AREA

700 sq km

POPULATION

Approx 4.5 million (2001 census)

GEOGRAPHY

Pune is located at 18° 31' 22.45" North 73° 52' 32.69" East near the western margin of the Deccan Plateau, 560 m (1837 ft) above the sea level

LANGUAGES

Marathi, Hindi, English

INDUSTRIES

Information Technology-Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS , Wipro, Satyam, Cognizant, IBM, Persistent, Geometric, KPIT, Cummins, Capgemini etc

Automobiles: Mercedes-Benz, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Force Motors etc

Engineering: Bharat Forge, Kalyani Forge, Cummins etc

Electronis: LG, Whirlpool etc

Biotech: Serum Institute of India

BPO: IBM Daksh, Convergys, EXL, M Phasis etc

WEATHER

Summer temperatures range from a mean maximum of 40 deg centigrade to a mean minimum of 30 deg centigrade. Winter temperatures range from 18 deg centigrade. to 9deg centigrade. The monsoon season normally occurs from June to September. Registers rainfall of about 2.9 mm per day in rainy season

ENTERTAINMENT

Pune has many multiplexes and cinema theatres, showing the latest Bollywood and Hollywood movies. These multiplexes are situated in various parts of the city. Marathi movies are screened at Prabhat and City Pride. Multiplexes include INOX near Pune station, E Square on University road near invitation corner, City Pride on Satara road, City Pride at Kothrud, Adlabs at Kalyaninagar and Fame Jai Ganesh at Pimpri-chinchwad

TRANSPORT

Pune is well-connected by road, rail, and air to most major cities in India such as Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Chennai. Pune Airport previously had only domestic flights, but has become an international hub with flights connecting to Singapore and Dubai. The city has two main railway stations, Pune Station and Shivajinagar Public transport in Pune comes in 3 main forms: buses, autorickshaws and private cabs. Pune Municipal Transport and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal transport (PCMT) supply bus routes throughout the city and its suburbs. Buses are often touted as the cheapest way to travel across the city.