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Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City

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 ...

, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park (SP Infocity) have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES. Sybase

Sybase

Sybase, an SAP company, is an enterprise software and services company offering software to manage, analyze, and mobilize information, using relational databases, analytics and data warehousing solutions and mobile applications development platforms....

, IBM, TCS, Mphasis

MphasiS

MphasiS , a unit of Hewlett-Packard Co., is an information technology services company based in Bangalore, India. MphasiS is certified with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and is assessed at CMMI v 1.2 Level 5.It is the sixth largest IT company in India with more than 38,000 employees as of 2010...

- Mphasis, an EDS Company, Amdocs, Avaya

Avaya

Avaya Inc. is a privately held computer networking, information technology and telecommunications company that is a global provider of business communications systems. The international head quarters is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States...

, SAS

SAS Institute

SAS Institute Inc. , headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig...

, John Deere, Patni, Option One, Accenture, Exl, Zs, Aviva, Honeywell, BNY Mellon, Zensar and Synechron

Synechron

Synechron Technologies Limited, is a global information technology services company headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. Synechron is a leading IT services company with more than 2800 employees as of August 2011...

are all examples of IT companies based in Hadapsar.It's also the headquarters of the Sanmitra Sahakari Bank. Up until 1980 Hadapsar was a small village surrounded by farms. Many big real estate projects such as "Amanora" have come up in the vicinity of Hadapsar.

Industry

Hadapsar contains a number of factories and residences. It stretches on Pune-Solapur Road for some distance. There are companies like Serum Institute of India, Honeywell

Honeywell

Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....

, Bharat Forge

Bharat Forge

Bharat Forge is the world's second-largest forging company. The company is based in Pune, India and has nine manufacturing plants in India, Germany, Sweden, United States, Scotland, United Kingdom and mainland China...

, Gits Food Products, Indian Hume Pipe Factory, Kirloskar, Accurate

ACCURATE

ACCURATE was established in 2005 by a group of computer scientists, psychologists and policy experts to address problems with electronic voting...

and other small scale companies.

Tourism

Gliding Centre Pune

The Gliding Centre at Hadapsar, Pune (GCP) is an undertaking of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Department, Government of India. Currently, 3 'Super Blanik L23

LET L-23

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' aircraft, which are two-seater gliders (Sailplanes) manufactured by LET (a leading manufacturer of glider planes located in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

), are flown at the gliding centre. Pune has been at the forefront of gliding in India since pre-independence times (around 1927). Gliding in Pune was first patronised by the head of the former Aundh state. In order to promote gliding, the Government of India has subsidised flying operations at GCP and other locations in the country.

Several thousand people from across various locations in India

India

and abroad have experienced the pleasure of gliding at GCP. Pilots with valid Glider Pilot Licenses can fly here. The center also offers training to aspiring pilots. GCP has been the training ground for a majority of glider pilots and instructors for glider flying in India. GCP is open to general public on Sundays (excepting national holidays) and offers a joy ride to those who wish to experience glider flying. Typically, flying season at GCP starts post monsoon by October and continues until the onset of the next monsoon by May or early June.

Other Tourist Sites

Tourist locations in the vicinity are Theur, Kanifnath Temple and Mastani Talav (lake). Hadapsar is located nearly 8.5 km from the heart of Pune. Every year Sant Dyneshwar and Sant Tukaram palkhi go from Alandi and Dehu to Pandharpur through Hadapsar where the routes get separated. There are a lot of schools and colleges like Sadhana Vidyalaya and Jr.College, AM College, College of Engineering Hadapsar, Ayurvedic college, Jayawantrao Sawant College of Engineering

Jayawantrao Sawant College of Engineering

Jayawantrao Sawant College of Engineering is approved by the All India Council of Technical Education , New Delhi and Govt. Of Maharashtra affiliated to Pune University...

,Sane Guruji Vidyalaya to name a few. There are many ancient temples in Hadapsar.

Paragliding

Paragliding

Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...

in Pune is one adventure sport that makes tourists soar high in the sky like the winged one. Tourist who are in Pune and want to indulge in some recreational and competitive flying sport, head straight to Kanifnath, which is 22 km from Pune city on Saswad road near Hadapsar.

This paragliding hotspot is located at an altitude of 1000 feet above ground level. The slopes range from 65 degrees to 80 degrees. Paragliding enthusiasts prefer this destination for ridge and thermal soaring. Powered paragliding is another option available. Paramotoring from here to the flying club in Hadapsar is an unforgettable experience.

Hadapsar gaon (the original village), Gadital, Malvadi, Satav wadi, Gondhale nagar, Satyapuram, Satav plot, Sadhana society, Aakashwani, Sadesatra nali, Sasanenagar, Sayyad nagar, Magarpatta, tukai darshan, kale padal, Laxmi cololy, Mahadev Nagar, undri are main areas. Most of the people in Hadapsar come from outside areas all over Maharashtra.
Manjari is the greenest and zero pollution residential zone in Hadapsar.

How to Reach

Pune Lohegaon Airport and Pune Junction Railway Station

Pune Railway Station

Pune Railway Station is the main railway head of Pune. It is a railway junction with on the Mumbai - Chennai railway line. It is also the origin of Pune - Bangalore railway line. All trains are operated by Indian Railways. Pune Railway Station serves as a halt for south bound trains from Mumbai,...

are the nearest access points. Hadapsar is well connected to the other parts of the city by PMPML buses. The PMPML also operates AC buses on the Katraj

Katraj

Katraj is a village near Pune in Maharashtra state of India and within the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation. The adjacent hill is called Katraj Ghat . Pune-Satara highway, NH4, passes through Katraj Ghat. Katraj Snake Park is located at Katraj...

-Hadapsar BRT Route

Pune Bus Rapid Transit

The city of Pune was the first in India to experiment with a Bus Rapid Transit system. PMPML started plying pilot routes in December 2006. The project consists of of bus lanes along the Pune Satara Road using airconditioned, low-floor more than 500 Volvo B7RLE buses. The project has achieved...

. Several State Transport Buses also have a stopover at Hadapsar. The traffic on the roads is higher during the morning and evening rush hours.A flyover is under construction at the Magarpatta junction

Magarpatta

Magarpatta is a self-contained residential cum Industrial / Corporate settlement spanning over 400 Acres of land. It is situated along the Pune-Solapur Highway in Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Magarpatta has been in the news for its novel approach to development of housing projects in India...

to ease the flow of traffic.

Other Attractions

Kanifnath Temple: This ancient temple is believed to be one of the Navnaths. It’s an architectural delight and there is a small cave opening inside the temple. Women are barred from entering this cave. Kanifnath temple is located around 30 km away from Pune

Pune

. From Hadapsar, there are two routes available to visit the temple. One is via Wadki, and another is via Wadki and Saswad.

Theur: Theur is a major pilgrimage center and houses the Chintamani Ganapati Temple

Chintamani Temple, Theur

The Chintamani Temple of Theur is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. Located from Pune, the temple is "one of the larger and more famous" of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Ganesha in the Indian state of Maharashtra.The temple lore describes how...

. The This Ganesha Temple is part of the Ashtavinayak series in Pune. It’s also believed that a restive Lord Brahma found peace of mind at this place by seeking the help of Lord Ganesha.

Tukai Tekadi (Hill): This hill is located near gliding centre. There is temple of goddess 'Tukai'. You can get full view of Hadapsar from this hill. People come here for exercise every morning. The area in and around Tukai Tekdi is seen as future residential hotspot. http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=37&edlabel=TOIPU&mydateHid=29-05-2010&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar03700&format=&publabel=TOI