Akurdi has its own station on the Pune Suburban Railway, served by Pune Junction/Shivajinagar-Lonavala and Talegaon local trains. It sits on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway, with onward access to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway toward Mumbai.

A Pune Metro Purple Line station at Akurdi is under construction as part of the PCMC-Nigdi extension, alongside new stations at Chinchwad and Nigdi; PCMC Bhavan is currently the nearest operating metro terminus. Local buses and autos supplement road transport.

Akurdi hosts the D Y Patil College of Engineering campus in Sector 29, Nigdi Pradhikaran - an AICTE-approved, Savitribai Phule Pune University-affiliated college operating from this site since 2001, granted autonomous status from 2024-25. Property portal 99acres notes proximity to D Y Patil College and Podar International School, alongside several State-board schools within the locality.

Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, in adjoining Nigdi, is within walking distance of Akurdi railway station.

Akurdi's industrial identity traces to Bajaj Auto, whose original two-wheeler plant and registered office were established here. Business Standard reported that vehicle production at the 200-acre Akurdi plant was wound down from September 2007 amid disputes over state tax policy, though component production and other corporate functions continued.

Akurdi was one of the original industrial-residential areas, with Pimpri, Chinchwad and Bhosari, unified under the Pimpri-Chinchwad civic body in 1970.

Akurdi is primarily residential and industrial rather than a tourist destination. Square Yards' locality guide points to local recreational spots such as Bhakti Shakti Garden and the nearby Pawna river rather than any major attraction within Akurdi itself.

It functions more as a base than a destination: the hill town of Lonavla is roughly 49 km away, and the wider Pune-Pimpri-Chinchwad region's temples, pilgrimage towns and forts lie within a day's reach by road or rail.

Entertainment options near Akurdi centre on nearby shopping-and-leisure hubs rather than venues within the locality itself. Property portal 99acres lists Elpro City Square and City One malls, along with Carnival Cinemas and INOX multiplex screens, as shopping and recreational hubs within about 3 km.

Within Akurdi, Square Yards' locality guide lists local eateries, a banquet/lounge venue and several small parks and grounds used for casual recreation and sport.

Akurdi is administered by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) rather than Pune Municipal Corporation. Per PCMC's official site, it has its own divisional/ward office (Assistant Zonal Office at Babasaheb Ambedkar Cultural Hall, Akurdi) handling local property-tax and civic functions, within PCMC's Zone A.

PCMC divides the city into 8 administrative zones (A-H) and 32 electoral wards, and delivers roads, water supply, drainage and solid-waste services; residents can log civic complaints via PCMC's helpline and Sarathi portal.