Dehu Road cantonment देहू रोड |
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Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 18°41′02″N 73°43′54″E / 18.6838°N 73.7318°ECoordinates: 18°41′02″N 73°43′54″E / 18.6838°N 73.7318°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Pune |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 48,961 |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 412101 |
Dehu Road is a cantonment town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India, and lies 27 km northwest of Pune Station along the NH4 Old Pune-Mumbai Highway which connects it to Pune city.
Dehu Road lies at an altitude of over 600 metres (2,000 ft), between two south-eastwardly flowing tributaries of the Bhima river, the Indrayani river to the north and the Pavana river to the south. Due to the elevation, the climate is pleasant.
It is surrounded by small towns including Dehuroad Marketyard, Vikas Nagar, Mamurdi, Ravet, Adarsh Nagar, Bapdev Nagar, Chincholi, Indrani Darshan, Kiwale, Sankalp Nagar, Sai Nagar, Gahunje, Barlota Nagar, Dutt Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Alkapuri, Ordnance Factory Staff Quarters, KV School Quarters, Garden City, Gandhi Nagar, Mehta Park, Sarvata Nagar, Baapdev Nagar, Thomas Colony, Shitla Nagar,Sankalp Nagari, Uttam Nagar, Srinagar, Mountbatan(MB) Camp, Kinhai, Zendemala, Siddharth Nagar, Shelarwadi, etc. Recent development in the Vikas Nagar area has made it one of the densest and fastest developing areas of the town. A new township is under construction at Ravet.
As Dehu Road is a cantonment town, offices of Central Government departments, especially Military and Defence, are located here. Dehu Road is also very close to IT parks such as Pune Hinjawadi, Talawade as well as ICC Trade Tower, and is 8 km from the Talegaon industrial zone where major manufacturing industries including Ordnance Factory Dehu Road of the Ordnance Factories Board which manufactures products for the Indian Armed Forces. Volkswagen, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, JCB, Tetrapack, INA Bearings, etc. are located.