Overview
Chakan is a locality situated on NH 50 and is about 34 km away from the city of Pune. It comes under the jurisdiction of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Bhuikot Killa and the Chakreshwar Temple are some of the places of tourist interest around Chakan. Om Sai Nagar, Shree Swami Samarth Colony, Swapna Nagari, and Ekta Nagar are its neighboring areas. Due to plenty of upcoming Automobile Industries established in this area, Chakan has seen multi-fold growth. Some of the famous places to visit around Chakan are Panaji Beach, Aurangabad, Kalyan, Bijapur, Satara, Nanded, Latur, and Badami. With over 750 small and big industries, Chakan has emerged as an Automobile Hub.

Connectivity
Located close to the Mumbai-Pune Highway, Pune-Nashik Highway, and Pune-Ahmednagar-Aurangabad Highway, Chakan enjoys great road connectivity with Talegaon-Chakan Road, Chakan Shikrapur Road. 

Auto rickshaws and bus services operated by PMPML are the basic means of road transport, and the bus services connect Chakan to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas.

Chinchwad Railway Station, Pimpri Railway Station, Kasarwadi Railway Station, Dehu Road Railway Station, Dapodi Railway Station, and Akurdi Railway station is nearby railway stations to Chakan.

It has excellent connectivity to Pune International Airport which is located at a distance of 28 km via Chakan Alandi Road.

Factors for future growth
The proposed site of the new international airport is around 6 km from Chakan while the Phase III of the Pune Metro is also set to pass through the area. With these infrastructural upgrades, not only will the connectivity improve, but even the rates of residential properties are expected to increase high.

The presence of Banks, ATM’s, Schools, Hospitals and retail stores etc. in the locality makes Chakan a self-sustained locality.

Phase-3 alignment of Pune Metro Rail with one of its routes is supposed to connect Chakan with Moshi will create a huge demand for residential properties and developments in the locality.

Infrastructural Development (Social & Physical)

PK International School and Podar International School are some of the educational institutions which offer quality education here.

Some of the renowned hospitals providing health care facilities to the residents of Chakan are Core Hospital, Siddhivinayak Hospital Chakan, Anand Hospital, Unicare Hospital, and Navkar Multispeciality Hospital to name a few.

Aishwarya Icon Mall and City One Mall are the two major malls in the locality which serves the basic needs of the people.

Major issues
The resident ok Chakan need to travel a bit to get the quality education as some good quality schools and colleges are situated little away from the town.