Tathawade

Tathawade is a developing area in the city of Pune. It is a fast growing educational hub constituting many colleges such as JSPM Institutes, Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Global Business School & Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School and Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology and Indira Group of Institutes. It is next to Wakad (4 km) and Bhumkar chowk (2 km). It is popular for its rare Lord Narsinh Temple.

Towards the East are Thergaon (4 km) and Kalewadi (6 km), towards the South are Wakad and Hinjawadi (5 km), Towards the North are Walhekarwadi and Chinchwad, and Towards the West are suburban areas of Punawale (1 km) and Ravet (4 km).

History
Tathawade is a small, developing village before being included in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), but had many small-scale industries. Earlier it was ruled by a sarpanch. Prior to its development, most of the inhabitants were farmers.

Economy
The soil was mostly black-soil, which resulted in good crop production for the farmers. Because of the development of nearby Hinjawadi IT Park, real estate demand escalated and this area developed accordingly.

Demographics
The region is populated mostly by people with the 'Pawar' surname who are local landlords. But now many new and modern societies have cosmopolitan crowd from all parts of the country.

Transport
This area has the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The Kiwale-Sangvi route of BRTS runs through this area.

National Highway-4 (NH-4) connects the nearby villages to the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjawadi.

Education
It is the educational hub of Pimpri-Chinchwad City.

Schools

 * Narsinh Vidyalaya
 * Blossom Public School
 * ORCHIDS The International School
 * Indira National School
 * Akshara International School
 * Indira Kids
 * Ashwini International School
 * Pune District Primary School
 * Podar International school

Colleges

 * JSPM Group of Institutes
 * Jayawant Institute of Management Studies
 * Rajarshi Shahu College of Pharmacy and Research
 * Indira College of Pharmacy
 * Indira College of Commerce & Science
 * Indira School of Business Studies
 * Indira School of Business Studies PGDM
 * Indira Institute of Management
 * Indira Institute of Management PGDM
 * Indira School of Communication
 * Sri Balaji Society's Law College
 * Sri Balaji Society's Junior College of Arts, Commerce and Science
 * Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology