Shikrapur, Maharashtra
Shikrapur is a panchayat village[1] in the state of Maharashtra, India,[2][3] [4] Administratively, Shikrapur is under Shirur Taluka of Pune District in Maharashtra.[3] The village Shikrapur is also the largest village of Shirur Taluka.[3]
Shikrapur शिक्रापूर | |
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village | |
  Shikrapur Location in Maharashtra, India  Shikrapur Shikrapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°41′37″N 074°08′17″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Sub District | Shirur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 19,374 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 412208 |
| Telephone code | 02138 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 12 |
| Post Office | Shikrapur Post Office |
| Police Station | Shikrapur - Talegoan Dhamdhere Police Station |
| Public Transit Access | Pune Municipal Transport, |
| Nearest city | Pune, Shirur |
| Literacy | 89.62% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shirur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Shirur |
| Website | pune |
Geography
The village of Shikrapur lies on State Highway 27 and State Highway 55 junction. It is located 36 km from Pune City and is 34 km from Shirur, and 32 km southeast of the town of Chakan.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the village of Shikrapur had population 19,374, with 10,259 males (53.1%) and 9115 females (46.9%), for a gender ratio of 882 females per thousand males.[5]
Transport
Shikrapur lies on the Nagar road State Highway 27 (Pune-Ahmednagar-Aurangabad Highway)and Shikrapur-Chakan road State Highway 55 junction. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation runs frequent bus services enroute. Shikrapur is also served by buses operated by PMPML. PMPML buses connect Shikrapur toward cities i.e. Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. PMPML Bus No. 159, Pune MaNaPa to Talegoan Dhamdhere bazar run through Shikrapur and PMPML Bus no. 159P, Pune MaNaPa to Kasturi Shikshan Sanstha are the two buses comutes students and citizens for there important work from surrounding to Pune City. Highways connecting to Pune have heavy traffic due to extensive industrial growth in the Ranjangaon MIDC (Ranjangoan-Karegoan).
Proposed Railway Corridor
PUNE The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority PMRDA has proposed a railway ring project, wherein business hubs, starting from Talegaon Dabhade, then Chakan, Shikrapur, and Uruli Kanchan, will be all be connected, including the Sambhaji international airport at Purandar and the Pune Railway station. PMRDA-contracted Larsen & Toubro created the CMP, connecting a geographical spread of 20 sqkm. The CMP connects Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Pune Cantonment Board, Dehu Cantonment Board (DCB) and Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB) and Pune district.
Proposed ring railway route
- Start from Talegaon Dabhade.
- Will connect Chakan, Shikrapur, Uruli Kanchan, Purandar airport and Pune Railway station.
- Route will link Pune-Miraj and Pune-Nashik rails routes.
- Route to connect with Metro rail.
Proposed Wagholi-Shikrapur Bypass
This is a proposed bridge of 25 kilometres (16 mi) on State Highway 27. The PMRDA and district administration are working on a plan to mitigate frequent traffic congestion on the stretch connecting Pune, Wagholi and Shikrapur. The plan involves the addition of a lane on each side of the road, two bypasses and improvement of crucial junctions.The government approved Rs650 crore in this regard. Recently, the road was included under the Union government’s ‘Bharatmala’ project, under which Rs1,260 crore will be spent on road improvement.but from many years the project is pending. [6]
Educational institutions
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations | ICSE affiliated schools
- Kasturi Educational Campus | Pratima Palande Memorial School, Shikrapur
CBSE affiliated schools
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalay, Pimple Jagtap
- Amrutwel Global School
- Takshashila Gurukul Public School
- C.S. Bhujbal Global School
- Shree Sidhivinayak School
- Jaywant Public School, Sanaswadi
Kids School
- Holy Spirit English Medium School,Talegoan Rd, Shikrapur
- Lexicon Kids School
- Gurukul International
- Podar Jumbo kids School ,Chakan -Shikrapur Road, Shikrapur
Maharashtra Board affiliated schools and junior colleges
- ZPPS ,Shikrapur
- ZPPS 24 Mail, Shikrapur
- Vidyadham Secondary School
- Vidyadham Prasahala, Shikrapur
- Ajinkyatara English medium School
Colleges
- Kasturi Educational Campus | College of Polytechnic
- Kasturi Educational Campus | College of Pharmacy
- Kasturi Educational Campus | College of B.Ed
- Institute of knowledge | College of Engineering
- Micro-Tech Institute of Technology
School
- Holy Spirit English Medium School
- Lexicon Kids School, Shikrapur
- Gurukul International, Shikrapur
- Podar Jumbo kids School ,Chakan -Shikrapur Road
Maharashtra Board affiliated schools and junior colleges
- ZPPS ,Shikrapur
- ZPPS 24 Mail, Shikrapur
- Vidyadham Secondary School
- Vidyadham Prasahala, Shikrapur
- Ajinkyatara English medium School, Shikrapur
- Jawahar Navoday Vidyalay, Karandi
- Jaywant Public School, Sanaswadi
Colleges
- Kasturi Educational Campus | College of Polytechnic
- Kasturi Educational Campus | College of Pharmacy
- Kasturi Educational Campus | College of B.Ed
- Institute of knowledge|College of Engineering
- Micro-Tech Institute of Technology
Economy
The area around Shikrapur is irrigated by the canals and velu river. Therefore,the land is used for growing crops like sugarcane,vegetables. The sugarcane is supplied mainly to the sugar mill ,5 km from Shikrapur and 30 km Hadapser. The village holds a weekly open air market on Sunday. Shikrapur is one of the fastest growing areas in Shirur.Now over 200+ large and small industries, including a number of manufacturers like John Deere,Alicon,Pyrotek,Neosym,Trinity forgetech,Enkei Corporation,SAP,DENSO
Notable people
- Bandal Mangaldas Vitthalrao ,Zilla Parishad member,Pune.
- Karanje Sambhajirao ,local nagarsevak
- Aabaraje Mandhare ,local nagarsevak
Notes
- 2011 Village Panchayat Code for Shikrapur = 188619, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013.
- 2001 Census Village code for Shikrapur = 03049600, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 592. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011.
- 2011 Census Village code for Shikrapur = 555627, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Shikrapur Gram Panchayat, Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
- Poona India, Sheet NE 43-06 (topographic map, scale 1:250,000), Series U-502, United States Army Map Service, May 1960
- "Census 2011 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Pune: Shirur: Shikrapur". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- "Wagholi - Shikrapur flyover" (in Marathi).
External links
- "Official Website of Pune District".
- "Delimitation of PC and AC - 2004 Shirur Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra (Administrative Units)". Pune District. Archived from the original (Map) on 7 March 2012.
