Shikarpur, Maharashtra, India

🇮🇳 Shikrapur is a panchayat village in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the largest village in the Shirur Taluka of Pune District in Maharashtra. The village of Shikrapur lies at the junction of NH548D and NH753F. It is 36 km (22 mi) from Pune, 34 km (21 mi) from Shirur, and 26 km (16 mi) south-east of the town of Chakan.

Economy The area around Shikrapur is irrigated by canals and the Velu River, and is used for growing vegetables, sugarcane, and other crops. Sugarcane is supplied mainly to a sugar mill 5 km from Shikrapur and 30 km from Hadapser. The village holds a weekly open air market on Sunday. More than 200 large and small-scale industries are located in Shikrapur, some of these manufacturers like John Deere, Alicon, Trinity.

Proposed railway project The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has proposed a railway ring project to connect business hubs in Talegaon Dabhade, Chakan, Shikrapur, and Uruli Kanchan; Sambhaji International Airport at Purandar; and Pune Railway station. The proposed route begins in Talegaon Dabhade, linking the Pune-Miraj and Pune-Nashik rail routes, and would also connect with Metro rail.

PMRDA-contracted Larsen & Toubro created a common minimum programme (CMP) to coordinate a geographical spread of 20 sq. km. The CMP includes Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Pune Cantonment Board, Dehu Cantonment Board (DCB) and Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB) and Pune District.