<P> Pune ( Marathi pronunciation : ( puɳe ) ; English : / ˈpuːnə / ; ) , formerly spelled Poona ( 1857 -- 1978 ) , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra , after Mumbai . It is the ninth most populous city in the country with an estimated population of 3.13 million . Along with its industrial twin Pimpri - Chinchwad as well as the three cantonment towns of Pune , Khadki and Dehu Road , Pune forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region ( PMR ) . According to the 2011 census , the urban area has a combined population of 5.05 million while the population of the metropolitan region is estimated at 7.27 million . Situated 560 metres ( 1,837 feet ) above sea level on the Deccan plateau on the right bank of the Mutha river , Pune is also the administrative headquarters of its namesake district . In the 18th century , the city was the seat of the Peshwas , the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire and so was one of the most important political centres on the Indian subcontinent . </P>
<P> Pune ( Marathi pronunciation : ( puɳe ) ; English : / ˈpuːnə / ; ) , formerly spelled Poona ( 1857 -- 1978 ) , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra , after Mumbai . It is the ninth most populous city in the country with an estimated population of 3.13 million . Along with its industrial twin Pimpri - Chinchwad as well as the three cantonment towns of Pune , Khadki and Dehu Road , Pune forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region ( PMR ) . According to the 2011 census , the urban area has a combined population of 5.05 million while the population of the metropolitan region is estimated at 7.27 million . Situated 560 metres ( 1,837 feet ) above sea level on the Deccan plateau on the right bank of the Mutha river , Pune is also the administrative headquarters of its namesake district . In the 18th century , the city was the seat of the Peshwas , the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire and so was one of the most important political centres on the Indian subcontinent . </P>
pune is situated on the bank of which river
pune is situated on the bank of which river
Mutha river
Mutha river