About the neighborhood
Eastern Suburb of Pune in Maharashtra, India
Viman Nagar (Marathi: विमान नगर lit. Airport City) is a residential and retail neighborhood in the Eastern Metropolitan Corridor of Pune, regarded as one of the affluent regions in the city. Viman Nagar is in proximity to the Pune International Airport and constitutes the eastern necklace of the city along with Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar.
During the Pre-independence era, the neighborhood was known as Dunkirk Lines. It has residential complexes, corporate offices, fine-dining restaurants, and shopping malls. The locality provides easy accessibility to work and leisure for its residents and also contains educational institutions like Symbiosis Law School, Pune. For these reasons it has one of the highest property rates in real estate in Maharashtra.
Location
Viman Nagar is located 7.5kilometers North off the Pune Railway Station and 0.5kilometers South off the Pune International Airport.
Geography
Northbound: Pune International Airport
Westbound: Yerawada
Central: Lohagaon
Southbound: Vadgaon Sheri
Eastbound: Kharadi, Hadapsar, Wagholi
Demographics
Roads
The Pune-Ahmednagar Highway (Maharashtra State Highway 27/MH-SH-27) passes through Viman Nagar.
Hotels
Viman Nagar is home to the following International Chain of Hotels:
Hyatt Regency
Novotel
Ibis
Four Points by Sheraton
Lemon Tree Hotels
The Hotel Hindusthan International
Educational Institutions
Symbiosis Institute of Design
Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts
Symbiosis Law School
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Symbiosis School of Media & Communication
Nearby landmarks
Pune International Airport
Viman Nagar Joggers' Park, Pune
Aga Khan Palace
Fly India Paramotor Club (Paragliding)
Phoenix Market City
Udaan Bio-Diversity Park by Zensar has collaborated with the Pune Municipal Corporation for transforming a 2 acre plot into a Bio-Diversity Park at Vimannagar on lease Basis. The park attracts more than 300 visitors a day comprising leisure walkers, picnickers, and students.
Viman Nagar Rollerskating Rink Named after a notable starting shooting guard of the SIS inter-school team, the "Shivansh Dutt Basketball Court" is positioned north-east of the campus. Shivansh went on to pursue his passion of playing Basketball in the city of Edmonton, Canada after graduating.
The "Ansh Kapadia Football Ground", named in honor of a Symbiosis International School alumnus football player, is located east of the campus. Ansh subsequently went on to play in Toronto, Canada.
See also
BRTS
Pune Metro
Phoenix Marketcity
References
External links
CNG pumping stations
Water meter pilot project
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on Viman Nagar, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
