Pimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the
Pune districtPune 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. Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
in the
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of
MaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's third largest state by area and second largest by population....
. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body (the Pimpri-Chinchwad
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or PCMC). It is located to the North-West of
PunePune , formerly known as Punawadi or Punya-Nagari or Poona, is the eighth largest city in India, and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai...
and is well connected to the Pune city proper via the
Old Pune-Mumbai HighwayThe 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,...
.
India
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, Pimpri Chinchwad had a population of 1,012,472. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.
Pimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the
Pune districtPune 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. Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
in the
IndiaIndia, 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, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
n
stateIndia 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.- States and territories :...
of
MaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's third largest state by area and second largest by population....
. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body (the Pimpri-Chinchwad
Municipal CorporationA municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
or PCMC). It is located to the North-West of
PunePune , formerly known as Punawadi or Punya-Nagari or Poona, is the eighth largest city in India, and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai...
and is well connected to the Pune city proper via the
Old Pune-Mumbai HighwayThe 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
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, Pimpri Chinchwad had a population of 1,012,472. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Pimpri Chinchwad has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. 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
SindhiSindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province of Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Muslim, Zorastrian, Hindus and Christians...
population present in Pimpri. The Government of India, rehabilitated Sindhis, who came from Pakistan after the division of British India.
SindhiSindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province of Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Muslim, Zorastrian, Hindus and Christians...
community has made a significant contribution towards making Pimpri a prosperous town and a busy commercial place.
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 Pavna 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
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. 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 AutoBajaj Auto is a major Indian automobile manufacturer. It is India's largest and the world's 4th largest two- and three-wheeler maker. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra, with plants in Akurdi and Chakan ,Waluj and Pantnagar in Uttaranchal...
, BEL Optronic Devices Ltd,
TATA MotorsTata Motors Limited , is a multinational 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) and
DaimlerChryslerDaimler AG is a German car corporation and the world's thirteenth largest car manufacturer as well as the largest truck manufacturer in the world...
. The city is also home to India's premier antibiotics research institute
Hindustan Antibiotics LimitedHindustan 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,
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and Alfa Laval &
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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 etc.
Renaming
A proposal to rename this city to
New Pune has been deliberated amongst politicians, intellectuals and members of the business community as it is thought that this would launch the city as an international city teaming with
PunePune , formerly known as Punawadi or Punya-Nagari or Poona, is the eighth largest city in India, and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai...
. The
New Pune brand name was first proposed by the Former Commissioner of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Mr. Dilip Band. No progress on the name change has been noted as of now.
Growing City
Now this place is witnessing with a huge amount of changes in the city demographics. Newly constructed subways multiplexes and shopping malls are making this place more easily accesseble and urbanized.
This place is growing due to newly constructed Hinjwadi IT parks and allied area.
Auditorium
Ram Krishna More Auditorium is present in the heart of Chinchwad to cater the demand of Dramma lovers, where most of the plays and drammas are been played.
Appu Ghar
On the base of Delhi's Appu Ghar, one small place near the NIGADI has been developed, to play the different small fairy games.
Engineering colleges 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
- 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
Sub-urbs of Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Pimpri
- Chinchwad
- Nigdi
- Nigdi Pradhikaran
- Akurdi
- Tathawade
- Bhosari
- Talwade
- Hinjwadi
- Sambhajinagar
- Ajmera Colony
- Sangvi
- Aundh Annex
- Wakad
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