Daund
Sign in to saveDaund is a city, municipal council, and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city of Daund is located on the Bhima River.
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- Locality
- Nimgaon Khalu
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 49,450
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Daund
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Maharashtra, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pune
- Settlement.named_for
- Dhaumya Rishi
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 514
- Settlement.population_total
- 590025
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Daund Royals
- Maratha era
- Peshwa era
- British rule
- Geography and climate
- Economy
- Transportation
- Roads
- Rail
- Demographics
- Religious sites
- References
Daund is a city, municipal council, and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city of Daund is located on the Bhima River.
In ancient times, a sage named Dhaumya Rishi stayed here; hence, people started calling it after him: "Dhaum". Gradually "Dhaum" became "Dhoand", then "Dhaundh". According to the epic Mahabharata, Krishna's wife Rukmini went in the "Dhindir forest"; this ancient "Dhindir Van" is today's Daund.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Daund” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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