Kondhwa, Pune

Overview

Kondhwa is among most recently developed residential area and fastest growing suburb in Pune. It is considered as one of the oldest colonies situated towards south-east of Pune. Located within close proximity to Camp and Cantonment. Kondhwa is directly linked to Swargate bus stand, Pune railway station, Baner, Pune Airport, Hadapsar, Hinjewadi, Kalyani Nagar and Deccan Gymkhana.There are several schools, colleges and universities that lie within the easy reach of the residents of this area. It has close proximity to key locations like Saswad, Katraj, NIBM road, Kharadi IT Park and MG Road.

Connectivity

The major road of Kondhwa is NIMB Road which connects Kondhwa to significant destinations like Pune International Airport, Pune Railway Station and Bus Depot. It is efficiently linked to Pune-Solapur Highway through Fatima Nagar.

Kondhwa is strategically connected to the Mumbai- Highway through the Katraj-Pisoli Road. This locality is easily accessible from any part of Pune even while travelling from Camp to Saswad and Mumbai-Bangalore highway to Katraj-Pisoli Bypass.

It enjoys excellent connectivity to Pune Airport which is located at a distance of 13.9 km via Airport Road and Phule Nagar-Akluj Road.

Pune, Ghorpadi, Hadapsar, Shivaji Nagar and Khadki Railway Stations are its nearby railway stations. However, Pune Junction is the nearest railway station to Kondhwa.

Factors for growth in the past

Its close proximity to Kharadi IT park that houses major IT companies have resulted in development of several residential, commercial and entertainment hubs nearby.

Its close proximity to the Mumbai- Highway through the Katraj-Pisoli Road is one of the major reasons for the large number of migrants settling in the area. Development of the Bypass Road has led Kondhwa to enjoy close proximity with Undri.

Connectivity to NIBM Road with other parts of the city, Pune Railway and Airport along with the major IT Parks such as Lohia Jain IT Park, Viman Nagar IT Park, Pune IT Park, Software Technology Parks of India have been a plus point for Kondha, driving rental demand and providing consistent rental yield.

Infrastructural Development (Social & Physical)

Kondhwa has some good quality schools in its vicinity. Some of them are Eurokids, The Tree House, RIMS International School & Junior College, Smartkidz Play School-Preschool, Sugarcane High School, St. Matthews Academy and Junior College and Rosary School.

Some of the renowned Hospitals providing health care facilities to the residents of Kondhwa are Lifeline Hospital Pune, Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Noble Hospital, Artificial Limb Centre, Sofia Hospital, National Hospitals to name a few.

 Dorabjee’s Mall, Hypercity Mall, Nucleus Mall, Kumar Pacific Mall and Seasons mall are the major malls in the neighborhood.

Major issues

Katraj-Satara Road is the major road in the locality which connects it to the Lohia Jain IT Parks via Mumbai-Pune Bypass Road. During the peak hours this road is fully packed with traffic and commuters have to suffer a lot.