About Nagpur

About Nagpur

Nagpur, the 114th largest city in world, and the 143rd largest urban area in world in terms of population was founded in 18th Century by Bhakt Buland a Gond Prince of Deogad. It is also the 13th largest urban conglomeration in India.


Nagpur City is an important Scientific Research centre of India and is headquarters of numerous scientific establishments such as National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and more. Nagpur also houses some of Indian Army's important offices and other establishments.


Fast emerging as an important commercial hub, Nagpur City is coming up with its own SEZ the MIHAN - Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport which is India's biggest economic development project in terms of investment. Being located at the geometric centre of India, Nagpur City has gained importance for many industrial companies and is being invested in by a lot of Indian & foreign companies. MIHAN is divided into an International Airport and a SEZ which also covers a residential zone.


In a past few years, Nagpur has seen a rise in number of companies expanding to this city and a number of IT companies and Banks for offering their services worldwide from Nagpur. This has created a lot of job opportunities as well as has increased the purchasing power of local residents. MIHAN and other companies have also led to a lot of Real Estate companies expanding their presence in the city to create an infrastructure which can support the growing population and business. There are many real estate companies local as well as National which are offering properties in Nagpur. There has been an increase in demand for properties in Nagpur due to increase in its economic importance on a national level. Though still not a lucrative option for investment in properties compared to Pune & Mumbai, Nagpur is slowly emerging as a hot spot for property investors.

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Supporting Nagpur's growing population and buying capacity are a number of shopping malls and hotels which have past over a few years established themselves in Nagpur. Being a City with major population consisting of students, Nagpur has a number of good hotels to suit every budget and tastes. Some of the prestigious hotels in Nagpur include The Pride Hotel, Tuli International, Hotel Center Point, Sun n Sand and more. There are many hotels and eateries in Nagpur which are well known for specific dishes they offer. Saoji, a special type of very hot & spicy non-veg dish, is the specialty of Nagpur & Vidarbha region.

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Nagpur has beautiful spots for recreation and sightseeing. Nagpur houses one of the best temples - The Balaji Mandir at Seminary Hills which itself is a beautiful place to visit. Other places for recreation are Ambazari Lake and Garden & Gandhi Baug which are sprawling gardens. Nagpur has Dragon Temple which is a Buddhist shrine housing a statue of Lord Buddha and is great place for meditation. Around Nagpur are two National Parks - The Pench National Park & Navegaon National Park.