Daund

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Daund
City
Daund Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°27′47″N 74°34′44″E / 18.46306°N 74.57889°E / 18.46306; 74.57889
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Named for	Dhaumya Rishi
Government
• Body	Municipality
Elevation	514 m (1,686 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	590,021
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	413801 and 413802
Telephone code	02117
Vehicle registration	MH 12,42
Website	www.punediary.com/html/Daund.html

Daund is a city, municipal council, and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city of Daund is located on the Bhima River.

In ancient times, a sage named Dhaumya Rishi stayed here; hence, people started calling it after him: "Dhaum". Gradually "Dhaum" became "Dhoand", then "Dhaundh". According to the epic Mahabharata, Krishna's wife Rukmini went in the "Dhindir forest"; this ancient "Dhindir Van" is today's Daund.^{[citation needed]}