Zero Mile

Zero Mile Stone Marathi: शून्य मैलाचा दगड is a monument locating the geographical center of India in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra.^[1] Zero Mile Stone was constructed by the Britishers and this point was used to measure all the distances.^[2] The Zero Mile Stone consists of four horses and a pillar made up of sandstone. In 2008, The Times of India took the responsibility to maintain the monument for next 5 years.^[3]

The English rulers considered Nagpur as the centre of India and hence identified this point and constructed the Zero Mile Stone. Being at the center of the country, they also had a plan to make Nagpur the second capital city.

The following table gives the exact distances by road of major cities from Zero Mile in Nagpur^[4]

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