Vimannagar

Viman Nagar (Marathi: विमान नगर lit. Airport City) is a residential and retail neighborhood in the Eastern Metropolitan Corridor of Pune, regarded as one of the affluent regions in the city.^[1] Viman Nagar is in proximity to the Pune International Airport and constitutes the eastern necklace of the city along with Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar.

Viman Nagar Dunkirk Lines
Eastern Suburb of Pune
Clockwise from top: Phoenix Marketcity (Pune); Nitesh Hub; Symbiosis International School; Bajaj Finserv Headquarters
Nickname:  Airport City
Viman Nagar Show map of Maharashtra Viman Nagar Show map of India
Coordinates: 18.56°N 73.91°E / 18.56; 73.91
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Metro	Pune
Founded by	Lohegaon
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	411014
Area code	020
Vehicle registration	MH 12
Civic agency	Pune Municipal Corporation

During the Pre-independence era, the neighborhood was known as Dunkirk Lines. It has residential complexes, corporate offices, fine-dining restaurants, and shopping malls. The locality provides easy accessibility to work and leisure for its residents ^{[citation needed]} and also contains educational institutions like Symbiosis Law School, Pune. For these reasons it has one of the highest property rates in real estate in Maharashtra.^[2]

Location

Viman Nagar is located 7.5 kilometers North off the Pune Railway Station and 0.5 kilometers South off the Pune International Airport.

Geography

• Northbound: Pune International Airport
• Westbound: Yerawada
• Central: Lohagaon
• Southbound: Vadgaon Sheri
• Eastbound: Kharadi, Hadapsar, Wagholi

Demographics

Country	India
District	Pune
Municipal Corporation	Pune Municipal Corporation
Pin code	411014
MLA	Sunil Tingre (Nationalist Congress Party)
Ex.MLA	Bapu Pathare (Nationalist Congress Party)
MP	Girish Bapat (Bharatiya Janata Party)

Roads

The Pune-Ahmednagar Highway (Maharashtra State Highway 27/MH-SH-27) passes through Viman Nagar.

Hotels

Viman Nagar is home to the following International Chain of Hotels:

• Hyatt Regency
• Novotel
• Ibis
• Four Points by Sheraton
• Lemon Tree Hotels
• The Hotel Hindusthan International

Educational Institutions

• Symbiosis Institute of Design
• Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts
• Symbiosis Law School
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
• Symbiosis School of Media & Communication

Nearby landmarks

• Pune International Airport
• Viman Nagar Joggers' Park, Pune
• Aga Khan Palace
• Fly India Paramotor Club (Paragliding)
• Phoenix Market City
• Udaan Bio-Diversity Park by Zensar^[3] has collaborated with the Pune Municipal Corporation^[4] for transforming a 2 acre plot into a Bio-Diversity Park at Vimannagar on lease Basis.
  • The park attracts more than 300 visitors a day comprising leisure walkers, picnickers, and students.^[5]
• Viman Nagar Rollerskating Rink
• Symbiosis International school, which also hosts notable sports fields:
  • Named after a notable starting shooting guard of the SIS inter-school team, the "Shivansh Dutt Basketball Court" is positioned north-east of the campus. Shivansh went on to pursue his passion of playing Basketball in the city of Edmonton, Canada after graduating.
  • The "Ansh Kapadia Football Ground", named in honor of a Symbiosis International School alumnus football player, is located east of the campus. Ansh subsequently went on to play in Toronto, Canada.

See also

• BRTS
• Pune Metro
• Phoenix Marketcity