Rajgurunagar (Khed)

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is a census town in the Pune Metropolitan Region of the  Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the headquarters of Khed taluka in the Pune district.

Etymology

Rajgurunagar (Khed) is named after an Indian freedom fighter, Shivaram Rajguru, who was born there.

Demographics 
As per 2011 census, Rajgurunagar has population of 25,146 of which 12,899 were males while 12,247 were females.
Average Sex Ratio of city is 949 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.
Literacy rate of city was 91% compared to 82.95% of Maharashtra. Male literacy rate was 93% while female literacy rate was 88%.
Scheduled Castes constitutes 6.2% of total population while Scheduled Tribes were 5%.

Tourism
There are several temples in Rajgurunagar. Siddheshwar Temple is the one of the old temples, other temples include Kedareshwar Temple, Vishnu Temple (Chandiram Maharaj Math), Hanuman Temple, Shani Maharaj Temple and Chimanya Ganapati Temple. Shingeshwar temple near Kude budruk Village. Shingeshwar mountain is the highest in Pune and number two after Kalsubai mountain. Dhume dongar is very popular in the Rajgurunagar. Tukaimata mandir on Nashik road 2km from the city is made in black stone by PANDVA (Mahabharat).
Rajgurunagar is also known for Rajguru Wada.

Politics

Schools
 Hutatma Rajguru Arts, Science & Commerce College, Rajgurunagar 
 Hutatma Rajguru Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
Small wonder preschool, wada road, Rajgurunagar
 Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
 Sheth Kesharchand Parakh Prathmic Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar
 Prangan Nursery School, wada road,Rajgurunagar.
 Little Champs English Medium School
 KTES English Medium school, Rajgurunagar
 Z P School, Tinhewadi NO.1/2
 Trimurti Vidyalaya, Tinhewadi.
 Gurukul College Of Technology, Rajgurunagar
 ERA Kids (aiera.in/erakids/), Pabal Road, Rajgurunagar
 Pius Memorial School, Waki
 Priyadarshani School, Waki
 Podar International School, Chakan
Adarsh vidyalaya, Shiroli. 
 Z.P.Primary School, Manjarewadi Pimpal

Economy
Bharat Forge's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) named as Khed City is the biggest SEZ in Pune spread over 1,000 hectares (4200Acre) of notified land in Khed taluka.

MARS International India Pvt.Ltd., the global manufacturer of chocolates, snack foods and pet foods acquired a large parcel of land in KhedCity (Bharat Forge's SEZ). The Company will set up its first manufacturing facility in India here with investment of Rs 1,005 crore (over $160 million).

See also
 Gosasi
 Talukas in Pune district
 Khed taluka
 Amboli, Pune
 New Pune International Airport

References 

Category:Cities and towns in Pune district