About Nagpur, Present Nagpur, Geographical Details of Nagpur

Third large city in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. With a population of 2.1 million (2001 Census), Nagpur was the 13th largest urban conglomeration in India in 2001 and the foremost city in Maharashtra's eastern Vidarbha region. Nagpur is also the state's Winter Capital and the headquarters of Nagpur District and Nagpur Division administration. On a global scale, Nagpur is estimated to be the 114th largest city and the 143rd largest urban area in the world during 2006 in terms of population. Nagpur is also important geographically, as it lies practically at the centre of India with the country's geographical centre (Zero Mile) being situated here. Moreover, Nagpur is well-known throughout India as a trade centre for quality oranges grown in its vicinity and hence, the city is also known as Orange City. Recently, the future planning about development of Nagpur is in the offing due to Cargo Hub, MIHAN, Boeing MOR Centre and largest 5 star industrial area etc.

Nagpur - Major Localities
The Civil Lines being the prime locality most of government offices and residential bungalows are housed here, which the Bombay High Court Bench and the Vidhan Bhavan, Forest Divisional Office, Reserve Bank of India, Command House, etc. The area is noted for its greenery and cleanliness.

Sitabuldi is the main commercial part of the city. It contains numerous shops of all sizes and the largest wholesale vegetable market in Nagpur. Sitabuldi Main Road is one of the main shopping streets in the area. Also located in Sitabuldi is the Sitabuldi Fort. It is situated on an elevated area. Being under the control of the Indian Army, the fort is only open to the public on two occasions every year -- August 15 (Independence Day) and January 26 (Republic Day). The longest flyover in Nagpur has its origin in Sitabuldi and terminates at Lokmat Square, approximately 1.5 kilometer away.

Dharampeth is noted for a variety of up-scale shops, restaurants, and a retail vegetable market.

Ramdaspeth contains numerous up-scale shops, public and private offices, and malls.

Itwari is the wholesale business center of Nagpur.

Mahal is the old part of Nagpur, and is noted for its relatively narrow streets and crowded residential quarters.

Kalamna is the one of the largest wholesale market most likely oranges and grain market in Asia.

Nagpur - Transport

Railways: Due to its central location, Nagpur is a very important railway junction and a transit for almost all the trains that connect the country lengthwise and breadthwise, especially trains connecting India's four major metropolises (Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkota) located in the four corners of the country. The main railway station in Nagpur city is the Nagpur Railway Station, while smaller stations like, Ajni, Itwari, Kalamna, Kamptee, and Khapri are the other railway stations in the vicinity of Nagapur city.

Roads: Nagpur is also a major junction for roadways as India's two major National Highways (Kanyakumari-Varanasi (NH-7) and Hajira-Kolkota (NH-6)) pass through the city. One more highway number 69 connect Nagpur to Obaidullaganj near Bhopal. Nagpur is also at the junction of two Asian Highways namely AH-47 Agra, India to Matara, Sri Lanka and AH-46 connecting Kharagpur, India to Dhule. Moreover, Nagpur city has come in the national spotlight recently for its good roads, which were developed as part of the up gradation and renewal works under Integrated Road Development Project (IRDP), spearheaded by the erstwhile Commissioner of the Corporation, Dr. T Chandrashekhar. In another notable development, the Inland Container Depot at Nagpur run by Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has been the fastest growing inland port in the country in recent years.

Air: Air Traffic Control (ATR) of Nagpur is the busiest in India, with more than 300 international flights flying over the city every day since 2004. Domestic airlines such as Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Indigo, [goAir], Kingfisher, Spicejet etc connect Nagpur with major cities. In October, 2005, erstwhile Sonegaon Airport of Nagpur was declared as an international airport and was renamed Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport. Initial flights between Nagpur and Sharjah were launched by Air Arabia with the intention of tapping the strong demand for international travel within Central India. In April, 2006 Indian Airlines connected Nagpur to Bangkok with a non-stop biweekly service. Likewise, Qatar Airways has announced that it will start a triweekly service from Nagpur to Doha shortly.

Nagpur is set to be a prominent destination on India's aviation map as the country's first ever Multi-modal International Cargo Hub (MIHAN) was completed on the outskirts of the city in 2006. MIHAN is expected to contribute significantly to the development of the city, as well as the economically backward Vidarbha region. Another major impetus to the budding aviation industry in Nagpur is the decision of Boeing to set up a $ 185 million maintenance base in the city in 2006.