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{{short description|Winter capital of Maharashtra, India}}
{{Infobox City
{{About|the city|other uses|}}
|official_name          = Nagpur
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2021}}
|native_name           = नागपूर
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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|nickname               = The Orange city, Tiger Capital of India
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| photo1a = Diksha Bhumi.jpg
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| photo2a = BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, Nagpur.jpg
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| photo4a = Night at Sitabuldi Nagpur.jpg
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| spacing = 2
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| position = center
|image_caption          = The Zero Mile Stone which shows the geographical center of [[India]]
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| foot_montage = Clockwise from top : [[Deekshabhoomi]], [[Nagpur orange]], [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], Nagpur City Skyline and [[Swaminarayan temple]]}}
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| nickname                       = The Orange city,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-is-now-Orange-City-officially/articleshow/50967857.cms|title=Nagpur is now Orange City, officially|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><br/>Heart of India<ref>{{cite news |last1=Choudhari |first1=Abhishek |title=Nagpur as the heart of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-as-the-heart-of-India/articleshow/18854653.cms |work=The Times of India |date=7 March 2013}}</ref><br/>Tiger Capital of India<ref name=tiger/>
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|leader_title          = Mayor
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|leader_name            = Nanda Jichkar
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|leader_title1          = Municipal Commissioner
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|leader_name1           = Sanjeev Jaiswal
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Vidarbha]]
|elevation_ft          =  
| subdivision_name3              = [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]]
|timezone1             = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| established_title              = Founded
|utc_offset1           = +05:30
| established_date                = 1702<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Scrap-dealer-holds-key-to-entry-into-Bakht-Buland-Shahs-grave/articleshow/45378781.cms|title=Scrap dealer holds key to entry into Bakht Buland Shah's grave |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
|population_total      = 2405421
| founder                        = Gond King [[Bakht Buland Shah]]
|population_footnotes  =
| government_type                = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
|population_as_of      = 2011
| governing_body                  = {{bulleted list|[[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]]|[[Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority]]}}
|population_metro      = 2583911
| leader_title                    = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
|population_metro_footnotes =
| leader_name                    = [[Nitin Gadkari]] ([[BJP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/homepage.aspx?mpsno=4923|title=Lok Sabha|access-date=27 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715224206/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/homepage.aspx?mpsno=4923|archive-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>
|population_density_km2 = auto
| leader_title1                  = [[Mayor]]
|population_rank        = 13
| leader_name1                    = Dayashankar Tiwari ([[Bhartiya Janata Party|BJP]])<ref name="TOI23Nov2019"/>
|population_blank1_title=  
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Nagpur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2709_PART_B_DCHB_%20NAGPUR.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=7 February 2016|page=10,12,28}}</ref>
|population_blank1=
| unit_pref                      = Metric
|population_blank2_title=  
| total_type                      = Nagpur City
|population_blank2      =  
| area_total_km2                  = 227.36
|blank3_name  =  
| elevation_footnotes            =  
|blank3_info  =  
| elevation_m                    = 310
|blank2_name  =  
| population_total                = 2,405,665
|blank2_info      =  
| population_as_of                = 2011
|postal_code_type      = [[Postal Index Number|Postal index number]]
| population_footnotes           = <ref name="census"/>
|postal_code            = 440xxx
| population_density_km2          = 11,000
|registration_plate    = MH-31, MH-40
| population_metro                = 2,497,870
|blank_name_sec1        =  
| population_rank                = [[India]]: [[List of cities in India by population|13th]] <br /> [[Maharashtra]] : [[List of cities in Maharashtra|3rd]] <br /> [[Vidarbha]]: [[List of cities in Vidarbha|1st]]
|blank_info_sec1        =  
| population_blank1_title        = Metro rank
|blank1_name_sec1      =  
| population_blank1              = [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India|13th]]
|blank1_info_sec1      =  
| population_demonym              = Nagpurkar, Nagpurians
|website                = {{URL|www.nagpur.nic.in}}
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|footnotes              =  
| utc_offset1                     = +5:30
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal Index Number|Pin code(s)]]
| postal_code                    = 440 001 – 440 037<ref>{{cite web|title=Pincodes of Nagpur City|url=http://pincode.nagpuronline.in/index.html?Sort=ascending|website=Pincode.nagpuronline.in|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>
| area_code                      = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-712]]
| area_code_type                  = [[Telephone numbering plan|Telephone code]]
| registration_plate              = MH-31 (Nagpur West)<br />MH-49 (Nagpur East)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/rto-east-activates-new-sarthi-4-0-system-for-learning-and-driving-licenses/03021213,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/rto-east-activates-new-sarthi-4-0-system-for-learning-and-driving-licenses/03021213|title=RTO (East) activates new Sarthi 4.0 system for Learning and Driving Licenses|first=Nagpur|last=News|website=www.nagpurtoday.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><br />MH-40 (Nagpur Rural)
| blank_name_sec1                = [[GDP]]
| blank_info_sec1                = $15.10&nbsp;billion (2011) <ref>https://credai.org/assets/upload/report_updates/the-dawn-of-indias-future-cities-special-focus-nagpur-november-2017.pdf</ref>
| blank_name_sec2                = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
| blank_info_sec2                = {{color|#090|Very High}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/upload/WhatsNew/Economic%20Survey%20of%20Maharashtra...pdf |title=Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2014–15 |website=Maharashtra.gov.in |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>
| website                        = {{URL|www.nagpur.gov.in}} <br /> {{URL|www.nmcnagpur.gov.in}} <br /> {{URL|www.nitnagpur.org}} <br /> {{URL|www.nmrda.org}} <br /> {{URL|www.nagpurpolice.gov.in}}
| leader_title2                  = [[District collector|Collector]]
| leader_name2                    = Ravindra Thakre ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anparthi |first1=Anjaya |title=On ECI order, collector Mudgal transferred {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/on-eci-order-collector-mudgal-transferred/articleshow/71340355.cms |access-date=8 October 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=28 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| leader_title3                  = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader_name3                    = Radhakrishnan B ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])<ref>{{cite news |title=New NMC Chief Radhakrishnan B assumes charge, seeks detailed Covid report |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/new-nmc-chief-radhakrishnan-b-assumes-charge-seeks-detailed-covid-report/08281204 |access-date=30 August 2020 |work=nagpurtoday.in |date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
| leader_title4                  = [[Police Commissioner]]
| leader_name4                    = Amitesh Kumar ([[Indian Police Service|IPS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nagpurpolice.gov.in/know_your_commissioner_of_police  |title=Nagpur Police Official Site |publisher=nagpurpolice.gov.in |access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>
| blank2_name                    = {{nowrap|Official language}}
| blank2_info                    = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank3_name                    = {{nowrap|UN/LOCODE}}
| blank3_info                    = IN NAG
}}
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'''Nagpur''' is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/maharashtra.html|title=Maharashtra Population Sex Ratio in Maharashtra Literacy rate data|website=Census2011.co.in|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> It is the 13th largest city in [[India]] by population<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nriol.com/india-statistics/biggest-cities-india.asp|title=India's 100 Biggest Cities, Largest Cities in India|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref> and according to an Oxford Economics report, Nagpur is projected to be the fifth fastest growing city in the world from 2019 to 2035 with an average growth of 8.41%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/17-of-20-fastest-growing-cities-in-the-world-will-be-from-india/articleshow/66978406.cms|title=17 of 20 fastest-growing cities in the world will be from India |first1=Surojit |last1=Gupta |date=6 December 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> It has been proposed as one of the [[Smart Cities Mission|Smart Cities]] in Maharashtra and is one of the top ten cities in India in [[Smart Cities Mission|Smart City Project]] execution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-releases-list-of-98-cities-for-smart-city-project/article7586751.ece|title=Centre unveils list of 98 smart cities; UP, TN strike it rich|last=Jeelani|first=Mehboob|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/city-maintains-first-rank-among-100-smart-cities/articleshow/67916110.cms|title=City maintains first rank among 100 Smart Cities |first1=Anjaya |last1=Anparthi |date=9 February 2019 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nidhi |title=In 4th year, mission Smart Cities sees big gains |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/in-4th-year-mission-smart-cities-sees-big-gains/articleshow/69935983.cms |access-date=12 August 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=25 June 2019}}</ref>
'''Nagpur''' is a city in state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. It is in the centre of India.<ref name="Zero Mile in Nagpur">{{Cite web|title=Nagpur|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/marathi/mahInfo/nagpur.php|publisher=Maharashtra Government|accessdate=1 June 2006}}</ref> In the [[Marathi language]], ''nag'' means [[snake]] and ''pur'' means [[city]]. The city is called Nagpur because of the ''Nag'' river in this city which flows like a snake. It is the winter capital of Maharashtra.<ref name="Bhargava2006">{{cite book|author=S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava|title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Maharashtra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IleHyBDWbzEC&pg=PA464|accessdate=7 July 2012|year=2006|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-372-2|pages=464–}}</ref> After Mumbai and Pune, Nagpur is the third largest city in Maharashtra. It is a very clean city. It was selected as the second greenest city of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-09/nagpur/30497315_1_greenest-city-trees-sustainable-cities | work=The Times Of India | title=Make Nagpur greenest city of India | date=9 December 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


Nagpur is the seat of the annual [[Winter Session of Maharashtra State Assembly|winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly]]. It is a major commercial and political centre of the [[Vidarbha]] [[Regions and Divisions of Maharashtra|region]] of Maharashtra. In addition, the city derives unique importance from being an important location for the [[Dalit Buddhist movement]] and the headquarters for the [[Hindu nationalist]] organisation [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]]. Nagpur is also known for the [[Deekshabhoomi]], which is graded an A-class tourism and pilgrimage site, the largest hollow [[stupa]] among all the Buddhist stupas in the world.
Many [[Orange (fruit)|oranges]] are grown in this city, so it is also called ''Orange City''.<ref name="Gupta2006">{{cite book|author=Om Gupta|title=Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VY1nTMBQ9vQC&pg=PA1677|accessdate=7 July 2012|date=1 April 2006|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-8205-389-2|pages=1677–}}</ref>
 
According to a survey by [[ABP News]]-[[Ipsos]], Nagpur was identified as the best city in India topping in [[livability]], greenery, [[Public Transport|public transport]], and [[Health Care|health care]] indices in 2013.<ref name="Best City in India 2013">{{cite web|title=Nagpur tops in 4 categories, bags ABP News Best City for the year 2013 but lost the position to Delhi and Mumbai later in year 2014 and 2015|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/40067-nagpur-tops-in-4-categories-at-abp-news-best-city-awards|work=ABP News Bureau|publisher=Newsbullet.in|access-date=9 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309112032/http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/40067-nagpur-tops-in-4-categories-at-abp-news-best-city-awards|archive-date=9 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Best City Awards Winners">{{cite web|title=List of winners at ABP News Best City Awards |url=http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34/40068|work=ABP News Bureau|publisher=Newsbullet.in|access-date=9 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310071526/http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34/40068|archive-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Video: Nagpur gets the Best City Award">{{cite web|title=Best City Award goes to Nagpur|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/video/india/40088-best-city-award-goes-to-nagpur|work=ABP News Bureau|publisher=Newsbullet.in|access-date=9 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310071922/http://www.newsbullet.in/video/india/40088-best-city-award-goes-to-nagpur|archive-date=10 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city was adjudged the 20th cleanest city in India and the top mover in the western zone as per [[Cleanest cities in India#Swachh Sarvekshan|Swachh Sarvekshan 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2016/2/16/Nagpur-is-among-top-20-clean-cities.aspx|title=Nagpur is among top 20 clean cities|website=Thehitavada.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> It was awarded as the best city for innovation and best practice in [[Cleanest cities in India#Swachh Sarvekshan|Swachh Sarvekshan 2018]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nagpur-best-in-innovation-best-practicesapos/articleshow/64196453.cms |title=Nagpur best in 'innovation & best practices' |first1=Proshun |last1=Chakraborty |date=16 May 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> It was also declared as open defecation free in January 2018 under [[Swachh Bharat Mission]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nagpur-city-declared-open-defecation-free/articleshow/62343270.cms|title=Nagpur city declared Open Defecation Free |first1=Proshun |last1=Chakraborty |date=2 January 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>  It is also one of the safest cities for women in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amuserr.com/2441/top-indian-cities-which-are-safe-for-females/|title=Top 8 Indian Cities Which Are Safe For Females|date=15 November 2016|website=Amuserr}}</ref> The city also ranks 31st in Ease of Living index among 111 cities in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/city-ranks-31-on-ease-of-living-index-amravati-at-16/articleshow/65392884.cms|title=City ranks 31 on Ease of Living index, Amravati at 16 &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> It was ranked the 8th most competitive city in the country by the Institute for Competitiveness for the year 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://competitiveness.in/city-competitiveness-report-2017/ |title=City Competitiveness Report 2017 |website=Competitiveness.in |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref>
It is famous for [[Nagpur orange]]s and is sometimes known as the Orange City for being a major trade center of oranges cultivated in large part of the region.<ref name="Nagpur also popularly known as Orange City">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2006/03/31/stories/2006033100200500.htm|title=Stamps from the Orange City|work=The Hindu |access-date=19 June 2006|location=Chennai, India|date=31 March 2006}}</ref> It is also called the ''Tiger Capital of India'' or the ''Tiger Gateway of India'' as many tiger reserves are located in and around the city and also hosts the regional office of [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]].<ref name=tiger>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-nagpur-to-be-country-s-tiger-capital-1532395|title=Nagpur to be country's tiger capital|date=16 April 2011|website=DNA India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Govt-approves-IG-posts-for-NTCA-HQ-regional-offices/articleshow/7279842.cms|title=Govt approves IG posts for NTCA HQ, regional offices |date=2011|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> The city was founded in 1703 by the [[Gond people|Gond]] King [[Bakht Buland Shah]] of [[Deogarh, Madhya Pradesh|Deogarh]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://203.129.203.6/en/city-information.html |title=City Information |publisher=203.129.203.6 |access-date=12 February 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and later became a part of the [[Maratha Empire]] under the royal [[Bhonsale]] dynasty. The [[British East India Company]] took over Nagpur in the 19th century and made it the capital of the [[Central Provinces and Berar]]. After the first re-organisation of states, the city lost its status as the capital. Following the informal [[Nagpur Pact]] between political leaders, it was made the second capital of Maharashtra.
 
==History==
{{Main|History of Nagpur}}
{{see also|Nagpur state}}
 
===Etymology===
[[File:Nag River reflecting urban pollution.jpg|thumb|Nag River]]
Nagpur is named after the [[Nag River|river Nag]] which flows through the city. The old Nagpur (today called 'Mahal') is situated on north banks of the river Nag. The suffix ''pur'' means "city" in many Indian languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/most/p2vidal.htm|title=Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
One of the earlier names of Nagpur was "Fanindrapura". It derives its origin from the [[Marathi Language|Marathi]] and [[Sanskrit]] word ''fana'' (फणा; meaning hood of a [[cobra]]). Nagpur's first newspaper was named ''Fanindramani'', which means a jewel that is believed to be suspended over a cobra's hood. It is this jewel that lights up the darkness, hence the name of the newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Andhare-shines-a-light-on-Nagpurs-history/articleshow/46401555.cms|title=Andhare shines a light on Nagpur's history|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> [[B. R. Ambedkar]] claimed that both the city and the river are named after "Nag people".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/txt_ambedkar_conversion.html|title=Why Was Nagpur Chosen? by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar|website=Columbia.edu|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> During [[British Empire|British]] rule, the name of the city was spelt and pronounced as "Nagpore".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-iNBAAAQBAJ&q=british%20pronounced%20nagpore&pg=PT15|title=FACETS: An empowering testimony of faith, recovery and fulfilment|first=Mariette|last=Ross|date=4 September 2014|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|access-date=25 November 2016|via=Google Books|isbn=9781499001150}}{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}</ref>
 
