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Country
  
India

District
  
Pune

ZIP code(s)
  
410505

Elevation
  
645 m

Local time
  
Friday 2:46 AM

State
  
Maharashtra

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Area code(s)
  
+91-2135

Population
  
25,146 (2011)

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Weather
  
25°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 46% Humidity

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is a census town and headquarters of Khed taluka in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Map of Rajgurunagar, Maharashtra 410505

Etymology

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is named after iconic Indian freedom fighter Shivaram Rajguru. Khed is birthplace of Shivram Rajguru.

Demographics

  • As per 2011 census, Rajgurunagar has population of 25,146 of which 12,899 were males while 12,247 were females.
  • Average Sex Ratio of city is 949 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.
  • Literacy rate of city was 91% compared to 82.95% of Maharashtra. Male literacy rate was 93% while female literacy rate was 88%.
  • Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% of total population while Schedule Tribe were 5%.

    • Tourism

    There are several temples in Rajgurunagar. Siddheshwar Temple is the one of the old temples, other temples include Kedareshwar Temple, Vishnu Temple (Chandiram Maharaj Math), Hanuman Temple, Shani Maharaj Temple and Chimanya Ganapati Temple.Shingeshwar temple near Kude budruk Village. Shingeshwar mountain highest in Pune & number 2 after Kalsubai mountain.

    Development

    Shiroli Chandus village, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Chakan and very near to Rajgurunagar, has been identified as a probable site for the proposed New Pune International airport.

    Schools

  • Hutatma Rajguru Arts, Science & Commerce College, Rajgurunagar
  • Hutatma Rajguru Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
  • Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
  • Sheth Kesharchand Parakh Prathmic Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
  • Prangan Nursery School,wada road,Rajgurunagar.
  • Little Champs English Medium School
  • KTES English Medium school, Rajgurunagar
  • Z P School, Tinhewadi NO.1/2
  • Trimurti Vidyalaya, Tinhewadi.
  • Gurukul College Of Technology, Rajgurunagar
  • ERA Kids(aiera.in/erakids/), Pabal Road, Rajgurunagar
  • Pius Memorial School, Waki
  • Priyadarshani School, Waki
  • Podar International School, Chakan

    • Economy

    Bharat Forge's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) named as Khedcity is the biggest SEZ in Pune spread over 1,000 hectares (4200Acre) of notified land in Khed taluka.

    MARS International India Pvt.Ltd., the global manufacturer of chocolates, snack foods and pet foods acquired a large parcel of land in KhedCity (Bharat Forge's SEZ). The Company will set up its first manufacturing facility in India here with investment of Rs 1,005 crore (over $160 million).

    Chakan MIDC is situated 20 km from Khedcity.

    References

    Rajgurunagar (Khed) Wikipedia
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