Talegaon is a town on the outskirts of the city of

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

, India.

Demographics

At the

2001 Census of India The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871. The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. The total population increased b ...

, Talegaon Dabhade had a population of 42,574. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate was 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 83%, and female literacy was 75%. At that time, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age. At the 2011 Census of India, the village comprised 13,856 households. The population of 56,435 was split between 29,033 males and 27,402 females.

Transport

Talegaon is served by

Talegaon railway station Talegaon railway station or Talegaon station is an important railway station on the Mumbai–Pune railway route. It has two platforms, five lines and one footbridge. This is a major halt for Pune Suburban Railway trains. This station serves a ...

which serves as a terminus for trains running on the

Pune Suburban Railway Pune Suburban Railway ( Marathi: पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे), also known as Pune Local, is a suburban rail system connecting Pune to its suburbs and neighboring villages in Pune District, Maharashtra. It is operated ...

. The station is of two platforms and has four tracks with two footbridges. This serves access to Talegaon Dabhade village and General Motors, Pune plant.

PMPML Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) is the public transport bus service provider for the city of Pune, India. It operates 381 routes around the Pune Metropolitan Region including 51 Rainbow BRT routes that partially ply on the 4 ...

bus services to Alandi, Katraj, Nigadi, Chakan, Vadgaon are available. Private taxies are also available. The major National Highways passing through are NH-4, NH48 AND NH 548 D.

Weather & Environment

Talegaon Dabhade has an altitude of 672 meters from sea level (2200 Ft), and thus enjoys pleasant weather round the year. Situated on the laps of Sahyadri mountain ranges, during monsoon rains, Talegaon Dabhade witnesses heavy rainfall adding to its overall natural beauty. Indrayani River, which originates in Lonavla flows from Talegaon Dabhade. The small city has also 3 lakes, which are full of water round the year, hence the name "Talegaon".

Notable people

This is a list of notable people who were born or have dwelt in Talegaon, India. Only people who are sufficiently notable to have individual entries on Wikipedia have been included in the list.

References

{{Pune district topics Cities and towns in Pune district