GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
North Latitude – 210.07; East longitude – 790.07
Height above mean sea level – 312.42 mtrs.
Location - It is practically at geographical center of India, in fact the zero milestone of India is in this city. All major highways NH-7 ( Varanasi - Kanyakumari ) & NH-6 (Mumbai - Sambalpur - Calcutta) amd major railways trunk route (Mumbai, Chennai, Howrah * Delhi) pass through the city. Important Central & State Government offices and institutions are located in Nagpur. Industrial Development is existing along the fringe areas like Kamptee, Hingna, Wadi, Khapri, Butibori and Kalmeshwar.
Maximum, Average & Minimum Rain fall are 1993 mm, 1205 mm and 606 mm respectively.
Nagpur’s Municipal Limits encompass 217.56 Square Kms of land areas.
Nagpur is 837 kms. From Mumbai, 1094 Kms south of Delhi, 1092 kms north of Chennai and 1140 kms west of Calcutta.
The
town is dominated by the British fort built in 1818 on the twin hills of
Sitabuldi in the centre of the city. It overlooks the civil lines on the west,
the city proper on the east and north,and the suburb of Sitabuldi (Burdi) to the
south. Northwest of the civil lines is the Gorewara reservoir with a dam 2,350
ft long. There are several fine old reservoirs (tanks) notably Shukrawari
(Jumma) Talao, Ambazari and Telankhedi, and many parks in and around the city.
The
surrounding region is an undulating plateau rising northward to the Satpura
Range, from 889 to 2,142 feet (271 to 653 m) high and is drained by the Kanhan
and Pench rivers in the center, the Wardha in the west, and the Wainganga in the
east. Both these rivers later merge as tributaries into the Godavari river. The
soil is fertile black (cotton) in the west and the north and alluvial in the
east. The average annual rainfall is 45 inches, with more rain in the east than
in the west. In the west, the hills are forested. In the northeast are the hills
of Ramtek.
CLIMATE
Humidity 70% to 20%
Elevation 274.5 mtrs to 652.70 mtrs
Forest Cover is 28% i.e. 2818 sq. kmrs
(for Nagpur District)
Nagpur generally has a dry tropical weather
CLIMATE : The climate of Nagpur follows a typical seasonal monsoon weather pattern. The peak temperatures are usually reached in May/June and can be as high as 48oC. The onset of monsoon is usually from July and the season extends up to September, with monsoon peaking during July and August. After monsoons, the average temperature varies between 27oC and approx 6 to 7oC right through December and January.
Average Temperature and Rainfall in Nagpur
| Month | Temp(Celcius) | Rainfall | |
| Max | Min | ||
| Jan | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| Feb | 33 | 15 | 2 |
| Mar | 36 | 20 | 25 |
| Apr | 42 | 25 | 20 |
| May | 45 | 29 | 10 |
| June | 38 | 28 | 174 |
| July | 30 | 24 | 352 |
| Aug | 30 | 24 | 278 |
| Sep | 31 | 23 | 186 |
| Oct | 32 | 26 | 61 |
| Nov | 30 | 14 | 9 |
| Dec | 29 | 12 | 2 |
The climate of Nagpur follows a typical seasonal monsoon weather pattern. The peak temperatures are usually reached in May/June and can be as high as 48oC. The onset of monsoon is usually from July and the season extends up to September, with monsoon peaking during July and August. After monsoons, the average temperature varies between 27oC and approx 6 to 7oC right through December and January.
|
Location |
21degree
09 N |
|
Altitude |
247 - 305 metres above sea level. |
|
Area |
228 sq. kms. |
|
Languages |
Marathi, Hindi and English |
|
Climate |
Extreme variations in temperature, hot summers and chilly winters. Three main seasons. Summers are from February - May, winters from October - January and Monsoon from June - September. |
Wind Speed
Wind
blows with maximum ( 22 Km / Hrs or higher) in the month of February and on set
of monsoon season i.e. in end of May and first week of June. This is due
to generating low pressure area in this region.
Rest
of time wind speed is below 5 to 7 Km./Hrs.
A maximum wind speed of 114 km/hr was recorded on 22nd May, 1970.
How to Reach
ROAD LINKS : The district is well connected by roads with all industrial centres of the Country. National Highways passing through Nagpur are Bombay Calcutta NH-6 & Kanyakumari Varanasi NH-7.
The length of the roads in the Nagpur district is as under :
National Highways 231 km
Major State Highway 130km
State Highways 700 km
Major District Roads 718 km
Other District Roads 1042 km
Village and Other Roads 2980 km
RAIL LINKS : Electrified broad gauge railway track connects Nagpur to all four major metros. The length of broad gauge railwayline is 270 kms and that of narrow gauge railway line is 136 kms. Destinations connected included Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Kolhapur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jammu, Amritsar, Lucknow, Varanasi, Bhubaneshwar, Trivendrum, Cochin, Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Mangalore, Patna, Indore.
AIR ROUTES : The Sonegaon Airport is 7.5 kilometers south of Nagpur City. It is connected to Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Raipur.
