Neighborhood in Pune, Maharashtra, India
Wadgaon Sheri is an upmarket residential and commercial neighborhood of Pune, India located off the Nagar Road. Earlier a village outside the city, It is now one of the upmarket areas of Pune, with real estate prices being quite high.[1] It is an upscale residential location due to easy accessibility to work and leisure as well as good educational institutions, making it a coveted and highly sought after residential destination. A significant central section of Wadgaon Sheri, Digambar Nagar, has been renamed New Kalyani Nagar given the massive new upscale constructions from several prominent real estate organizations in the city and also its strategic location in close proximity to posh area of Kalyani Nagar. The entire locality is bounded by Nagar Road towards north and Mula Mutha River towards south. Also, the upscale area of Koregaon Park and IT hub of Kharadi are easily accessible, nearly 5 km, from Wadgaon Sheri. Several apartment complexes, completed as well as developing, are spread across the locality.
Location
Wadgaon Sheri is located at and shares borders with
The entire neighborhood of Wadgaon Sheri lies along the Nagar Road. Other major roads in this locality are the Somnath Nagar Road, Anand Park Road, Wadgaon Sheri Main Road and Kalyani Nagar Road. The Pune Junction is about 6.5 kilometers from Wadgaon Sheri while the Pune International Airport at Lohgaon is just about 5 kilometers away. City centers like Shivajinagar, Deccan Gymkhana, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Camp, Hadapsar are all within a radius of nine to ten kilometers. The Yerwada Central Jail and the Pune Mental Hospital too are situated five kilometers.
Transport
Wadgaon Sheri is serviced by the PMPML. Buses connect it to other parts of Pune like Manpa (Bus no.165) and Kumbre Park.
Anand Park Being connected to Manpa by bus no. 133; Sainathnagar to Manpa by bus no. 133 and to Kumbre Park; Shubham Society connected to Manpa by bus no. 132. New Bus service include Wadgaon Sheri via Anand Park to Manpa (bus no. 133A) and Wadgaon Sheri via Shubham Society to Manpa (bus no. 132A).
More recently Pune Metro Rail line has been planned to pass through Wadgaon Sheri - Ramwadi area.
Other modes
Other modes of transport are auto rickshaw, six-seaters, private buses and vehicles.
Population
The total population is estimated to be around 3.9 lakhs.[citation needed]
Economy
Wadgaon Sheri is home to many information technology companies like Barclays, Amazon, FiServ, Mindcrest India Private Limited, Mlogica Computech India Private Limited, E Space IT Park, Azhar Pathan IT Agency. Warehouses such as Myntra, Dhelivery, Amazon, Flipkart are also very prominent. With a number of growing Cloud-Kitchens that have their stores registered on Zomato have been catering to a large working and business-class family population, based in Wadgaon Sheri making it an ideal and sort after location for any start-up venture looking to enter the Pune East Economy.
Education
Schools and colleges include:
- St. Arnold's Central School
- Bishop's Co-Ed School
- Acharya Anand Rushiji Maharaj Primary School
- Lonkar Madhyamik Vidyalay & College
- Stella Maris English School
- Fr. Agnel's Vidyankur School
- Christ College
- Shivraj Vidya Mandir
- Mother Teresa School & Junior College
- L.T. Inamdar Marathi School
- L.T. Inamdar Urdu School
- L.T. Inamdar English School
- Anjali English School
- Indian Education Soc. School
- St. Francis de Sales High School
- Sundarbai Marathe Vidyalaya
- EUROKIDS International Preschool
Health
Some of the hospitals include:
- Kurkute Hospital
- Sahyadri Hospital, Shastri Nagar
- Niramay Hospital
- Anup Hospital
- Damodar Ravji Galande Clinic Shastri Nagar (Run by the PMC)
- Kilbil Hospital
- Chintamani Hospital
- Vinayak Hospital
- Columbia Asia Hospital (Kharadi Mundhawa road)
- Family Care Clinic, Somnathnagar
- Maa Saheb Thackrey Clinic (Run by PMC)
