Country India Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | State Maharashtra | |
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Address Wardha Rd, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440004 Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesday(Rama Navami)Open 24 hoursHours might differThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Ambazari Lake, Futala Lake, Deekshabhoomi, Khindsi Lake, Sitabuldi Fort | ||
Zero Mile Stone (Marathi: शून्य मैलाचा दगड) is a monument locating the geographical centre of colonial India in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Zero Mile Stone was erected by the British who used this point to measure all the distances. The Zero Mile Stone consists of four horses and a pillar made up of sandstone. In 2008, The Times of India undertook to maintain the monument for the next 5 years.
It is located on the south east of Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur.
The British rulers considered Nagpur to be the centre of India and hence identified this point and constructed the Zero Mile Stone. Earlier India was divided into provinces and Nagpur was the capital of CP & Berar Province. Later when states were created, Nagpur was incorporated into Maharashtra, and as Nagpur had been the capital of CP & Berar, even though it was geographically shifted to Maharashtra, the status of second capital was granted to Nagpur.it is also known as capital of vidarbha .
The following table gives the exact distances by road of India's major cities from Zero Mile in Nagpur