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Line 33: \|footnotes = }} '''Pimpri-Chinchwad''' ({{lang-mr\|पिंपरी-चिंचवड}}) is a town in the [[Pune district]] in the [[States and territories of India\|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]] and is well connected to the center of [[Pune City\|Pune city]] ~~proper~~ via the [[Old Pune-Mumbai Highway]]. ==Demographics== {{As of\|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_pimpri-chinchwad-population-is-17-29-lakh_1528147</ref> Pimpri Chinchwad had a population of 1,729,320. Male population (9.45 lakh) and female population (7.83 lakh). Pimpri Chinchwad has an average literacy rate of 87.19, higher than the national average of 74.04%. In Pimpri Chinchwad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Line 39: The main language spoken in the town is [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]. There is also a significant [[Sindhi people\|Sindhi]] population present in Pimpri. The Government of India, rehabilitated Sindhis, who came from [[Pakistan]] after the division of British India. The current commissioner of Pimpri - Chinchwad is Mr. Ashish Sharma and the additional commissioner is Mr. Amrutrao Sawant. Mr. Yogesh Behl is the current mayor of Pimpri - Chinchwad. The JNNURM award for Best Performing City under Sub-Mission for Urban Infrastructure and Governance was given to Pimpri-Chinchwad. ==Geography== Line 54: ==Transport== Pimpri-chinchwad is well connected by road, rail and air. Nearest airport is [[Pune International Airport]] with Maharashtra government planning to setup new airport near chakan<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-7-000crore-chakan-airport-new-deadline/551154/</ref>. Pune Lonavala sub-urban local trains runs through this area. [[Old Pune–Mumbai Highway]] has been widened to 4 lane, which has improved connectivity to pune and reduced travel time to less than 30 minutes. It has State Transport Bus stand [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Bus Stand]] at vallabhnagar and [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited]](formed by merger of ~~PCMC~~PCMT and PMT) operates the public transport system in this area. Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Pimpri-Chincwad under the [[Pune Metro]] project. ==Schools== Line 74: == Entertainment == Acharya Atre Sabhagruha Pimpri, Ramkrishna More Auditorium, Chinchwad, Sudharma Auditorium, Mulshi, Ankushrao Landage Auditorium, Bhosari are some of the auditoriums in Pimpri - Chinchwad which host plays. There are also a number of single screen cinema halls like Ashok, Jaishree etc. and multiplexes like Vishal E-square, Big Cinemas, Chinchwad, Fame Jai Ganesh, Akurdi which play the latest movies. ~~Ram Krishna More Auditorium is present in the heart of Chinchwad to cater the demand of Drama lovers, where most of the plays and drammas are played.~~ Town has lots of movie theaters which play latest bollywood/hollywood and regional Marathi movies. New multiplexes like Big cinemas, Fame Jai Ganesh have opened, while old theaters are being converted to multiplex to catchup with this latest trend.Newly made ankushrao landage audiotorium is the heart of bhosari. ==Places of Interest== Line 82 ⟶ 81: [[Appu Ghar]] Krishna Mandir(Nigdi) Durga Tekdi, Nigdi Swami Ayappa Temple, Nigdi Ghoradeshwar Caves, Talegaon Bird valley park<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-08/pune/27944903_1_migratory-birds-quarry-boating-facilities</ref>

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