Nagpur is situated in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This is the third largest city in Maharashtra and the winter capital of the state. As there are many orange orchards here it is also called as Orange City. The River Nag flows through this region and so the city was named as Nagpur. It is not only the cleanest city in India but also the second greenest city after Chandigarh.

Historical Details About Nagpur

The city of Nagpur was founded in 1702 AD. But the researches show that the human existence in this place started in 8^th century B. C. The king Vindhyasakti of Vakata dynasty ruled over Nagpur in third century. After that Badami Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas and Yadavas ruled over this place. The Mughal Empire conquered the place in 17^th century. Prince Bakht Buland founded Nagpur and later Chand Sultan made Nagpur his capital and fortified it.

The Maratha rulers came to power after 1743 and then Bhonsle dynasty ruled over this place. Raghoji, Raghoji II, Mudhoji and Raghoji III ruled over this place and after the death of Raghoji III in 1853 it came under the direct control of British. The Nagpur Province was established with Nagpur as its capital.

The Congress session of 1920 was held in Nagpur. There was a Hindu-Muslim riot in 1923 in the city. When India got its independence in 1947, the state of Madhya Pradesh was formed with Nagpur as its capital. When the states were reorganized in 1956, it was changed to Bombay state and this again underwent a split in 1960 as Maharashtra and Gujarat. It celebrated the completion of 300 years of its establishment in 2002.

Geography and Climate of Nagpur

Nagpur is situated in the Deccan Plateau region at an elevation of 310 meters above mean sea level. The area of the metro city is 1,520 square kilometers. It comes under the flood plains of the Kanhan River and has alluvial soil and metamorphic rocks.

Nagpur has tropical wet and dry climate with an annual rainfall of 47.44 inches. It receives its rainfall during its monsoon season lasting from June to September. The summers are hot and the temperature reaches as much as 48 degree Celsius in summer and the winters are cool and the temperature drops to a minimum of 3 degree Celsius. The best time to visit Nagpur is from November to January.

Some of the areas of Nagpur are Borgaon, Ravi Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Wardhman Nagar, Indora, Siddharth Nagar, Bharatwada, Kalamna, Nari, Takli, Gorewara, Bhamti, Somalwada, Manegaon, Chikli, Tajbagh, Dighori, Bidpeth, Hapur, Wathora, Shivnagar, Resham Bag, Sadar, Sitabuldi, Dhantoli, Ramdaspeth, Wardha Road, Pratap Nagar, Dakshin Ambazar Road, Wadi, Dharampeth, Kamptee Road, Cotton Market, Gandhibagh, Itwari, Bagadganj, Mahal, Kameshwar and Butobori, etc.

There are many natural and manmade lakes in this region and some of these lakes are Gorewada Lake, Ambazari Lake, Telangkhedi Lake, Sonegaon Lake and Gandhisagar Lake.

People and Culture of Nagpur

The population of Nagpur is 4,653,171 according to the 2011 census with an average density of 10,984 people per square kilometers. Among them 726,664 people live in slum area and this has made the place to have the second largest slum in India after Mumbai. Almost 50% of the population is scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The official language of Nagpur is Marathi though other languages and dialects like Varhadi, Halbi and Hindi are also spoken. The male female ratio of the place is 1000:936. It has the highest crime rate in the state of Maharashtra.

Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Zoroastrians, Buddhists and Sikhs live here. Hindus of different castes live here namely Ahirs, Bahana, Badhai, Bhoyer, Brahman, Cambhar, Dhirmar, Dhobi, Govari, Kalar, Kayastha, Kosti, Kumbhar, Kunbi, Mali, etc.

Nagpur is famous for its Vidharbha cuisine or Saoji cuisine. This makes use of special spices such as black pepper, dry coriander, cinnamon, poppy seeds, bay leaves and powdered coconut. Chicken, mutton, boiled potato, paneer and soya are used in large quantities. The important newspapers published here are the Hitavada, Times of India, Nagpur Times, Deekshabhoomi, etc.

The festivals celebrated here are Makar Sankranti, Baisakhi, Diwali festival, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Onam, Holi, Janmashtami, Karwa Chauth, Maha Shivaratri, Naag Panchami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, Pongal, Raksha Bandhan, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Lohri, Eid Ul Fitr, Muhorram, Ram Navami, Christmas, Good Friday, Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day, Republic Day, Jamshed Navroz, Buddha Purnima and Hemis Gompa.

