Pune (ind)

Pune

Pune ranks 537th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rennes, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Heian-kyō. Memorable people born in Pune include Jyotirao Phule, Ajay Banga, and Meher Baba. Memorable people who died in Pune include Jayant Narlikar, Narendra Dabholkar, and Deven Verma. Pune has been the birth place of many actors, and film directors and the death place of many writers, and actors. Pune is located in India.

Pune, previously spelled in English as Poona, is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune division. In terms of the total amount of land under its jurisdiction, Pune is the largest city in Maharashtra, with a geographical area of 516.18 km2, though by population it comes in a distant second to Mumbai. According to the 2011 Census of India, Pune has 7.2 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in India. The city of Pune is part of Pune Metropolitan Region. Pune is one of the largest IT hubs in India. It is also one of the most important automobile and manufacturing hubs of India. Pune is often referred to as the "Oxford of the East" because of its educational institutions. It has been ranked "the most liveable city in India" several times. Read more on Wikipedia