Paud is a small village in the heart of the Mulshi valley in

Pune district Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst I ...

, the fourth most populous district in

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. It is located in the state of

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.Mulshi Taluka directory
/ref> The main sources of income are the two international schools on the nearby hills: Riverdale International School, and

Mahindra United World College of India UWC Mahindra College (sometimes known as the ''Mahindra United World College of India'', or MUWCI) is a pre-university international boarding school, located west of Pune in Maharashtra, India. The college is a two-year programme with about 250 ...

. Within the village itself, there are a few mechanics, sweet shops, 3 banks, and restaurant (Sagar Inn) with

permit room A permit room in India is a section of a restaurant where it is permitted to serve alcoholic drink An alcoholic beverage (also called an alcoholic drink, adult beverage, or a drink) is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol tha ...

. There is also a bus stop cum jeep stand with access to

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

. The region is an eco-tourism hotspot, and outside of town there are many guest houses and gardens. This also has caught eyes of Realtors, trying to develop the area into an out-state nature living spot. The biggest development here i
Skyi Star Town
a complete satellite township being developed in the area. The move has bought a new source of revenue for the locals, who comprise as the main source of workforce for construction, as well as logistics. Sagar Inn blossomed with the founding of the Mahindra United World College of India. Students frequently visit the restaurant. There is also a picturesque historic Church in the valley which belonged to The Church of Scotland during the British era. Now it is under the jurisdiction of the Church of North India. There are some other villages near Paud such as Asade, Bhadas, Shileshwar, Jamgaon, Shere, Akole, Mulshi and many others, that make up

Taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

Mulshi, of which Paud is the taluka seat. This area is largely dependent on agriculture and manual labour.

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Villages in Pune district {{Pune-geo-stub

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