===Early and medieval history===
[[File:Gond_king_of_nagpur.jpg|thumb|statue of Bakht Buland Shah in Nagpur]]
In the 18th century, the city was created by the leader of Gond Dynasty named [[Bakht Buland Shah]] in the first half of the century. Human existence around present-day Nagpur can be traced back 3000 years to the 8th century BCE. ''Mehir'' burial sites at the Drugdhamna (near the Mhada colony) indicate that the [[megalithic]] culture existed around Nagpur and is still followed.<ref name="3000-year-old burial site unearthed">{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/3000-year-old_burial_site_unearthed/rssarticleshow/2830035.cms |title=3000-year-old burial site unearthed|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 March 2008|date=2 March 2008}}</ref> The first reference to the name "Nagpur" is found in a 10th-century [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper-plate inscription]] discovered at Devali in the neighbouring [[Wardha District|Wardha district]]. The inscription is a record of grant of a village situated in the Visaya (district) of Nagpura-Nandivardhana during the time of the [[Rashtrakutas|Rastrakuta]] king Krsna III in the [[Saka year]] 862 (940 CE).<ref name="Copper-inscription info">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/FINAL_GAZETTEE/history.html |title=History of Nagpur District: Ancient Period |publisher=Maharashtra State Government Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications |access-date=28 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709142805/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/FINAL_GAZETTEE/history.html |archive-date=9 July 2007 }}</ref> Towards the end of the 3rd century, King [[Vakataka dynasty|Vindhyasakti]] is known to have ruled the Nagpur region. In the 4th century, the [[Vakataka Dynasty]] ruled over the Nagpur region and surrounding areas and had good relations with the [[Gupta Empire]]. The Vakataka king [[Vakataka Dynasty#Prithvisena I|Prithvisena I]] moved his capital to Nagardhan (ancient name Nandivardhana), {{convert|38|km|mi}} from Nagpur.<ref name="Ancient Indian History and Civilization">{{Cite book|author=Sailendra Nath Sen|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |publisher=New Age International |year=1999|pages=242–248|isbn=978-81-224-1198-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&q=nagpur+district+administration&pg=PA242}}</ref> After the Vakatakas, the region came under the rule of the [[Hindu]] kingdoms of the [[Badami Chalukyas]], the [[Rashtrakutas]]. The [[Paramara]]s of [[Malwa]] appear to have controlled the Nagpur region in the 11th century. A ''[[prashasti]]'' inscription of the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]] king [[Lakshmadeva]] (r. c. 1086–1094) has been found at Nagpur.<ref>{{cite book |author=Pratipal Bhatia |title=The Paramāras, c. 800–1305 A.D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a5gcAAAAMAAJ |year=1970 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |page=111 }}</ref> Subsequently, the region came under the [[Yadavas of Devagiri]]. In 1296, [[Allauddin Khilji]] invaded the Yadava Kingdom after capturing [[Daulatabad, Maharashtra|Deogiri]], after which the [[Tughlaq Dynasty]] came to power in 1317. In the 17th century, the [[Mughal Empire]] conquered the region, however during Mughal era, regional administration was carried out by the [[Gondi people|Gond]] kingdom of [[Deogarh-Nagpur]] in the [[Chhindwara district]] of the modern-day state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nagpur.gov.in/ehtmldocs/left_link/history.html|title=HISTORY|publisher=Nagpur.gov.in|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> In the 18th, century [[Bhonsle]]s of the [[Maratha Empire]] established the [[Nagpur Kingdom]] based in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/776978/forgotten-indian-history-the-brutal-maratha-invasions-of-bengal|title=Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal|first=Shoaib|last=Daniyal|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>
 
===Modern history===
[[File:Nagardhan-Fort-Main-Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Main entrance of the Nagardhan Fort, commissioned by [[Raghuji Bhonsle]] of the [[Bhonsale|Bhonsale dynasty]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] in the 18th century]]
After Bhakt Buland Shah, the next Raja (king) of Deogarh was [[Chand Sultan]], who resided principally in the country below the hills, fixing his capital at Nagpur, which he turned into a walled town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCNfWRGXd04C&q=king+of+deogarh+chand+sultan&pg=PA8|title=Continuity and Change in a Little Community|first=Ayyappan Madhava|last=Kurup|date=25 April 1986|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|access-date=25 April 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> On Chand Sultan's death in 1739, Wali Shah, an illegitimate son of Bakht Buland, usurped the throne and Chand Sultan's widow invoked the aid of the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] leader [[Raghuji Bhonsle|Raghoji Bhosale]] of Berar in the interest of her sons Akbar Shah and Burhan Shah. The usurper was put to death and the rightful heirs placed on the throne. After 1743, a series of Maratha rulers came to power, starting with [[Raghoji Bhonsle|Raghoji Bhosale]], who conquered the territories of Deogarh, [[Chandrapur|Chanda]] and [[Chhattisgarh]] by 1751.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpur-hotels.com/nagpur-tourism/history-of-nagpur-people.aspx|title=Nagpur – History – People – Art and Culture – Festivals|publisher=Nagpur-hotels.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
Nagpur was burnt substantially in 1765 and again partially in 1811 by marauding [[Pindari]]s. However, the development of the city of Nagpur continued.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csridentity.com/nagpur/index.asp|title=About Nagpur district|publisher=Csridentity.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> In 1803 [[Raghoji II|Raghoji II Bhosale]] joined the [[Peshwa]] against the [[United Kingdom|British]] in the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]], but the British prevailed. After Raghoji II's death in 1816, his son Parsaji was deposed and murdered by [[Mudhoji II Bhonsle|Mudhoji II Bhosale]]. Despite the fact that he had entered into a treaty with the British in the same year, Mudhoji joined the Peshwa in the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]] in 1817 against the British but suffered a defeat at Sitabuldi in present-day Nagpur. The fierce battle was a turning point as it laid the foundations of the downfall of the [[Bhonsale|Bhosale]]s and paved the way for the British acquisition of Nagpur city.<ref name="Sitabuldi's importance, fought in 1817, major players involved, etc.">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurcity.net/netzine/981215a2.html |title=The Battle of Sitabuldi |publisher=Nagpurcity.net |access-date=1 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111202642/http://www.nagpurcity.net/netzine/981215a2.html |archive-date=11 January 2006 }}</ref> Mudhoji was deposed after a temporary restoration to the throne, after which the British placed [[Nagpur kingdom#Raghoji III|Raghoji III Bhosale]], the grandchild of [[Raghoji II]], on the throne. During the rule of Raghoji III(which lasted till 1840), the region was administered by a British resident. In 1853, the British took control of Nagpur after Raghoji III died without leaving an heir.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gSFYAAAAcAAJ&q=Raghoji%20III%20died%20without%20leaving%20an%20heir&pg=RA2-PA12|title=Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840|first=Northern Central British India Society|last=(MANCHESTER)|date=1 January 1840|publisher=Northern Central British India Society|access-date=25 November 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref>
[[File:Nagpur.png|left|thumb|Map of Nagpur district with major towns and rivers]]
[[File:Central Provinces India 1903.gif|thumb|right|Central Provinces and Berar, 1903. Princely states are shown in yellow.]]
 
From 1853 to 1861, the [[Nagpur Province]] (which consisted of the present Nagpur region, [[Chhindwara]], and [[Chhattisgarh]]) became part of the [[Central Provinces and Berar]] and came under the administration of a commissioner under the British central government, with Nagpur as its capital. Berar was added in 1903.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dUzvBwAAQBAJ&q=nagpur%20province&pg=PA61|title=Maharashtra General Knowledge|publisher=Upkar Prakashan|access-date=25 November 2016|via=Google Books|isbn=9789350133576}}</ref> The advent of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIP) in 1867 spurred its development as a trade centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtraweb.com/Cities/Nagpur/historyofnagpur.asp|title=History Of Nagpur|publisher=Maharashtraweb.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Tata group]] started its first textile mill at Nagpur, formally known as [[Tata Textile|Central India Spinning and Weaving Company Ltd]]. The company was popularly known as "Empress Mills" as it was inaugurated on 1 January 1877, the day queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] was proclaimed Empress of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catalign.in/2010/06/innovations-in-jamsetji-tatas-empress.html|title=Innovations in Jamsetji Tata's Empress Mills at Nagpur|publisher=Catalign.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
The [[non-co-operation movement]] was launched in the Nagpur session of 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.importantindia.com/16194/causes-and-importance-of-non-co-operation-movement/|title=Non-cooperation Movement: Introduction, Causes, Result and Importance – Important India|date=17 December 2014|publisher=inprotantindia.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The city witnessed a Hindu–Muslim riot in 1923 which had profound impact on [[K. B. Hedgewar]],<ref name="Gandhi in His Time and Ours">{{Cite book|author=David Hardiman|title=Gandhi in His Time and Ours|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2003|pages=165–166|isbn=978-81-7824-114-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvvgOvby58YC&q=nagpur+riots+of+1923&pg=PA165}}</ref> who in 1925 founded the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organisation in Mohitewada Mahal, Nagpur with an idea of creating a [[Hindu nationalism#Hindu Rashtra|Hindu nation]]. After the [[1927 Nagpur riots]] RSS gained further popularity in Nagpur and the organisation grew nationwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/topic/Rashtriya-Swayamsevak-Sangh|title=Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – Hindu organization|publisher=Britannica.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
===After Indian independence===
After [[Partition of India|India gained independence]] in 1947, [[Central Provinces and Berar]] became a province of India. In 1950, the Central Provinces and Berar was reorganised as the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] with Nagpur as its capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mp.gov.in/en/web/guest/home-history |title=History – Govt. of MP India |publisher=Mp.gov.in |date=26 January 1950 |access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref> When the Indian states were reorganised along the linguistic lines in 1956, Nagpur and Berar regions were transferred to the [[Bombay state|state of Bombay]], which was split into the states of Maharashtra and [[Gujarat]] in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiansaga.com/history/postindependence/reorganization.html|title=History of India|publisher=Indiansaga.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> At a formal public ceremony held on 14 October 1956 in Nagpur, [[B. R. Ambedkar]] and his supporters converted to Buddhism, which started the [[Dalit Buddhist movement]] that is still active.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dalits-throng-deeksha-bhoomi-in-nagpur/article5231936.ece|title=Dalits throng Deeksha Bhoomi in Nagpur|first=Pavan|last=Dahat|date=14 October 2013|publisher=Thehindu.com|access-date=25 November 2016|via=The Hindu}}</ref> In 1994, the city of Nagpur witnessed its most violent day in modern times in the form of [[1994 Gowari stampede|Gowari stampede]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/morcha-of-gowaris-turns-into-bloody-stampede-claims-113-lives/1/294701.html|title=Morcha of Gowaris turns into bloody stampede, claims 113 lives|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
Nagpur completed 300 years of establishment in the year 2002. A big celebration was organised to mark the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/model-for-beautification-of-zero-mile-to-be-finalized-soon-patankar/08251914|title='Model for beautification of Zero Mile to be finalized soon': Patankar|publisher=Nagpurtoday.in|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
== Geography ==
=== Topography ===
Nagpur is located at the exact centre of the [[Indian subcontinent]], close to the geometric center of the quadrilateral connecting the four major metros of India, viz. [[Chennai]], [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]]. The city has the [[Zero Mile Stone (Nagpur)|Zero Mile Stone]] locating the geographical centre of India, which was used by the British to measure all distances within the Indian subcontinent.
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|10.4|30.6|10
|13.0|34.1|12
|17.0|38.3|18
|21.9|42.2|13
|25.9|44.6|16
|24.3|39.8|172
|22.1|33.5|304
|21.6|32.4|292
|20.9|33.8|194
|17.8|34.6|51
|12.9|32.4|12
|10.1|30.2|17
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The city lies on the [[Deccan plateau]] of the Indian subcontinent and has a mean altitude of 310.5 meters above sea level.<ref name="imdnagpur.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://imdnagpur.gov.in/Climate_NGP.pdf |title=Climate of Nagpur – Regional Meteorological Centre Airport, Nagpur |author1=P. K. Nandankar |author2=P. L. Dewangan |author3=R.V. Surpam |date=16 December 2011 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=1 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071817/http://imdnagpur.gov.in/Climate_NGP.pdf |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> The underlying rock strata are covered with alluvial deposits resulting from the flood plain of the Kanhan River. In some places, these give rise to granular sandy soil. In low-lying areas, which are poorly drained, the soil is alluvial clay with poor permeability characteristics. In the eastern part of the city, crystalline [[metamorphic rocks]] such as gneiss, schist and granites are found, while in the northern part yellowish sandstones and clays of the lower [[Gondwana]] formations are found.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/final_gazettee/geo.html|title=Nagpur District Gazetteer|publisher=Nagpur.nic.in|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027120818/http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/final_gazettee/geo.html|archive-date=27 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Nagpur city is dotted with natural and artificial lakes. The largest lake is [[Ambazari Lake]]. Other natural lakes include [[Gorewada Lake]] and Telangkhedi lake. Sonegaon and Gandhisagar Lakes are artificial, created by the city's historical rulers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bionanofrontier.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SPECIALISSUEMANU2012VOL.5(2-I)/124.pdf |title=Avifaunal Diversity Of Nagpur City, M.S., India : Priya D. Wanjari : Santaji Mahavidyalaya, Wardha Road, Nagpur |website=Bioanofrontier.org |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> Nag river, Pilli Nadi, and [[stream|nallas]] form the natural drainage pattern for the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nagpurwater.com/PageMoreInfo.aspx|title=NMC Water Distribution Management Project |website=Nagpurwater.com |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Nagpur is known for its greenery and was adjudged the cleanest and second greenest in India after [[Chandigarh]] in 2010.<ref name=TET>{{cite web |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-12-24/news/27722689_1_nagpur-growth-nucleus-second-greenest-city |title=Nagpur – Growth Nucleus of India |date=24 December 2008 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=27 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630031536/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-12-24/news/27722689_1_nagpur-growth-nucleus-second-greenest-city |archive-date=30 June 2015}}</ref>
 
===Climate===
Nagpur has [[tropical savannah climate]] (''Aw'' in [[Köppen climate classification]]) with dry conditions prevailing for most of the year. It receives about 163&nbsp;mm of rainfall in June. The amount of rainfall is increased in July to 294&nbsp;mm. Gradual decrease of rainfall has been observed from July to August (278&nbsp;mm) and September (160&nbsp;mm).<ref name="imdnagpur.gov.in"/> The highest recorded daily rainfall was 304&nbsp;mm on 14 July 1994.<ref name="Highest rainfall recorded">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1042519/report-flooding-power-cuts-after-nagpur-rains|title=Flooding, power cuts after Nagpur rains|publisher=dnaindia.com|access-date=18 July 2006}}</ref> Summers are extremely hot, lasting from March to June, with May being the hottest month. Winter lasts from November to February, during which temperatures drop below 10&nbsp;°C (50&nbsp;°F).<ref name="imdnagpur.gov.in"/> The highest recorded temperature in the city was 47.9&nbsp;°C on 29 May 2013, while the lowest was 3.5&nbsp;°C on 29 December 2018.<ref name=IMDextremes/>
 
