Nigdi

Nigdi
Neighbourhood
Location in Maharashtra
Nigdi (India)
Nigdi (Asia)
Coordinates: 18°37′07.04″N 73°48′13.43″E / 18.6186222°N 73.8037306°E / 18.6186222; 73.8037306
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
CityPune
MetroPune
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Demonym(s)Punekar, Puneri, Puneite
Language
 • OfficialMarathi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
411044
Telephone code+91-20
Vehicle registrationMh 14, Mh 12
Governing BodyPCMC, Pune

Nigdi, also referred to as Nigdi-Pradhikaran or Pradhikaran-Nigdi, is an urbanised area of Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is a hub for administrative entities such as the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), which has offices there. Nigdi also has its own police station, as well as hospitals including the Lokmanya Hospital.

Bhakti Shakti, Nigdi is considered as the gateway to Pune. Nigdi is a well develop locality with property rates being high in and around Bhakti Shakti and in Pradhikaran localities. Nigdi is also home to Pimpri Chinchwad New Town Development Authority, GST bhavan, Kendriya Sadan - Pune CBI headquarters and many more. Nigdi is near Akurdi, Dehu road and Chinchwad railway station. There is a bus terminal at Bhakti Shakti, Nigdi where you get buses to every corner of the city. Luxury travels and State Transport buses are also easily available in Nigdi.

Places of interest

Hospitals

Government Offices

Schools and Colleges

  • ATSS's Institute of Industrial and Computer Management & Research (IICMR - MCA & MBA)
  • Amrita Vidyalayam School & College
  • City Pride School
  • City Pride Jr. College
  • St Ursula's High School
  • Jnana Prabodhini Navnagar Vidyalaya
  • Shivbhumi vidhyalaya yamunanagar
  • Kamalnayan Bajaj High School
  • Trinity English High School
  • Dheeraj International School
  • Wunderbar Kids Pre School
  • Kirti Vidyalaya
  • Christeria High School
  • Modern High School & College
  • Mhalsakant Vidyalaya & College
  • Guru Ganesh Vidyalaya
  • Saraswati Vidyalaya
  • Shrimati Kamladevi Govindseth Sable High School
  • S.P.M. English Medium School
  • Vidyanand Bhavan High School
  • Dr. D.Y. Patil Center for Learning
  • Camp Education Society's School & College
  • Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering
  • College of Ayurved and Research Center
  • Smt. S. D. Ganage Prashala, Triveninagar
  • St. Anns school, near Triveni Nagar.
  • S.B. Patil Public School, Ravet
  • ATSS College Chinchwad
  • CMS School Nigdi
  • Novel International School & College
  • City Pride Jr. College
  • Sanfort pre school
  • Orchids International School
  • D.I.C'S English Medium School
(Deccan Institute of Commerce)

Transportation

Akurdi Railway Station of Pune Suburban Railway is in Sector-26 of Nigdi Pradhikaran. All local trains stops there. Nigdi is well connected to Pune City by buses leaving from Nigdi Bus terminal of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited. There are PMPML buses available to Swargate, Kothrud, Hinjawadi, Katraj, Bhosari, Pune Station, Yerwada, Lonavala, Hadapsar, Wadgaon, Talegaon, Shirgaon etc. Mumbai Pune highway goes through Nigdi. Chinchwad Railway Station of Pune Suburban Railway is in Chinchwad near Nigdi.

References

  1. ↑ Sharma, Sudhir (2006). My Pune: Discover Pune Like Never Before!. Elephant Design. ISBN 9788187693017.
  2. ↑ Gaikwad, Siddarth (2 April 2017). "Demand for selection of Nigdi-Pradhikaran under area based development". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pimpri-Chinchwad to get police commissionerate". The Hindu. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
  4. ↑ Banerjee, Shoumojit (27 July 2016). "Crash on Pune Expressway kills six". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 November 2026.