Rajgurunagar (Khed)

Rajgurunagar (Khed) Khed
city
Rajgurunagar (Khed) Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°52′N 73°54′E / 18.867°N 73.900°ECoordinates: 18°52′N 73°54′E / 18.867°N 73.900°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	25,146
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ZIP code(s)	410505
Area code(s)	+91-2135
Vehicle registration	MH-14

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is a census town and headquarters of Khed taluka in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Etymology

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is named after iconic Indian freedom fighter Shivaram Rajguru. Khed is birthplace of Shivram Rajguru.

Demographics

• As per 2011 census, Rajgurunagar has population of 25,146 of which 12,899 were males while 12,247 were females.
• Average Sex Ratio of city is 949 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.
• Literacy rate of city was 91% compared to 82.95% of Maharashtra. Male literacy rate was 93% while female literacy rate was 88%.
• Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% of total population while Schedule Tribe were 5%.^[1]

Religion	Population[2]
Hindu	85.23%
Muslim	07.36%
Jain	03.63%
Buddhist	03.23%
Christian	0.17%
Sikh	0.07%
Other	0.10%
Not stated	0.20%
Total	25,146

Tourism

There are several temples in Rajgurunagar. Siddheshwar Temple is the one of the old temples, other temples include Kedareshwar Temple, Vishnu Temple (Chandiram Maharaj Math), Hanuman Temple, Shani Maharaj Temple and Chimanya Ganapati Temple.Shingeshwar temple near Kude budruk Village. Shingeshwar mountain highest in Pune & number 2 after Kalsubai mountain.

Development

Shiroli Chandus village, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Chakan and very near to Rajgurunagar, has been identified as a probable site for the proposed New Pune International airport.

Politics

Schools

• Hutatma Rajguru Arts, Science & Commerce College, Rajgurunagar
• Hutatma Rajguru Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
• Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
• Sheth Kesharchand Parakh Prathmic Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
• Prangan Nursery School,wada road,Rajgurunagar.
• Little Champs English Medium School
• KTES English Medium school, Rajgurunagar
• Z P School, Tinhewadi NO.1/2
• Trimurti Vidyalaya, Tinhewadi.
• Gurukul College Of Technology, Rajgurunagar
• ERA Kids(aiera.in/erakids/), Pabal Road, Rajgurunagar
• Pius Memorial School, Waki
• Priyadarshani School, Waki
• Podar International School, Chakan

Economy

Bharat Forge's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) named as Khedcity^[3] is the biggest SEZ in Pune spread over 1,000 hectares (4200Acre) of notified land in Khed taluka.^[4][5][6]

MARS International India Pvt.Ltd., the global manufacturer of chocolates, snack foods and pet foods acquired a large parcel of land in KhedCity (Bharat Forge's SEZ). The Company will set up its first manufacturing facility in India here with investment of Rs 1,005 crore (over $160 million).^{[7] [8]}

Chakan MIDC is situated 20 km from Khedcity.

See also

• Talukas in Pune district
• Khed taluka
• Amboli, Pune
• New Pune International Airport

References

1. http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/555861-rajgurunagar-maharashtra.html
2. http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/555861-rajgurunagar-maharashtra.html
3. "KhedCity".
4. ET Bureau (28 April 2010). "Bharat Forge plans to start marketing Khed SEZ". The Economic Times. India.
5. Biswas, Partha Sarathi (24 January 2013). "New industrial policy unlikely to increase housing stock". The Indian Express.
6. "Khed City Official Site".
7. "Mars International India to set up manufacturing plant in Pune; to invest Rs 1,005 cr". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
8. "Make-in-India: Mars Inc will set up Rs 1,000-crore plant in Khed City, Pune".