====Extreme weather====
The average number of [[heat wave]] days occurring in Nagpur in the summer months of March, April and May is 0.5, 2.4 and 7.2 days, respectively. May is the most uncomfortable and hottest month with, for example, 20 days of heat waves being experienced in 1973, 1988 and 2010. The summer season is characterised by other severe weather activity like [[thunderstorm]]s, [[dust storm]]s, [[hail]]storms and [[squall]]s. Generally, hailstorms occur during March and dust storms during March and April. These occur infrequently (1 per 10 days). Squalls occur more frequently with 0.3 per day in March and April rising to 0.8 per day in May.<ref name="imdnagpur.gov.in"/> Due to the heat waves in the city the [[Indian Government|Indian government]] with the help of New York-based National Resources Defense Council has launched a heat wave program since March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/govt-plans-heat-wave-programs-in-nagpur-bhubaneswar-ahead-of-summer/story-9aAVm4K1YkwM5xlDuaJ54H.html|title=Govt plans heat wave programs in Nagpur, Bhubaneswar ahead of summer|date=9 March 2016|publisher=Hindustantimes.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
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==Administration==
[[File:Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislative Assembly) Nagpur - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislative Assembly) Nagpur]]
Nagpur was the capital of [[Central Provinces and Berar]] for 100 years. After the State Reorganisation in 1956, Nagpur and [[Vidarbha]] region become part of the new Maharashtra State. With this Nagpur lost the capital status and hence a pact was signed between leaders, the [[Nagpur Pact]]. According to the pact, one session of state legislature and the state legislative council takes place in [[Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1960_12/18/maharashtra_and_gujerat.pdf |title=The Economic Weekly |date=30 April 1960 |website=Epw.in |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>{{rp|671}}Usually the winter session takes place in the city exception being in 1966, 1971 and 2018 when the monsoon session took place in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/maharashtra-assembly-to-hold-monsoon-session-in-nagpur-after-47-years-from-14-july-to-30-august-4600201.html|title=Maharashtra Assembly to hold Monsoon Session in Nagpur after 47 years, from 14 July to 30 August|website=Firstpost|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>  Nagpur has a district court and its own bench of the [[Bombay High Court]] which was established on 9 January 1936. The city consists of six [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies namely [[Nagpur West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur West]], [[Nagpur South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South]], [[Nagpur South West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South West]], [[Nagpur East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur East]], [[Nagpur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur North]] and [[Nagpur Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur Central]]. These constituencies are part of the [[Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nagpur.constituency.co.in/p/about.html|title=About|publisher=Nagpur.constituency.co.in|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202113319/http://nagpur.constituency.co.in/p/about.html|archive-date=2 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===Local government===
{{See also|Greater Nagpur Metropolitan Area|List of localities in Nagpur}}
[[File:NIT- Nagpur Improvement Trust .jpg|thumb|NIT- Nagpur Improvement Trust]]
The Municipal Council for Nagpur was established in 1864. At that time, the area under the jurisdiction of the Nagpur Municipal Council was 15.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and the population was 82,000. The duties entrusted to the Nagpur Municipal Council were to maintain cleanliness and arrange for street lights and water supply with government assistance. The Municipal Corporation came into existence in March 1951. Nagpur is administered by the [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]] (NMC), which is a democratically elected civic governing body. The Corporation elects a Mayor who along with a Deputy Mayor heads the organisation. The mayor carries out the activities through various committees such as the Standing Committee, health and sanitation committee, education committee, water works, public works, public health and market committee. Since January 2021, the mayor of Nagpur is Dayashankar Tiwari,<ref name="TOI23Nov2019">{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Proshun |title=Dayashankar Tiwari elected 54th mayor of Nagpur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/dayashankar-tiwari-elected-54th-mayor-of-nagpur/articleshow/80122378.cms |access-date=16 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=6 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The administrative head of the Corporation is the Municipal Commissioner, an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer appointed by the state government. The Municipal Commissioner along with the Deputy Municipal Commissioners, carry out various activities related to engineering, health and sanitation, taxation and its recovery. Various departments such as public relations, library, health, finance, buildings, slums, roads, street lighting, traffic, establishment, gardens, public works, local audit, legal services, waterworks, education, octroi and fire services manage their specific activities. The activities of NMC are administered by its zonal offices. There are 10 zonal offices in Nagpur – Laxmi Nagar, Dharampeth, Hanuman Nagar, Dhantoli, Nehru Nagar, Gandhi Baugh, Sataranjipura, Lakkadganj, Ashi Nagar and Mangalwari. These zones are divided into 145 wards. Each ward is represented by a corporator, a majority of whom are elected in [[local elections]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmcnagpur.gov.in/en/about-nmc.html|title=About NMC|publisher=Nmcnagpur.gov.in|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> NMC has various departments including healthcare, education, and a fire brigade dedicated for each service and project of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nmcnagpur.gov.in/en/departments.html|title=Departments|publisher=Nmcnagpur.gov.in|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
[[Nagpur Improvement Trust]] (NIT) is a local planning authority which works with the NMC and carries out the development of the civic infrastructure and new urban areas on its behalf. NIT is headed by a Chairman, an [[Indian Administrative Service]] Officer appointed by the state government.<ref name="NIT Home.">{{cite web|url=http://nitnagpur.org/home.html|title=About Trust |website=Nagpur Improvement Trust |access-date=23 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417055901/http://www.nitnagpur.org/home.html|archive-date=17 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Since the 1990s the urban agglomeration had rapidly expanded beyond the city's municipal boundaries. This growth had presented challenges for the future growth of the city and its fringes in an organised manner. With a view of achieving balanced development within the region, the [[Nagpur Improvement Trust]] (NIT) was notified as the Special Planning Authority (SPA) for the Nagpur Metropolitan Area (NMA) and entrusted with the preparation of a Statutory Development Plan as per provisions of the MRTP Act, 1966. The notified NMA comprises areas outside the Nagpur city and includes 721 villages under 9 tehsils of the Nagpur District spreading across an area of 3,567&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nitnagpur.org/pdf/Metro_Region_DP.pdf |title=Nagpur Metropolitan Area Development Plan 2012–2032 |date=February 2015 |website=Nagpur Improvement Trust, Nagpur |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> In 1999, the government of Maharashtra declared that the Nagpur Metropolitan Area shall comprise all of Nagpur city, Nagpur Gramin (rural areas near Nagpur), [[Hingna]], [[Parseoni]], [[Mauda]] and [[Kamptee]] [[Taluka]] and parts of [[Savner]], [[Kalmeshwar]], [[Umred]] and [[Kuhi]]. The boundaries of the "Metro region" around the municipal corporation limits of the city have been defined as per the notification. In 2002, the government extended the jurisdiction of the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) by 25 to 40 kilometres. This new area was defined under clause 1(2) of NIT Act-1936 as "Nagpur Metropolitan Area".<ref name="Metro Region">{{cite web |url=http://www.nitnagpur.org/metro.aspx|title=Nagpur Metropolitan Area |website=Nagpur Improvement Trust, Nagpur}}</ref> [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra State Cabinet]] in 2016 had paved the way for NIT to become [[Nagpur metropolitan area|Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority(NMRDA)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/NIT-to-become-NMRDA/articleshow/52099139.cms |title=NIT to become NMRDA |date=3 May 2016|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> NMRDA was notified by the [[Government of Maharashtra]] in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/govt-finally-notifies-nmrda/articleshow/57524541.cms|title=Govt finally notifies NMRDA |first1=Ashish |last1=Roy |date=7 March 2017|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> NMRDA has been made on the lines of [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]]. NMRDA has been mandated to monitor development in the metropolis comprising 721 villages across nine tehsils in the district. The body is headed by Metropolitan Commissioner, an [[Indian Administrative Service]] Officer appointed by the [[Government of Maharashtra|state government]] as was with the NIT chairman.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/mudgal-holds-four-of-five-top-posts-of-the-city/articleshow/64018524.cms|title=Mudgal holds four of five top posts of the city |first1=Anjaya |last1=Anparthi |date=3 May 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Although delayed, NIT was to be dissolved and merged with NMC till 15 June 2018 as stated by the state government<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/complete-merger-with-nmc-by-june-15-govt-to-nit/05251222,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/complete-merger-with-nmc-by-june-15-govt-to-nit/05251222|title=Complete merger with NMC by June 15: Govt to NIT |first=Nagpur|last=News |website=www.nagpurtoday.in |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> but has been given a stay order from Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court in June 2018.<ref>http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2017/12/3/State-Government-set-to-miss-deadline-for-NIT-dissolution.aspx</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/hc-stays-govts-move-to-dissolve-nit/articleshow/64578446.cms|title=HC stays govt's move to dissolve NIT |first1=Vaibhav |last1=Ganjapure|date=13 June 2018|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
The Maharashtra government had appointed [[Larsen & Toubro]] (L&T) as the implementation partner to convert Nagpur into the country's first large scale, integrated, [[smart city]]. The state government had also decided to develop the city complete with five hubs, from textile centres to defence sector.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/lt-gets-maharashtra-government-contract-to-convert-nagpur-into-smart-city/articleshow/53724968.cms|title=L&T gets Maharashtra government contract to convert Nagpur into smart city |date=16 August 2016|access-date=16 August 2016}}</ref> Nagpur was selected from [[Maharashtra]] among other cities under [[Government of India|Government of India's]] [[Smart Cities Mission]]. City was selected in the third round of selection. For the implementation of the projects under [[Smart Cities Mission]] a special purpose vehicle was formed which was named Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Smart-City-work-begins-in-14-days-of-selection/articleshow/54685592.cms |title=Smart City work begins in 14 days of selection |first1=Anjaya |last1=Anparthi|date=4 October 2016|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
[[Nagpur Police]] is headed by a [[Police Commissioner]] who is of the rank of Additional Director General of Police of [[Maharashtra Police]]. Nagpur Police is divided into 5 Zones, each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nagpurpolice.gov.in/know_your_DCPs|title=Nagpur Police|website=nagpurpolice.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/crime-branch-for-five-zones-inaugurated-simultaneously-in-the-city/08011738,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/crime-branch-for-five-zones-inaugurated-simultaneously-in-the-city/08011738|title=Crime Branch for five zones inaugurated simultaneously in the city|first=Nagpur|last=News|website=www.nagpurtoday.in}}</ref> while traffic zones are divided into eight zones each headed by an inspector.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/with-over-18l-vehicles-city-to-get-2-more-traffic-zones/articleshow/65507337.cms |title=With over 18L vehicles, city to get 2 more traffic zones |first1=Proshun |last1=Chakraborty|date=22 August 2018|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/one-traffic-cop-manning-3106-vehicles-in-city/articleshow/66976795.cms|title=One traffic cop manning 3,106 vehicles in Nagpur &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The state C.I.D Regional Headquarters are situated in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahacid.com/organization.htm|title=C.I.D. : Organization|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> and State Reserve Police Force Campus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahapolice.gov.in/mahapolice/jsp/temp/srpf.jsp|title=Welcome to MPD, INDIA !!!|website=Mahapolice.gov.in|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204234001/http://mahapolice.gov.in/mahapolice/jsp/temp/srpf.jsp|archive-date=4 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===Utility services===
Originally, all the utility services of the city were carried out by NMC departments, but from 2008 onwards privatisation had started for major utility services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/NMC-ayes-water-supply-privatisation/articleshow/1984268.cms|title=NMC ayes water supply privatisation |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The Orange City Water Private Limited (OCW), a joint venture of [[Veolia Water|Veolia Water India Pvt. Ltd]] and Vishwaraj Infrastructure Ltd., manages the water supply for the city as well as Nagpur Municipal Corporation's water treatment plants at Gorewada, all the elevated service reservoirs, ground service reservoirs, master balancing reservoirs commonly known as water tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocwindia.com/?page_id=28|title=History – Orange City Water|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> This joint venture was established in November 2011 and was awarded the contract to execute 24x7 water supply project and operational and maintenance of waterworks for 25 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Double-blow-for-Orange-City-Water-Limited-as-Nagpur-Municipal-Corporation-Centre-tighten-strings/articleshow/13828881.cms|title=Double blow for Orange City Water Limited as Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Centre tighten strings |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Kanak Resources Management Ltd. was awarded the contract for garbage collection in the city as per Nagpur Bin Free Project in 2009 by NMC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kanakresources.com/index.php/2013-09-10-09-41-47/nagpur-bin-free-project|title=Nagpur Bin Free Project|last=Administrator|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tniusnews.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16902:nmc-to-beautify-locations-of-earlier-garbage-bins&catid=157:public-health-sanitation-&Itemid=206 |title=NMC to beautify locations of earlier garbage bins – TNIUS, Coimbatore |publisher=Tniusnews.org |date=8 November 2010 |access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref> It was replaced by AG Enviro Infra Project Pvt Ltd and BVG India in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nmc-to-lift-garbage-in-2-shifts-after-two-new-agencies-take-charge/articleshow/71318946.cms|title=Nagpur Municipal Corporation to lift garbage in 2 shifts after two new agencies take charge &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In [[electricity supply]], which was first managed by [[Maharashtra State Electricity Board|MSEB]] was then replaced by [[Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited|MSEDCL]]. After some years the distribution franchisee system was introduced to reduce the losses in the divisions and so Spanco Nagpur Discom Ltd.(SNDL) was awarded the distribution franchisee for 15 years to manage three of the four divisions from Nagpur Urban circle namely, Civil Lines, Mahal and Gandhibagh on 23 February 2011 by [[Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited|MSEDCL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahadiscom.in/Nagpur-MSEDCL_SpancoAgreement_01.pdf |title=Distribution Franchise Agreement |website=Mahadiscom.in |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poweradvisor.in/news/detail/2364|title=MSEDCL awards distribution franchisee contract for Nagpur urban circle to Spanco Ltd. – power News – Power Advisor|last=IndiaElectron.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The power distribution and maintenance for the fourth division i.e. Congress Nagar division was still managed by [[Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited|MSEDCL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahadiscom.in/Nagpur-Distribution-franchisee-RFP_DFA-2010.pdf |title=Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd |website=Mahadiscom.in |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> As SNDL mounted losses it intimated [[Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited|MSEDCL]] to takeover the franchises as it was unable to maintain the franchisee areas under it. [[Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited|MSEDCL]] thus took over all the Nagpur urban circle areas as on September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/msedcl-takes-over-sndl-area-staffers-to-be-recruited-as-well/articleshow/71039586.cms|title=MSEDCL takes over SNDL area, staffers to be recruited as well &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Nagpur Fire Brigade has nine fire stations at various locations in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nmcnagpur.gov.in/fire-brigade-department|title=Fire Brigade Department, Nagpur Municipal corporation &#124; Nagpur Municipal Corporation|website=www.nmcnagpur.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/only-one-firefighter-for-6263-properties-in-city/articleshow/67388949.cms|title=Only one firefighter for 6,263 properties in Nagpur! &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/new-fire-station-almost-ready-but-wheres-the-staff/articleshow/67999500.cms|title=New fire station almost ready, but where's the staff? &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> [[India Post]] which is a governmental postal department has two head post offices and many post offices and sub-post offices at various locations in the city and are part of the logistics services in the city along with various other private operators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/GPO-Head-Post-Office-to-get-ATMs/articleshow/21906550.cms|title=GPO, Head Post Office to get ATMs |website=The Times of India |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
===Health care===
[[File:Government Medical College, Nagpur.jpg|thumb|Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur]]
{{see also|List of hospitals in Nagpur}}
NMC in collaboration with [[Central Government]], [[State Government]], [[UNICEF]], [[World Health Organization]] and [[Non-governmental organisation]] conducts and maintains various health schemes in the city. City health line is an initiative started by [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation|NMC]] dedicated to the health of citizens of Nagpur. This includes providing computerised comparative information and action in the field to local citizens.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://ijsetr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IJSETR-VOLUME-2-ISSUE-5-1104-1107.pdf |title=A Decisive Study on Health Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), Nagpur |journal=International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Research |volume=2 |date=May 2013 |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> NMC runs three indoor patient hospitals including Indira Gandhi Rugnalaya at LAD square, Panchpaoli Maternity Hospital in Panchpaoli and Isolation Hospital in Immamwada. Besides, the civic body runs three big diagnostic centres at Mahal, Sadar and also at Indira Gandhi Rugnalaya. Apart from these, NMC has 57 outpatient dispensaries (OPDs), including 23 health posts sanctioned under Union Government's schemes, 15 allopathy hospitals, 12 ayurvedic hospitals, three homoeopathy hospitals, three naturopathy hospitals and one Unani hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/NMC-to-hand-over-hospitals-to-pvt-players/articleshow/10170107.cms|title=NMC to hand over hospitals to pvt players |first1=Anjaya |last1=Anparthi |date=29 September 2011 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> In 2013, [[ABP News]]-[[Ipsos]] declared Nagpur the country's best city for health care services.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sainani |first=Richa |url=http://www.zero-mile.net/4-awards-for-nagpur-for-best-city-2013 |title=4 Awards For Nagpur For Best City 2013 |publisher=Zero-mile.net |access-date=30 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102122245/http://www.zero-mile.net/4-awards-for-nagpur-for-best-city-2013/ |archive-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is home to [[list of hospitals in Nagpur|numerous hospitals]], some run by the government and some private and consists of various super-specialty and multi-specialty ones. Recently various cancer speciality hospitals providing treatment till tertiary care for cancer patients have been established in the city making it a natural medical hub for nearby areas and boosting healthcare system in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/us-institute-nangias-start-cancer-hosp-in-midc/articleshow/62907340.cms|title=US institute-Nangias start cancer hospital in MIDC |first1=Snehlata |last1=Shrivastav |date=14 February 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/healthcare-global-launches-cancer-centre-in-nagpur-2299885.html|title=Healthcare Global launches cancer centre in Nagpur|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/New-cancer-hospital-aims-to-bring-affordable-care-to-region/articleshow/52963121.cms |title=New cancer hospital aims to bring affordable care to region |first1=Shakti |last1=Singh |date=29 June 2016 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Nagpur is a health hub for Central India and caters to a large geographical area arbitrarily bounded by Delhi in the north, Kolkata in the east, Mumbai-Pune in the west and Hyderabad in the south. People from [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Orissa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]] regularly come to Nagpur for their health needs.<ref name=TET/> Nagpur boasts of super-specialty physicians and surgeons<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jointreplacementclinic.com/arthritis-content.php?app=2 |title=Welcome to Arthritis & Joint Replacement Clinic |access-date=27 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816173402/http://jointreplacementclinic.com/arthritis-content.php?app=2 |archive-date=16 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> serving its population in both public sector government-run hospitals and well equipped private hospitals catering to all strata of society.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jointreplacementclinic.com/ |title=Arthritis & Joint Replacement Clinic |access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur|AIIMS]] is the latest feather in the cap of Nagpur health care services which will be located near MIHAN.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/AIIMS-to-come-up-on-200-acres-near-GMCH/articleshow/40830845.cms |title=AIIMS to come up on 200 acres near GMCH |date=23 August 2014 |work=The Times of India|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>
 
According to 2005 National Family Health Survey, Nagpur has a fertility rate of 1.9 which is below the [[Sub-replacement fertility|replacement level]].<ref name="pdf.usaid.gov">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadq634.pdf |title=Health and Living Conditions in Eight Indian Cities [OD58&#93; |access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref>{{rp|46,47}} The infant [[mortality rate]] was 43 per 1,000 live births, and the mortality rate for children under five was 50 per 1,000 live births.<ref name="pdf.usaid.gov"/> {{rp|47,48}} About 57% slum and 72% non-slum children have received all the mandatory vaccines which include [[BCG vaccine|BCG]], [[Measles vaccine|measles]] and full courses of [[Polio vaccine|polio]] and [[DPT vaccine|DPT]].<ref name="pdf.usaid.gov"/>{{rp|48,49}}  In Nagpur, 78 percent of poor children are anaemic, including 49 percent who have moderate to severe anaemia.<ref name="pdf.usaid.gov"/>{{rp|55}} About 45% of children under five years of age and 31% of women are underweight.<ref name="pdf.usaid.gov"/>{{rp|54,55}} The poor people from the city mostly cite the reason of the lack of a nearby facility, poor quality of care and excessive waiting time for not visiting any government hospitals for treatment.<ref name="pdf.usaid.gov"/>{{rp|61}} According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) of 2015-16 for Nagpur, households having improved drinking water source is 95.3%, households having improved [[sanitation]] facility is 77.3% and households having [[clean fuel]] for cooking is 87.6%. [[Health Insurance]] coverage among households in the city are 19.5%. [[Female sterilisation]] is more prominent than [[male sterilization|male sterilisation]] in Nagpur. Institutional births in the city is 97%. Children below 5 years who are anaemic are 43.50%, while women and men in the age group of 15 to 49 years who are anaemic are 45.00% and 21.20%, respectively.<ref>http://rchiips.org/nfhs/FCTS/MH/MH_FactSheet_505_Nagpur.pdf</ref>
 
