Koregaon Bhima
Koregaon | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 18°38′44″N 074°03′33″E / 18.64556°N 74.05917°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Pune |
Taluka | Shirur |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,116 |
• Density | 671/km2 (1,740/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
Website | pune |
Koregaon Bhima is a panchayat village[1] and census town[2] in the state of Maharashtra, India,[3] on the left (north) bank of the Bhima River.[4] Administratively, Koregaon Bhima is under Shirur Taluka of Pune District in Maharashtra.[2] There is only the single town of Koregaon Bhima in the Koregaon Bhima gram panchayat.[2] The town of Koregaon Bhima is 10 km along the SH 60 motorway southwest of the village of Shikrapur, and 28 km by road northeast of the city of Pune. It is the site of the Battle of Koregaon fought on 1 January 1818.