| Zero Mile Stone | |
| Native Name: | Śūnya Mailācā Dagaḍa |
| Native Name Lang: | mr |
| Settlement Type: | Monument |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.1499°N 79.0806°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Established Title: | Great Trigonometrical Survey |
| Established Date: | 1907 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vidarbha |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nagpur |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Nagpur |
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.[1] [2] 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 above mean sea level.[3] In 2008, The Times of India undertook to maintain the monument for the next 5 years.[4]
Nevertheless, the city of Nagpur lies geographically center to all the nine major metros of India, viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi and Pune.[5] [6]
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.
| Place | Distance in miles | Distance in kilometres | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | 280 | East | ||
| 318 | 512 | South-East | ||
| 125 | 201 | South-East | ||
| 170 | 274 | North-East | ||
| 79 | 127 | North-East | ||
| 83 | 134 | North-West | ||
| 101 | 163 | West |
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[7] and Barsali.[8]