Gahunje

Village in Maharashtra

Village in Maharashtra, India

18°40′05″N 73°41′07″E / 18.6681709°N 73.6851847°E / 18.6681709; 73.6851847Country

IndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictPuneTalukaMawalGovernment

• TypePanchayati Raj • BodyGram panchayat • SarpanchKuldeep BodkeArea

^[1]

• Total505.32 ha (1,248.67 acres)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total4,046 • Density800/km² (2,100/sq mi) Sex ratio 2461/1585 ♂/♀Languages

• OfficialMarathi • Other spokenHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Pin code

410405

Telephone code02114ISO 3166 codeIN-MHVehicle registrationMH-14Websitepune.nic.in

Gahunje is a village and gram panchayat in Pune district of Maharashtra, India. It is situated in Mawal taluka of Pune district in the state of Maharashtra. It encompasses an area of 505.26 ha (1,249 acres).^[2]

It lies on the northwestern border of Pimpri-Chinchwad, midway between Pune and Lonavala.^{[citation needed]}

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is situated in this village. This village is known for this Test cricket venue.^[3]

Geography

Gahunje is located near Mumbai- Pune Express highway. This village's grampanchayat is have ISO certified. This village's 352.37 hector land is under cultivation. Milk dairy and agriculture are the primary occupations of this village's peoples. Rice, Wheat and Sugarcane are the primary crops in this village. ^[4] It have facilities such as solar lights on small settlements, roads, drainage system and Grampanchayat's water service.^[5]

Education facilities

Gahunje have 2 primary school of Jilha parishad.^[6]

Administration

The village is administrated by a sarpanch, an elected representative who leads a gram panchayat. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, the village was a self-contained gram panchayat, meaning that there were no other constituent villages governed by the body.^[7]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the village comprised 863 households. The population of 4,046 was split between 2,461 males and 1,585 females.^[2]

Air travel connectivity

The closest airport to the village is Pune Airport.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition

Gahunje village has achieved the awards of Tanta mukta scheme and Nirmal gram scheme (Clean village scheme).^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "शहर होण्यासाठीची उत्सुकता".
^ ^a ^b "Census of India 2011: Maharashtra: District Census Handbook Part B: Pune" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. p. 414. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
^ "शहर होण्यासाठीची उत्सुकता". Sakal.
^ "शहर होण्यासाठीची उत्सुकता | Sakal". www.esakal.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "शहर होण्यासाठीची उत्सुकता | Sakal". www.esakal.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "शहर होण्यासाठीची उत्सुकता | Sakal". www.esakal.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Census of India 2011: Maharashtra: District Census Handbook Part A: Pune" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. p. 1199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ "शहर होण्यासाठीची उत्सुकता | Sakal". www.esakal.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.