Nagpur

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Nagpur

Total population

2,405,700

Air quality index

56Moderate

WeatherAvg high 90.5°F

Coordinates21.15°, 79.08°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Nagpur is the largest and most populous city in central India. It is the second capital and the third-largest city of the Indian state Maharashtra. Also known as the "Orange City", Nagpur is the 13th largest city in India by population. According to an Oxford's 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%. It has been proposed as one of the Smart Cities in Maharashtra and is one of the top ten cities in India in Smart City Project execution.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jyoti Amge

Indian actress notable for being the world's smallest living woman

Gayatri Joshi

Indian actress

Arundhati Pantawane

badminton player

Joseph Albert Rosario

Catholic bishop (1915–2011)

Richard Allen

Indian field hockey player

Vikram S. Pandit

Banker

Pavan Varma

Indian diplomat

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Anand Abhyankar

Indian actor (1963–2012)

Vikrant Massey

Indian actor (1987-)

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Varsha Bhosle

singer, Columnist (1956–2012)

Subhash Ghai

Indian film director

J

John McEwan Dalziel

English botanist (1872–1948)

J

Jag Mundhra

Indian-American filmmaker

Rajkumar Hirani

Indian film director

K. B. Hedgewar

Founder and first Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Nitin Gadkari

Indian politician (born 1957)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maharashtra

• Hingna
  9 mi away
• Kanhan
  11.5 mi away · pop. 22,900
• Kalmeshwar
  12.7 mi away
• Parshivni
  16.1 mi away
• Saoner
  19.3 mi away · pop. 32,500
• Mauda
  20.2 mi away
• Kuhi
  20.6 mi away
• Ramtek
  23.1 mi away · pop. 22,310
• Umred
  26.1 mi away · pop. 54,000
• Kondhali
  28.5 mi away
• Katol
  33.1 mi away · pop. 43,300
• Samudrapur
  36 mi away

Browse all places in Maharashtra →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nagpur

Soil based agrotechnology transfer in Sukli village, district Nagpur, Maharashtra

T. N. Hajare · 2002

Information Technology and Mobile Communication

Vinu V Das · 2011

Advances In Power Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering Second International Conference Peie 2011 Nagpur Maharashtra India April 2122 2011 Proceedings

Narayan C. Debnath · 2011

National Conference on Adoption

National Conference on Adoption (1993 Nagpur, India) · 1993

Advances in Power Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

Vinu V Das · 2011

Workshop on Applications of Rock Mechanics--Tools and Techniques, 15-17 January 2010, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Workshop on Applications of Rock Mechanics--Tools and Techniques (2010 Nāgpur, India) · 2010

Proceedings of Seminar on Archaean of Central India

Seminar on Archaean of Central India (1976 Nagpur, India) · 1981

Maharashtra State gazetteers

Maharashtra (India) · 1971

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Jukti

Stephanotis volubilis

Seen 2026-06-20

Five-striped Palm Squirrel

Funambulus pennantii

Seen 2026-06-19

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-06-13

Asian Common Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Seen 2026-06-13

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Seen 2026-06-07

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

Seen 2026-06-04

Cucumber Moth

Diaphania indica

Seen 2026-05-21

Asian Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Seen 2026-04-27

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Seen 2026-04-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nagpur, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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