Alandi is a city and a municipal council

Municipal council

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 in Pune district

Pune District

Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...

  in the state of Maharashtra

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, India

India

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Alandi (18°40′37.42"N 73°53′47.76"E) is located on the banks of the Indrayani River, 25 km (15.5 mi) east of Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

, India

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. It has an average elevation of 577 metres (1,893 ft).
India census

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, Alandi had a population of 17,561. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. The lingua franca is Marathi. Alandi has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 82% of the males and 68% of females literate.