Pune, the Cultural Capital of Maharashtra is the Seventh Largest Metropolis in India and the Second Largest in the State of Maharashtra. Pune City is closely related to the rise of Maratha Empire in 17th and 18th Century. Laxmi Road of Pune is very famous and is most loved places by people for shopping and it has been surviving since more than a decade. Laxmi Road starts from AlkaTalkies and ends when it reaches the Cantonment area. The road runs end through the veins of Pune City and is covered with the shops on both the sides for almost 4km.

Pune District is home of Savitribai Phule Pune University, formerly known as “The University of Pune” founded in 1948. It is popularly known as ‘Oxford of the East’. Primary and Secondary Education is administered by the Zilla Parishad .There are number of Primary and Secondary Schools in the district. Pune city is the district Headquarterand it lies in the Western Ghats of Sahyadri Mountains. In Pune district, there are two Municipal Corporation namely Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). Pimpri-Chinchwad is located in West of Pune, touching the Pune-Mumbai National Highway. PCMC area is developed by MIDC as an industrial zone. Administratively Pune is divided into 15 Taluka’s and 13 Panchayat’s.




Climatic Condition

Pune experiences three Seasons: Summer, Monsoon and Winter. With hot semi-arid climate bordering with tropical wet and dry, average temperatures ranges between 20 to 28 °C (68 to 82 °F).

Culture

It epitomizes Marathi Culture, which lays emphasis on education, arts and crafts, music, and theatre. Pune’s culture signifies a perfect amalgamation of traditions with modernity; especially with the number of Classical Shows that are hosted here.

Religion

The prominent religion in Pune is Hinduism, followed by Islam which is the second largest. Also, there are a significant number of Christians residing in Pune.


Pune is located 560 m (1,840 ft) above sea level on the western margin of the Deccan plateau.



Ambulance 001, Fire Brigade 002, Police 003, Blood Banks 004

RTO, Municipal Corporation, Electricity Board

Property Registration, Land Registration, Birth/Death Registration, Vehicle Registration

District Court, Civil Court, Industrial Court, Labour Court, Consumer Court, Lawyers, Attorneys

Easy Cab, Meru, Wings, TAB Cab

SBI, HDFC, ICICI

Sahyadri, Ruby Hall, Inamdar, Jehangir

SBI, HDFC, ICICI

Hyatt, IBIS, Le Meridian, Westin

Kalyani Veg, Shree Krishna

Irish Pub, Red Lounge, Area 51

Fame, Inox, PVR, Cinemax, Cinepoils

Phoenix, Amanora, Seasons, SGS, Inorbit Supermarkets – Big Bazaar, Spencers, D-Mart etc.

Symbiosis, CME, Bharti Vidyapeeth, PUNE University