Deccan (Pune)

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Deccan Gymkhana is an area in Pune city. It lies in the centre of the city. This area has lots of cafes, entertainment areas, restaurants, shopping malls and shops and is one of the major areas of Pune. Important roads like Karve Road, Jangli Maharaj Road and Fergusson College Road originate in this area. This area is well linked to the different areas of Pune by PMPML buses. This area is close to the Pune Municipal Corporation. This area has Sambhaji Park, one of the famous parks in the city. Tilak Road serves as a link between Swargate and Deccan Gymkhana, while the Laxmi Road links this area to Pune Cantonment. This area also has the famous Deccan Gymkhana Sports Club and the PYC Hindu Gymkhana.

Entertainment areas like the Balgandharva drama theater, Alka Cinema hall and the City Pride Multiplex (opposite to Deccan Gymkhana PMPML depot) are situated in this area. Restaurents like KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut on Jangli Maharaj road Vaishali and Rupali on Fergusson College road are located in this area. Very famous Cafe Goodluck is also located here.

Deccan Gymkhana Sports Club is a sports club situated in this area, after which the area is named. It was founded in 1906 and at present has almost 6000 members. It has basketball and volleyball courts and a cricket ground along with one gymnasium hall. It also has facilities for swimming, table tennis, billiards, cards and 11 tennis courts. It has one main clubhouse. This sports club has hosted Davis Cup matches. This was also the host of MPL (Maharastra Premier League) cricket matches. This club also host the NECC ITF Women's Tennis Championship 2009 from 16 November 2009 to 22 November 2009.

PYC Hindu Gymkhana or PYC club is situated in Deccan Gymkhana area of Pune. This club has a 2 basketball courts, a cricket ground and 4 tennis courts. This is one of the famous sports club in Pune.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Gymkhana
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Coordinates:   18°30'55"N   73°50'26"E

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  • Deccan area is one of the most busiest areas in pune. You can have many options to freak out there like McDonalds(which used to be our place),Pizza Hut,Crosswords and Goodluck Cafe....And the list just goes on....
  • Sakhi Karkhanis; 1206/A/10,Vyenkatesh Niwas Shirole Road,Deccan Gymkhana, Shivajinagar Pune 411004.
  • hey i live here hahahaha... opp to p.y.c. ground
  • This is the Residence of Dr Sameer Bhate Rajat Apartments
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