Warje is a suburb of
Pune
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, in the Indian state of
Maharashtra
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.
Warje used to be one of the
Octroi checkpoints. At the Warje junction, commonly referred to as the Warje Chowk, one road leads to
Deccan Gymkhana, via Karve Road, and the other to
Khadakwasla dam, one source of Pune's drinking water, and the
National Defense Academy (India), one of India's premier military training institutes.
Geography
Warje is situated about 10 km from the center of Pune. Warje is on the bank of the Mutha river, making the village a catchment area for the western hills due to good soil and sufficient water for farming. It hosts a dense forest in the proximity of the river and creek areas. It borders Kothrud on north, Katraj on south, Narhe and Dhayari Neighbourhoods of Pune.
History
Before 1970, Warje was a small village with farming as the main economic activity. Warje was one of the stops during sheep migration from
Konkan
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to regions inland. Warje lies between Sinhagad Fort and Pune. Signs of this linkage can be seen in rocky areas next to Ganpati temple at the west of the town. Ganpati temple has existed since 1982 and probably for quite some time before that. The temple was rebuilt in 1990 and is known as Ganpati Mathab. Warje ''gaon'' existed in
Shivaji's era.
After 1970, Pune's population increased dramatically. This led Warje to develop as a suburb. Major parts of the forest and fertile lands were converted to apartment complexes. Most of the land became occupied by housing complexes.
Each morning just under the Warje flyover bridge, a crowd of unskilled labourers await daily work from contractors, transporters and construction companies.
The smaller region of 'Malwadi' within Warje has seen rapid growth in the new millennium mostly due to the advent of several large housing complexes. Population boomed increasing stress on public infrastructure.
Transport
Warje is connected by an extensive network of local municipal city buses to all parts of Pune. The buses operate from the "Ganpati Matha" bus station in Malwadi and connect the suburb to Swargate, Katraj, Shivajinagar, Pune station, Market Yard, Kothrud etc. and even up to Chinchwad and Nigdi. It is near to Sinhgad fort a attractive fort near Pune.
Karve road connects it to Kothrud, Narhe road connects it to Narhe and Dhayari as well Sinhgad road to Sinhgad fort. The AH 47 or NH 48 passes through the suburb making it one of the highly trafficked areas of Pune.NH 48 connects it to rest of Pune (Katraj, Bavdhan)
Real estate
Because of its proximity to downtown and to the
National Defence Academy (preventing development to the west), land prices in Warje-Malwadi have skyrocketed.
See also
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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 ...
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List of neighbourhoods in Pune
The Pune metropolitan area consists of:
Old city
This area consists of areas which were part of Pune before the arrival of the British in 1818. This area consists of 17 peths. This area is today called as Old city.
Other areas under PMC Admi ...
References
{{Neighbourhoods of Pune
Neighbourhoods in Pune