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Zero Mile Stone (Nagpur)

FieldValue
nameZero Mile Stone
native_nameशून्य मैलाचा दगड
Śūnya Mailācā Dagaḍa
native_name_langmr
settlement_typeMonument
image_skylineZero mile nagpur.jpg
image_captionZero Mile Stone, Nagpur
pushpin_mapIndia Maharashtra
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Maharashtra, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Flag of Maharashtra.svg Maharashtra
established_titleGreat Trigonometrical Survey
established_date1907
unit_prefMetric
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Marathi
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Vidarbha
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Nagpur
subdivision_type4City
subdivision_name4Nagpur

Śūnya Mailācā Dagaḍa Zero Mile Stone (ISO: Śūnya Mailācā Dagaḍa) is a monument built by the British during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1907 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Zero Mile Stone consists of a pillar made up of sandstone and another small stone representing the GTS Standard Bench Mark, and four stucco horses that were added later. The height of the top of the pillar is 310.948 m above mean sea level. In 2008, The Times of India undertook to maintain the monument for the next 5 years.

Nevertheless, the city of Nagpur lies geographically at the center to all the nine major metros of India, viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, and Pune.

The following table gives the distances from Zero Mile in Nagpur to places, which is marked on the hexagonal base of the pillar in miles.

PlaceDistance in milesDistance in kilometresDirection
Raipur174280East
Hyderabad318512South-East
Chandrapur125201South-East
Jabalpur170274North-East
Seoni79127North-East
Chhindwara83134North-West
Betul101163West

Although Nagpur's Zero Mile Stone is considered to the geographical centre of India through the Great Trigonometrical Survey, two villages in Madhya Pradesh also claims this distinction—Karaundi and Barsali.

References

References

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  2. (2007-12-01). "A method of transferring G.T.S. benchmark value to survey area using electronic total station". National Institute of Oceanography.
  3. "Image of Inscription at Zero Mile Monument".
  4. (2008-05-16). "Zero miles stone". [[The Times of India]].
  5. "Zero Mile".
  6. G. V. Joshi. (2001-08-25). "Zero miles stone". [[The Hindu]].
  7. (13 May 2018). "Zero at the Centre: The stone that will become the symbol of modern Nagpur". [[The Indian Express]].
  8. "Geographical Center of India".
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