Baramati Taluka
A prosperous farming and sugar town with an industrial area, and Morgaon, where the Ashtavinayak yatra begins.
Quick facts
- Headquarters:
- Baramati
- River:
- Karha, Nira
- Industry:
- Baramati MIDC
- Known for:
- Morgaon, agriculture
About the taluka
Baramati lies south-east of Pune on the Karha river. It is known for its cooperative sugar factories, dairy and modern farming, and has grown into an education and industrial centre.
Known for
- The Mayureshwar temple at Morgaon, first of the Ashtavinayak.
- Agricultural research and training, and cooperative sugar and dairy.
- The Baramati industrial area.
Places to visit
Morgaon Mayureshwar and the farms and gardens around the town.
More in Pune District
- Pune City Taluka The heart of the district: the old peths, the Cantonment and the newer suburbs, run by the Pune Municipal Corporation.
- Pimpri Chinchwad Taluka The industrial twin city of Pune, home to Bhosari MIDC and large automobile companies, and to the Morya Gosavi temple at Chinchwad.
- Haveli Taluka The taluka that surrounds Pune city, with Sinhagad, Khadakwasla, Theur, Dehu and many fast growing suburbs.
- Mulshi Taluka Green hills, the Mulshi lake and Tamhini Ghat on one side, and the Hinjewadi IT park on the other.
- Maval Taluka The hill taluka of Lonavala, Khandala, Karla caves and the forts of Lohagad and Visapur, with the Talegaon industrial area.
- Bhor Taluka A former princely state south of Pune, with an old palace, Bhatghar dam, Raireshwar and the Varandha Ghat road to the Konkan.
Sources: Written by PuneDiary. Facts checked 10 October 2026.