Economical and Educational Details About Nagpur

From olden days Nagpur has been an important commercial centre. Later as the Maharashtra Government shifted its attention to Mumbai and Pune, it lost its economic importance. At present again it is surging and ranks as the 9^th most competitive city in India according to the 2010 report of the Institute of Competitiveness. The regional office of Reserve Bank of India is located in this city.

Butibori is the biggest industrial area of the city with many industrial units like Hyundai Unitech, ACC Nihon Castings Ltd, Koradi Thermal Power Station, Khaparkheda, Indorama Synthetics P Ltd, ACC Refractory Ltd, KEC International Ltd, Industrial Oxygen Ltd, Premier Irrigation Equipment Industries Ltd, Voltas Ltd, Woolworth Ltd, Fabworth Ltd, S. S. P. Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra Organo, Uniworth Power Ltd, Abhishek Steel Ltd, Texprint Overseas Ltd, Munis Forge Ltd, Morarji Mills Ltd, SKG Refrigerators, Nagpur Engineering, Ferrow Alloyes Corporation Ltd, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Central Cables, VIP Industries, Sharda Ispat Ltd, Nippon Denro Ispat Ltd, etc.

The crops contributing to the agricultural income of the place are paddy, sugarcane, wheat, gram, jowar, tur, mung, pulses, soyabean, groundnut, sesame, sunflower, cotton, linseed, soyabean, oranges, etc.

The Nagpur University was established on 4^th August 1923 and the College of Agriculture was established in 1906. The Nagpur University was renamed as the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. The school system here follows 10+2+3/4 scheme.

The three medical colleges located here are Government Medical College and Hospital, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Lata Mangeshkar Medical College. Other educational institutions in Nagpur are Nagpur Veterinary College, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Lakshminarayan Institute of Technology, Raisoni Engineering college, Karmavir Dadasaheb Kannamwar Engineering College, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Sri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science, C V Raman Engineering College, National Fire Service College, J. D. College of Engineering, Bhausaheb Mulak College of Engineering, Shrimati Rajashri Modak College of Engineering for Women’s, Anjuman College of Engineering and Technology, St Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology, JL Chaturvedi College of Engineering, National Power Training Institute, Cummins College of Engineering For Women, etc.

Some of the schools in Nagpur are St Don Bosco High School, Sindhi Hindi Girls High School, St Joseph Convent School, South Point School, Tata Parsi Girls High School, Model High School, Mount Carmel School, Mount Carmel Convent, Saraswathi Vidhyalaya, Anjuman High School, Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bishop Cotton High School, GH Raisoni Vidhya Niketan, Sanskar Vidya Sagar, etc.

Internal Infrastructure of Nagpur

The parks and gardens at Nagpur are Rajiv Gandhi Udyan, Maharma Phule Udyan, Sant. Dyaneshwar Sanjiwan Samadhi Udyan, Swatantrya Swarn Jayanti Udyan, Dayanand Park, Lata Mangeshkar Udyan, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan, Sant Tukaram Udyan, etc. There are some mini gardens located in the areas like Udhay Nagar, Kabir Nagar, Hiwarii Nagar, Ashirwad Nagar, Mahalgi Nagar, Binaki Hudco, Sanyal Nagar, Kukreja Nagar, Bhagwan Nagar, Raghuji Nagar, Laghuwetan Colony, Telecom Nagar, etc.

The bazaars and markets here are Sita Buildi, Dharampeth, Itwari in Gandhibagh, Sadar, Mahal, Ramdaspeth, Poonam Mall, Poonam Chambers, Empress Mall, etc.

The temples and other religious places are Seminary Hills Balaji Temple, Telenkhedi Hanuman Mandir, Jama Masjid, Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Ayyappa Temple, Dargah Shariff of Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Aulia, Masjid at Ansar Nagar, Mata Mandir, Durga Mandir, Saibaba Temple, Kalyaneshwar Temple, Shiva Temple, Sadar Bazar Masjid, Shiva Temple, Tata Bagh Parsi Agiyari, Bohra Masjid, Sai Mandir, Ramdeo Baba Mandir, St. Anthony Church, Gurudwara Baba Buddaji Nagar, Radha Krishna Mandir, Church at Mohan Nagar, SFS Cathedral, Metha Neem Dargah, Church of North India, Tekdi Ganapathi Temple, Methodist Church, Mominpura Masjid, Shri Ram Temple, Paturkar Ram Mandir, Sahi Mandir, Sitla Mata Mandir, St Thomas Church, Durga Mandir, Chhaoni Masjid, Agyaram Devi Mandir and Ramdaspet Gurudwara.

