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This article is about the Daund city in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. For the tehsil in Pune district, see Daund tehsil.
Daund — city — Coordinates 18°27′47″N 74°34′44″E / 18.46306°N 74.57889°ECoordinates: 18°27′47″N 74°34′44″E / 18.46306°N 74.57889°E Country India State Maharashtra District(s) Pune Population 41,907 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 514 metres (1,686 ft)
Daund is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. In ancient times a sage, 'Dhaumya Rishi' used to stay here, hence people started calling this place after him: 'Dhaum'. Gradually 'Dhaum' became 'Dhoand', then 'Dhaundh', and before it getting corrupted to the present name 'Daund'.[citation needed] According to the Epic Mahabharata Krishna's wife Rukhmini had gone in the 'Dhindir forest', this ancient 'Dhindir Van' is today's Daund.[citation needed]
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Geography
A bridge near Daund
Daund is located at 18°28′N 74°36′E / 18.47°N 74.6°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 514 metres (1686 feet). The taluka of Daund encompasses 1,290 square kilometres (500 sq mi), and comprises 65 villages. The main waterways through the region include the Bhima River, the Mula River and the Mutha River.
History
Shivaji era
Shahaji Maharaj (father of Shivaji Maharaj) was a sardar in the Nizam Shahi. He had been given Daund as a jagir, including the Bahadurgad fort in Pedgaon (which is still extant on the banks of the Bhima River).
Peshwa era
In 1739 the Bajirao - Mastani affair had brought clashes among the Peshwa family, hence Bajirao Peshwa took Mastani away from Pune and made her stay in Patas. Hence forth Bajirao and Mastani met at the Firangai Devi temple in Kurkumb. Water of the rivers Bhima, Nira, Pravara, Ghod and Godavari are best suited to the horses, hence the horses breeding on these waters used to be strong, quick and loyal. The area of 'Bhimthadi' which is close to Daund was famous for getting good breed of Horses and people preferred to get a pony only from this place. This breed was supposed to be the best of all. Hence the Horse business in Daund has flourished. At the end of the Peshwa Era due to heavy loans on them Daund and some villages from Pune had gone in control of 'Girgosavi'.
British rule
Daund was extensively developed during the British rule. When railways were started during the British rule in 1870, the 'Bombay-Solapur' railway passed via Daund. In 1894 'Daund-Baramati' meter gauge route was started. Daund became a junction after the 'Daund-Manmad' train. Daund got connected to Srigonda when in 1928 the bridge over river Bhima was constructed. In the British period Daund was an important center for coal engines. There were more than 125 coal engines in Daund Because of this coal ash was found in abundance. Hence the brick making business started and it went to various big cities.
3 km away from Daund there was the Indian wireless center. At that time there only 2-3 wireless centers in India. From 1942 to 1945 two Military camps were set up in Daund. The first theater called 'Hind Cinema' was started in 1938, and the first hotel in Daund called 'Maharashtra Khanaval' was started in 1930 which owned by Mule and in 1940 the 'Jogalekar Upahar Gruh' came into existence.
Economy
The climate of Daund is generally hot and dry. The area receives scant rainfall. Lakes like Warvand, Kasurdi and Motoba fall in this Taluka. Primary crops include wheat, sugar cane, oranges and sweet limes.
There is a sugarcane factory in this taluka. The main Occupation of the people in Daund is farming.
Transportation
Daund is served by shuttle bus from Pune and rail at the Daund Junction. Daund is a very important Railway Junction where train traffic from Mumbai going southwards to Banglore, It is a railway junction with on the Mumbai - Chennai/Hyderabad/Bangalote/Tirupati, Daund -Shirdi/Manmad/New Delhi/Nagpur /Howrah ,Daund/Baramati/Miraj/Kolhapur railway line. All trains are operated by Indian Railways. Daund Railway Station serves as a halt for south bound trains from Mumbai, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as the origin/destination for trains to north India. Also trains going Northwards to Delhi, Jammu from Pune, Goa have to pass through Daund. The town is also just 9 km from the Pune-Vijaywada (Pune-Solapur) National Highway (NH 9). Daund is currently developing as a hub for Pharmaceutical Industries. Pharma majors such as Cipla, Emcure, Dia Ichi already have a base here. Daund is also access to one of the Ashtavinayak Ganpati, Siddhatek.
Duronto/Garib Rath/Jan Shatabdi/Sampark Kranti Trains From Daund Jn
Train Name Departure Days Arrival Days Pune - Howrah Duronto Express Monday, Saturday Friday, Sunday Pune - Secunderabad Jan Shatabdi Express Daily Daily Pune - Nagpur Garib Rath Express Monday, Wednesday, Saturday Monday, Wednesday, Saturday New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) - Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express Thursday, Saturday Wednesday, Friday NOTE: Days of Arrival/Departure are on Daund Junction.
Express / Mails
Train Name Departure Days Arrival Days Mumbai - Chennai Express Daily Daily Mumbai - Chennai Mail Daily Daily Mumbai - Solapur Siddheshwar Express Daily Daily Mumbai - Hyderabad Express Daily Daily Mumbai (Dadar) - Chennai (Egmore) Express Daily Daily Mumbai - Bhubaneshwar Konark Express Daily Daily Mumbai - Kanyakumari Express Daily Daily Mumbai - Bangalore Udyan Express Daily Daily Rajkot - Secundarabad Express Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday Rajkot - Coimbatore Express Sunday Saturday Coimbatore - Mumbai (Kurla) Express Daily Daily Mumbai (Kurla) - Madurai Express Friday Monday Mumbai - Nagarcoil Express (Via Tirupati, Madurai) Tuesday, Saturday Monday, Friday Mumbai - Nagarcoil Express (Via Erode, Ernakulam) Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) - Kolhapur Express Friday Tuesday New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) - Mysore Swarna Jayanti Express Tuesday Saturday Bhavnagar - Kakinada Express Saturday Friday Mumbai - Tiruvananthapuram Express Monday Sunday Mumbai - Latur Express Daily Daily Kolhapur - Dhanbad Deeksha Bhoomi Express Friday Wednesday New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) - Vasco Da Gamma Goa Express Daily Daily Kolhapur- Gondia Maharashtra Express Daily Daily Dwarka - Tuticorin Express. TBA TBA Ahmedabad - Bangalore(Yeshwantpur) A/C Express. Sunday TBD NOTE: Days of Arrival/Departure are on Daund Junction.
Passengers
Train Name Down root Days Up root Days Mumbai - Pandharpur Passenger Sunday, Friday, Saturday Sunday, Friday, Saturday Mumbai - Bijapur Passenger Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Mumbai - Shirdi Passenger Daily Daily NOTE: Days of Arrival/Departure are on Daund Junction.
Passengers
Train Name Departure Days Arrival Days Pune - Daund Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Solapur Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Solapur Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Daund - [ Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Baramati Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Daund Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Daund Fast Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Baramati Passenger Daily Daily Pune - Manmad Passenger Daily Daily Nizamabad - Pune Passenger Daily Daily NOTE: Days of Arrival/Departure are on Daund Junction.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Daund had a population of 41,907. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Daund has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 69%. In Daund, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Location
Daund also holds 2 major Police reserve groups SRPF. The city is located between river Bhima, a tributary of the Krishna river and 3 mountains on its other side. The town has a significant population Railways related and SRPF employees.
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Daund
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
Categories:- Cities and towns in Pune district
- Railway stations in Maharashtra
- Solapur-Daund rail line
- Daund-Manmad rail line
- Pune district
- Pune district geography stubs
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