Dapodi

Dapodi
Suburb
Dapodi railway bridge
Dapodi Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18.581437°N 73.830421°E / 18.581437; 73.830421
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
City	Pune
Languages
• Official	Marathi, Hindi & English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	411012[1]
Vehicle registration	MH 14
Civic agency	PCMC

Dapoorie railway bridge in 1858.

Dapodi (earlier: Dapoorie) is a neighbourhood in Pimpri Chinchwad in the northwestern Pune, India. It is located in the northwest area of the city. Dapodi is situated on the banks of Pavana river and Mula River. The neighbourhood of Dapodi compromises of Dapodi gaon, Dapodi bazar, Phugewadi, Kundan Nagar and Ganesh Nagar.

The neighbourhood lies on National Highway 48 (India). It is served by Dapodi railway station which falls on Mumbai–Chennai line. The railway station opened in 1858.

The College of Military Engineering, Pune^[2] is located here.

Dapodi is surrounded by Sangvi and Pimple Gurav to the west, Bopkhel, Kalas to the east, Kasarwadi to the north, and Bopodi and Khadki to the south. The Pavana River is to the west whereas Mula river is to the south.^[3]

Etymology

Dapodi was called Darpapudika (Sanskrit: दर्पपूडिका) during the Rashtrakuta rule in the 8th century. An early reference is found in a copperplate inscription dated 758 CE, describing a land gift by Rashtrakuta king Krishna I to Pugadibhatta, a brahmin. The inscription mentions the land to be the village of Bopkhelugram (Bopkhel), bordered by Darpapudika (Dapodi) to the west, Bhesuri (Bhosari) to the north, the Muila (Mula) river to the south, and Kalas to the east.^[4]

References

1. "Dapodi S.O Post Office 411012 Pincode – Pune, PUNE, Maharashtra". Pincode.puneonline.in. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
2. "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". Indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
3. "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
4. Palande-Datar, Saili (3 March 2021). "Sutradhara's tales: Pune gets its first names... royal patronages recognise sacred headquarters". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 January 2025.