Rajgurunagar (Khed)

Rajgurunagar (Khed)
Khed
city
Rajgurunagar (Khed)

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°52′N 73°54′E / 18.867°N 73.900°E / 18.867; 73.900Coordinates: 18°52′N 73°54′E / 18.867°N 73.900°E / 18.867; 73.900
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Elevation 645 m (2,116 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 25,146
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ZIP code(s) 410505
Area code(s) +91-2135
Vehicle registration MH-14

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is a census town and headquarters of Khed taluka in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Etymology

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is named after iconic Indian freedom fighter Shivaram Rajguru. Khed is birthplace of Shivram Rajguru.

Demographics

Religion Population[2]
Hindu 85.23%
Muslim 07.36%
Jain 03.63%
Buddhist 03.23%
Christian 0.17%
Sikh 0.07%
Other 0.10%
Not stated 0.20%
Total 25,146

Tourism

There are several temples in Rajgurunagar. Siddheshwar Temple is the one of the old temples, other temples include Kedareshwar Temple, Vishnu Temple (Chandiram Maharaj Math), Hanuman Temple, Shani Maharaj Temple and Chimanya Ganapati Temple.Shingeshwar temple near Kude budruk Village. Shingeshwar mountain highest in Pune & number 2 after Kalsubai mountain.

Development

Shiroli Chandus village, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Chakan and very near to Rajgurunagar, has been identified as a probable site for the proposed New Pune International airport.

Politics

Schools

Economy

Bharat Forge's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) named as Khedcity[3] is the biggest SEZ in Pune spread over 1,000 hectares (4200Acre) of notified land in Khed taluka.[4][5][6]

MARS International India Pvt.Ltd., the global manufacturer of chocolates, snack foods and pet foods acquired a large parcel of land in KhedCity (Bharat Forge's SEZ). The Company will set up its first manufacturing facility in India here with investment of Rs 1,005 crore (over $160 million).[7] [8]

Chakan MIDC is situated 20 km from Khedcity.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/555861-rajgurunagar-maharashtra.html
  2. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/555861-rajgurunagar-maharashtra.html
  3. ↑ "KhedCity".
  4. ↑ ET Bureau (28 April 2010). "Bharat Forge plans to start marketing Khed SEZ". The Economic Times. India.
  5. ↑ Biswas, Partha Sarathi (24 January 2013). "New industrial policy unlikely to increase housing stock". The Indian Express.
  6. ↑ "Khed City Official Site".
  7. ↑ "Mars International India to set up manufacturing plant in Pune; to invest Rs 1,005 cr". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Make-in-India: Mars Inc will set up Rs 1,000-crore plant in Khed City, Pune".


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