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Viman Nagar ( ''Airport City'') is a residential and retail neighborhood in the Eastern Metropolitan Corridor of
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, regarded as one of the affluent regions in the city. Viman Nagar is in proximity to the Pune International Airport and constitutes the eastern necklace of the city along with
Koregaon Park Koregaon Park (earlier Koregaon Road Estate) is an area located in Pune, in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is primarily a residential area with lush greenery, but of late has been growing into a commercial hub as well. Koregaon Park also h ...
and Kalyani Nagar. During the Pre-independence era, the neighborhood was known as Dunkirk Lines. It has residential complexes, corporate offices, fine-dining restaurants, and shopping malls. The locality provides easy accessibility to work and leisure for its residents and also contains educational institutions like Symbiosis Law School, Pune. For these reasons it has one of the highest property rates in real estate in Maharashtra.


Location

Viman Nagar is located 8 kilometers North off the
Pune Railway Station Pune Junction railway station (station code: PUNE) is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network. ...
and 0.5 kilometers South off the Pune International Airport.


Geography

*Northbound: Pune International Airport *Westbound: Yerawada *Central: Lohagaon *Southbound:
Vadgaon Sheri Wadgaonsheri (Wadgaon Sheri) also spelled as "Vadgaonsheri" ( PMC office located in Nagar Road) is an upmarket residential and commercial neighborhood of Pune, India located off the Nagar Road and centrally located all within 5 to 10 minutes dr ...
*Eastbound: Kharadi,
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Demographics


Roads

The Pune-Ahmednagar Highway (Maharashtra State Highway 27/MH-SH-27) passes through Viman Nagar.


Hotels

Viman Nagar is home to the following International Chain of Hotels: *
Hyatt Regency Hyatt Regency is a brand of hotels under the Hyatt banner. The brand contains 211 locations in 189 cities over 40 countries, and is one of the company's 14 hotel brands overall. It tends to cater to business travelers. Locations Locations inc ...
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Novotel Novotel is a French midscale hotel brand owned by Accor. Created in 1967 in France, the company grew into what became the Accor group in 1983, and Novotel remained a pillar brand of Accor's multi-brand strategy. Novotel manages 559 hotels in 65 ...
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Ibis The ibis () (collective plural ibises; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word f ...
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Four Points by Sheraton Four Points by Sheraton is an American multinational hotel brand operated by Marriott International that targets business travelers and small conventions. As of June 30, 2020, Marriott operated 291 properties worldwide under the Four Points by Sh ...
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Lemon Tree Hotels Lemon Tree Hotels is an Indian hotel chain. It owns and operates 100 hotels with a total of 9700 rooms in 64 cities across India. According to the Horwath Report, Lemon Tree Hotels is India's largest hotel chain in the mid-priced hotel sector ...
*The Hotel Hindusthan International


Educational Institutions

* Symbiosis Institute of Design * Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts *
Symbiosis Law School Symbiosis Law School (SLS) is a law school with campuses located in Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, and Nagpur in India. The law school in Pune was established in 1977 under the banner of Symbiosis Society, under the patronage of S. B. Mujumdar, Presi ...
* Symbiosis Institute of Business Management * Symbiosis School of Media & Communication


Nearby landmarks

* Pune International Airport * Viman Nagar Joggers' Park, Pune *
Aga Khan Palace The Aga Khan Palace was built by Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III in the city of Pune, India. The palace was an act of charity by the spiritual leader of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, who wanted to help the poor in the neighbouring areas of Pu ...
* Fly India Paramotor Club (Paragliding) * Phoenix Market City *
Udaan Bio-Diversity Park Udaan may refer to: *Udaan (1997 film), ''Udaan'' (1997 film), a Hindi film *Udaan (2010 film), ''Udaan'' (2010 film), a Hindi film *Udaan (album), ''Udaan'' (album), by Nepali singer Shweta Punjali (2015) *Udaan (1989 TV series), ''Udaan'' (1989 ...
by Zensar has collaborated with the Pune Municipal Corporation for transforming a 2 acre plot into a Bio-Diversity Park at Vimannagar on lease Basis. It has notable characteristics. ** The park is intended to be experiential and educative. It aims to engage each of the 5 senses. It uses colorful plants near the entrance welcomes visitors (sight), followed by a segment comprising medicinally therapeutic herbs (touch and taste), aromatic herbs (smell), the use of bird-friendly trees (sound) and a 500sqft water body (sight). ** The park is distinguished because of its encouragement of visitors to pluck and taste, rub and smell, extending interaction from the visual to the experiential. ** Through this experiential interaction, guided by signages to help, visitors can appreciate the therapeutic influence of
Tulsi ''Ocimum tenuiflorum'', commonly known as holy basil, ''tulasi'' or ''tulsi'' (), is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics. It is native to tropical and subtropical r ...
or Neem leaves and learn about the plants as the source of various household remedies. ** The park attracts a number of schools on educational excursions. ** Another unique aspect of the Park is the trail with braille signages which help engage visually-challenged visitors. ** The park attracts more than 300 visitors a day comprising leisure walkers, picnickers, and students. * Viman Nagar Rollerskating Rink * Symbiosis International school, which also hosts notable sports fields: ** Named after a notable starting shooting guard of the SIS inter-school team, the "Shivansh Dutt Basketball Court" is positioned north-east of the campus. Shivansh went on to pursue his passion of playing Basketball in the city of
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after graduating. ** The "Ansh Kapadia Football Ground", named in honor of a Symbiosis International School alumnus football player, is located east of the campus. Ansh subsequently went on to play in
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See also

* BRTS *
Pune Metro Pune Metro is a  mass rapid transit system serving the city of Pune, India. The system comprises three lines with a combined length of of which on two lines are operational as of November 2024. The extended metro line from Ruby Hall Clinic ...
* Phoenix Marketcity


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CNG pumping stations

Water meter pilot project
Neighbourhoods in Pune