Living in Lohegaon
There is a particular kind of ease that settles over a neighbourhood when it grows up around an airport rather than in spite of one, and Lohegaon wears this ease well. Tucked into the north-eastern folds of Pune, this is a locality where the hum of aircraft overhead and the rustle of tree-lined lanes below have learned, over decades, to coexist. Lohegaon is a town situated in the north-eastern parts of Pune City and comes under the jurisdiction of the Pune Municipal Corporation, its identity shaped in large part by the presence of Pune International Airport within its own boundaries.
The locality's story is older than most of its glass-and-concrete neighbours. It is home to one of the country's most storied defence establishments, an Indian Air Force base that has stood watch here since the earliest decades of independent India, and this military heritage lends the area a settled, unhurried character that newer suburbs often lack. Around this historic core, Lohegaon has quietly built itself into a mid-segment residential hub, with wide roads, established markets, and a social fabric that has had time to mature.
What draws today's homebuyer to Lohegaon, however, is less about its past and more about its position on Pune's growth map. The locality sits along the SH-27 Nagar Road corridor, within easy reach of Viman Nagar, Dhanori, Kharadi, Wagholi, and Vishrantwadi, placing it at the crossroads of the city's IT and residential expansion without asking residents to pay the premium those addresses command. It is this blend of heritage calm and emerging opportunity that continues to draw families, first-time buyers, and investors alike.
Property rates here remain accessible relative to the more established pockets of East Pune, even as demand steadily climbs. The average weighted price of apartments in Lohegaon is around Rs 7,150 per square foot, having moved up meaningfully over the past year, a sign of a locality still finding its true value rather than one that has already peaked.
