Dapodi

Not to be confused with Dapoli.

Suburb in Pune, Maharashtra, India

Dapodi

Suburb

Dapodi railway bridge

Dapodi

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°34′53″N 73°49′50″E﻿ / ﻿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

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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

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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.