Pimpri-Chinchwad

Pimpri Chinchwad is a part of Pune Metropolitan City in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the urban agglomeration of Pune. It consists of the towns of Pimpri, Chinchwad, Nigdi, Akurdi, Ravet, Bhosari, Pimple Gurav, Moshi, Punawale, and Sangavi, which are governed by a common municipal body (the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation or PCMC). It is located to the north-west and is connected to the centre of Pune city via the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway.Pimpri Chinchwad is also the part of smart city mission and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT).DemographicsIndia census, Pimpri-Chinchwad had a population of 1,729,320. Pimpri-Chinchwad has an average literacy rate of 87.19, higher than the national average of 74.04%. In Pimpri-Chinchwad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.The main language spoken in the town is Marathi.There is a significant Sindhi population in Pimpri whose dates back to the partition of India in 1947.