Pune is a major city of Maharashtra known to be its cultural capital and it lies at a height of about 560 metres above sea level on the western margins of the Deccan plateau. Situated on the side of Sahyadri mountain range, Pune is a mildly hill city with its tallest hill being the Vetal hill who rises up to 800 metres above sea level. The Sinhagad Fort lies just outside the city at an altitude of 1300 metres. The central region of Pune is located over the confluence of Mutha and Mula rivers. Pune is quite popular for its terrains and rich historic heritage. So if you are planning a visit to this city, make sure you choose a suitable hotel as per your tourism preferences. This may include your budget as well as the relative proximity of your targeted points of interest for your visit with the hotel you choose to stay in. You can check out the Pune hotels list for the same.


After Hinduism, Islam is the second largest religion to be followed in Pune. Thus the city has a large number of mosques such as Jaama Masjid, Chand Tara Masjid, and Azam Campus Masjid. The Chand Tara Masjid is one of the largest and most significant mosques in Pune, and it also happens to be the city headquarters (called as markaz) for the Tablighi Jamaat. It is located in Nana Peth. During the Eid namaz on Eid al Adha or Eid al Fitr, there is a massive gathering of people in the Eidgah Maidan located near the Golibar Maidan.

Pune also has a large number Christians. There is the famous Roman Catholic Diocese of Pune who attracts a large number of visitors. It is a part of the Ecclesiastical province of the city of Mumbai that was established in the year 1854 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bombay to the Apostolic Vicariate of Pune. Further it was promoted as the Diocese of Pune on 1 September 1886.During the 18th century, Protestantism arrived when the Maratha empire was taken over by the British. During that time, American missionaries started evangelising locals who further resulted in the building of many churches and missionary schools in Pune city. If you visit Pune, you will find a term Marathi Christians quite popular here. It refers to the Christians of Pune as they still primarily use the Marathi language. A quite popular place of Christian worship is the Vineyard Workers’ Church, who is situated in Dapodi which is a small village near Pune. Similarly Pune has a lot of Marathi speaking Jews as well.

Due to its multi cultural social fabric, Pune is known to be the cultural capital of the state. There are numerous traditional old economy industries here who are here from as long back as the 1950s and 1960s and are still flourishing and expanding today. The city is also known for manufacturing and automobiles. Pune has recently become a major educational hub and it is home to several private sector and government sector research institutes for management, information technology and training. Pune is ranked as one of the fastest growing cities in the Asia Pacific region and it is counted as one of the fastest emerging cities in the world. There are a lot of hotels in Pune near railway station where you can stay.