Some of the hospitals in Nagpur are City Clinic, Ekvira Heart Institute, Bais Medical Foundation, Bhiwapurkar’s Eye Hospital, Dande Hospital, Dr Waghralkar’s Hospital, Eye Infirmary And Laser Centre, Deshmukh Hospital, Baheti Hospital, Mure Memorial Hospital, Orange City Hospital and Research Institute, Ortho Relief Hospital and Research Centre, Chandak Nursing Home Physiotheraphy and Rehabilitation Centre, Hope Multispecialty Hospital and Research Centre, etc.

Banks in Nagpur are Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Madura, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Nagpur Nagrik Sah. Bank, The Nagpur Mahila Nagri Sah. Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Reserve Bank of India, Union Bank of India, etc.

There are many halls in Nagpur where you can conduct social functions and these include Vasantrao Deshpande Hall, Punjabrao Deshmukh Hall, Bhagini Mandal, Tantya Tope Hall, Kusumtai Wankhede Hall, Jawahar Vidyaarthi Vasti Gruha Hall, Dhanwate Rang Mandir, anand Mangal Karyalaya, Laxmi Mangal Karyalaya, Joshi Mangal Karyalaya, etc.

The cinema theatres in Nagpur are Anand, Bharat, Chitra, Geetanjali, Jaishree, Janki, Sudama, Laxmi, Smruti, Sangam, Regent, Regal, Rajvilas, Liberty, Natraj, Panchsheel, Narsing, Variery, Vijay and Krishna.

Some of the hotels in Nagpur are Hotel Centre Point, Tuli International, Hotel Blue Moon, Sun N Sand, The Pride Hotel, Hotel Jagsons Regency, Hotel Chanakya, Hotel Darshan Towers, Hotel Dua Continental, Grand Hotel, Hotel Hardeo Pvt Ltd, Hotel Midland, Hotel Pal Palace, Hotel Awadh Pvt Ltd, Hotel Pritam, Hotel Skylark, Hotel Orange City, Hotel The Majestic Manor, Hotel Rahul, Hotel Rawell Continental, Kumar Hotels Pvt Ltd, Kuber Resort, Weizmann Hotels Ltd, etc.

Details About Nagpur Transport

The Sonegaon Airport at Nagpur is situated 7 kms from the main city and was renovated in October 2005 and renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport. More than 300 flights come and go every day and is one of the busiest airports in India. The air services like Air India, Jet Airways, air Arabia, GoAir, Spice Jet, IndiGo, Kingfisher and JetLite are operating here. Indian Air Force is based at this place.

Nagpur railway station built in 1867 is one of the busiest stations in the state serving 1.5 lakh passengers daily. The head quarters of Nagpur division of the Central and South Eastern Indian Railway is located here. Other small railway stations are Ajni, Kalamna, Kamptee, Khapri and Itwari. The metro rail for 120 kilometers is planned for the city.

The two national highways NH 7 and NH 6 pass through the city. The public transport in the city was provided by the Nagpur Mahanagar Parivahan Ltd. The city buses are run by Vansh Nimay Infra Projects. The intercity transport and interstate transport facilities are provided by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. Auto Rickshaws serve the major portion of hired service.

Places of Interest in Nagpur

Adasa: There are many ancient temples in this small village and the Ganapati Temple with an idol of single stone is famous.

Khekranala: It is beautiful dam situated in the Khapra range 55 kilometers from Nagpur.

Ambazari Lake: This is a tourist spot with green garden and has boating facilities.

Fulata Lake: Built by Raje Bhosle and has colorful fountains with spectacular evening views.

Dragon Palace Temple: It is located in Kamptee and is famous for its splendid architecture.

Raman Science Center: It has a 133 seat planetarium and serves to promote the scientific knowledge of people.

Deekshabhoomi: This center of Dalit Buddhism has a largest hollow stupa.

Markanda: There are 24 temples here and was believed to have the Shiva Linga worshipped by Markandeya. It resembles the Khajuraho temple in its architecture.

Dhapewada: It is an ideal picnic spot having a lake with number of water sports. A small temple of Vithoba is situated here.

Nagardhan: This is a prehistoric town having a fort built by the Bhonsle rulers and has a wild life sanctuary.

Nawegaon Dam: It has many adventure sports and the thrill lovers would like this place with its picturesque lake. Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and children’s park are located here.

These details about Nagpur will help you to know more about this metro city.

Article Posted By : Sumazla  On December 22, 2011lView All Articles

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