===Military establishments===
[[File:Sitabuldi fort gate.JPG|thumb|Sitabuldi fort is home to [[Indian Army]]'s 118th infantry battalion.]]
Nagpur is an important city for the Indian armed forces. [[Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force|Maintenance Command]] of [[Indian Air Force]] has its current headquarters at Vayusena Nagar in Nagpur. It houses [[Mi-8]] helicopters and the IAF carriers [[IL-76]] and handles the [[maintenance, repair, and operations]] of all aircraft, helicopters and other equipment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=31&page_type=command&comm_id=7|title=MAINTENANCE COMMAND|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
The ordnance factory and staff college of ordnance factory Ambajhari and National Academy of Defence Production for Group A officer of ordnance factories are in the western part of the city. [[Sitabuldi Fort]] is managed by the uttar maharashtra and gujrat sub area hq.of the [[Indian Army]] and citizens are allowed to visit the premises on republic day,maharashtra day and independence day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/sitabuldi-fort-open-for-public-on-maharashtra-day/04241813|title=Sitabuldi Fort open for public on Maharashtra Day|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
The 'raison d'être' for Kamptee, the military cantonment, is still operational. [[Kamptee]] Cantonment houses the Officers Training Academy for [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadets Corps]], which is the only one of its kind. It is also the home of one of the oldest and most respected regiments in the Indian Army, the [[Brigade of the Guards]]. Guards, located at Kamptee, are the only group in the Indian Army which have won two PVC ([[Param Veer Chakra]]), the highest gallantry awarded to soldiers for wartime operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbkamptee.org/|title=Cantonment Board Kamptee|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> There are also other important units such as the Institute of Military Law and a well equipped military hospital to care for the health of the soldiers. The Army Postal Service centre is also operational in the cantonment since 1948, to provide training to personnel of Department of Post who volunteer themselves for the Army. Nagpur's [[National Civil Defence College]] provides civil defence and disaster management training to pupils from all over India and abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdcnagpur.nic.in/institute.htm|title=NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE COLLEGE|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218131715/http://ncdcnagpur.nic.in/institute.htm|archive-date=18 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Indian Air Force's IL-76 transport planes nicknamed "Gajraj" are also based in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dqweek.com/nagpur-the-orange-city-set-to-shine-as-investment-hub/|title=You are being redirected...|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
== Demographics ==
=== Population ===
{{IndiaCensusPop
|title= Nagpur population
|1981= 1219500
|1991= 1664000
|2001= 2129500
|2011= 2405665
|estimate=
|estyear=
|estref=
|footnote= Source: [[Census of India]]
}}
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the}} [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Nagpur municipality has a population of 2,405,665. The total population constitute, 1,225,405 males and 1,180,270 females. The total children (ages 0–6) are 247,078, of whom 128,290 are boys and 118,788 are girls. Children form 10.27% of total population of Nagpur. The total number of slums number 179,952, in which 859,487 people reside. This is around 35.73% of the total population of Nagpur. The municipality has a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 963 females per 1,000 males and child sex ratio of 926 girls per 1,000 boys. 1,984,123 people are literate, of whom 1,036,097 are male and 948,026 are female. Average literacy rate of Nagpur city are 91.92%. Men are 94.44% and women are 89.31% literate.<ref name="census" />
 
=== Religion ===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Nagpur (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Nagpur |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 69.46
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Buddhism]]
|value2 = 15.57
|color2 = Blue
|label3 = [[Islam]]
|value3 = 11.95
|color3 = Green
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 1.15
|color4 = DodgerBlue
|label5 = [[Jainism]]
|value5 = 0.90
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 = [[Sikhism]]
|value6 = 0.68
|color6 = Brown
|label7 = Others
|value7 = 0.10
|color7 = Grey
|label8 = Non religious
|value8 = 0.20
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[[Hinduism]] is majority religion in Nagpur city with 69.46% followers. [[Buddhism]] is second most popular religion in Nagpur city with 15.57% following it. In Nagpur city, [[Islam]] is followed by 11.95%, [[Christianity]] by 1.15%, [[Jainism]] by 0.90% and [[Sikhism]] by 0.68%. Around 0.10% stated 'Other Religion' and approximately 0.20% stated 'No Particular Religion'.<ref name="Religion"/>
 
=== Languages ===
In Nagpur, [[Marathi language|Marathi]] is the official and most spoken language. [[Hindi]] and [[Varhadi dialect|Varhadi]] (a dialect of Marathi) are also spoken in and around the city. In addition, the Marathi spoken in the city is different from that spoken in western Maharashtra. [[English language|English]], Hindi and Marathi are used for the transaction of business in the Legislature of the State.<ref name="whitelight.in">{{cite web|url=http://whitelight.in/dci-india/nagpur.pdf |title=Nagpur – Orange City |website=Whitelight.in |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/1965.05.PDF |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402225839/http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/1965.05.PDF |archive-date= 2 April 2015 }}</ref>
 
== Economy ==
Nagpur is an emerging metropolis. In 2004, it was ranked the fastest-growing city in India in terms of the number of households with an annual income of ₹1 crore (10 million) or more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.co.in/money/2004/jul/15rich.htm |title=Nagpur, fastest growing crorepati city |publisher=Rediff.co.in |date=15 July 2004 |access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref> Nagpur has been the main centre of commerce in the region of [[Vidarbha]] since its early days and is an important trading location. Although, Nagpur's economic importance gradually declined relative to [[Mumbai]] and [[Pune]] after the merging of [[Vidarbha]] into Maharashtra because of a period of neglect by the state government, the city's economy later recovered.<ref name="Economic Overview Of Nagpur">{{Cite news|url=http://travelspedia.com/news/South-Asia/India/Maharashtra/Nagpur/Economic-Overview-Of-Nagpur.html|title=Economic Overview of Nagpur|date=31 December 2007|publisher=travelspedia.com|access-date=3 July 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Sitabuldi Market.JPG|thumb|Sitabuldi Market, one of the busiest commercial areas of Nagpur]]
 
[[File:Nagpur Reserve Bank.JPG|left|thumb|Nagpur branch of the [[Reserve Bank of India]]]]
 
Nagpur city had attracted ₹5000 crore worth of investment in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpur.in/nagpur-economy/ |title=Nagpur Economy and Industry – Nagpur Economic Boom |publisher=Nagpur.in |access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Investment in Nagpur in 2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/jun/13investment.htm|title=Bangalore top investment destination|work=Rediff.com|access-date=4 July 2006}}</ref> Its per capita income was {{INR convert|123610}} in 2015 and its [[GDP]] was estimated to be $15.10 billion in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/nagpur-turns-city-of-lakhpatis-in-survey-but-with-darker-side-as-well/04031807|title=Nagpur turns city of "Lakhpatis" in survey but with darker side as well|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The city is important for the banking sector as it hosts the regional office of [[Reserve Bank of India]], which was opened on 10 September 1956. The Reserve Bank of India has two branches in Nagpur, one of which houses India's entire gold assets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbi.org.in/regionalbranch/nagpur/profile.aspx |title=Reserve Bank of India |publisher=Rbi.org.in |access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref> [[Sitabuldi]] market in central Nagpur, known as the heart of the city, is the major commercial market area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amritt.com/india-business-guide/doing-business-in-nagpur/|title=Doing business in Nagpur – Major cities in India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
Nagpur is home to ice-cream manufacturer Dinshaws,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/hjKuKrUJlZd2mQsDmsJdNN/Dinshaws-Dairy-plans-to-raise-100-million-from-PE-funds.html|title=Dinshaw's Dairy plans to raise $100 million from PE funds|first=Reghu|last=Balakrishnan|date=1 October 2015|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Indian dry food manufacturer [[Haldiram's]], Indian ready-to-cook food manufacturer Actchawa, [[spice]] manufacturer Suruchi International<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suruchiinternational.com/contact-us.php|title=Suruchi Spices Pvt. Ltd.|website=www.suruchiinternational.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> and [[Ayurvedic]] products company [[Vicco Group|Vicco]] and [[Baidyanath group|Baidyanath]].<ref name="Prominent companies of Nagpur">{{cite web|url=http://nagpur.nic.in/htmldocs/Welcome_to_Orange_City.pdf|title=Welcome to Orange City|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Nagpur|access-date=26 June 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060928090744/http://nagpur.nic.in/htmldocs/Welcome_to_Orange_City.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 28 September 2006}}</ref>
 
For centuries, Nagpur has been famous for its orange gardens in the country, hence the name "Orange City". Orange cultivation has been expanding and it is the biggest marketplace for oranges in the country.<ref name="whitelight.in"/> The Maharashtra Agro Industrial Development Corporation has its multi fruit processing division called Nagpur Orange Grower's Association (NOGA) which has an installed capacity of 4,950&nbsp;MT of fruits per annum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maidcmumbai.com/processed_foods_noga/about_noga|title=About NOGA|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205053419/http://www.maidcmumbai.com/processed_foods_noga/about_noga|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Orange is also exported to various regions in the country as well to other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/nagpur-orange-set-for-export-first-consignment-for-sri-lanka/|title=Nagpur orange set for export, first consignment for Sri Lanka|date=17 November 2015|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/markets/commodities/three-government-agencies-join-hands-to-promote-exports-of-nagpur-oranges/139876/|title=Three government agencies join hands to promote exports of Nagpur oranges|date=23 September 2015|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-student-to-help-orange-export-to-Netherlands/articleshow/39577218.cms|title=Nagpur student to help orange export to Netherlands |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Nagpur is also famous for the cotton and silk which is woven by its large Koshti population of handloom weavers which are around 5,000.<ref name="whitelight.in"/>
 
Nagpur and the [[Vidarbha]] region have a very prominent power sector as compared to the rest of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/nagpur-a-new-attraction-for-highly-skilled-professionals/07161249|title=Nagpur – A New Attraction for Highly Skilled Professionals|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Koradi Thermal Power Station]] and [[Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station]] are two major [[thermal power station]]s located near Nagpur and operated by [[MSPGCL]]. [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]] has a super thermal power plant called [[Mauda Super Thermal Power Station]] in [[Mauda]] around 40&nbsp;km from Nagpur and Vidarbha Industries Power Limited (a subsidiary of Reliance Power) is situated at [[Butibori]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Category: Maharashtra Thermal Projects |url=http://thermalpower.industry-focus.net/maharashtra-thermal-projects/89-vidarbha-industries-power-to-set-up-300-mw-2x150-mw-group-captive-thermal-power-project-at-butibori-vidarbha-industries-power-to-set-up-300-mw-2x150-mw-group-captive-thermal-power-project-at-butibori.html |title=Vidarbha Industries Power to set up 300 MW (2x150 MW) Group Captive Thermal Power Project at Butibori |publisher=Thermalpower.industry-focus.net |access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref>
 
[[File:TCS Nagpur Campus.jpg|thumb|TCS Campus in MIHAN Nagpur]]
The [[Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur|Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur]] (MIHAN) is an ongoing project for the [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]], Nagpur. The government of Maharashtra formed a [[special purpose entity]], [[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]], for the development of [[MIHAN]].
[[File:IT Park.JPG|thumb|left|Persistent Campus at IT Park, Parsodi]]
 
Prominent [[Information Technology]] companies such as [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[Mahindra Satyam|Tech Mahindra]], [[HCL Technologies|HCL]], [[GlobalLogic]], [[Persistent Systems]] and [[Hexaware]] are located at various IT parks in Nagpur .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/mihan-fact-vs-fiction-or-why-this-will-be-the-states-first-genuine-smart-city/04132047|title=MIHAN Fact vs Fiction; Why this will be the state's first genuine Smart City|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Mihans-non-starter-companies-want-money-back/articleshow/50358473.cms|title=Mihan's non-starter companies want money back |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Infosys]] has commenced its construction work for its Nagpur campus at [[MIHAN]] [[Special Economic Zone]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/Pages/commences-work-nagpur-campus.aspx|title=Infosys Commences Work on its Third Campus in Maharashtra|author=Infosys Limited|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>  [http://www.tata.com/company/profile.aspx?sectid=EMJQ4hnQSrY= TAL Manufacturing Solutions] has its facility in the [[Special Economic Zone|SEZ]] for manufacturing structural components for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aeroplane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tal.co.in/about-us/about-tal.html|title=TAL Mfg Solutions :: Home|access-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123235129/http://www.tal.co.in/about-us/about-tal.html|archive-date=23 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Air India]] has its MRO Facility in the [[Special Economic Zone|SEZ]] which was constructed by [[Boeing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/air-indias-mihan-workshop-to-be-flagged-off-next-year/article25711710.ece|title=Air India's Mihan workshop to be flagged off next year |first=Rahul|last=Wadke |website=@businessline|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-16/news/65525458_1_the-mro-nagpur-mro-air-india-engineering-services |title=Boeing says it's formally handed over Nagpur MRO facility to Air India |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/air-indias-nagpur-mro-ready-for-commercial-operation/article7211164.ece|title=Air India's Nagpur MRO ready for commercial operation|first=Lalatendu|last=Mishra|date=15 May 2015|access-date=25 November 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) has its manufacturing facility in [[MIHAN]] where it is manufacturing [[Dassault Falcon 2000|Falcon jets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/dassult-to-roll-out-falcon-2000-business-jets-from-nagpur-in-three-years/story/318140.html|title=Inside the Reliance-Dassault factory that's making Falcon 2000 jets in Nagpur|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/dassault-reliance-starts-production-says-rafale-not-part-of-immediate-plan/videoshow/67904336.cms|title=Nagpur Dassault unit starts Falcon production amid Rafale heat|first1=ET Online &#124; 08|last1=Feb 2019|first2=11:46 Pm|last2=Ist|via=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref> Pharmaceutical company [[Lupin Limited|Lupin]] also has its facility in the SEZ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/usfda-completes-inspection-of-lupins-nagpur-facility-no-adverse-observations-4309551.html|title=USFDA completes inspection of Lupin's Nagpur facility, no adverse observations|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref>
 
Apart from [[MIHAN]] [[Special Economic Zone|SEZ]] the city has three prominent [[MIDC]] areas nearby.<ref>http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/nagpur%20dips%2012-13.pdf</ref> The [[Butibori]] industrial area is one of the largest in Asia in terms of area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnb.co.in/SME_cluster_series2012_Nagpur/PDF/Cluster_Overview.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192351/https://www.dnb.co.in/SME_cluster_series2012_Nagpur/PDF/Cluster_Overview.pdf |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> The estate's largest unit is Indo Rama Synthetics, which manufactures synthetic polyester yarn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indoramaindia.com/reachus.php|title=Reach Us – IndoRama|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Other units in Butibori include the power transmission company Gammon India Limited (T & D),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transrailltd.com/contacts.html|title=Associated Transrail Structures|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116131924/http://transrailltd.com/contacts.html|archive-date=16 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gammon India Ltd. (Infra), KEC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kecrpg.com/manufacturing/towermanufactuting|title=Towermanufacturing|first=KEC International Ltd -|last=India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Calderys|Calderys India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calderys.com/contact-us/find-an-office|title=CALDERYS INDIA|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref> Unitech Power Transmissions Limited,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unitech-power.com/network.html|title=Power Transmission Systems|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> ACC Nihon Castings Ltd<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalogs.infobanc.com/accnihon/contact-us.htm|title=ACC-Nihon Castings Ltd.|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> and [[Electrolux]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/IndustrialPage.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902172536/http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/IndustrialPage.aspx |archive-date= 2 September 2010 }}</ref> [[CEAT Tyres]] has its [[Tire|tyre]] manufacturing plant in [[Butibori]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ceat-commissions-new-unit-at-nagpur-plant-116032901087_1.html|title=Ceat commissions new unit at Nagpur plant|agency=Press Trust of India|date=29 March 2016|access-date=25 April 2019|via=Business Standard|newspaper=Business Standard India}}</ref> The [[Hingna]] industrial estate on the western fringes of the city is made up of around 900 small and medium industrial units.<ref>http://mpcb.gov.in/images/pdf/surveystatushingna.pdf</ref> The major ones among them are the tractor manufacturing plant of [[Mahindra and Mahindra]], casting units of NECO Ltd.,<ref name="Neco in nagpur and largest Indian group...">{{cite web |url=http://www.necoindia.com/corporate_overview.htm |title=Corporate Overview of Neco|publisher=Neco Group of Industries|access-date=26 June 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060201055548/http://necoindia.com/corporate_overview.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 1 February 2006}}</ref> [[Candico]]<ref name="Candico plant largest confectionary plant in India">{{cite web|url=http://www.candicoindia.com/production.html|title=Candico plant in Nagpur|publisher=Candico Ltd.|access-date=4 July 2006}}</ref>), Bharat Containers making aluminium aerosol cans<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatcontainers.com/contact_us.html|title=Bharat Containers|website=www.bharatcontainers.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Pix Transmissions,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pixtrans.com/contact_us/PIX-Transmissions-Ltd.html|title=PIX-Transmissions|website=www.pixtrans.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> and Sanvijay Rolling & Engineering Ltd. (SREL).<ref name="Sanvijay largest...Central India">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanvijay.com/company-overciew.html|title=Sanvijay Group website homepage|publisher=Sanvijay Group Ltd.|access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref> [[Kalmeshwar]] MIDC has 164 industrial plots. JSW Steel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsw.in/steel/kalmeshwar-works|title=JSW Steel|website=jsw.in|access-date=25 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308155837/http://www.jsw.in/steel/kalmeshwar-works|archive-date=8 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> KTM Textile, ESAB India Ltd,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vccircle.com/lt-to-sell-welding-products-unit-to-uks-esab-for-80-mn|title=L&T to sell welding products unit to UK's ESAB for $80 mn|date=12 October 2017|website=VCCircle}}</ref> ZIM Pharma Ltd, Metlok Pvt. Ltd., Unijuels life sciences, Chemfield Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd., Minex Injection Product Private Ltd., Minex Metallurgical Co.Ltd.<ref>http://www.minexindia.com/contact-us.php</ref> and Porohit Textile are a few big names.
 
