Here are some interesting facts about Pune (Poona), which even most of the. Pune residents are not aware of.
Let us increase and share our knowledge with each other.
1. Pune has the impeccable record of the highest growth over a span of 20 Years.
02.Pune has the highest number of pubs in Asia .
03 Pune has the highest number of cigarette smokers in India.
04 Pune has the highest number of software companies in India -212, followed by Bangalore – 208, Hyderabad – 97. Hence it’s called the Silicon Valley of Maharashtra.
05.Pune has 21 engineering colleges, which is the highest in the world in a given city.
Pune University has 57 Engineering colleges affiliated to it, which is the highest in the world.
06.Pune is the only city in the world to have a commercial and defence Airport operating from the same strip.
07.Pune has highest number of public sector and government Organisations in India.
08.Pune university has the highest number of students going abroad for higher studies taking the first place from IIT-Kanpur.
09.Pune has only 38% of the local population (I.e. Marathi ). Hence it’s a true cosmopolitan city with around 20% North Indians, 10% Tamils, 14% Telugites, 10% Keralites, 8% Europeans (Koregaon Park), 5% Africans, 2 % Bengali and 6% mixture of all races.
10.Pune police has the reputation of being the second best in India after Mumbai.
11.Pune has the highest density of traffic in India .
12.Pune has the highest number of 2-wheelers in the world.
13.Pune is considered the fashion capital of east comparable to Paris.
14.Pune has produced the maximum international sportsmen in India for all sports next to Mumbai & Delhi.
15.Pune has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for many high profile Prize nominations.
16. Pune has produced the highest number of professionals in the USA-almost 60% of the Indian population abroad (except the Gulf) is from Pune.
Prashant hope this makes you feel better after all the frustration on the service front
Interesting facts Sneha. Though wondering how did they (whoever did the math) calculate some of the nos especially #3, #11, #16 etc ?
Lol! Just a email thread……to make our new Poonites old KVites feel good
Now I feel good. 🙂
Sneha,
Majority of the facts are self explanatory (aka imaginary and hence ofcourse not known to x-Puneites like me 🙂 ), not sure why Prashant is feeling good reading those 🙂
#2 – I spotted lot more Hukka bar thrn pubs
#6 – I hear there is new International airport in development.
#11 – Shouldn’t that be Bombay or Delhi.. Haven’t experienced bad traffic yet.
#13 – ?? ..
This is Rohit
Let me get some facts straight here:
1. Pune has the impeccable record of the highest growth over a span of 20 Years.
– On an average a Puneite is 7 ft tall by highschool years. People are known to grow even in their twenties.
02.Pune has the highest number of pubs in Asia .
– However, as they close at 11pm no one knows where they are
03 Pune has the highest number of cigarette smokers in India.
– Fighting fire with fire is the long held belief. People smoke to beat traffic pollution
04 Pune has the highest number of software companies in India -212, followed by Bangalore – 208, Hyderabad – 97. Hence it’s called the Silicon Valley of Maharashtra.
– The best known are: Sakharam Tech and Vithoba Info Systems
05.Pune has 21 engineering colleges, which is the highest in the world in a given city.
Pune University has 57 Engineering colleges affiliated to it, which is the highest in the world.
– Pune also has >500 MBA colleges. Symbiosis holds the record for more registered MBA institutions than the number of classrooms on a campus
06.Pune is the only city in the world to have a commercial and defence Airport operating from the same strip.
– It also holds the record for the smallest airport in the biggest city in the world
07.Pune has highest number of public sector and government Organisations in India.
– Right
08.Pune university has the highest number of students going abroad for higher studies taking the first place from IIT-Kanpur.
– yep, upon entering the real life after graduation the need for reeducation is a common feeling among Puneites
09.Pune has only 38% of the local population (I.e. Marathi ). Hence it’s a true cosmopolitan city with around 20% North Indians, 10% Tamils, 14% Telugites, 10% Keralites, 8% Europeans (Koregaon Park), 5% Africans, 2 % Bengali and 6% mixture of all races.
– I like the word Telugite. sounds like a type of rock. well, Pune rocks.
10.Pune police has the reputation of being the second best in India after Mumbai.
– Pune police also has the reputation of being the second best police in Pune 🙂
11.Pune has the highest density of traffic in India .
– also has the highest density of dense drivers
12.Pune has the highest number of 2-wheelers in the world.
– also the highest numbers of 3 wheelers. thanks to the rate of 2 wheeler accidents. specifically, accidents due to smoking while riding two wheelers in dense traffic (refer #03)
13.Pune is considered the fashion capital of east comparable to Paris.
– the lesser known fact: due to this reputation of Pune Aamir Khan spent a few weeks here in preparation of his role in Rangeela. boy, was he inspired!
14.Pune has produced the maximum international sportsmen in India for all sports next to Mumbai & Delhi.
– The number exploded upon introduction of Kabaddi to Asian games in 1990. Upon introduction of Kho Kho to Asian games Pune is sure to become the sports capital of the Indian subcontinent. Btw, the numbers are a bit skewed as according to IOC each Kalmadi is counted as 100 sportsmen
15.Pune has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for many high profile Prize nominations.
– “Considered” is the key word.
16. Pune has produced the highest number of professionals in the USA-almost 60% of the Indian population abroad (except the Gulf) is from Pune.
– Yes. Pune also has the best school in Asia that is ranked 2nd in India 😉
Rohit, seems like you had extra time on hand to scrutinize and pulverize each claim. 🙂
Prashant, it was an emotional reaction 😉