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Pimpri

Pimpri is a neighbourhood in Pimpri Chinchwad in the northwestern city limits of Pune, India.

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Place details

Locality: Pimpri-Chinchwad
Region: Maharashtra
Country: India
Population: 1,727,692

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pimpri
Settlement.native_name_lang: marathi
Settlement.settlement_type: Locality
Settlement.image_skyline: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue in Pimpri-Chinchwad 4.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ambedkar Chowk, Pimpri
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pune
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Metro
Settlement.subdivision_name3

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Pimpri-Chinchwad
Area: +171.51
Elevation: +570
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Pimpri Railway Station End.jpg

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Pimpri is a neighbourhood in Pimpri Chinchwad in the northwestern city limits of Pune, India.

==History== Earlier Pimpri was in under the kingdom of Raja Bhoj & the land of Pimpri has been fulfilled by The great king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. After Indian independence from the British in 1947. In 1955, Hindustan Antibiotics was set up in Pimpri with the cooperation of WHO and UNICEF with the social objective of providing affordable drugs throughout India. It was inaugurated by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 10 March 1954. Production began in 1955. The establishment of Hindustan Antibiotics in 1954 marked the beginning of industrial development in Pimpri.