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'''Dehu Road Cantt''', is a [[Indian Army|military]] cantonment in the city of [[Pune]], India which was established in October 1958. The Dehu Ordnance Depot and Dehu Ammunition Depot was setup in the 1940s.

The Dehu Road Cantonment Board was established in the year 1958 and is an autonomous body controlled by the Government of India, Ministry of Defence. The Cantonment Board Dehuroad is divided into 07 wards in seven villages which includes civil and military population As per census 2011 the population figure of Dehuroad Cantonment is 48961 which includes military population. Elections to the Cantonment Boards are held as per the directions of, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi and as per the Cantonments Electoral Rules 2007 and not as per directions of Election Commission of Central or State Government.

==Geography==
It is located in the hills of the Sahyadris. It is located 25 km from Pune city on the Western side. [[Holy river]] [[Indrayani River|Indrayani]] is also passing through the limits of Cantonment Dehu Road.

Dehu Road lies 9 km northwest of [[Chinchwad]] and 27 km northwest of [[Pune City|Pune Central]] along the NH4 Old Pune Mumbai Express Highway that connects it to Pune Central via Chinchwad.

Dehu Road lies at an altitude of over {{convert|600|m|ft}}, between two southeasterly flowing tributaries of the [[Bhima river]], the [[Indrayani river]] to the north and the [[Pavana river]] to the south. The elevation keeps the climate pleasant.<ref>See: [[Pune#Climate]]</ref>

It is surrounded by small towns including Dehuroad Marketyard, Poter Chawl, Parsi Chawl, Vikas Nagar, Mamurdi, [[Ravet, Pune|Ravet]], Adarsh Nagar, Bapdev Nagar, Chincholi, Indrayani Darshan, Kiwale, Sankalp Nagar, Sai Nagar, Gahunje, Barlota Nagar, Dutt Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Alkapuri, Ordnance Factory Staff Quarters, KV School Quarters, Garden City, Gandhi Nagar, Mehta Park, Sarvatra Nagar, Thomas Colony, Shitla Nagar, Sankalp Nagari, Uttam Nagar, Srinagar, Mountbatan (MB) Camp, Kinhai, Zendemala, Siddharth Nagar, and Shelarwadi. The Vikas Nagar area is one of the densest and fastest developing areas of the town. A new township is under construction at [[Ravet, Pune|Ravet]].

==Economy==
As Dehu Road is a cantonment town, it hosts offices of [[Government of India|Central Government]] departments, especially Military and Defence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ordnance Factory Dehu Road|url=http://ofbindia.gov.in/units/index.php?unit=ofdr&page=contact&lang=en|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319122024/http://ofbindia.gov.in/units/index.php?unit=ofdr&page=contact&lang=en|archive-date=19 March 2017|website=Ordnance Factory Dehu Road}}</ref> Dehu Road is close to IT parks such as Pune [[Hinjawadi]], Talawade as well as ICC Trade Tower, and is 8 km from the [[Talegaon Dabhade|Talegaon]] industrial zone where manufacturing industries including Ordnance Factory Dehu Road of the [[Ordnance Factories Board]]. [[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]], [[General Motors]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[BMW]], [[J. C. Bamford|JCB]], [[Tetrapack]], INA Bearings and others. are present.

==Government ==
The Cantonment Board consists of 07 elected members elected by the general public by General Election as per Cantonment Electoral Rules 2007 every five years. The Officer Commanding the Station is the President of Dehuroad Cantonment board which is by virtue of the position as per Cantonments Act 2006.

The constitution of Cantonment Board is as under:
:President Cantonment Board
:Member Secretary who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cantonment Board
:Vice President
:elected members which includes Vice President also
:GE MES- Technical advisor
:SEMO Medical advisor
:02 nominated military members nominated by President Cantonment Board
:Representative of Collector
:Member of Parliament,-Special invitee
:Member of Legislative Assembly- special invitee
:Member of RajyaSabha -special invitee
:As per Cantonments Act 2006, there are two wards are reserved for ladies ( 33% reservation ) and one ward is reserved for SC/ST. As per Cantonments Act 2006, if the population of a particular Cantonment Board is more than 50,000, then there are 8 members. However, Dehuroad Cantonment Board has only seven elected members since it has less than 50000 population.

All the developmental projects to be carried out within the Cantonment area are to be sanctioned in a Cantonment Board meeting held every month in the presence of all the elected members, President, Member Secretary.

