The Zero Mile Stone is a small but historically notable monument marking what British surveyors once calculated to be the geographical centre of India — a designation that gave Nagpur its historical reputation as the country's central reference point.
The Monument
A sandstone pillar topped with four horse statues facing the four cardinal directions, along with inscribed distance markers to several major Indian cities, dating from the British colonial survey era.
Historical Context
The marker relates to the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, a massive 19th-century mapping project — Nagpur's central location made it a natural reference point for measuring distances across the subcontinent at the time.
Visiting Tips
It's a small, quick stop rather than a destination in itself — worth combining with nearby Vidhan Bhavan or other central Nagpur sights on the same outing, as a visit takes only 15-20 minutes.
