Dhankawadi

Dhankawadi is an outlying borough of the city of Pune in the state of Maharashtra. It lies on the southern edge of the city along old Route 4 just north of where the Route 4 bypass leaves old Route 4, about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) south of the Pune city centre.

Dhankawadi

धनकवडी
borough
Dhankawadi
Coordinates: 18°28′20″N 73°51′14″E
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DivisionPune Division
DistrictPune District
TalukaPune City
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ZIP code(s)
411 043[1]
Area code(s)+91-20
Official languageMarathi

Dhankawadi was a small village that was subsumed into Pune in 1997. The area has been ongoing rapid building development since 2000.[2] Part of Dhankawadi has been reserved for a bio-diversity park; however, the park remains in the proposal stage.[3]

Dhankawadi is also a home to many of the top colleges in Pune, including Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT), Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University(BVPDU).[4]

It also includes many local attractions like Katraj Lake which has an island with a large statue of warrior king Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and a huge Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park with a snake park and animal rescue center.

Notes
  1. "Dhankawadi S.O Post Office – Pune, PUNE, Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
  2. "PMC's unauthorised structure problem". Pune Mirror. Pune, India. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  3. "BDP becomes slum on rent". Pune Mirror. Pune, India. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. "Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune, India's Best Private University". bvuniversity.edu.in. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

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