Pimpri-Chinchwad

Pimpri-Chinchwad
पिंपरी-चिंचवड
Metropolis
Nickname(s): New Pune, Audyogik nagar (Industrial City)
Pimpri-Chinchwad
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 India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Metro Pune
Established 11 October 1982
Government
 • Body Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Area
 • Total 171.51 km2 (66.22 sq mi)
Elevation 570 m (1,870 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,729,320
 • Density 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 4110XX (Pune City PIN Codes)
Telephone code 91-20
Vehicle registration MH-14
Lok Sabha constituency Maval, Shirur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pimpri, Chinchwad, Bhosari
Civic agency Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Distance from Mumbai 165 kilometres (103 mi) (land)
Website www.pcmcindia.gov.in

Pimpri-Chinchwad is part of Pune Metropolitan City in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the urban agglomeration of Pune. It consists of the towns of Pimpri, Chinchwad, Nigdi, Akurdi, Ravet, Bhosari, Pimple Gurav, Moshi, Punawale, and Sangavi, which are governed by a common municipal body (the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation or PCMC). It is located to the north-west and is connected to the centre 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. 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.

The current commissioner of Pimpri-Chinchwad is Rajeev Jadhav, who replaced Dr. Shrikar Pardeshi for the post who held it for one & half years.[2] The additional commissioner is Mr. Tanaji Shinde.[3] Mrs. Shakuntala Dharade is the current 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 has pleasant climate all the year round. Three rivers Pavana, Mula and Indrayani flow through this area. Pimpri-Chinchwad sources its water from the 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 efforts have been taken to improve the quality of water, which have been successful in some places along the riverside.

History

Today's Pimpri-Chinchwad is formed of the formerly independent localities of 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.

Starting in the mid-1950s the green fields of the villages on the sides of the highway and railways linking Pune to Mumbai became locations of choice for large industrial development. In the 1960s, the newly founded Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) purchased vast tracts of land and built roads and water supply infrastructure.[7] It turned the area into a successful cluster of pharmaceutical, mechanical, automotive, and, more recently, information technology, of national and international importance (see Industries below). Hundreds of thousands of people migrated to the new hub to fill the jobs and benefit from rapid economic development. In 1970, the scattered village jurisdictions merged into one single municipal authority, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

Culture

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with great rigour and joy, Dasara is also one of the important festival. All industries are closed during that time.

Tourism

Shree Mahavir Jain Temple

Shree Mahavir Jain Temple is the most famous tourist attraction around this area.This temple is dedicated to 24th and last tirthankar Mahaveer Swami. The pratimaji(idol) of this temple is considered miraculous. There is a Shri 1008 Chandraprabhu Jain temple near this temple.

Industries

Pimpri-Chinchwad today is one of the major industrial hubs in Asia.[8] Industrialization started in 1954 with the arrival of Hindustan Antibiotics Limited.[9] PCMC is now home to the Indian operations of major automobile companies like Premier Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd - Truck & Bus Division, Mahindra Engineering services, Bajaj Auto, BEL Optronic Devices Limited, TATA Motors (formerly TELCO), Kinetic Engineering, Force Motors (formerly Bajaj Tempo) Daimler Chrysler, Thermax and Autoline Industries.[9] In addition to this, several heavy industries such as Forbes-Marshall, ThyssenKrupp and GEA Ecoflex, Alfa Laval & Sandvik Asia have their manufacturing units in the town and also the German company KSB Pumps, Swedish bearing company SKF.

The Hinjawadi IT Park hosts several Software and Information Technology majors like Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, Accenture, KPIT Cummins, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Tata Technologies, Geometric Limited.

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 operates the public transport system in this area. The Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Pimpri-Chinchwad under the Pune Metro project. A Rainbow BRTS system is also under expansion in this area. The main railway stations for this area are Chinchwad Railway Station, Akurdi Railway Station and Pimpri Railway Station.

