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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Balewadi
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| image_skyline = Balewadi Athletics Stadiums Interior.jpg
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Pune district|Pune]]
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'''Balewadi''' is a residential suburban town of '''[[Pune]],''' located in the city’s Western Metropolitan Corridor. It is famous for the [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] which had hosted both the [[National Games of India|National Games]] in 1994 and the [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games]]. The complex had also hosted the second edition of [[Khelo India Youth Games]],<ref name="the_hindu_jan_9">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/khelo-india-youth-games-off-to-a-colourful-start/article25953085.ece?homepage=true |title=Khelo India Youth Games off to a colourful start |last=Srinivasan |first=Kamesh |date=January 9, 2019 |work=The Hindu |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> which kicked off on 9 January 2019.

==Infrastructure==
Balewadi was a village at the edge of the city of Pune until 1997, when it was integrated into the limits of the [[Pune Municipal Corporation]] along with 22 other villages in various parts of the city.

Balewadi, along with neighbouring areas of Aundh and Baner are planned for development as part of the broader [[Smart Cities Mission]] initiated by the [[Government of India]] in 2015. The selected area will be developed as a model to be replicated in other parts of the city.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/smart-city-plan-pmc-to-develop-aundh-baner-part-of-balewadi/]</ref>

==Transport==
Balewadi is linked to [[Pune Municipal Corporation]], [[Pune Cantonment]], [[Chinchwad]] and [[Alandi]] by [[Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited]] (PMPML) buses. The [[Katraj]] - [[Dehu Road]] corridor passes through Balewadi. Balewadi is connected to [[Pune]] via [[Baner Road]]. There are PMPML buses going to Hinjewadi via Balewadi.

[[Bus rapid transit]] is planned from Airport to Balewadi from [[Pune Municipal Corporation]]. And Third metro route of shivaji nagar to hinjewadi is going to via balewadi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnasyndication.com/dna/article/DNPUN8235 |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325232521/http://dnasyndication.com/dna/article/DNPUN8235 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Very soon, the [[Pune Metro]] will also run through Balewadi with metro stations planned near [[NICMAR metro station|NICMAR]] Institute and Balewadi High Street.

== Education ==
{{main|List of schools in Pune}}
There are several educational institutions located around Balewadi. Some of these are:

* [[National Institute of Construction Management and Research]] (NICMAR)
* [[National Insurance Academy]] (NIA)
* MITCON institute of Management
* G. S. Moze College of Engineering
* Bharati Vidyapeeth Primary and Secondary School
* CM international school [https://cminternationalschool.com School Website]
* MTB secondary and higher secondary school
*VIBGYOR High School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibgyorhigh.com/pune-balewadi.php|title=ICSE & CBSE School in Balewadi, Pune - VIBGYOR High|website=www.vibgyorhigh.com|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref>
*Bharati Vidhyapeeth's Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence

== Sports ==
{{main|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex}}

Balewadi is home to the [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]], which hosts various major sporting events and can hold roughly 20,000 [[spectator sport|spectator]]s in its athletics stadium.

A museum dedicated to [[Sachin Tendulkar]] is also planned in Balewadi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/pmc-moots-museum-for-sachin-at-banerbalewadi/772282/ |title=PMC moots museum for Sachin at Baner-Balewadi |access-date=26 December 2020|archive-url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/pmc-moots-museum-for-sachin-at-banerbalewadi/772282/ |archive-date=6 April 2011 }}</ref>

When the [[Elite Football League of India]] was introduced in August 2011, Pune was noted as one of eight cities to be awarded a team for the inaugural season, although the team's games will be played in Balewadi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/sns-ap-fbo-football-in-india,0,1978030.story |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726170941/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/sns-ap-fbo-football-in-india,0,1978030.story |archive-date=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/</ref>

==Health==
Nearest Hospitals include:
*Aditya Birla Hospital
*Medipoint Hospital
*Jupiter Hospital

==Entertainment ==
A recent attraction in this location is the High Street Area, which has many upscale restaurants and pubs setting up here, which has seen influx of party goers.
==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pune topics}}
{{Suburbs of Pune}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Pune]]

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