Owing to rich natural resources in the region, mining is a major activity. Several government organisations related to the mining industry are based in Nagpur, which includes [[Western Coalfields|Western Coalfields Limited]] (one of the eight fully owned subsidiaries of [[Coal India]] Limited), [[MOIL (company)|MOIL]] and Indian Bureau of Mines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibm.nic.in/index.php?c=pages&m=index&id=97&mid=18824|title=Controller General -|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
==Education==
{{see also|List of educational institutions in Nagpur}}
[[File:College of Agriculture, Nagpur.jpg|thumb|College of Agriculture, Nagpur]]
 
Nagpur is a major education hub in Central India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/nagpur/nagpur-became-hub-high-and-technical-education/|title=नागपूर बनले उच्च आणि टेक्निकल शिक्षणाचे हब|last=author/lokmat-news-network|date=3 April 2019|website=Lokmat|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
There are two types of schools in the city. [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation|NMC]] (Government) run schools and private schools run by trusts. These schools follow the [[10+2+3 plan|10+2+3/4 plan]] (15 years of schooling leading to the first degree), the first ten years constituting school education consisting of four years primary level, three years of upper primary level and three years of high school level with a public examination at the end of tenth class and 12th class constituting the Secondary and Higher Secondary Board Examination, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in/SITE/Information/elementaryEducation.aspx?ID=1 |title=Welcome to MPSP |website=Mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in |access-date=25 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014150338/https://mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in/SITE/Information/elementaryEducation.aspx?ID=1 |archive-date=14 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This is followed by either a general degree course in a chosen field of study or a professional degree course, such as law, engineering and medicine. These schools are governed by either of the following boards: [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]], [[Central Board of Secondary Education|Central Board for Secondary Education]] (CBSE), [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE) and The [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB).
 
Admission to professional graduation colleges in Nagpur is through [[Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test|MHT-CET]], [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main|JEE(Main)]], [[Common Admission Test|CAT]], [[Common Law Admission Test|CLAT]], [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]], [[Common Management Admission Test|CMAT]], [[Graduate Management Admission Test|GMAT]] and [[National Eligibility and Entrance Test|NEET]].
 
Nagpur has four state universities: [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]] (founded in 1923 as Nagpur University, one of the oldest in the country<ref name="one of the oldest">{{cite web|url=http://www.rcert.ac.in/nag-uni.htm|title=Nagpur University|publisher=Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research, and Technology website|access-date=12 August 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060907150954/http://www.rcert.ac.in/nag-uni.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 7 September 2006}}</ref> and having more than 600 affiliated colleges),<ref name="Colleges Affiliated to Nagpur University">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/links/affiliated_colleges.htm |title=Colleges Affiliated to Nagpur University |publisher=www.nagpuruniversity.org/links/affiliated_colleges.htm |access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref> [[Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University]], [[Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University]] and [[Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur|Maharashtra National Law University]].
 
[[Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences]] (established in 1885 as Morris college) is an old college in the city. College of Agriculture<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdkv.ac.in/|title=College of Agriculture, Nagpur eg|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> is another old college in the city, founded in 1906 by the then British Government. It is one of the first five agriculture colleges in the country.
 
Nagpur has four government medical colleges: [[Government Medical College (Nagpur)|Government Medical College]], [[Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur]], Government Dental College and Government Ayurvedic College, and also a private MBBS institute, N. K. P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nkpsims.edu.in/|title=NKP Salve Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Center|website=nkpsims.edu.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dmer.org/dmer/vidharbha/nagpur/nagpur-mbbs.html|title=Medical Colleges In Nagpur|access-date=29 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730164156/http://www.dmer.org/dmer/vidharbha/nagpur/nagpur-mbbs.html|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Medical colleges in the city are affiliated to [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]]. [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur|All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] has been established in 2018 and it has started its classes from [[Government Medical College (Nagpur)|GMCH]] campus temporarily till its own campus gets constructed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/4-yrs-on-aiims-classes-to-begin-at-gmch-from-august/articleshow/64429834.cms|title=NRLC: 4 yrs on, AIIMS classes to begin at GMCH from August |first1=Vaibhav |last1=Ganjapure |date=3 June 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
[[File:VNIT Nagpur main.jpg|thumb|VNIT Nagpur]]
The law varsities of Nagpur has produced a number of legal luminaries namely, [[Sharad Arvind Bobde|Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde]],(47th Chief Justice of India) , [[Supreme Court of India]] ; [[Bipin Krishna Bose]] (1851–1933), [[advocate]]; [[Siraj Mehfuz Daud]] (1931–2010), Judge and senior advocate; [[S. P. Kotval]] (1910–1987), Chief Justice of the [[Bombay High Court]]; [[Ruma Pal]], retired Justice of the Supreme Court; [[Ananda Prakash Sen]], Judge, Supreme Court of India; [[Harish Salve]], solicitor general of India(1999-2002), senior advocate; CJI Mohammad Hitayatullah ( Former Chief Justice of India and Vice President of India).
[[File:RSTM Nagpur University.jpg|thumb|left|RSTM Nagpur University Campus]]
Most [[engineering]] colleges in the city are affiliated with [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]]. [[Laxminarayan Institute of Technology]] (established 1942) is a chemical engineering and technology institute located in Nagpur and managed directly by [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]]. [[Government Polytechnic, Nagpur]] (established 1914) is one of the oldest polytechnic in India. [[Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology]], located in the city, is the only [[National Institutes of Technology|NIT]] in Maharashtra. [[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur|Indian Institute of Information Technology]] has been established as a PPP with [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]] and Ceinsys (erstwhile ADCC Infocad) as industry partners in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Ngp-Pune-IIITs-fees-fixed-at-Rs90k-per-yr/articleshow/51031539.cms |title=Ngp, Pune IIITs fees fixed at Rs90k per yr |first1=Vaibhav |last1=Ganjapure |date=18 February 2016 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/iiit-nagpur-gets-130-more-seats-for-new-session/articleshow/59276279.cms|title=IIIT-Nagpur gets 130 more seats for new session |first1=Vaibhav |last1=Ganjapure |date=23 June 2017 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Other prominent engineering colleges in the city include [[G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur]], [[Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management]], [[KDK College of Engineering]], [[Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering]] and [[Government College of Engineering, Nagpur|Government College of Engineering]], [[Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Nagpur|Cummins College Of Engineering For Women, Nagpur]] .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Govt-engg-college-to-start-this-session/articleshow/50445159.cms|title=Govt engg college to start this session &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/gs-college-first-commerce-institute-to-get-autonomy-in-region/articleshow/64485756.cms|title=GS College first commerce institute to get autonomy in region |first1=Sarfaraz |last1=Ahmed |date=7 June 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
Nagpur has two major management institutes, [[Indian Institute of Management Nagpur|Indian Institute of Management]] established in 2015 and [[Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur|Institute of Management Technology]], private management college, established in 2004. [[Symbiosis International University]] has its campus in the city which contains two of its institute namely Symbiosis Institute of Business Management and Symbiosis Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nagpur-will-be-cambridge-of-east-symbiosys-founder/articleshow/70424364.cms|title=Nagpur will be Cambridge of East: Symbiosys founder &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganjapure |first1=Vaibhav |title=Symbiosis opens its 2nd biggest campus in Ngp, to start classes from July {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/symbiosis-opens-its-2nd-biggest-campus-in-ngp-to-start-classes-from-july/articleshow/68981839.cms |access-date=10 August 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=22 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> [[G.S. College of Commerce and Economics]], established in 1945, is the first [[commerce]] [[institute]] in the region to get [[autonomous]] status.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Sarfaraz |title=GS College first commerce institute to get autonomy in region {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/gs-college-first-commerce-institute-to-get-autonomy-in-region/articleshow/64485756.cms |access-date=10 August 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=7 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
 
Nagpur also has other centrally funded institutes like [[National Power Training Institute]], [[Central Institute for Cotton Research]], [[Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research]], [[Central Power Research Institute]], [[National Academy of Direct Taxes]], [[National Civil Defence College]], [[National Research Centre for Citrus]], [[Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation]], and [[National Environmental Engineering Research Institute]].
 
Government Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya is also a premier institute in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://govtchitrakalamahavidyalayanagpur.com/|title=Welcome to Govt. Chitrakala Mahavidyala Nagpur|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Nagpur also has an [[IGNOU]] and [[YCMOU]] regional centre.<ref name="IGNOU Regional Center Nagpur">{{cite web|url=http://rcnagpur.ignou.ac.in/ |title=Welcome to IGNOU Nagpur Regional Centre |publisher=Rcnagpur.ignou.ac.in |access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref>
 
==Culture==
=== Cultural events and literature ===
The city contains people from other Indian states as well as people belonging to the world's major faiths, and yet is known for staying calm during communal conflicts in India.<ref name="Peaceful Nagpur, hospitality/"> {{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020317/spectrum/main5.htm|title=Celebrating a unique city|work=The Tribune |location=India|access-date=1 June 2006}}</ref> Nagpur plays host to cultural events throughout the year. Cultural and literary societies in Nagpur include [[Vidarbha]] Sahitya Sangh (for development of [[Marathi language|Marathi]]), [[Vidarbha]] Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti (promotion and spreading [[Hindi]]) and [[Vidarbha]] [[Hindi]] Sahitya Sammelan (for promoting [[Hindi]]). [[Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]], the conference on [[Marathi language|Marathi]] Literature were held twice in Nagpur city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.halbadarpan.com/|title=Halba Darpan|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Nagpur also hosts the annual Orange City Literature festival since 2019 and Vidarbha Literary Fest since 2020, featuring local and international authors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/orange-city-lit-festival-promises-treats-aplenty/articleshow/72355304.cms|title=Orange City Lit Festival promises treats aplenty |date=4 December 2019|first=Shreya |last=Tinkhede|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2020/2/9/-VLF-will-start-new-era-of-knowledge-First-Vidarbha-Literary-Festival-VLF-off-to-a-grand-start.html|title='VLF will start new era of knowledge' First Vidarbha Literary Festival (VLF) off to a grand start|website=www.thehitavada.com|language=en|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref> Nagpur is the head office of Aadim Samvidhan Sanrakshan Samiti(working for the rights of scheduled tribes).
 
The [[South-Central Zone Cultural Centre]] also sponsors cultural events in Nagpur city, such as the Orange City Craft Mela and Folk Dance Festival, [[Vidarbha]] which is noted for its numerous folk-dances.<ref name="Cultural activities of the South Central Cultural Zone">{{cite web|url=http://sczccnagpur.nic.in/majorprograms.htm|title=Major Programs during the year|publisher=The South Central Cultural Zone|access-date=1 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514084409/http://sczccnagpur.nic.in/majorprograms.htm|archive-date=14 May 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> Newspapers are published from Nagpur in Marathi, English and Hindi. In addition, the [[Government of Maharashtra]] organises a week-long Kalidas Festival, a series of music and dance performances, by national level artists.<ref name="Kalidas festival in Nagpur">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.net/festivals/kalidas-festival.html|title=The Kalidas Festival|publisher=Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation}}</ref> [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]] in partnership with [[Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation]] organises Nagpur Mohotsav at Yeshwant Stadium, in which many distinguish artists participate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Cultural-feast-for-citizens-in-Nagpur-Mahotsav/articleshow/51146608.cms|title=Cultural feast for citizens in Nagpur Mahotsav |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>  The Nagpur Municipal Corporation also organises the Orange City International Film Festival (OCIFF) annually, in association with Saptak, Pune Film Foundation, Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh, and [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]] (RTMNU).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2020/2/2/4th-Orange-City-International-Film-Fest-from-6th.html|title=4th Orange City International Film Fest from 6th|website=www.thehitavada.com|language=en|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
 
The [[Nagpur Central Museum]] (est. 1863) maintains collections are mainly for Vidarbha region.
Three brothers Ghulam Ali ([[Kotwal]]), Mohammad Saaduddin ([[Subedar]]) and Mohammad Saladuddin (Minister and [[Kotwal]]) from [[Jhajjar]] are remembered as great scholars of Urdu and Persian during the reign of Maharaja Senasaheb Subha Chhatrapati Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III. They founded 'Jhajjar Bagh' at Hansapuri (Now Mominpura). In this location, they built their residence 'Aina-e Mahal', a well and a Masjid (now Masjid Ahle Hadith). 'Jhajjar Bagh' also known as 'Subedar ka Bada' was located where nowadays Mohammad Ali Road at Mominpura, Jamia Masjid, Mohammad Ali Sarai and Furqania Madrasa are located.<ref>Nagpur ka Muslim Muashra (Gondwana aur Bhonsle Aihad [1700–1845]); Vol 2 by Dr. M. Sharfuddin Sahil, Salman Fine Arts, Nagpur, 1996</ref>
 
The state government has approved a new [[safari park]] of international standards besides [[Gorewada Lake]]. In 2013 NMC erected the gigantic [[Namantar Shahid Smarak]] in memory of [[Namantar Andolan]] martyrs.<ref name=Namantar>{{cite news|title=NMC, other prominent leaders salute Bhim Sainiks who laid down their lives for 'Namantar' Movement|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/nmc-other-prominent-leaders-salute-bhim-sainiks-who-laid-down-their-lives-for-namantar-movement/|access-date=27 July 2013|newspaper=Nagpur Today|date=28 May 2013}}</ref>
 
The [[Orange City LGBT Pride March|Orange City LGBTQ Pride March]] is also held annually in Nagpur, along with the [[Nagpur LGBT Queer Carnival]] during the pride month<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/nagpur/nagpur-youngsters-celebrate-rainbow-pride-and-diversity/articleshow/64808513.cms|title=Nagpur youngsters celebrate rainbow pride and diversity |website=The Times of India |access-date=2 May 2019 |author= Vinita Chaturvedi|date=30 June 2018}}</ref>
 
=== Religious places and festivals ===
[[File:Diksha Bhumi.jpg|thumb|Deeksha Bhoomi]]
[[Deekshabhoomi]], the largest hollow [[stupa]] or the largest dome shaped monument and an important place of the [[Dalit Buddhist movement|Buddhist movement]] is,  located in Nagpur.<ref name="Deekshabhoomi largest hollow stupa">{{cite web| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020317/spectrum/main5.htm|title=Celebrating a unique city|work=The Tribune |location=India|access-date=1 June 2006}}</ref> Every year on the day of [[Vijayadashami]], i.e. Dussehra, followers of Dr. [[B. R. Ambedkar|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] visit Deekshabhoomi to mark the conversion ceremony of Ambedkar and his followers in Nagpur into [[Buddhism]] that took place on 14 October 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangharakshita.org/_books/Ambedkar_and_Buddhism.pdf |title=Ambedkar.vp |website=Sangharakshita.org |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> It has been given 'A' grade tourist place status by Maharashtra Government in March 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/maha-govt-approves-grade-a-status-to-deekshabhoomi-at-nagpur-116030700854_1.html|title=Maha govt approves grade 'A' status to Deekshabhoomi at Nagpur|agency=Press Trust of India|date=7 March 2016|access-date=25 November 2016|via=Business Standard|newspaper=Business Standard India}}</ref> 14 April, which is the birthdate of Dr. Ambedkar, is celebrated as [[Ambedkar Jayanti]].
 