Cantonment Board Dehuroad has also constituted following sub committees as under:
:Civil area committee
:Finance Committee
:School Committee
:Hospital committee
:The decisions taken by the sub committees are finally approved by the Cantonment Board meeting which is held every month. The term of Vice President is 5 years however by mutual understanding all the elected members get a chance of Vice President ship turn by turn, within the 5-year term.

Currently Ragjuvir Uddhavrao Shelar, Independent (Supported By 4 BJP & 2 CONGRESS corporators), is the vice president of DCB. The area is administered by the Dehu Road Cantonment and has got 7 Ward's;
:1: Koteshwarwadi, Ghorwadi, Shelarmala, ShelarwadiRamwadiVithBhati, MES Pump House, Ind.Darshan, Sarvatra Nagar Railway Qtrs. Amardevi Upper Nepal Line, LIG Qtrs, Shitlanagar No. 1, Thomas colony Part I, Thomas Colony near Lions Club school. Military Butcher House.
:2: Mamurdi, Thomas colony, Shitalanagar No. 1, Gaikwadwasti, Marathevasti, Budhavihar, Mamurdi school near Barlota Nagar, Mehta Park, Aditya park, Indravihar, Udaygiri, Dhanalakshmi, Kohli Gas, Saudagarnagari,
:3: Ganeshchawl, Main Bazar, Police line, Cantt. Hospital quarters, Mumbai Pune road, Ambedkarnagar, Gandhinagar, MasjidChawl & Indira Nagar.
:4: Shitalanagar No.2, Indra villa, Guddi Apartment, Shriram Society, Saraswati Apartment, Royal Classic, Kunal Hotel, Sai Spice building, Navratan, Sankalpanagari, Shree building, Mayur Classic, Supreme, Moonrock, Royal, Unique, Kohinoor, Shivkripa, Indraprastha, Laxmipuram, Amit park, Ellora, Indrapuram, Vrindavan, MB Camp, Shrikrishnanagar, Shivajinagar, Telephone exchange, Vikrant building, Snehapreet building, Sayog building, Vaishali building, Parag building, Shashikiran building, Shweta building, Vaibhav building, Priyadarshini building, Near Shankar mandir. Dangatchawl, Mumbai Pune road & Parshichawl,
:5: Main bazar, BahiratChawl, Ranadechawl, Malanivas, Rahul printers, Ginny building, Amriksingh, Omkar building, Om building, Rajdeep building, Mumbai Pune road, Trishul building, Sadguru apartment, Behind Bank of India, Tamboli Building, OFDR estates, Kendriyavidyalaya, Sidhivinayaknagari, Shrivihar, Shreenagari, Swapnanagari, Row houses, Ramkrishnavihar, Military DSC, OFDR qtrs..,
:6: Chincholi Part I to Part 5, Dattanagar, Pune gate hotel, Parmar complex, Ashirwad colony, SamarthaNagari, Military Ashok Nagar
:7: Zendemala, Samarth nagar, Hagawane mala, Kalokhemala, Laxminagar, Naidunagar, Kinhai, Cantonment office / qtrs., MES Qtrs, Railway qtrs., C-Type qtrs., Defence qtrs., Garden city, Kendriyavidyalaya No. 2, AlkaPuri, Military COD Road, Garden city, GE office, COD ME Line, ME line, DSC DAD 22, 72,130,213, 465,101 DAD, Unit 524 APO, 56 APO, AD regiment, 68/46 AD, Rhq / 46,

==Transport==
Dehu Road can be reached from Pune by road or [[Pune Suburban Service|suburban rail]].<ref>[http://www.punediary.com/html/upside_local.html Up Side Local Trains / Railway Time Table Pune Station]. Punediary.com (2003-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.</ref><ref>[http://www.punediary.com/html/downside_local.html Down Side Local Trains / Railway Time Table Pune Station]. Punediary.com (2003-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rail Booking, now at Dehu Road|url=http://www.punesite.com/rail-booking-now-available-at-dehu-road.html|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824183606/http://www.punesite.com/rail-booking-now-available-at-dehu-road.html|archive-date=24 August 2018|access-date=17 May 2011|website=www.punesite.com}}</ref>

Newly constructed Flyover in Dehuroad offers convenience for travelling to Pimpri Chinchwad city.

