Chinchwad

Chinchwad
Suburb
Chinchwad
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Metro	Pune
Established	11 October 1982
Government
• Mayor	Shakuntala Dharade
• Commissioner	Rajeev Jadhav
Area
• Total	171.51 km2 (66.22 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,729,320
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	4110XX
Telephone code	91-20
Vehicle registration	MH-14
Lok Sabha constituency	Maval, Shirur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pimpri, Chinchwad, Bhosari
Civic agency	Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Distance from Mumbai	165 kilometres (103 mi) (land)
Website	www.pcmcindia.gov.in

Chinchwad is a suburb of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune in the Pune Metropolitan Area in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body (the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation or PCMC). It is located to the North-West of Pune and is well connected to the center of Pune city via the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway.

Demographics

The main language spoken in the town is Marathi.

History

{See Morya Gosavi}

Culture

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with lot of rigor and joy, Dasara is also one of the important festival. All industries are closed during that time.

Morya Gosavi temple is a famous place in Chinchwad.

Morya Gosavi

Transport

{See also Chinchwad railway station}

{See also Pune Suburban Railway}

Chinchwad is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is Pune Airport, with the Maharashtra government planning to set up a new airport near Chakan. Pune - Lonavla suburban local trains run through this area. The railway station for this area is Chinchwad Railway Station. Old Pune–Mumbai Highway has been widened to four lanes, which has improved connectivity to Pune and reduced travel time to less than 30 minutes. It has a State Transport Bus stand Pimpri-Chinchwad Bus Stand at Vallabhnagar. Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited(formed by merger of PCMT and PMT) operates the public transport system in this area. The Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Chinchwad under the Pune Metro project. A BRTS system is also under construction in this area.

Freeway

The freeway is been designed on Pune- Mumbai old highway which streamlines the traffic in the cities of Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akurdi, Nigdi.

See also

• Pune
• Roads in Pune
• Morya Gosavi

External links

• Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Website
• Information about Pimpri-Chinchwad
• www.dypcoe-akurdi.org/