[[Jainism]] has a good presence in Nagpur. There are nearly 30 Jain temples. The old ones are Sengan Jain temple Ladpura, Parwarpura Jain temple, Kirana oli Jain temple, and Juna oli Jain temple. In west Nagpur Shri 1008 Shantinath Digamber Bhagwan temple is situated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaintemple.in/temples/india/nagpur|title=Digamber Jain Temples in Nagpur - Nagpur Digamber Jain Temples -Digamber Jain Mandir in Nagpur|website=www.jaintemple.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Gonesh..jpg|left|thumb|Shri Ganesh]]
 
The most famous temple in Nagpur is [[Tekdi Ganesh Mandir]], and is said to be one of the [[Swayambhu]] ("self-manifested") temples in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpuronline.co.in/tekdi-ganpati.php|title=Tekdi Ganpati Temple of Lord Ganesha|first=Nagpur Hotels – Cheap Hotels in Nagpur|last=India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Sri Poddareshwar Ram Mandir and Shri Mahalaxmi Devi temple of Koradi are important Hindu temples.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/koradi-navratri-yatra-begins-sea-of-devotees-throng-on-first-day-for-darshan-of-jagdamba/10052200|title=Nagpur wakes up to greet Divine Koradi Devi|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
Religious events are observed in the city throughout the year. [[Ram Navami]] is celebrated in Nagpur with ''shobha yatra'' with a procession of floats depicting events from the [[Ramayana]].<ref name="Ram Mandir shobhayatra">{{cite web|url=http://www.poddareshwarrammandir.com/shobha.htm |title=About Shobha Yatra |publisher=Sri Poddareshwar Ram Mandir Website}}</ref> Processions are also held on important festivals of other religions such as Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din, Vijayadashami, [[Eid-e-Milad|Eid E Milad]], [[Guru Nanak Jayanti]], [[Mahavir Jayanti]], [[Durga puja]], [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] and [[Moharram]]. Like the rest of India, Nagpurkars celebrate major Hindu festivals like [[Diwali]], [[Holi]] and [[Navrati|Dussera]] with enthusiasm. Celebrations lasting for several days are held on [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] and [[Durga]] [[Puja (Hinduism)|Puja]] festivals in virtually every small locality in the city.
 
[[File:Tajdin.jpg|thumb|Dargah Baba Tajuddin]]
The city also contains a sizeable Muslim population, and famous places of worship for Muslims include the Jama Masjid-Mominpura and Bohri Jamatkhana-Itwari. The most famous shrine ''(dargah)'' of [[Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin]] is at Tajabad. Annual Urs is celebrated in great enthusiasm and unity on 26th of [[Muharram]]. Nagpur Is also called as Tajpur as the holy shirine of Sufi Saint Baba Tajuddin.
 
The St. Francis De Sales Cathedral is located in Sadar as well as the All Saints Cathedral church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mh-31.com/nagpur/nagpur-places/religious-places/466-cathedral-nagpur|title=All Saints' Cathedral, VCA, Nagpur|first=Malvika|last=Sohaney|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> There are many south Indian temples in Nagpur like Sarveshwara Devalayam, where all south Indian festivals are celebrated like Sitarama Kalyanam, Radha Kalyanam Dhanurmasa celebration with Andal Kalyanam, Balaji temple in seminary hills where every year Bramhotsavam to Lord Balaji and Lord Kartikeya is celebrated here. There are 2 Ayyapa temples, one at Ayyapa Nagar and the other at Harihara Nagar, Raghvendraswami Mutt, Murugananda Swami Temple at Mohan Nagar, Nimishamba Devi temple Subramanyiam devastanam at Sitabuldi and many more such south Indian temples are here in Nagpur as there is quite a good populations of south Indians in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mh-31.com/nagpur/nagpur-places/religious-places/454-sarveshwar-devalayam-nagpur|title=Sarveshwar Devalayam|first=Malvika|last=Sohaney|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
[[File:Seminary Hill.jpg|thumb|Seminary Hill of Nagpur]]
Marbat Festival is a unique festival for Nagpur and is organised every year a day after the bullock festival of 'Pola'. The tradition of taking out the Marbat processions of 'kali' (black) and 'pivli' (yellow) Marbats (idols), started in 1880 in the eastern part of the city. A number of 'badgyas' (mascots), representing contemporary symbols of evil, comprise another feature of the annual processions. This festival dates back to the 19th century when the Bhonsla dynasty ruled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/2007sep11/nagpur_keeps_alive_its_unique_marbat_tradition.html#.VoSVkvl97IU|title=Nagpur keeps alive its unique 'Marbat' tradition |website=TwoCircles.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Marbat-badgya-organizers-worried-over-potholes/articleshow/15498200.cms|title=Marbat, badgya organizers worried over potholes |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
There is a [[Parsi]] [[Zoroastrian]] Agiary (Dar-e-Meher) in Nagpur, where the Parsi New Year is celebrated by the Parsi community in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bombayparsipunchayet.com/file/040610314221_celebrations.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043253/http://bombayparsipunchayet.com/file/040610314221_celebrations.pdf |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>
 
===Arts and crafts===
The tradition of painting in Nagpur was patronised by the Royal House of the [[Bhonsle|Bhonsales]] as well as common people. Illustrated manuscripts, including of the [[Bhagavat]], Jnaaneshwari, [[Shakuntala]], and [[Bhagavad Gita|Geeta]], and the folk patachitras related to some festivals are available besides murals. The community of artists was called chitaris (painters), and this community has today turned to sculpt.
 
Textile was once an important industry in Nagpur. Good quality cotton was produced in abundant quantities thanks to a suitable soil and climate. With the introduction of the railways, cotton sales and goods transport flourished. Besides cotton textiles, silk and wool weaving was also practised in the district. Silk sarees and pagota, patka, dhoti, and borders were woven with the silk thread.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/destination/nagpur-city |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203123857/http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/destination/nagpur-city |archive-date= 3 December 2015 }}</ref>
 
=== Cuisine ===
{{See also|Haldiram's}}
[[File:Kadhi from Nagpur.JPG|thumb|Kadhi-Traditional dish of Nagpur]]
The [[Vidharbha]] region has its own distinctive cuisine known as the Varhadi cuisine or [[Saoji]] cuisine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://food.manoramaonline.com/food/around-the-world/2018/08/06/nagpur-saoji-secret-recipe.html |title=Nagpur's 'saoji' recipe - a secret revealed|website=OnManorama|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Saoji or Savji cuisine was the main cuisine of the Savji community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/aug/18/saoji-curries-vidarbhas-spiciest-cuisine-1859153.html|title=Saoji Curries: Vidarbha's spiciest cuisine|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> This traditional food is famous for its spicy taste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/life/food/110818/relish-the-real-taste-of-vidarbha.html|title=Relish the real taste of Vidarbha |first=Kasturi |last=Gadge|date=11 August 2018|website=The Asian Age|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> The special spices used in the gravy include black pepper, dry coriander, bay leaves, grey cardamom, [[cinnamon]], [[cloves]], and ample use of [[poppy seed]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/epicuriosity/130817/on-a-spice-trail.html|title=On a spice trail|first=Gaurav|last=Gidwani|date=13 August 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Non-vegetarian food especially chicken and [[mutton]] are commonly eaten in Saoji establishments in Nagpur. There are numerous ''Savji bhojanalays''<ref>{{cite web |title=Saoji food in Nagpur |url=http://nagpur.joiye.com/restaurants/saoji/ |work=Joiye |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830171227/http://nagpur.joiye.com/restaurants/saoji |archive-date=30 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Restaurants in Nagpur |url=http://www.nagpuronline.co.in/dining.php |work=Nagpuronline |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213150713/http://www.nagpuronline.co.in/dining.php |archive-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> in Nagpur which are so popular in Maharashtra that the renowned Indian chef [[Sanjeev Kapoor]] once featured Savji mutton on one of his TV shows and the recipe is listed on his website.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saoji Mutton |url=http://sanjeevkapoor.com/saoji-mutton.aspx |work=Sanjeev Kapoor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101230851/http://sanjeevkapoor.com/saoji-mutton.aspx |archive-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> Nagpur is also famous for its oranges, which have some typical qualities have recently begun to attract international attention. Numerous beverages are made out of the oranges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://food52.com/recipes/15643-nagpur-s-famous-orange-burfi |title=Nagpur's Famous Orange Burfi |website=Food52 |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Santra Barfi is also a famous dish, arising from [[Orange (fruit)|orange]] which is produced locally in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sweet-taste-of-india-723525.html|title=Sweet taste of India|date=17 March 2019|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Mominpura is a majority [[Muslim]] area of the city and it is famous for its [[Mughlai cuisine|Mughal]] dishes and [[Biryani]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Mouthwatering-Mominpura/articleshow/50337029.cms |title=Mouthwatering Mominpura |first1=Barkha |last1=Mathur |date=27 December 2015 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holidify.com/pages/street-food-in-nagpur-355.html |title=11 Must-try Street Food Of Nagpur |author=Divyanshu Abhineet |website=Holidify |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> The city is also famous for rare black chickens called [[Kadaknath|''Kadaknath Chicken'']] which are cooked in varhadi style.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/nagpur-a-land-of-rare-black-chickens-and-an-unusual-love-of-besan/story-cbCEup8SewbLbNMXyLN6FL.html |title=Nagpur: A land of rare black chickens and an unusual love of besan |first=Kunal |last=Vijayakar |date=14 December 2018|website=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
Nagpur is also famous for ''tarri poha'', a variety of [[flattened rice]], and has many food joints; each having their own way of preparing and serving it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/The-most-popular-pohawalas-of-Nagpur/articleshow/28510414.cms |title=The most popular pohawalas of Nagpur |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/MH-PUN-nagpur-pohe-tarri-vendor-rupam-sakhre-at-kasturchand-park-4866725-PHO.html|title=सड़क किनारे लगाते हैं पोहे की दुकान, कमाते हैं लाखों, हर साल जाते हैं वर्ल्ड टूर|date=9 January 2015|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Samosa|''Samosas'']] are also famous in Nagpur and is available at many restaurants and food spots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/The-most-popular-samosawalas-and-pakodewalas-of-Nagpur/articleshow/28519136.cms |title=The most popular samosawalas and pakodewalas of Nagpur |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Another famous food is ''Patodi and [[Kadhi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/No-more-patodi-kadhi-at-Tehsil-office/articleshow/8256071.cms|title=No more patodi & kadhi at Tehsil office |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
==Tourism==
[[File:Schematic Tourist Map- Nagpur.png|left|thumb|upright=2|Schematic Tourist Map of Nagpur city]]
 
=== Tiger reserves ===
[[File:Deer Family.jpg|right|thumb|scenic beauty of Tadoba Andhari tiger reserve]]
[[File:Grazing Deees.jpg|right|thumb|scenic beauty of Pench Tiger reserve]]
 
Nagpur is surrounded by many tiger reserves and acts as a gateway, hence called Tiger capital of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reacho.in/nagpur/local/nagpur-tiger-capital-of-india|title=Here's Why We Call Nagpur- The Tiger Capital Of India!|first=Shruti|last=Mendulkar|date=29 July 2017|website=Reacho|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Tiger reserves such as [[Pench Tiger Reserve]] is situated around 100&nbsp;km from the city and can be reached through NH44 in Nagpur [[Jabalpur]] road. [[Tadoba National Park]] is situated south of the city and is around 141&nbsp;km from the city. [[Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Navegaon National Park]], [[Melghat|Melghat Tiger Reserve]] and [[Kanha Tiger Reserve]] are the other tiger reserves which are located at a radius of 200&nbsp;km from the city. The city has its own reserved forest area at Seminary Hills and [[Gorewada Zoo|Gorewada]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/No-boundary-wall-to-protect-Seminary-Hills-reserve-forest-in-Nagpur/articleshow/47871779.cms|title=No boundary wall to protect Seminary Hills |first1=Times News Network|last1=June 2015|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>http://www.mahaforest.nic.in/managementpdf/1442219594Nagpur%20Vol%20I.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/over-3000-year-old-dagger-bangles-found-in-gorewada/articleshow/67315259.cms |title=Over 3,000-year-old dagger, bangles found in Gorewada |first1=Vijay |last1=Pinjarkar |date=31 December 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/archaeology-theme-park-to-come-up-in-gorewada/articleshow/67745591.cms |title=Archaeology theme park to come up in Gorewada |first1=Vijay |last1=Pinjarkar |date=30 January 2019 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
=== Zoos, Gardens and Lakes ===
[[Maharajbagh zoo]] is an existing zoo which is located in the heart of the city near [[Sitabuldi]] and consists of a variety of animals. The zoo is going through fund crunches and does not have a proper plan for which the [[Central Zoo Authority]] had derecognised the zoo on November 2018. Its recognition has since been extended under the directions from [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|MoEFCC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/govt-apathy-pushing-125-yr-old-maharajbagh-zoo-towards-death/articleshow/65677084.cms|title=Govt apathy pushing 125-yr-old Maharajbagh zoo towards death &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/recognize-maharajbagh-zoo-cza-told/articleshow/68382245.cms|title=Recognize Maharajbagh Zoo, CZA told |first1=Vijay |last1=Pinjarkar |date=13 March 2019 |website=The Times of India |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/nagpur-news/maharaj-bagh-zoo-plan-approved-by-central-zoo-authority-1856558/|title=महाराजबाग प्राणिसंग्रहालयाला जीवदान|date=13 March 2019 |website=loksatta.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> [[Gorewada Zoo]] is an upcoming international [[zoo]] project which is being setup beside [[Gorewada Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bjp-sena-will-win-all-seats-in-vid-mungantiwar/articleshow/68661500.cms|title=BJP-Sena will win all seats in Vid: Mungantiwar |first1=Ashish |last1=Roy |first2=Vijay |last2=Pinjarkar |date=1 April 2019 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> It is being jointly developed by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra and [[Essel Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/gorewada-zoo-to-be-developed-by-essel-group-jv/articleshow/63703249.cms|title=Gorewada zoo to be developed by Essel Group JV &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
 
The city consist of various natural and man made lakes. [[Khindsi Lake]], [[Ambazari Lake]] and [[Gorewada Lake]] are the natural lakes of the city while [[Futala Lake]], [[Shukrawari Lake]], Sakkardara Lake, Zilpi Lake and Sonegaon lake are the man made lakes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nagpur.gov.in/tourist-place/lake-garden-sakkardara/|title=Lake garden Sakkardara: - District Nagpur,Government of Maharashtra |website=nagpur.gov.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>https://indiabiodiversity.org/biodiv/content/documents/document-584195f8-18f1-4374-a564-3004796caa25/167.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/The-curse-of-Sonegaon-lake/articleshow/16360263.cms|title=The curse of Sonegaon lake |first1=Barkha |last1=Mathur |date=12 September 2012 |website=The Times of India |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> The city also has various gardens which consist of [[Ambazari Lake|Ambazari Garden]], Telankhedi Garden,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2019/3/28/Of-debris-that-hurts.html |title=Of debris that hurts deep, dirty|website=www.thehitavada.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/residents-oppose-commercialization-of-telangkhedi-garden/06301444,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/residents-oppose-commercialization-of-telangkhedi-garden/06301444|title=Residents oppose commercialization of Telangkhedi garden |first=Nagpur |last=News |website=www.nagpurtoday.in |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Satpuda Botanical Garden,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nagpur.gov.in/tourist-place/satpuda-botanical-garden/|title=Satpuda Botanical Garden - District Nagpur,Government of Maharashtra|website=nagpur.gov.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Japanese Garden<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurinfo.in/nagpursafaris/amusement-parks/japanesegarden|title=Japanese Garden|website=www.nagpurinfo.in|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> and Children's Traffic Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/childrens-traffic-park-reopens-to-public/articleshow/65014812.cms|title=Children's Traffic Park reopens to public |date=17 July 2018 |website=The Times of India |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
=== Religious places ===
Nagpur boasts many religious structures that hold importance for differing religious beliefs. [[Deekshabhoomi]] and [[Dragon Palace]] are important religious places for [[Buddhists]] across [[India]] and the [[world]]. [[Deekshabhoomi]] is the place where [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar]] with millions of his followers embraced [[Buddhism]] in the year 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/kumbhare-wants-gadkari-as-pm/articleshow/68553245.cms|title=Sulekha Kumbhare wants Gadkari as PM &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Dragon Palace Temple]] is situated at [[Kamptee]] which is around 15&nbsp;km from the city. It also has a state of the art [[Vipassana]] centre which was inaugurated by [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] on 22 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/state-of-the-art-vipassana-centre-to-put-city-on-radar-of-intl-visitors/articleshow/60798723.cms|title=State-of-the-art Vipassana Centre to put city on radar of international visitors &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Other prominent religious structures include [[Ramtek|Ramtek Fort Temple]] at [[Ramtek]] which is a temple built inside a fort and is 55&nbsp; km away from Nagpur, Adasa Ganpati Temple located near [[Savner]] is one of the eight Ashta Vinayaks in [[Vidarbha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/citizen-reporter/stories/adasa-temple/crshow/59855486.cms|title=Adasa temple |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> [[Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin|Baba Tajjuddin Dargah]], Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Mandir at [[Ramtek]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jain24.com/jain-temples/maharashtra/maharashtra-teerth-places/ramtek-maharashtra/|title=Ramtek, Maharashtra|first=Neeraj|last=Jain|date=28 April 2015|website=jain24.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Shree Ganesh Mandir Tekdi, located near [[Nagpur Railway Station]] and one of the [[Swayambhu]] temple of [[Lord Ganesha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/the-history-of-ganesh-mandir-tekdi-in-one-minute/09062055,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/the-history-of-ganesh-mandir-tekdi-in-one-minute/09062055|title=The History Of Ganesh Mandir Tekdi In One Minute|first=Nagpur|last=News|website=www.nagpurtoday.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Sai Baba Mandir at Wardha road,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/sai-mandir-to-have-all-gold-platform-for-idol/articleshow/58634764.cms|title=Sai Mandir in Nagpur to have all-gold platform for idol |first1=Barkha |last1=Mathur |date=12 May 2017 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Telankhedi Hanuman Temple,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/telangkhedi-temple-chhota-tajbagh-to-be-beautified/articleshow/64196582.cms|title=Telangkhedi temple, Chhota Tajbagh to be beautified |first1=Ashish |last1=Roy |date=17 May 2018 |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> [[List of Swaminarayan temples|Swaminarayan Temple]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baps.org/Global-Network/India/Nagpur.aspx|title=BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nagpur |website=BAPS|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Koradi Temple, located at Koradi,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reacho.in/nagpur/local/koradi-temple-explore-nagpur|title=Explore Nagpur: The Lesser Known History Of Koradi Temple, City's Popular Shrine!|first=Manali|last=Kulkarni|date=11 October 2018|website=Reacho|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Shri Poddareshwar Ram Temple,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reacho.in/nagpur/local/explore-nagpur-you-need-sri-poddareshwar-ram-mandir|title=Explore Nagpur: All That You Need To Know About Sri Poddareshwar Ram Mandir|first=Mandar|last=Pandhare|date=4 April 2017 |website=Reacho|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Balaji Temple,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/balaji-temple-abuzz-with-sri-skanda-shashti-events-rituals/articleshow/66560861.cms |title=Balaji temple abuzz with Sri Skanda Shashti events, rituals |first1=Barkha |last1=Mathur |date=10 November 2018|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> All Saints Cathedral<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allsaintscathedralnagpur.in/#/ |title=All Saints' Cathedral Nagpur |website=www.allsaintscathedralnagpur.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> and Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/sikh-brethren-of-city-celebrate-547th-gurunanak-jayanti-with-devotional-fervour/11251958,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/sikh-brethren-of-city-celebrate-547th-gurunanak-jayanti-with-devotional-fervour/11251958|title=Sikh brethren of city celebrate 547th GuruNanak Jayanti with devotional fervour |first=Nagpur|last=News|website=www.nagpurtoday.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
===Museums===
[[File:Nagpur Central Museum, Painting Gallery, Oct 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Nagpur Central Museum]]
 