===Rail station===
{{Main|Dehu Road Railway Station}}
The station has 4 platforms and 6 lines with a connecting footbridge. The [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]] - [[Kolhapur]] [[Sahyadri Express]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]] - [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]] Passenger, [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]] - [[Pandharpur]] Passenger, Mumbai CST - [[Shirdi]] Passenger and [[Pune Railway Station|Pune Junction]] - [[Karjat]] Shuttle halt there. This station is a halt for all the [[Pune Suburban Service|Suburban trains of Pune]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/DEHR|title=Dehu Road Railway Station | Trains Timetable passing through Dehu Road Station|website=www.cleartrip.com}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The population includes people from various states of India (mostly South Indian States). At the 2011 [[Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802812-dehu-road-maharashtra.html?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dehu Road had a population of 48,961. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Dehu Road had an average literacy rate of 90.96%, higher than the national average of 74.04: male literacy was 94.80% and female literacy was 86.63%, and 11.64% of the population was under 6 years of age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802812-dehu-road-maharashtra.html|title=Dehu Road Cantonment Board City Population Census 2011-2020 {{!}} Maharashtra|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref>

==Real estate==
New developments include Sonigara Pearl, Celestial City, Shagun, Indra Prabha. Dehu road is becoming a popular location due to its proximity to Hinjewadi, Talegaon, Pimpri Chinchwad and Chakan Industrial areas, as well Mumbai Pune expressway. Once the Nigdi Dehu road expansion is completed Dehu Road to Pune city driving time was expected to require only 25 minutes.

Upcoming New Real Estate Residential Projects near Dehu Road are Oxford Bavdhan by Shapoorji Pallonji and Joyville Hadapsar in Pune.

==Religion==
Dehu Road Bazaar, Murugan Temple and Subramanhya Swamy Murugan are located there. The Ayyappa temple on Sasta Hills is the biggest Ayyappa temple in Maharashtra.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Maruti Mandir was established by Saint/Sant Ramdas.

Thai Poosam and Makara Jyoti festival are popular events at the Ayyappa temple. The ''Samadhi'' (cremation) of the Marathi Saint [[Tukaram]] who wrote many poems on Lord [[Vithoba|Pandharinath]] (Vitthal). Three ''[[Masjid]]'' and one ''Idgah'' and ''Idgah Masjid'' are present, of which Jama Masjid is the largest and oldest. Three churches are present, of which Church Mary & Emmanuel Assemblies of God Church is the oldest.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Three ''gurudwaras'' are located in Dehu Road. Jee Ayanu Gurudwara is near the Market area, Indrayani Darshan is on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway and Garden City Gurudwara is in Garden City. Vaishya Samaj ''mandir'', Jain ''mandir'' and Shani ''mandir'' are situated at the main market. A Buddhist v''ihar'' is situated nearby. The idol in the ''vihar'' is kept by Babasaheb Ambedkar.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

[[Durga Tekdi]] (a hill viewpoint and picnic spot) is 3 km southeast of Dehu Road. Appu Ghar amusement park is nearby.<ref>[http://www.pcmcindia.in/tourism.asp?MID=0&PID=0&MenuID=36&Title=Tourism PCMC Web Portal]. Pcmcindia.in (2003-08-08). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.</ref>

==Education==
Dehu Road has many schools. One of the oldest and most prominent English medium schools is [[St Jude High School (Pune)|St Jude High School]], earlier known as Garrison High School. [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] is one of the oldest KVs in India.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Shri Shivaji Vidayala, is the oldest Marathi{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} medium school. Samson Memorial Republic School (English medium) is the oldest school in the region. It was established in 1949 by Rev K.K.Samson and by Sara Violet Samson. The school offers education to lower-income students. An Army Public School near Ashok Nagar comes under the army COD region. These schools have students from 10–15 small towns in the vicinity of Dehu Road.St. Joseph's Bethany Convent School is another [[Catholic school]].

==Sports==
A new international-standard [[cricket]] stadium called [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]] at Dehu Road in [[Gahunje]] has hosted IPL matches.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/gahunje-hopes-for-a-real-estate-thrust-with-a-cricket-stadium/736431/ Gahunje hopes for a real estate thrust with a cricket stadium]. Express India (2011-01-12). Retrieved on 2011-05-17.</ref>

==References==
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{{Pune district topics}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Pune}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Pune district]]
[[Category:Cantonments of India]]

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