| Dhankawadi | |
| Native Name: | धनकवडी |
| Settlement Type: | borough |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Coordinates: | 18.4722°N 73.8539°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pune Division |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pune district |
| Subdivision Type4: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name4: | Pune City |
| Loksabha Constituency: | Baramati--> |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 560 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 411 043[1] |
| Area Code: | +91-20 |
| Blank1 Name: | Official language |
| Blank1 Info: | Marathi |
Dhankawadi was an outlying borough of the city of Pune in the state of Maharashtra. It lies on the southern edge of the city along old Route 4 just north of where the Route 4 bypass leaves old Route 4, about 6.5km (04miles) south of the Pune city centre.
Dhankawadi was a small village that was subsumed into Pune in 1995 and now counted into pune city. The area has been ongoing rapid building development since 2000.[2] Part of Dhankawadi has been reserved for a bio-diversity park; however, the park remains in the proposal stage.[3]
Dhankawadi is also a home to many of the top colleges in Pune, including Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT), Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University(BVPDU).[4]
It also includes many local attractions like Katraj Lake which has an island with a large statue of warrior king Shivaji and a huge Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park with a snake park and animal rescue center.