| Rooma | |
| Nickname: | Textile City of Uttar Pradesh |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.46°N 80.32°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanpur Nagar |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Rooma/Chakeri Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.21 |
| Elevation M: | 123 |
| Population Total: | 9868 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1,647 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 209 402 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-78 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kanpur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 85% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Maharajpur |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Rooma/Chakeri Municipality/ward-10/Zone-2 |
Rooma is a satellite town situated about 20 kilometres east of Kanpur, India and a major industrial and institutional centre on Kanpur–Allahabad Highway of National Highway 19.[1] It is one of the major towns enlisted in Kanpur metropolitan area.
There are many industries situated in the U.P.S.I.D.C. developing area. Many automotive showrooms are located on NH-2 National Highway 19. Rooma has immense potential to be developed as major industrial city in Uttar Pradesh as the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor passes from here and Rooma has its own railway station on the corridor.
Textile Park
The Project has been set up on 173 acres of land on National Highway No.2 (Kanpur-Allahabad Section). Facilities like Training Centre, Fashion Design Centre, CETP, etc. for textile units in the area has been set up in the project.[2]
Leather Complex
UPSIDC has developed a leather goods complex along with township at Rooma.[3]
New Rooma Industrial Estate
UPSIDC has planned to develop a new industrial estate named as New Rooma Industrial Estate to give fuel to small scale industries.[4]
Rooma is one of the educational hubs in Kanpur, having a number of Engg. Institutes like Kanpur Institute of Technology, AXIS Colleges, Allenhouse Group, Vision Institute of Technology, Mount Litera Zee School etc.
Road
National Highway 19 (old number:NH 2) which connects Delhi with Dankuni near Kolkata passes from Rooma. Rooma has a bus stop near the highway and buses for major cities like Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Mathura, Faridabad, Jaipur etc. are easily available here. Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service has bus routes from Rooma to different parts of Kanpur city and metropolitan area. Multinational cab companies like Ola and Uber have their services in Rooma.
Railways
Rooma (RXM) has a railway station on Delhi–Howrah main line but only passenger trains and Lichchavi Express halt here. There is a proposal to convert Rooma into terminal station as it is developing at very fast rate.[5] Sarsaul Railway Station which has some express/mail trains stoppage is 10 km from here and Kanpur Central Railway Station is 14 km from here.
Airways
Kanpur Airport is the nearest airport connected with major domestic destinations in India and is proposed to be an international airport in near future.