri-Chinchwad population is 17.29 lakh". DNA India. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-24/pune/31838427_1_civic-administration-municipal-commissioner-pavana
  3. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-15/developmental-issues/32684483_1_tree-census-tree-plantation-lakh-trees
  4. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-14/pune/31164703_1_ncp-corporators-mangala-kadam-varsha-madigeri
  5. ^ Gaikwad, Siddharth (June 13, 2011). "Effluents, debris, waste choke Pavana". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. ^ "History And Culture". PCMC Web Portal. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Pimpri Chinchwad, India". wwp.greenwichmeantime.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Industrial Zone". Pune Diary. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ Menon, Sudha (March 30, 2002). "Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial belt: Placing Pune at the front". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  10. ^ Nambiar, Nisha (December 8, 2009). "Rs 7,000-crore Chakan airport: new deadline is 2014". Indian Express. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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