Baramati is one of the well-known historical place situated in the south-eastern parts of Pune city. It is a city and Municipal Council in Pune District. It comes under Baramati town’s Municipal limits. Other prominent localities situated close to Baramati are Jejuri, Kurkumbh, Morgan, Bhigwan, Sangavi, Khandala, Bhor, Karmala etc. The locality is famous for hometown of Marathi poet Kavi Moropant. The locality is known for its agricultural produce and crops like wheat, sugarcane, and grapes which are exported to Europe and the Middle East. Industries in Baramati very from textile to dairy and food products. The oldest plant in Baramati MIDC is Kalyani Steels. There is a huge marketplace for cotton and food grains in the city. Drinking water is also sourced from this canal. Additionally, Municipal Council also receives drinking water from Ujjani Dam through a pipeline. Baramati and its surrounding areas mostly depend on agriculture as it is their main sources of income. Apart from agriculture, Baramati is home to a lot of industries which range from Steel Processing to Winemaking. Baramati is home to the three-wheeler plant of the Italian company Piaggio. The locality of Baramati has 800 hectares of land as MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) Industrial Area along Baramati-Bhigwan Road, 5 km outside Baramati town’s municipal limits. Baramati MIDC has several Major companies like Bharat Forge Ltd, ISMT Limited, Kenersys, Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Ltd., Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited, Godfrey Phillips etc. and is home of many Small Scale Industries. Some of the key residential projects in Baramati are Nirmiti Vasundhara Homes, Soham Kate City, Wagholikar Shatavari Apartmnts, Spring Village, Saakaar Shinde Greens among others.
Connectivity
Baramati is well connected by road and rail with major cities in the State. It is situated at a distance of 105 km from Pune via Jejuri-Morgaon-Baramati Road.
It connects to major highways such as SH68, SH221, and SH10 via the road network. Baramati Bhigwan Road passing through the center of the locality.
The locality is well connected to several prominent areas in Pune including Koregaon Park, Baner, Viman Nagar, Alandi, Maval, Mundhwa, Kothrud, Kondhwa, Wakad and Kharadi among several others.
Pune International Airport is located at a distance of 107 km via Pune-Solapur Road/Jejuri-Morgaon-Baramati Road. Baramati has an airport (Baramati Airport) which currently hosts a Flying School. It is considered to be one of the future domestic airports in the region.
Baramati, Katphal, Shirai, Malad Gaon are its nearby railway stations. However, Baramati is the nearest railway station, located at a distance of 4.9 km via SH68. Baramati is also well connected by Rail Network to Pune via Daund Junction.
Factors for past growth
The MIDC is also present in Baramati and is home to several companies like ISMT Limited, Bharat Forge Limited, Godfrey Phillips, Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Limited and Kenersys among others which have created job opportunities and at the same time demand of residential demand and development in the localities. As a result, the region has seen considerable demands for residential properties in Baramati.
Factors for future growth
The developed social infrastructure and good transportation facilities of Baramati have developed well as there are several engineering & Technology schools and hospitals located in the vicinity can be a sign of good residential investment location in the coming days.
Prominent Landmarks in Baramati
Bhigwan bird sanctuary
The Janvastu Sangrahalaya /Museum
Krishi Vigyan Kendra Baramati
Infra Development (Social & Physical)
Baramati has created a niche for itself in the field of education. Last decade has seen the growth of Baramati as a Prominent Education Center with Colleges and Schools ranging from Engineering to Biotechnology to Law and soon a Medical college is going to start in MIDC area. Poddar International School, V.P’s Vinod Kumar Gujar Bal Vikas Mandir, Vidya Pratishthan’s English Medium School, VPEMS School (CBSE), Shardabai Primary School, Desai Estate Primary School, Eurokids, MES’s English Medium School, Mission High School, Kidzee Baramati, Anekant English Medium School etc. It also houses some prominent colleges. These are Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Vidya Pratishthan’s Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vidya Pratishthan’s School of Biotechnology, Law College, RN Agarwal Technical Institute and Junior College, AIMS – Baramati among others.
Healthcare facilities are also good in the locality. Shantabai Deshpande Memorial Hospital, Shreepal Hospital, Baramati Hospital Pvt Ltd, Bobade Hospital Private Ltd, Silver Jubilee Hospital, Mahadik Hospital, Giriraj Hospital, Gawade Hospital, Shivnandan Polyclinic, Shreyas Hospital to name a few.
Daily needs of the people are catered by City Central Mall, Noble Furniture Mall, Ajinkya Big Bazar, More Shopping Mall, Sachin Collection, Samyak, Fashion Kannya etc. It also houses retail outlets of national and international brands such as My Jio Store, Reliance DX Mini Store, Westside, Lenovo Store, Pioneer, Jio Digital Life, Oppo, Cotton King, Sankalp World etc.