Pune is known as Queen of Deccan because of its historical ,social , cultural and political importance and its picturesque surroundings in the Deccan.

Pune is changing according to the various fields. People attract towards Pune for best education or for employment opportunities. South Indians have formed their nighbourhood in Rasta Peth, Whereas Sindhis have settled in Pimpri, Christians have settled in Camp Area. Whereas Muslims majority reside in Ganj, Nana Peth i.e East Pune . Gujarathis and Marwadi, Jains have majority in Bhavani ,Shukrawar and Nana Peths, Sikhs have founded their Gurudwara in Ganesh Peth, Marathas and Brahmins are everywhere. There are increasing house building activity in extension area and in Pune city also. Former buildings are converted into plaza, Apartments, Arcade, many co-operative housing societies have constructed homes for their members. Still a large population is lives in slums and the slum areas are also increasing day by day. Women of Pune are educated and try to get a job in different fields for e.g. they perform well as professionals in areas like music , dance ,acting in cinema or TV and Dramas , journalism , research and now in design, dentistry, medicine, computer field also. Now days women in Pune drive a car with very confidence. Hotels and eating lovers are increasing and the taste of Pune people is changing. There is increasing nature to outside eating. Hence dining halls are flourishing. Now days many peoples preferred ready-made things - may be chapathis or modak or puran-poli. Modern pizza Huts, Macdonalds have attracted the young and the elderly in recently times.

Pune is now known as growing industrial city of India. Because Mumbai was full of industries and now it is locked by the Government of Maharashtra. So the industrialists in Mumbai preferred Pune for starting industries. Now a days numbers of industries were stated along the Mumbai-Pune highway some of them are Bajaj Auto,Bajaj Tempo, Telco, Geaware's Crompton and Greaves, Thermax, Alfa-Laval,The Kirloskar group of companies like Kirloskar Oil Engines, Kirloskar Brothers, Garware group companies,Garware wallrope,Garware Nylons, Philips, Thermax and many more leading companies are settled in Pune. At Bhosari, Hadapsar, Nagar road the industrial estates have been developed. In Pune well established and organised Maratha Chamber of Commerce and industries and Agricultural has also very good stock market.