Kalewadi is a suburb of
Pune
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. Kalewadi mainly consists of the following areas: Nadhe Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Jyotiba Nagar, Kokane Nagar, Pavana Nagar, and Tapkir Nagar and Aliwadi, Melvinwadi and Libinnewadi.
Transport
It is about 15 km from Pune metro Station. Kalewadi is connected to Pimpri by Pavna bridge, to Chinchwad via Hedgewar Bridge, to Wakad via Kalewadi phata, and to Rahatani.
Culture
People at Kalewadi celebrate the Bull festival "Pola," Navratra mahotsav, Ganapati, and Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti. Farmers who originally belonged to Kalewadi include Nadhe, Kale, Kokane, Tapkir and Nakhate. Nadhe constitute the majority of the farmer community. The village celebrates annual fair of Peer.
Education
* Nirmal Bethany High School, Vijay Nagar, Kalewadi.
* Parvati English Medium High School.
* EuroSchool Wakad
* Om Saint High School
* Kalewadi PCMC Primary School
* M.M. Secondary School Kalewadi
* SMT. Laxmibai Tapkir Secondary School
* Alphonsa High School, Vijay Nagar, Kalewadi.
* Rodger's School
* Baby's English high school
Temples
* Hanuman mandir Near NadhePatil Residence.
* Durga Mata Mandir
* Radha Krishna Temple
* Ayyapa Mandir
* Jain Mandir
* Dhangarbaba Mandir
* ST. Alphonsa Church, Vijay Nagar, Kalewadi.
* Panch Peer Chowk Main Road of kalewadi
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kalewadi
See also
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Chinchwad
Chinchwad is an upscale locality which is about northwest of the historic city of Pune situated on the banks of Pavna river. The neighborhood is home to extensive industry and is well known for its automotive, pharmaceutical, electrical produc ...
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Wakad
Wakad is a neighbourhood in the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad, India. Given its close proximity to Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjawadi, Wakad has recently emerged to be a popular neighbourhood for techies and experts. It is very diverse and cos ...
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Pimpri
Pimpri is a neighbourhood in Pimpri Chinchwad in the northwestern city limits of Pune, India.
History
Earlier Pimpri was in under the kingdom of Raja Bhoj & the land of Pimpri has been fulfilled by The great king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. ...
References
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Neighbourhoods in Pimpri-Chinchwad