Education

Schools

  • A.C.E.M Ganganagar, Akurdi
  • Acharya Shri Anand Rushiji English Medium School
  • Amrita Vidyalayam School and Junior College, Nigdi
  • Bishops School, Pimpri
  • Cambridge International School, Chinchwad Station
  • Camp Education Society, Nigdi
  • City International School
  • City Pride School
  • C.M.S English Medium High School, Nigdi
  • Darshan Academy, Chinchwad
  • Dheeraj International School, Pune
  • D.I.C's Kids World, Pradhikaran
  • Dr. D. Y. Patil English Medium School
  • Global Indian International School, Chinchwad
  • GG International School
  • The Good Samaritan School, Wakad
  • Hindustan Antibiotics School
  • Indira National School, Tathawade
  • Infant Jesus High School, Wakad
  • Jai Hind High School and Junior College
  • Jnana Prabodhini, Nigdi Pradhikaran
  • Judson High School
  • Kamalnayan Bajaj High School
  • P.B. Jog High School, Chinchwad
  • Mhalsakant Vidyalay, Pradhikaran, Akurdi
  • M.S.S. Highschool
  • Nav Maharashtra Vidyalaya & Jr. College Pimpri
  • Parvati English Medium School, Kalewadi
  • Pratibha English Medium School Krishnanagar Chinchwad
  • Prerna Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Thergoan
  • Priyadarshani English Medium School
  • Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Vitthalwadi, Akurdi
  • Shri Fattechand Vidhyala & Jr. College, Chinchwad
  • Shrimati Godavari Hindi Vidyalay and Jr.College, Akurdi
  • Shrimati Kamladevi Govindshet Sable English Medium School, Akurdi
  • Shrimati S. S. Ajmera High School
  • S.P.M English Medium School, Nigdi
  • St. Alphonsa High School, Alphonsa Nagar, Kalewadi
  • St. Andrews High School, Chinchwad
  • Saint Dnyansagar English Medium School, Chikhali
  • St. Ursula High School, Nigdi
  • Trinity High School, Akurdi
  • Vidya Niketan
  • Vidyanand Bhavan, Nigdi

Colleges

  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's Institute of Computer Studies, Pimpri
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's Institute of Professional Studies, Pimpri
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's IIBR, Pimpri
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's Institute of Business Management & Research, Chinchwad
  • Audyogik Shikshan Mandal's CSIT NR. Pimpri-Chinchwad RTO
  • Audyogik Tantra Shikshan Sanstha College of Business Studies & Computer Application], Chinchwad
  • Audyogik Tantra Shikshan Sanstha Institute of Industrial & Computer Management and Research, Nigdi
  • B.R. Gholap Junior college
  • D Y Patil Ayurved College Pimpri
  • D Y Patil College of Engineering
  • D Y Patil College of Pharmacy, Akurdi
  • D Y Patil Medical College, Pimpri
  • D Y Patil Homoeopathic College, Pimpri
  • IIBM College of Hotel Management, Chinchwad
  • Indira College of Engineering & Management
  • Jai Hind Junior College
  • Marathwada Mitra Mandal College of Pharmacy, Kalewadi
  • Mucc College of Commerce
  • Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering
  • Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts Commerce and Science College, Akurdi
  • Sangvi Keshri College, Chinchwad West
  • S. B. Patil College of Management, Chinchwad
  • Siddhant college of engineering, Sudumbare
  • Shri Fattechand Jain High School, Chinchwad Est. 1927

References

  1. ↑ Dahiwal, Archana (April 4, 2011). "Pimpri-Chinchwad population is 17.29 lakh". DNA India. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Maharashtra govt transfers 20 senior administrative officers". Zee News.
  3. ↑ "Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to make use of satellite imaging to determine green cover - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  4. ↑ "Mohini Lande is fifth woman mayor of Pimpri-Chinchwad - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  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. ↑ Menon, Sudha (March 30, 2002). "Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial belt: Placing Pune at the front". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Pimpri Chinchwad, India". wwp.greenwichmeantime.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Industrial Zone". Pune Diary. 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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