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Pimpri

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पिंपरी
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Suburb
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pimpri is located in Maharashtra
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Coordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E / 18.6186222; 73.8037306Coordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E / 18.6186222; 73.8037306
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Metro Pune
Area
 • Total 171.51 km2 (66.22 sq mi)
Elevation 570 m (1,870 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,729,320
 • Density 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 411017, 411018
Telephone code 91-20
Vehicle registration MH-14
Lok Sabha constituency Maval, Shirur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pimpri, Chinchwad, Bhosari
Civic agency Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Distance from Mumbai 165 kilometres (103 mi) (land)
Website www.pcmcindia.gov.in

Area in pimpri are , shagun chowk, sai chowk, aaryasamaj chowk, pimpri main bazaar, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Vallabh Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Ajmera, Morwadi, Kharalwadi, Vitthal Nagar, Uddyam Nagar and Yeshawant Nagar. Pimpri is a suburb of Pune in the Pune Metropolitan Area in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation or PCMC. It is located to the North-West of Pune city and is well connected to the center of Pune city via the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway.

The main language spoken in the town is Marathi, Hindi and Sindhi. It is one of the busiest business hubs in the country famous for its Clothing and eateries. Well versed with religious spots for all religions, Pimpri is an example of Unity in Diversity of the country and depicts a true Indian spirit. People are known for their helping hand and charity for various religious and other occasions. Mata Vaishnav Devi Temple, a replica of original in Katra is one of the most visited places. People from various parts of the country come to visit religious places by which Pimpri is surrounded. Langar is organised by various social groups on weekly / monthly / yearly basis. Cheti ChandMela is celebrated on a huge scale, where, celebrities from Bollywood are called upon. Pimpri is also famous for education with historical schools Jai Hind School and Junior College Hindustan Antibiotics and Dr. DY Patil School and College, over here. High quality hospitals are also present over here two of them are YCM Hospital and DY Patil Hospital.


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