Loni Kalbhor

Loni Kalbhor
village
Loni Kalbhor
Location in Maharashtra, India
Loni Kalbhor
Loni Kalbhor (India)
Coordinates: 18°29′00″N 74°02′00″E / 18.483333°N 74.033333°E / 18.483333; 74.033333
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Taluka Haveli
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Loni Kalbhor is a village 11 kilometres east of the City of Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Shaving at Weekly Market in 1987

Geography

The village lies on the northern side at the foot of the Sinhagad -Bhuleshwar mountain range, a West to East spur of the Sahyadri mountains.The Mula-Mutha river flows close on the northern side of the village.Administratively, the village lies in the Haveli taluka in Pune district.The village is also part of the ever-expanding Pune metropolitan area. From being a rural village close to the city of Pune, parts of the area surrounding the village have become sub-urban in nature in the span of last few years.

Demographics

Per the 2011 census of India,the village has population of 22518 of which 11727 are males while 10791 are females. children under the age of 6 makes up 12.59% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Loni-kalbhor village is 920 which is lower than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Loni-kalbhor as per census is 780, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.In 2011, literacy rate of the village was 82.82% compared to 82.34% of Maharashtra.Male literacy stands at 89.18% while female literacy rate was 76.07%.

Local Government

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, the village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Transport

The Solapur Highway as well as the main Pune - Secundarabad Railway line pass close to the village.Many trans make a stop at the station.The village is also served by PMPML bus service run by the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad corporations.

Economy

The area around Loni is irrigated by the Mutha canal and therefore the land has historically been used for growing cash crops like sugarcane and grapes. The sugarcane is to be supplied mainly to the cooperative sugar mills nearby. The village holds a weekly open air market on Saturday.There are poultry farm close to the village.The Electrical giant, Philips opened a plant in the village in 1957.[1] That has now shut down operations.Hindustan petroleum has a storage facility near the village.

The popular Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor owned a farm close to the village. A number scenes in his movies including Bobby and Satyam Shivam Sundaram were shot in the vicinity of the village. The farm is now the location of the MIT Naval Academy and DSK Animation College. Loni is slowly becoming a commuter town for professional people working in Pune with number of apartment complexes going up.

The village holds a weekly market[2]

High Education

A CBSE School Name Innovera School which works on academic development and works in practical learning is one of the best rated schools, with lowest attrition of staff. Children are taught leadership skills and they work in developing community. Innovera School also hosts Ultra Marathon in association with Free Runners charitable Trust

Culture

Loni Kalbhor is on the route of annual Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palakhi to Pandharpur [3] In the year 2015, Seva Sahayog Foundation, an NGO implemented a pilot project of mobile toiletsduring the halt of the palakhi procession in the village[4] Coordinates: 18°29′N 74°02′E / 18.483°N 74.033°E / 18.483; 74.033

Ramdara temple

Ramdara temple

Ramdara is a temple built near Loni in the 1970s on the ruins of an ancient temple.The main shrine is that of Shiva, but the temple is renowned for the idols of Ram, Lakshman and Sita. Next to the temple is also an ashram of Shri Devipuri Maharaj also known as Dhundi baba. The temple also has am impressive Nandi. There is a small pond next to the temple. The temple complex is surrounded by thick vegetation and is home to many different types of birds.

References

  1. ↑ Rajender, B. and Lieten, G.K., 1985. The Sovereign Power of Philips in India. Social Scientist, pp.49-64.
  2. ↑ Muluk, D.D., 2017. Distribution of Periodical Market Centres in Pune District of Maharashtra. International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 3(6).
  3. ↑ "New halts, reserved for wari". Pune Mirror. ]
  4. ↑ "Maharashtra: Mobile toilets for pilgrims to stop open defecation en route to Pandharpur". DNA India. ]]
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