Tathawade lies on Pune's western growth corridor along NH-48 (Mumbai Highway) and close to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, with the Aundh-Ravet BRTS road passing through the area. Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjewadi, Pune's largest IT hub, is about 4-5 km away.

Akurdi is the closest railway station, roughly 5 km off, while Pune International Airport is about 27 km away via the Aundh-Ravet BRTS Road. A metro station at Nigdi, part of a proposed Pune Metro Line 1 extension, is also roughly 5 km from the locality.

Tathawade has grown into a west-Pune education cluster. Nearby institutions include Indira College of Commerce and Science (~1.4 km), Alard College of Engineering, Dr.

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Patil Arts, Commerce and Science College, and Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCOE), plus schools such as Narsinha Vidyalaya (~0.75 km), Jayawant Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Jeevan Shikshan Vidya Mandir, Akshara International School and Balseva High School, most within 1-2 km. Square Yards rates local education and healthcare access at 3.9 out of 5.

Tathawade's economic identity is shaped by its location next to Pune's Hinjewadi IT corridor (Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park), with smaller business parks such as Pushpak Business Hub and Nisarg Plaza within about 2-3 km.

The locality also has a manufacturing link: Business Standard reported in 2013 that MTU India (Tognum Group), a maker of large diesel engines and propulsion systems, opened an engine test-cell facility at its Tathawade service centre, serving clients including the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and ONGC.

Tathawade is primarily a residential and IT-adjacent suburb rather than a sightseeing destination. Its best-known local landmark is a Narasimha (Narsinh) temple that CommonFloor describes as rare, drawing devotees from the surrounding area.

Beyond this temple, the locality has no major standalone tourist attractions; visitors typically use it as a residential base within commuting distance of Pune's wider attractions along the Mumbai-Pune corridor.

Larger entertainment and leisure options sit just outside Tathawade in neighbouring Wakad and Punawale. Square Yards lists Vision One Mall (~1.7 km) as the closest mall, followed by Kohinoor Fashion World, Phoenix Market City Wakad, Prime City Center and One Mall, all within roughly 2-3.5 km.

Business and leisure hotels such as Ginger Hotel Wakad, Hotel Sanket Inn, Sayaji Enrise Hotel and Sayaji Hotel are similarly located within about 2-3 km of the locality.

Tathawade falls under the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). Maharashtra's MHADA has built an affordable-housing project at Survey No.

126+127 in Tathawade, spanning 5.76 hectares with 680 MIG tenements at a cost of about Rs 538 crore, which has received its occupation certificate. Alongside ongoing private apartment construction, civic strain persists in parts of the locality, with 99acres noting peak-hour traffic congestion, heavy NH-48 truck movement near entry points, and monsoon waterlogging near the Punawale stretch.