Dehu Road
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Dehu Road
Maharashtra • India |
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District(s) | Pune |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Population | 46,900 (2001) |
Codes • Postal |
• 412101 |
Dehu Road is a cantonment town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Dehu Road had a population of 46,900. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dehu Road has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 67%. In Dehu Road, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Being a cantonment the population in Dehu Road is very diverse with people from various states of India having settled here. The newly constructed Mubai Pune Express highway starts from Dehu Road. Dehu Road has many schools with oldest and most prominent school being St. Jude High School earlier known as th Garrison School. Kendriya vidyalaya No 1, Dehu Road one of the oldest KVs in India is situated here.