Nigdi

Nigdi
निगडी
Suburb
Nigdi
Coordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°ECoordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Metro Pune
Elevation 590 m (1,940 ft)
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 411044
Telephone code 91-20
Vehicle registration MH-14
Lok Sabha constituency Maval, Shirur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pimpri, Bhosari
Civic agency Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation

Nigdi (Marathi: निगडी) is a suburb of Pune, India. It is about 18 km from Pune Station on the Old Pune–Mumbai Highway. Nigdi is towards the north-western tip of Pune.

P.C.N.T.D.A. (Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority, पिंपरी चिंचवड नवनगर विकास प्राधिकरण)Area which is also known as Pradhikaran is a planned township. This total area is divided into several sectors. Although many areas of the city are added later on in P.C.N.T.D.A., Pradhikaran mainly refers to the area starting from Durga hill (दुर्गा टेकडी) - Bhakti-Shakti (भक्ती-शक्ती समूहशिल्प) to Akurdi Railway station - Ganganagar, which includes Sector number 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 A, 27 and 28.

Main Roads: 'Spine Road' and 'Ring Road' Public Gardens: Sant Tukaram udyan, Sant Dhnyaneshwar (ज्ञानेश्वर) udyan, Gajanan Maharaj Udyan, Raambaug and newly developed Sawarkar udyan.

Places of Interest

Entertainment

Hospitals

Labs

Shopping centers

Fast Food Restaurant

Restaurants

Eateries

Banks

Government Offices

Schools and Colleges

Temples and Parks (Gardens)

Masjid (Mosque)

Industrial Utopia

Nearby industry

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Force Motors

Sandvik Asia

Alfa Laval

Forbes Marshall

Atlas Copco

Kirloskar Filters

Kalyani Sharp

Mahindra and Mahindra

Hindustan Antibiotics

Kirloskar Pneumatics

Tata Motors

Indian Card Clothing

Finolex

SKF Bearings

Greaves Cotton

Mather Platt SPACO CARB. India LTD.

Transport facilities (to and from)

{See Also: Akurdi Railway Station}

Akurdi Railway Station of Pune Suburban Railway is in Sector-26 of Nigdi Pradhikaran. All local trains stops there. Nigdi is well connected to Pune City by buses leaving from Nigdi Bus terminal of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited. There are PMPML buses available to Swargate, Kothrud, Hinjawadi, Katraj, Bhosari, Pune Station, Yerwada, Hadapsar, Wadgaon, Talegaon, Shirgaon etc. Mumbai Pune highway goes through Nigdi. Chinchwad Railway Station of Pune Suburban Railway is in Chinchwad near Nigdi.

Bhakti Shakti

Bhakti-Shakti is a collection of statues installed by PCMC, in memory of the meeting between great saint Tukaram Maharaj and Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj. Bhakti-Shakti as a title represents union of spiritualism and power. Historically Shivaji in his early days of 'Hindavi Swaraj' had come to Dehu to meet sant Tukaram to seek his blessings. This place is located on old Pune-Mumbai highway, sector 23, Nigdi. Renowned sculptor Madan Garge of the Garge Art studio, Nashik, was assigned the work of making the statues. The height of the statues of Sant Tukaram and Chhatrapati Shivaji are 20-foot while the other statues stand at 10-foot. The statues weigh 22 metric tonnes.[1] Statues are placed on a small hillock. Over the years this statue has become face of Pimpri-Chinchwad. Bhakti-Shakti opens in the morning at 6.00 AM to 8.00 AM and 5.00 PM to 8.30 PM in the evening. See updated opening closing hours

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/111535/