Pune district

Pune District is situated in state. city is the district headquarters. According to the latest census (2001), total population of the district is 7,232,555. Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population

Geography

 * Pune District lies in the western region in the State of Maharashtra in India. Its bounded by to the northwest,  to the west,  to the south,  to the southeast, and  to the north and northeast.
 * Pune district lies in the or Sahyadri mountain range and it extends on to the  Plateau on the west.

Rivers and lakes and Dams
Major rivers of the district are: Pushpavati, Krushnavati, Kukadi, Meena, Ghod, Bhima, Bhama, Andhra, Indryani, Pavna, Mula, Mutha, Ambi, Mose, Shivganga, Kanandi, Gunjavni, Velvandi, Neera, Karha etc

Some Major Dams are

Pimpalgaon (Pushpavati), Manikdoh,Yedgaon (Kukadi), Meena (Meena), Dimbe (Ghod), Chas-Kaman, ??? (Bhama), Andhra (Andhra), Valvhan (Indrayani), Pavna (Pavna), Mulshi (Mutha), Temghar, Khadakwasla (Mutha), Varasgaon (Ambi), Panshet (Mose), Chapet (Kanandi), Bhatgar (Velvandi), Devghar, Veer (Neera)

Lonavla region (Wadgaon-Maval Taluka) can be called as lake district of Maharashtra due to numerous lakes in this area viz, Bhushi, The Lonavla lake, INS Shivaji, Pavna, Valvhan, Tungarli, Andhra, Shirawta lake

However the Sahyadris and its branches offer lot of opportunity for damming the streams leading to large number of lakes in Pune district

Divisions
Administratively the district is divided into 14 s. These are, , , , , , , , , , , , and. Pune city is the administrative headquarters of the district.

There are 18 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district. These are Junnar, Ambegaon, Khed-Alandi, Maval, Mulshi, Haveli, Bopodi, Shivajinagar, Parvati (SC), Kasba Peth, Bhvani Peth, Pune Cantonment, Shirur, Daund, Indapur, Baramati, Purandhar and Bhor. The 3 Lok Sabha constituencies of the district are Khed, Pune and Baramati.

Cities and towns
city and the twin city are the major cities in the district. Pune city is administered by the Pune Municipal Corporation while Pimpri - Chinchwad is admistered by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.

There are three areas in the district.
 * Pune Cantonment
 * Cantonment
 * Dehu Road Cantonment

Some smaller towns in the district with Nagarpalikas or Municipal Councils are:
 * Narayangaon
 * Khed
 * Chakan
 * Saswad
 * Walchandnagar
 * Wadgaon
 * Saswad
 * Walchandnagar
 * Wadgaon
 * Walchandnagar
 * Wadgaon
 * Walchandnagar
 * Wadgaon
 * Wadgaon
 * Wadgaon

Forts
There are several forts in and around Pune District, including:


 * Jivdhan
 * Hadsar
 * Chavand
 * Narayangad
 * or Sangramgad
 * or Kathingad
 * Korigad
 * or
 * or Prachandagad
 * and Vajrangad (Rudramal)
 * Sonori or Malhargad
 * Rohida
 * Kenjalgad
 * or Prachandagad
 * and Vajrangad (Rudramal)
 * Sonori or Malhargad
 * Rohida
 * Kenjalgad
 * Kenjalgad

There are many small hill forts and numerous fortified castles.

Highways
Several National Highways and State Highways criss cross Pune district. They include:


 * Pune Mumbai and Pune Bangalore National Highway (NH 4)
 * Pune Solapur Hydrabad National Highway (NH 9)
 * Pune Nashik National Highway (NH 50)
 * Mumbai Pune Express Highway

Major State Highways include


 * Pune Ahmednagar Aurangabad State Highway
 * Pune Alandi State Highway
 * Pune Saswad Pandharpur State Highway
 * Pune Paud Road State Highway
 * Talegaon Chakan State Highway

Railway Lines

 * Pune Mumbai Broad Gauge double line
 * Pune Daund Solapur Broad Gauge double line
 * Daund Manmad Broad Gauge single line
 * Daund Baramati Lonand Broad Gauge single line
 * Pune Miraj Broad Gauge single line