The city also has some museums which are [[Nagpur Central Museum]] and Narrow Gauge Rail Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtdc.co.in/tourist/narrow-gauge-rail-museum/|title=Narrow Gauge Rail Museum|website=Maharastra Bhraman|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> [[Raman Science Centre]] is a premium Science Centre of Central India, that has of late become a must see feature on the city's tourist landscape with many scientific experimental edutainment installations which also has a planetarium and a unique facility called the [[Science on a Sphere]] inside. Amusement parks such as Fun N Food Village,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funnfood.com/nagpur/water-park.php|title=Water Park - Fun N Food Village Nagpur|website=www.funnfood.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> High Land Park,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.highlandparknagpur.com/highlp/index.html|title=High Land Park Nagpur|website=www.highlandparknagpur.com}}</ref> Fun Planet<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fun-planet-water-park.business.site/|title=Fun Planet - Best Water Park In Nagpur|website=fun-planet-water-park.business.site|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> and Dwarka River Farms and Amusement Park<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dwarkapark.com/|title=DwarkaPark – Welcome To Dwarka Park|website=dwarkapark.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> are located in the city.
 
==Sports==
{{See also|Vidarbha cricket team}}
{{wide image|Panoramic view of VCA stadium,nagpur.jpg|1200px|<center>Panoramic view of VCA stadium, Nagpur</center>}}
 
Nagpur is a big center for cricket in Vidarbha owing to the presence of the [[Vidarbha Cricket Association]]. [[Vidarbha Cricket Association]] (VCA) is the governing body of [[cricket]] activities in the [[Vidarbha]] region in Maharashtra. It is affiliated to the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]. Nagpur is one of the few Indian cities that has more than one international cricket stadium,<ref name="Nagpur's new stadium ready to debut">{{Cite news|url=http://search.rediff.com/cricket/2008/nov/04nagpur.htm|title=Nagpur's new stadium ready to debut|date=4 November 2008|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=6 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="History of Cricket matches on VCA">{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/odi/venues/66.html|title=One day Internationals, Vidarbha Cricket Ground|publisher=National Rugby League of Australia|access-date=22 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503155746/http://stats.rleague.com/odi/venues/66.html<!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=3 May 2006}}</ref> the older one being the [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]] situated in Civil Lines, and the new one, the [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], inaugurated in 2008 is situated in Jamtha, Wardha Road on the outskirts of the city.<ref name="VCA ground in Nagpur">{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58344.html| title=Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 June 2006}}</ref>
 
[[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]] has been built on Wardha road with a [[seating capacity]] of 45,000 people at a cost of {{INRConvert|75|c}}. It is one of the fifteen test cricket venues in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/75757/board-of-control-for-cricket-in-india-bcci-adds-six-new-test-venues|title=BCCI adds six additional Test venues|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]] has been the venue for the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987 Reliance World Cup]] and [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 Wills World Cup]]. [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]] has been the venue for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]] and [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/91068/icc-world-twenty20-india-2016-schedule-announced|title=ICC World T20 schedule announced (India, 2016)|date=11 December 2015|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917010031/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/91068/icc-world-twenty20-india-2016-schedule-announced|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The stadium also hosts certain matches of the [[Indian Premier League]] and had been the home city for the now defunct [[Deccan Chargers]] in the [[2010 Indian Premier League|2010 season]] and was also the home city for [[Kings XI Punjab]] along with [[Mohali]] in the [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/ipl/news/Kings-XI-Punjab-may-play-3-IPL-matches-in-Nagpur/articleshow/51227495.cms |title=King's XI Punjab may play 3 IPL matches in Nagpur |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-gives-deccans-home-games-to-nagpur-mumbai-563921.html|title=IPL gives Deccan's home games to Nagpur, Mumbai|date=15 February 2010|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Vidarbha Cricket Association]] also has a cricket academy at the main centre in [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]] and three more centres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vca.co.in/cricket-academy/|title=Cricket Academy – Vidarbha Cricket Association|website=vca.co.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> It also has its own cricket teams which play in various formats as mandated by [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vca.co.in/teams/|title=VCA Teams – Vidarbha Cricket Association|website=vca.co.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> The [[Vidarbha cricket team]] had won the [[Ranji Trophy]] and [[Irani Cup]] consecutively in [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy|2017-18]] and [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy|2018-19]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-domestic/ranji-trophy/vca-announces-rs-3-crore-prize-money-for-victorious-ranji-team/articleshow/67886146.cms|title=VCA announces Rs 3 crore prize money for victorious Ranji team |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
[[File:NPLNagpur.jpg|right|thumb|A view at NPL starting ceremony]]
Vidarbha Hockey Association is a body governing [[field hockey]] in the [[Vidarbha|Vidarbha Region]] and is affiliated to [[Hockey India]] as an associate member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/hockey/news/209005-hockey-india-inducts-vidarbha-hockey-association-in-its-fold|title=Hockey India inducts Vidarbha Hockey Association in its fold – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> [[Vidarbha Hockey Association Stadium]] is the hockey ground owned and managed by Vidarbha Hockey Association.
 
[[Western India Football Association]] is the state governing body for [[association football|football]] in Maharashtra, and is affiliated with the [[All India Football Federation]], the national sports governing body. The Nagpur District Football Association is a district level football body and conducts various matches among the schools and clubs. It has its own league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/nagpur-district-football-association-ndfa-league-to-kick-off-in-june/05061025|title=Nagpur District Football Association (NDFA) league to kick off in June|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Lokmat NPL (Nagpur Premier League), another football tournament, was held at Nagpur annually since 2010 till 2014 by [[Lokmat]] Group in Yeshwant Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/lokmat-nagpur-premier-league-soccer-starts-on-sunday_777409.html|title=Lokmat Nagpur Premier League soccer starts on sunday|date=4 January 2014|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>  Nagpur FC and YMFC are renowned football clubs in the city. Other clubs include, Rabbani Club, Rahul Club, City Police, South East Central Railway, Qidwai Club, SRPF, New Globe and City Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/YMFC-to-hold-All-India-football-tournament-from-Sunday/articleshow/50781551.cms|title=YMFC to hold All India football tournament from Sunday |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Nagpur FC has its own Football Academy in Dhanwate National College, Congress Nagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Eyeing-2017-U-17-WC-Nagpur-FC-to-start-football-academy/articleshow/35618939.cms|title=Eyeing 2017 U-17 WC Nagpur FC to start football academy |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Slum Soccer is a social initiative started by [[Vijay Barse]] for young runaways and former drug addicts to rehabilitate them through football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/india/rh-vijay-448505.html|title=Real Hero Vijay's 'slum soccer' transforms lives|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
[[Badminton]] tournaments in the city are organised by Nagpur District Badminton Association (NDBA) which is affiliated to Maharashtra Badminton Association which in turn is a member of [[Badminton Association of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/double-crown-for-hriday-ameya-in-nagpur-district-badminton-tournament/articleshow/70439696.cms|title=Double crown for Hriday, Ameya in Nagpur District Badminton tournament - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/ndba-declares-junior-district-squad-for-maharashtra-badminton-championship/articleshow/65655162.cms|title=NDBA declares junior district squad for Maharashtra Badminton Championship - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Nagpur District Table Tennis Association organises [[table tennis]] [[tournaments]] at district level and is affiliated to Maharashtra Table Tennis Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/nagpur-to-host-state-ranking-table-tennis-tournament-from-july-21/articleshow/59672114.cms|title=Nagpur to host State Ranking Table Tennis tournament from July 21 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/mallikas-european-style-tt-helps-her-seal-second-state-crown/articleshow/59732669.cms|title=Mallika's European style TT helps her seal second state crown - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The city also has a divisional sports complex which consist of Indoor stadium and other [[gymnastic]] facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/hc-form-panel-with-sportspersons-to-manage-stadium/articleshow/66155141.cms|title=HC: Form panel with sportspersons to manage stadium &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/explain-holding-marriages-in-divn-sports-complex-hc/articleshow/65329139.cms|title=Explain holding marriages in divn sports complex: HC &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
 
The city's major [[indoor arena]] is [[Vivekananda Nagar Indoor Sports Complex]] located near Mankapur.  The arena hosts several political events, concerts and sports events like badminton, basketball, lawn tennis.
 
The city also has various running events, for general public, organised by various institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://0milemarathon.com|title=Zero Mile Nagpur Marathon |website=Zero Mile Nagpur Marathon |access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahamarathon.com/nagpur/|title=Nagpur Maha Marathon|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref>
 
==Media==
''[[The Hitavada]]'' is the largest selling broadsheet [[English language|English]] daily newspaper of Central India. It was founded in 1911 by freedom fighter [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]] in Nagpur. Other English dailies circulated in the city include ''[[The Times of India]]'', ''[[The Indian Express]]'', ''[[The Economic Times]]'' and Marathi dailies circulated in city include ''Lokmat Times'' and ''Sakal''. ''[[Lokmat]]'' is the largest circulated [[Marathi language|Marathi]] newspaper in Nagpur, and has its administrative office in the city. ''[[Tarun Bharat]]'', ''Deshonatti'', ''[[Maharashtra Times]]'', ''Punya Nagari'', ''Lokshahi Varta'', ''[[Sakal]]'', [https://www.nagpur-news.in/ Nagpur-news.in], ''Divya Marathi'' and ''[[Loksatta]]'' are other Marathi dailies available. [[Hindi]] newspapers such as ''Yugdharma'', ''[[Nava Bharat]]'', ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'' and ''Lokmat Samachar'' are also circulated. Employment ''News'', which is published weekly, is also circulated in Hindi, English and Urdu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://employmentnews.gov.in/about_us.asp|title=Welcome to Employment News ::- Govt. Jobs, Jobs in India, Vacancy in Govt. Sector, Career in Govt. Sector|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
[[All India Radio]] is the oldest radio broadcaster in the city and has its office in the Civil Lines area. [[Vividh Bharati]], the entertainment radio station, and [[Gyan Vani]], the educational radio station, are the FM radio stations of [[All India Radio]] and are available in the frequency 100.6 FM & 107.8 FM, respectively.<ref>http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Oppurtunities/Tenders/Documents/VIVIDH%20BHARATI%20FM%20Service.pdf</ref> Other private FM broadcasting channels with their frequencies include [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]] at 91.1 FM, [[Red FM 93.5|Red FM]] at 93.5 FM, [[My FM]] at 94.3 FM, [[Radio Mirchi]] at 98.3 FM, [[Radio Mirchi|Mirchi Love FM]] at 91.9 FM and [[Big FM (Indian radio station)|Big FM]] at 92.7 FM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmstations.bharatiyamobile.com/Indian-FM-Stations-Statewise.php?state=Maharashtra%20&location=Nagpur|title=FM Radio Stations in Nagpur, Maharashtra|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
Television broadcasting in Nagpur began on 15 August 1982 with the launch of [[Doordarshan]], the Government of India's public service broadcaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddkmumbai.org/?page_id=283|title=About Us – Sahyadri|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> It transmits [[DD National]] and [[DD News]], which are free-to-air terrestrial television channels and one regional satellite channel called [[DD Sahyadri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddsahyadri.in/about-us-10|title=DD – Sahyadri about|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Private satellite channels started in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://download.nos.org/srsec335new/ch13.pdf |title=Gm13c |website=Download.nos.org |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>{{rp|6}} [[Lord Buddha TV]] and [[Awaaz India TV]] are [[Free-to-air]] [[television]] which are based in the city and are available in various [[cable operators]] and [[Satellite television|DTH platforms]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Lord-Buddha-TVs-Slumdog-Millionaire-rise/articleshow/16897512.cms|title=Lord Buddha TV's Slumdog Millionaire rise |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://buddhistentrepreneurs.com/Bussiness/Nagpur/AWAAZ-INDIA-TV-CHANNEL/50|title=AWAAZ INDIA TV CHANNEL Nagpur-Media , Television|website=buddhistentrepreneurs.com|access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> Satellite TV channels are accessible via [[Cable television|cable subscription]], [[Direct-broadcast satellite|direct-broadcast satellite services]] or [[IPTV|internet-based television]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/india/|title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/BandCS/List_of_Permitted_TV_Channels_on_30-06-2015.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122170527/http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/BandCS/List_of_Permitted_TV_Channels_on_30-06-2015.pdf |archive-date=22 January 2016 }}</ref> Cable TV operators or multi system operators in the city include UCN cable network, GTPL, In cable, BCN and Diamond cable network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/BandCS/List-of-MSOs-with-Permanent_registration_on_14.08.2015.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302180837/http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/BandCS/List-of-MSOs-with-Permanent_registration_on_14.08.2015.pdf |archive-date= 2 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurorange.com/govt-yet-to-receive-a-single-cable-viewers-form/|title=Govt yet to receive a single cable viewer's form – Nagpur Orange|date=3 July 2013|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> All the [[List of DTH Operators in India|DTH operators in the country]] are available in the city viz. [[Airtel digital TV]], [[DD Free Dish]], [[Dish TV]], [[Sun Direct]], [[Reliance Digital TV]], [[D2h]], and [[Tata Sky]].The city also has its own Regional DTH operator namely UCN which serves the [[Vidarbha]] region of [[Maharashtra]] headquartered in the city itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Which-DTH-service-provider-tops-with-most-channels-and-best-picture-quality/articleshow/9597942.cms|title=Which DTH service provider tops with most channels and best picture quality |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
Broadband Internet service is available in the city and is provided by various [[Internet service provider]]s. [[Wi-Fi]] is available in major [[educational institutions]] and certain areas in the city, including [[government institutions]] under [[Smart City]] plan by NSSCDCL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nmc-doesnt-use-jios-and-own-free-internet-pays-lakhs-for-it/articleshow/68801834.cms|title=NMC doesn't use Jio's and own free Internet, pays lakhs for it &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Currently [[3G]] services in the city are provided by [[BSNL]], [[Airtel]], [[Vodafone Idea Limited]], and [[4G]] services in the city are provided by [[Airtel]], [[Jio]], [[Vodafone Idea Limited]] and [[BSNL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-cell-users-can-go-3G-by-July-end/articleshow/6052716.cms|title=Nagpur cell users can go 3G by July end |website=The Times of India|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airtel.in/about-bharti/media-centre/bharti-airtel-news/mobile/airtel-4g-comes-to-nagpur|title=Airtel 4G comes to Nagpur|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/idea-launches-world-class-high-speed-lte-services-in-maharashtra-and-goa/03161948|title=Idea launches world-class, high-speed LTE services in Maharashtra and Goa|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://telecomtalk.info/bsnl-customers-2gb-free-4g-sim/183867/|title=BSNL Customers to Get 2GB of Free Data on 4G SIM Upgrade - Telecom Talk|website=telecomtalk.info|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Nagpur}}
[[File:Nagpur Railway Station Stitch.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Nagpur Junction Railway Station building]]
 
===Rail===
Railways started in Nagpur way back in 1867 when portion of Bombay-Bhusaval-Nagpur line was opened for traffic and train service from Nagpur to Calcutta was started in 1881.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?id=0,6,1191,1196,1683 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091150/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?id=0%2C6%2C1191%2C1196%2C1683 |title=About Nagpur Division of CENTRAL RAILWAY |website=Central Railway |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=5 May 2019}}<br />{{cite web |title=Division at a Glance: (as on 01.03.2019) |website=Central Railway |url=https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?id=0,6,1191,1196,1683 |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="nagpurtoday.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/90-years-of-nagpur-station-building/01142300|title=90 years of Nagpur station Building|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Today, a total of 260 trains stop at Nagpur railway station. These include passenger, express, mail, [[Duronto]], [[Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani]], [[Garib Rath Express|Garib Rath]] trains. Of these 65 are daily trains and 26 terminate/originate from Nagpur. Almost 1.6 [[lakh]] passengers board/leave Nagpur Railway Station<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's what the free Wi-Fi commitment to Indian Railways probably costs Google |first=Nash |last=David |date=29 September 2015 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/heres-what-the-free-wi-fi-commitment-to-indian-railways-probably-costs-google-3671957.html |website=Tech2 |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> [[Nagpur Junction railway station|Nagpur railway station]], one of the oldest and busiest Stations of India was inaugurated in its present from on 15 January 1925 by the then Governor Sir Frank.<ref name="nagpurtoday.in"/> Apart from the [[Nagpur Junction railway station|Nagpur railway station]], [[Ajni railway station|Ajni Railway Station]] and [[Itwari railway station|Itwari Railway Station]] are the important stations of the city. Other railway stations in the city include Motibagh, Kalamna and Godhani. Nagpur-Ajni rail route which is just 3&nbsp;km long, is the shortest train run in [[Indian Railways]] primarily meant for crew to travel from Nagpur station to the workshop at Ajni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-railways-10-interesting-facts_789718.html |title=Indian Railways – 10 Interesting Facts |date=25 July 2012 |website=Zee News |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
The city is the divisional headquarters for the [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]] and [[South East Central Railway]] [[Indian Railways#Railway zones|Zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. Nagpur is a city with two divisional headquarters, a rare distinction it shares with Lucknow, which has headquarters for two different divisions in [[Northern Railway Zone (India)|Northern Railway zone]] and [[North Eastern Railway (India)|North Eastern Railway zone]].
 
