Lonavala
Sign in to saveLonavala-Khandala is a hill station and a municipal council in the Pune district, Maharashtra. It is about west of Pune and to the east of Mumbai. It is known for its production of the hard candy chikki and is also a major stop on the railway line connecting Mumbai and Pune. From the Pune suburbs, local trains are available from Pune Junction. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the Mumbai-Pune national highway both pass through Lonavala.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lonavala
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Hill station
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra#India#Asia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pune
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 38
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 624
- Settlement.population_total
- 57698
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 1464
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
- Settlement.demographics1_info1
- Marathi
- Settlement.timezone1
- IST
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- History
- Politics
- Demographics
- Religion
- Climate
- Tourism
- Transport
- By road
- By train
- By air
- Skywalk
- Tourism
- Rajmachi Point
- Rajmachi Fort
- Ryewood Park & Shivaji Udyan
- Valvan Dam
- Della Adventure Park
- Lonavala Lake
- Duke's Nose
- Tiger's Leap
- Karla Caves
- [[Lohagad]] Fort
- Visapur Fort
- [[Bhushi Dam]]
- Lion Point
- Narayani Dham
- Tungarli Dam
- Shooting Point
- [[Kataldhar Lonavla]]
- Education
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Lonavala-Khandala is a hill station and a municipal council in the Pune district, Maharashtra. It is about west of Pune and to the east of Mumbai. It is known for its production of the hard candy chikki and is also a major stop on the railway line connecting Mumbai and Pune. From the Pune suburbs, local trains are available from Pune Junction. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the Mumbai-Pune national highway both pass through Lonavala.
Lonavala is also home to INS Shivaji (formerly HMIS Shivaji), the Indian Navy's premier technical training institute. On 16 February 1945, the Establishment was commissioned as HMIS Shivaji and since then, the premier Technical Training Establishment of the Indian Navy trains officers.