Thergaon

Thergaon is a suburb in the city of Pune, India. Long back it was a rural village before the growth of the city included it in the metropolitan area.[1] Today the locality is a well developed one with many large projects having been constructed within its limits as well as having several shops and market, shopping malls, marriage halls, hotels, restaurants, hospitals and public parks.

Thergaon
Suburb
Thergaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°37′04″N 74°46′27″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
CityPune
Municipal CorporationPCMC, Pune
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi, Hindi & English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
411033
Vehicle registrationMH 14 & MH 12
Nearest citiesMumbai
Websitewww.pcmcindia.gov.in

Pudumjee Pulp and Paper Mills runs a large paper mill there.[2][3] The suburb has a municipal park called Bapujibuwa Park.[4][5] Laxmibai Barne Udyan is another big park in the area with children's playing area, a joggers track and also meditation center and amphitheater.[6] Shubhankar Heights from Shiv Constructions and Ivana from Lakshmi Properties are among the several big housing projects in the area. Among government run hospitals, there is a Thergaon Hospital run by PCMC in Thergaon.[7]

The prime area in the locality is Dange Chowk. Several restaurants and hotels are located around it. Aundh-Ravet road passes through Dange Chowk and a beautiful flyover has been built over it.[8][9] Dange Chowk is on the Aundh-Ravet BRTS Route and is well connected by road to all parts of the Pune city. In Thergaon near Dange Chowk there is a public park called Shivaji Park which has a famous statue of Shivaji in black stone.[10]

The suburb is divided into a number of neighbourhoods including:[5]

  • Thergaon Gavthan
  • Pawar Nagar
  • Nakhate Nagar
  • Dattaraj Colony
  • Sai Colony
  • Shivtirth Nagar
  • Ganraj Colony
  • Dagadu Patil Nagar
  • Jai Hind Nagar
  • Nimbalkar Nagar
  • Noorya Hometel
  • Datta Nagar
  • Shiv Colony
  • Ganesh Nagar
  • Gujjar Nagar
  • Shivtartnagar
  • Kailas Nagar
  • Hanuman Nagari
  • Dagdu Patil nagar
  • Padwal nagar
  • Jai malhar nagar

Tourism

Parks

  • Bapujibuva Park
  • Thergaon Boat Club Park

Temples

  • Bapujibuva Temple
  • Pavneshwar Temple
  • Kala Ganpati Temple
  • Maruti Temple
  • Kejudevi Temple
  • Sainaath Temple
  • Mohatadevi Temple
  • Vitthal Rukmini Temple
  • Shani Maruti Temple
  • Laxmi devi Temple

Notes
  1. As "Thirgaon" Poona, India, NE 43-06 (series U502) (Map) (1 ed.). 1:250,000. United States Army Map Service. May 1960.
  2. FAO (1994). Projected Pulp and Paper Mills in the World: 1993-1998. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 31. ISBN 978-92-5-103531-3.
  3. Bhatt, S. C.; Bhargava, Gopal K., eds. (2006). "Chapter 12: Industry". Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: Volume 16 Maharashtra. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. pp. 271–413, page 356. ISBN 81-7835-372-5.
  4. "Walker's Paradise". Walk Score.
  5. "Thergaon, Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra. India". Google Maps.
  6. "Kai. Laxmibai Barne Udyan, Gujarnagar, Thergaon, PuneTHERGAON Pune".
  7. https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/quicklinks.php?Link=7&Id=51
  8. "Dange Chowk flyover to be functional by December-end". dna. 30 November 2013.
  9. "Flyover at Dange Chowk to be inaugurated today - Sakal Times".
  10. "Shivaji park - Thergaon".


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