Dhankawadi
Dhankawadi was an outlying borough of the city of Pune in the state of Maharashtra.
Dhankawadi was an outlying borough of the city of Pune in the state of Maharashtra. It lies on the southern edge of the city along old Route 4 just north of where the Route 4 bypass leaves old Route 4, about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) south of the Pune city Centre. Dhankawadi has become a pilgrimage centre due to the influence of Sant Sadguru Shri Shankar Maharaj.
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Worth seeing in and around Dhankawadi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park
The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, commonly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Zoo or Katraj Zoo, is located in Katraj, Pune district, Maharashtra State, India. It is managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation.
2.3 km · zoo in Pune, India · Wikipedia - 02Parvati Hill
Parvati Hill is a hillock in Pune, India. The hillock rises to 2,100 feet above sea level.
2.9 km · hill with Hindu temples and museum in Pune, Maharashtra · Wikipedia - 03ISKCON Temple, Pune
ISKCON New Vedic Cultural Center, Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanchandra temple or ISKCON Pune is a Gaudiya Vaishnavism temple situated in Pune, India. The temple is dedicated to Hindu god Radha Krishna and was opened in 2013.
3.9 km · radha Krishna temple in Pune, India · Wikipedia - 04Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune, is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology, a group of institutes of Higher education in India focused on Information Technology. It is established by the Ministry of Education, formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and few industry partners as Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership Institution.
2.3 km · university in Pune, Maharashtra · Wikipedia - 05Nehru Stadium, Pune
Nehru Stadium, formerly known as Club of Maharashtra Ground, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pune, India. It is mainly used for cricket matches.
3.3 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 06Blades of Glory Cricket Museum
Blades of Glory Cricket Museum is a cricket memorabilia museum located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by Rohan Pate, a former Maharashtra cricketer and was inaugurated by Sachin Tendulkar in 2012.
1.9 km · museum in Pune, India · Wikipedia - 07Pune-Okayama Friendship Garden
Pune-Okayama Friendship Garden or Pu La Deshpande Udyan is one of the largest gardens in Pune located on Tanaji Malusare road in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
2.8 km · public park in Pune, India · Wikipedia - 08Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth is a university in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It was established in 1921, and named after the Indian independence movement activist Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
2.7 km · deemed university in Pune, Maharashtra · Wikipedia - 09Pune Institute of Computer Technology
The city of Pune in western India includes numerous universities, colleges and other institutes. Due to its wide range of educational institutions it has been called the "Oxford of the East".
1.7 km · engineering college in Pune, India · Wikipedia - 10Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology is an autonomous institute in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1983, the institute is affiliated with the Savitribai Phule Pune University and run by the Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust.
1.7 km · engineering college in Pune, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Dhankawadi
- Airports
- Pune (PNQ), 14 km · Navi Mumbai (NMI), 101 km · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (BOM), 124 km
- Stations
- Swargate metro station, 3.1 km
- Navi Mumbai → Dhankawadi108 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · ₹870–1,090
- Mumbai → Dhankawadi122 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · ₹990–1,240
- Kakadi → Dhankawadi788 km · quickest by road, 15h 1m · ₹6,150–7,700
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No local-transport research exists yet for Dhankawadi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dhankawadi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThere is a massive army of three-wheeled rickshaws.
- Get aroundSome prepaid rickshaw stands can be found at Shivajinagar, Swargate Bus Depot and Pune Airport.
- Get aroundAll rickshaws plying in the Pune Municipal Corporation limits are supposed to charge according to the meter.
- Get aroundIf they still refuse, walk away: there are plenty of other rickshaws on the roads.
- Get aroundIn fact, drivers of rickshaws that you flag down from the streets (if practical and possible) will often be more agreeable than those waiting in stands, who demand more fare.
From Wikivoyage: Pune, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Dhankawadi
Dhankawadi is 5 km from Pune, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Guruwar Pethhuman settlement in Pune, India3.9 km
- Shukrawar Petharea of Pune, India4 km