Lonavala

Also known as Lonavla, Lonavala, Pune

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.

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
Settlement.unit_pref: 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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Encyclopedic overview

34 sections

Contents

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 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.

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