Talegaon is a town on the outskirts of the city of
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 ...
, India.
Demographics
At the
2001 Census of India
The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 18 ...
, Talegaon Dabhade had a population of 42,574. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate was 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 83%, and female literacy was 75%. At that time, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.
At the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, the village comprised 13,856 households. The population of 56,435 was split between 29,033 males and 27,402 females.
Transport
Talegaon is served by
Talegaon railway station
Talegaon railway station or Talegaon station is an important railway station on the Mumbai–Pune railway route. It has two platforms, five lines and one footbridge. This is a major halt for Pune Suburban Railway trains. This station serves as ...
which serves as a terminus for trains running on the
Pune Suburban Railway
Pune Suburban Railway, (Marathi language, Marathi: पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे) also known as ''Pune Local'', is a suburban rail system connecting Pune to its suburbs and neighboring villages in Pune District, Maharash ...
. The station is of two platforms and has four tracks with two footbridges. This serves access to
Talegaon Dabhade village and
General Motors, Pune plant.
PMPML
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) is the public transport bus service provider for the city of Pune, India.
It operates 486 routes around the Pune Metropolitan Region including 51 Rainbow BRT routes that partially ply on the 4 bu ...
bus service is available. Private taxies are also available.
History
The
Induri (Indori) Fort in Talegaon was constructed by Sarsenapati
Khandojirao Yesajirao Dabhade between 1720-21. He was the eldest of the two sons of Yesaji Dabhade (Bodyguard of the Maratha King, Shivaji) and the grandson of Bajaji Dabhade. He was conferred the hereditary title of Sardar Senapati (or Sarsenapati, Commander-in-chief, or equivalent of Duke in British peerage) by Shahuji, the grandson of Shivaji on 11 January. Khanderao Dabhade died at Juna Rajwada in Talegaon Dabhade near Pune, Maharashtra on 27 September 1729. His widow, Sarsenapati Umabai Dabhade, was the first and only woman to become Commander-in-Chief of the Maratha forces in 1732. Their daughter Savitribai Dabhade married Srimant Yeshwantrao Mande (Sardar or equivalent of Earl), a descendent of
Moropant Trimbak Pingle
Moropant Trimbak Pingle (1620–1683), was the ''peshwa'' of the Maratha Empire, serving on Shivaji Maharaj's Ashta Pradhan (Council of Eight Ministers).
Early life
Moropant Trimbak Pingle was born to a Deshastha Brahmin family in 1620 Nimgaon. ...
, the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, serving on Shivaji Maharaj's Ashta Pradhan (Council of Eight Ministers).
Khanderao Dabhade built the Induri Fort also famous as the 'Sarsenapati Dabhade Gaadi' (seat of power) at Induri in 1720–21. The Samadhi of ''Sarsenapati'' Khanderao Dabhade is situated at the Shrimant Sarsenapati Dabhade Baneshwar Mandir in Talegaon Dabhade. The current Srimant is Abhishek Mande Bhot, who ascended upon the 'Gaadi' in 1990 upon turning 15.
List of people from Talegaon Dabhade
This is a categorized list of notable people who were born or have dwelt in Talegaon, India. Only people who are sufficiently notable to have individual entries on Wikipedia have been included in the list.
* Dr. Sarojini Babar (1920-2008) - prominent folk literater, poetess and writer.
* Malati Bedekar (née Baltai Khare) (1905-2001) - writer in Marathi.
* Ninad Bedekar (1949-2015) - writer, historian and orator
* Pandit Rahul Deshpande (1979-) - Hindustani classical music vocalist; grandson of Pandit Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande.
* Srimant Abhishek Mande Bhot (1982-) - writer, journalist
References
{{Pune district topics
Cities and towns in Pune district