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Tourism Offices In Nagpur: 
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Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation
Sanskruti Bachat Bhawan,
Normal School Area,
Opp. Laxmi Theatre,
Sita Building, Nagpur - 440 012,
Maharashtra, India.
Phone: 91-712-533325
Fax: 91-712-560680
Trade Wings Exchange 2538437
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation
Dr. Munje Road,
Beauty Road
Phone: 0712-533325
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GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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North Latitude – 210.07; East longitude – 790.07
Height above mean sea level – 312.42 mtrs.
Location - It is practically at geographical center of India, in fact the zero milestone of India is in this city. All major highways NH-7 ( Varanasi - Kanyakumari ) & NH-6 (Mumbai - Sambalpur - Calcutta) amd major railways trunk route (Mumbai, Chennai, Howrah * Delhi) pass through the city. Important Central & State Government offices and institutions are located in Nagpur. Industrial Development is existing along the fringe areas like Kamptee, Hingna, Wadi, Khapri, Butibori and Kalmeshwar.
Maximum, Average & Minimum Rain fall are 1993 mm, 1205 mm and 606 mm respectively.
Nagpur’s Municipal Limits encompass 217.56 Square Kms of land areas.
Nagpur is 837 kms. From Mumbai, 1094 Kms south of Delhi, 1092 kms north of Chennai and 1140 kms west of Calcutta.
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CLIMATE
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Max. Min
Humidity 70% 20%
Elevation 274.5 mtrs to 652.70 mtrs
Forest Cover is 28% i.e. 2818 sq. kmrs
(for Nagpur District)
Nagpur generally has a dry tropical weather
Climate : The climate of Nagpur follows a typical seasonal monsoon weather pattern. The peak temperatures are usually reached in May/June and can be as high as 48oC. The onset of monsoon is usually from July and the season extends up to September, with monsoon peaking during July and August. After monsoons, the average temperature varies between 27oC and approx 6 to 7oC right through December and January.
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HOW TO REACH
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Road Links : The district is well connected by roads with all industrial centres of the Country. National Highways passing through Nagpur are Bombay Calcutta NH-6 & Kanyakumari Varanasi NH-7.
The length of the roads in the Nagpur district is as under :
National Highways 230 km.
Major State Highway 129 km.
State Highways 699 km.
Major District Roads 717 km.
Other District Roads 1043 km.
Village and Other Roads 2974 km.
Rail Links : Electrified broad gauge railway track connects Nagpur to all four major metros. The length of broad gauge railwayline is 266.06 kms and that of narrow gauge railway line is 134.32 kms. Destinations connected included Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Kolhapur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jammu, Amritsar, Lucknow, Varanasi, Bhubaneshwar, Trivendrum, Cochin, Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Mangalore, Patna, Indore.
Air Routes : The Sonegaon Airport is 8 kilometers south of Nagpur City. It is connected to Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi Hyderabad, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Raipur.
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GEOLOGY
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The underlying rock type in the Western and Southern localities is Deccan Trap, the lava flows gave rise to flat topped and terraced features. The Eastern halfs covered by crystalline Metamorphic Rock such as gneiss’s, schist and granites. In the Northern part of the city, yellowish sand stones and clays of the lower Gondwana formations are found. In maximum part of the town, the underlying rock strata are covered with alluvial deposits resulting from the flood plain of the Kanhan River. In some places these gives rise to granular, sandy soils, but in many places, particularly in low lying, poorly drained areas, the soils are alluvial clays with poor permeability characteristics.
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Location |
21degree 09 N 79 degree 09 E |
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Altitude |
247 - 305 metres above sea level. |
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Area |
220 sq. kms. |
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Languages |
Marathi, Hindi and English |
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Climate |
Extreme variations in temperature, hot summers and chilly winters. Three main seasons. Summers are from February - May, winters from October - January and Monsoon from June - September. |
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Clothing |
Light winter clothing is must in these days |
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STD Code |
0712 |
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Best Season |
September-April | |
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Religious Places
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Saibaba Temple |
Nr. Chhatrapati Square, Wardha Road |
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Tekdi Ganesh Temple |
Nr. Nagpur Railway Station |
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Sankat Mochan Temple |
Telangkhedi |
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Shri Ramkrishna Temple |
Ramkrishan Math, Dhantoli |
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Shri Ram Temple |
Nr.Ram Nagar Square |
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Poddareshwar Ram Temple |
Central Avenue Road |
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Deeksha Bhoomi |
South Ambazari Road |
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Balaji Mandir |
Seminary Hills |
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Chota Taj Bagh |
Umred Road |
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Jain Mandir |
Ramdaspeth |
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Ramdeobaba Temple |
Katol Road |
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Landmark
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Sadar |
Civil lines, sadar, mangalwar bazar, katol road ,chaoni, jaripatka, byramji town ,mount road ,mt rd extn, gaddigodam ,mohan nagar, seminary hills. |
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Sitabuldi |
Main railway station,,sitabuli ,maharajbagh, Jhanshi rani sq. |
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Dhantoli |
Yeshwant stadium, dhanto,li congress nagar. |
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Ramdaspeth |
Ramdaspeth, lendra park, kachipura, rahate colony. |
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Wardha road |
Ajni sq, lic colony ,surendra nagar ,sawarkar nagar, ramkrishna nagar, vivekanand samartha nagar, hiundustan colony, chatrapati nagar, narendra nagar, sneh nagar ,somalwada ,airport, khapri ,khamla ,neeri, tatya tope nagar. |
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Pratap nagar |
Swavlambi nagar, deendayal nagar ,trimurti nagar. |
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Dakshin ambazari road |
Laxmi nagar, bajaj nagar ,abhankyar nagar, shradhnandpeth. |
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Wadi |
Amravti road. |
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Dharampeth |
Shankar nagar ,ambazari ,corp. colony, gandhi nagar, shivaji nagar ,VRCE ,dharampeth, gokulpeth ,ramnagar, bharat nagar ,amravti road. |
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Kamptee road |
Moti bagh ,kadbi chowk, panchpaoli ,indora ,bezan bagh, kamptee road. |
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Cotton market |
Santra market, mayo hospital ,bhagwaghar, bajeria, cotton market ,ghat road ,subhash road, ganeshpeth, new cotton mkt. |
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Gandhibagh |
Central avenue, gandhi bagh. |
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Itwara |
New itwara road, kirana oil ,lal imli, maskasath ,itwara bhandara road. |
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Bagadganj |
Wardhaman nagar, bagadganj small factory area, kalamna ,gangabai ghat road, nandanwan ,ganesh nagar. |
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Mahal |
Ruikar road ,chitar oli, tilak road ,chitnispura ,new shukrawari ,rajabaksha, sakkardara, ganesh nagar, medical college, rambagh ,hanuman nagar, raghuji nagar, umred road, nandwan. |
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