Rasta Peth is the oldest neighbourhood located in 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 ...
, India. The name is derived from the name of Raste who was a relative of
Peshwa’s in the
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Sh ...
.
Rasta Peth is a centralized location in the city. Places such as
Pune Railway Station
Pune Junction railway station (station code: PUNE) is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network.
...
, Camp,
Shaniwar Wada,
Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple, Laxmi road, Bund Garden are hardly 10 minutes apart.
References
Peths in Pune
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