===Nagpur Metro Rail===
[[File:Nagpur Metro.png|thumb|Nagpur Metro]]
The [[Nagpur Metro]] project was announced by the state government of Maharashtra with the expenses of [[Indian rupee|INR]] 4,400 Cr and 3,800 Cr for its first phase which consists of two corridors – north–south corridor and east–west corridor of 39.4&nbsp;km.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-22/nagpur/30545964_1_metro-rail-project-prithviraj-chavan-bullet-train "Nagpur metro rail project report to be ready in 6 months: Prithviraj Chavan"]. ''Times of India'', 22 December 2011</ref><ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/nagpur/30550709_1_metro-projects-metro-route-nagpur-metro "Part of Nagpur metro may be along road"]. ''Times of India'', 23 December 2011</ref>
 
The site inspection began in March 2012 with initiatives from [[Nagpur Improvement Trust]]. The project is executed by a SPV called [[Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited]] (erstwhile Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/cmrs-nagpur-metro-project-visit-now-on-april-9/04042059|title=CMRS Nagpur Metro Project visit now on April 9|website=www.nagpurtoday.in|language=en-US|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/personal-finance/cabinet-approves-phase-1pune-metro-project-917276.html|title=Cabinet approves phase-1 of Pune Metro project|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nagpur-metro-site-inspection-begins/919348 "Nagpur metro site inspection begins"]. ''Indian Express'', 3 March 2012</ref> In July 2015, the project was approved by the [[government of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Nagpur-Pune-Metro-projects-get-central-nod/articleshow/30429113.cms|title=Nagpur, Pune Metro projects get central nod|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Metro-rail-bhoomipuja-on-March-1-or-2/articleshow/30537188.cms|title=Metro rail bhoomipuja on March 1 or 2|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurated operations on Nagpur Metro on 7 March 2019 via video conferencing along with Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] and Union Cabinet Minister [[Nitin Gadkari]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1103633939569262592|title=Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags-off Nagpur Metro via video conferencing.pic.twitter.com/0n6ohgcok3|last=ANI|date=7 March 2019|website=@ANI|language=pt|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/india/news/nagpur-metro-flagged-off-by-pm-narendra-modi-to-be-open-for-public-from-march-8-681132.html|title=Nagpur Metro Flagged Off by PM Narendra Modi, To Be Open For Public From March 8|date=7 March 2019|website=Latestly|language=en|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref>
 
=== Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro Rail ===
The [[Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro]] is a commuter rail project planned Nagpur and extending up to adjacent districts of [[Wardha]] and [[Bhandara]]. The project is estimated to cost [[Indian rupee|INR]] 418 Cr and consists of four routes, each originating from Nagpur and terminating at [[Narkhed]], [[Ramtek]], [[Wardha]] and [[Bhandara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.urbantransportnews.com/nagpur-broad-gauge-metro-project-information-tenders-routes-updates/|title=Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro: Project information, tenders, routes & updates|website=Urban Transport News|language=en-US|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
 
===Road===
[[File:MakeInIndia-NMPL-Scania-Ethanol.jpg|alt=|thumb|Green Bus in Nagpur]]
Nagpur is a major junction for roadways as India's two major [[Indian Highways|national highways]], Srinagar-Kanyakumari ([[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]]) and Mumbai-Kolkata ([[National Highway 53 (India)|NH 53(Economic Corridor1(EC1)]]) pass through the city.<ref name=index04052006>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html |title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack |last=Deshpande |first=Vivek |work=The Indian Express |location=India |date=4 May 2006 |access-date=22 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref> [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway 47]] connects Nagpur to Bamanbore in Gujrat. Nagpur is at the junction of two [[Asian Highway Network|Asian Highways]] namely [[AH43]] [[Agra]] to [[Matara, Sri Lanka]] and [[AH46]] connecting [[Kharagpur, West Bengal|Kharagpur]], India to [[Dhule]], India. The highway to Mumbai via Aurangabad, a shorter route, was re-built on the national highway basis. This highway significantly reduces the distance travelled by [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH 6]] and [[National Highway 3 (India)|NH 3]] between two cities. The new proposed [[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway]] between Nagpur and Mumbai will be 800&nbsp; km and projected to cost {{INRConvert|30000|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-plans-800km-mumbainagpur-expressway/article7490494.ece|title=Maharashtra plans 800-km Mumbai-Nagpur expressway|date=2 August 2015|access-date=25 November 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> In 2009, [[NHAI]] announced the extension of the existing [[NH 204]] to Nagpur via [[Kolhapur]]-[[Sangli]]- [[Solapur]]-[[Tuljapur]]-[[Latur]]-[[Nanded]]-[[Yavatmal]]-[[Wardha]] and connecting it to the [[National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)|NH-7]] at [[Butibori]] near Nagpur. The entire NH 204 highway has been included in the national highway mega projects for upgradation to 4-lane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/kolhapur/nagpur-ratnagiri-highway-three-storied-shoot-out-land-acquisition-kolhapur/|title=भूसंपादनाचा तिढा सुटेना नागपूर-रत्नागिरी महामार्ग : दीड वर्षात कोल्हापुरात गुंठाभरही जमिनीचा ताबा नाही|last=author/lokmat-news-network|date=13 October 2018|website=Lokmat|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> One more national highway [[National Highway 547 (India)|NH-547]] [[Savner]]-[[Chhindwara]]-[[Narsinghpur]] has connected with [[National Highway 47 (India)|NH 47]] at Savner near Nagpur providing another optional connectivity with the northern part of India.
 
Maharashtra State road transport Corporation ([[MSRTC]]) runs cheaper transport service for intercity, interstate, and intrastate travel. It has two bus stations in Nagpur: Nagpur Bus Sthanak (CBS-1) at Ganeshpeth and MorBhawan (CBS-2) at Jhansi Rani Square, Sitabuldi. It operates 1600 daily services from CBS-1 to long and short distances within the state and to places in other surrounding states. It also operates 750 daily services from CBS-2 to short distances within [[Vidarbha]].
 
The [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation|civic body]] through its bus operators (three red and one green) plies 487 buses by which over 1.60 lakh people commute. The city bus operation is named as [[Nagpur Mahanagar Parivahan Limited|Aapli Bus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Now-commuters-can-track-NMC-buses-through-app/articleshow/55777364.cms|title=Now, commuters can track NMC buses through app &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The operators consist of [[diesel fuel|diesel]], [[ethanol]] and [[CNG]] run buses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nagpur-nitin-gadkari-rolls-out-citys-first-cng-bus/articleshow/68232563.cms|title=Nitin gadkari: Nagpur: Nitin Gadkari rolls out city's first CNG bus &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>  A total of 5500 trips of 123 routes are covered by city buses. A common mobility card called MAHA-CARD has also been issued which will help people commute with buses and upcoming metro rail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-24/nagpur/29468719_1_bus-operator-corporators-vansh-nimay-infratech |work=The Times of India |location=India | title=NMC refuses action against city bus operator |date=24 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbantransportnews.com/maha-cm-unveils-common-mobility-card-maha-card-in-nagpur/|title=Maha CM unveils common mobility card 'MAHA-CARD' in Nagpur|first=Urban Transport|last=News|date=28 February 2019}}</ref> A Green bus project featuring India's first [[ethanol]]-powered buses was established in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/global-warming/Nagpur-gets-Indias-first-ethanol-run-bus/articleshow/40858005.cms |title=Nagpur gets India's first ethanol-run bus |website=The Times of India|date=24 August 2014 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>
 
[[Autorickshaws]] and private taxi operators under [[Ola Cabs]] and [[Uber]] also ply in city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/autowallahs-families-accuse-gadkari-of-giving-free-run-to-app-based-taxis/articleshow/68841124.cms|title=Autowallahs, families accuse Gadkari of giving free run to app-based taxis &#124; Nagpur News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
 
===Air transport===
[[File:NagpurAirport.JPG|thumb|left|Nagpur [[Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur|International Airport]] has the busiest air traffic control room in India.]]
 
[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]] {{airport codes|NAG|VANP}} is operated by [[MIHAN|Mihan India Private Limited (MIPL)]] and owned by [[Airports Authority of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/nagpur-airport-fully-taken-over-by-mihan-india/09021100,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/nagpur-airport-fully-taken-over-by-mihan-india/09021100|title=Nagpur airport fully taken over by Mihan India|first=Nagpur|last=News|website=www.nagpurtoday.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
Nagpur's [[Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) is the busiest in India, with more than 300 flights flying over the city every day in 2004.<ref name=ibef29052004>{{cite web |url=http://www.india-now.org/artdisplay.aspx?cat_id=391&art_id=2434|title=Nagpur: South Asia's emergent hub|publisher=The India Brand Equity Foundation|access-date=4 July 2006}}</ref> In October 2005, Nagpur's Sonegaon Airport was declared an international airport and was renamed [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]].<ref name=hindu15102005>{{Cite news|url= http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/15/stories/2005101517631500.htm|title= Nagpur Airport being renamed|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 15 October 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140204035816/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/15/stories/2005101517631500.htm|archive-date= 4 February 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>
 
Nagpur is well connected by daily direct flights to [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Kolkata]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Chennai]], [[Kochi]], [[Indore]], [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Raipur]] operated by [[Air India]], [[IndiGo]] and [[GoAir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/aviation/go-air-offers-international-connecting-flights-for-as-low-as-rs-7000-check-out-details/story/335566.html|title=Go Air offers international connecting flights for as low as Rs 7,000; check out details|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/oct/27/kochi-gets-air-connectivity-to-eight-more-cities-1890555.html|title=Kochi gets air connectivity to eight more cities|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=अहमदाबादसाठी नागपुरातून दोन उड्डाणे |url=https://www.lokmat.com/nagpur/two-flights-nagpur-ahmedabad/ |access-date=10 August 2019 |work=Lokmat |date=1 August 2019}}</ref> [[Air Arabia]] operates a 4 times a week to and fro flight between Nagpur and [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] and [[Qatar Airways]] operates a daily direct flight to and from [[Doha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anna.aero/2015/12/07/qatar-airways-resumes-nagpur-service-near-seven-year-hiatus/|title=Qatar Airways resumes Nagpur service near seven-year hiatus|first=George|last=Says|date=7 December 2015|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
 
The Nagpur Airport has received Special Achievement Award 2012–2013 from [[Airports Authority of India]]. Nagpur became the first airport in India to commission the INDRA system and also has [[Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast|ADS-B]] system. No other airport in the country had commissioned INDRA yet.<ref>{{cite web |title=AAI achievement award for Nagpur airport |first=Aparna |last=Nair |date=3 April 2013 |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/AAI-achievement-award-for-Nagpur-airport/articleshow/19370637.cms?referral=PM |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> Nagpur airport became the first airport in the country to receive an [[ISO 27000]] certificate. In fact, Nagpur is not only the first in India but also the first in world to be certified for [[Air navigation service provider]] (ANSP). There are seven airports in the world which have ISO 27000, but none of them have it for ANSP.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nagpur AAI officials to train Mumbai and Delhi staff for acquiring ISO 27000 |first=Aparna |last=Nair |date=16 April 2013 |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-AAI-officials-to-train-Mumbai-and-Delhi-staff-for-acquiring-ISO-27000/articleshow/19582681.cms?referral=PM |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>
 
Nagpur is currently witnessing an economic boom as the [[Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur]] (MIHAN) is under development. [[MIHAN]] will be used for handling heavy cargo coming from south east Asia and the Middle East. The project will include {{INRConvert|10000|c}} [[Special Economic Zone]] (SEZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html |title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack |work=The Indian Express |location=India |access-date=1 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref> for information technology (IT) companies.
 
The [[government of India]] has identified Nagpur airport as one of the safe airports for diverted flights and [[emergency landing]]. In fact, many flights have used the airport during emergencies. This is because all international and domestic airlines had already been informed by the government to go to Nagpur during emergencies. The availability of excellent fire fighting equipment, air traffic control equipment and the latest radar, and being a city with good hospitals and hotels, made the airport a good choice during emergencies.<ref>{{cite web |title=In emergency, head to Nagpur airport |website=The Times of India |first=Sachin |last=Dravekar |date=16 December 2008 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/In-emergency-head-to-Nagpur-airport/articleshow/3848281.cms?referral=PM |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>
 
Nagpur Airport has an annual capacity of 10 lakh passengers, but it handled 19 lakh passengers in 2016-17 and 21 lakh passengers in 2017-18 which is an increase of 14% year on year.<ref name="financialexpress.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/nagpur-airport-expansion-contract-to-be-awarded-soon/1176196/|title=Nagpur airport expansion contract to be awarded soon|date=22 May 2018 |website=financialexpress.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Airport expansion and improvement of service is in the cards and privatisation of the [[airport]] has been proposed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://reacho.in/nagpur/local/nagpur-airport-privatisation|title=Bidding For Nagpur Airport Privatisation Starts; GMR Is The Highest Bidder|first=Sumaiya|last=Sheikh|date=1 October 2018|website=Reacho|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>
 
==Notable people==
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==Twin towns and sister cities==
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* {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Jinan]], [[Shandong]], [[China]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-and-Chinas-Jinan-are-now-sister-cities/articleshow/52842062.cms|title=Nagpur and China's Jinan are now sister cities|date=21 June 2016|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
 
==See also==
 
* [[MIHAN]]
* [[Nagpur Metro]]
* [[Nagpur District]]
* [[Make In Maharashtra]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[List of forts]]


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Nagpur

नागपूर
Capital city
The Zero Mile Stone which shows the geographical center of India
The Zero Mile Stone which shows the geographical center of India
Nickname(s): 
The Orange city, Tiger Capital of India
Nagpur is located in Maharashtra
Nagpur
Nagpur
Location of Nagpur in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21°09′N 79°05′E / 21.15°N 79.09°E / 21.15; 79.09
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
RegionVidarbha
DistrictNagpur
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • MayorNanda Jichkar
 • Municipal CommissionerSanjeev Jaiswal
Area
 • Capital city217.65 km2 (84.04 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Capital city2,405,421
 • Rank13
 • Density11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,583,911
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Postal index number
440xxx
Vehicle registrationMH-31, MH-40
Websitewww.nagpur.nic.in

Nagpur is a city in state of Maharashtra in India. It is in the centre of India.[1] In the Marathi language, nag means snake and pur means city. The city is called Nagpur because of the Nag river in this city which flows like a snake. It is the winter capital of Maharashtra.[2] After Mumbai and Pune, Nagpur is the third largest city in Maharashtra. It is a very clean city. It was selected as the second greenest city of India.[3]

Many oranges are grown in this city, so it is also called Orange City.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nagpur". Maharashtra Government. Retrieved 1 June 2006.
  2. ↑ S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Maharashtra. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 464–. ISBN 978-81-7835-372-2. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Make Nagpur greenest city of India". The Times Of India. 9 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ Om Gupta (1 April 2006). Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 1677–. ISBN 978-81-8205-389-2. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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