Bhosari

Bhosari
भोसरी
Bhojapur, Bhojakata
Suburb
Bhosari

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°33′37.5″N 73°50′09.69″E / 18.560417°N 73.8360250°E / 18.560417; 73.8360250Coordinates: 18°33′37.5″N 73°50′09.69″E / 18.560417°N 73.8360250°E / 18.560417; 73.8360250
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Elevation 585 m (1,919 ft)
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 411039
Nearest city Pune

Bhosari, historically known as Bhojapur, is a suburb in Pune Metropolitan City of Maharashtra state, India. Today Bhosari has become an Industrial hub hosting many manufacturing companies. Also Bhosari is well known for its cultural and sports activities like wrestling, kabaddi, etc.

History

Bhosari is situated at a height of 530 meters above the sea level. Bhosari is blessed with salubrious climate all the year round. Excavated by Archaeologists, the 2000-year-old 'Artist temple' and the "Artist Mahal" situated at Bhosari or the erstwhile Bhojapur is one of the monuments of interest in the township. King Bhoj is known to have organized many cultural events here. The artists performing at the Artist Mahal had their residence three kilometers away from the capital city. During excavation of the city. Archaeologists have also discovered many artifacts like pots and other equipments, which date back to 200 A.D.

Bhosari village has a history dating to Gautam Buddha's era.

Location

Bhosari is situated 14 km north of from the center of Pune City. The NH 50 (Pune - Nashik National Highway) goes through Bhosari.

Bhosari MIDC[MAHARASTRA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION]

Bhosari MIDC is the a largest industrial area in this region big companies like Tata Motors, Philips, Thermax, century enka etc

References


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