Dhankawadi was an outlying borough of the city of
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( 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 As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
in the state of
Maharashtra. It lies on the southern edge of the city along old
Route 4 just north of where the Route 4 bypass leaves old Route 4, about south of the Pune city centre.
Dhankawadi was a small village that was subsumed into Pune in 1995 and now counted into pune city. The area has been ongoing rapid building development since 2000. Part of Dhankawadi has been reserved for a bio-diversity park; however, the park remains in the proposal stage.
Dhankawadi is also a home to many of the top colleges in Pune, includin
Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT) Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University(BVPDU).
It also includes many local attractions like
Katraj Lake which has an island with a large statue of warrior king
Shivaji
Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adil ...
and a huge
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park with a snake park and animal rescue center.
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Neighbourhoods in Pune
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