Nagpur is one of the largest cities in Central India and the third-largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. Nagpur Metropolitan Area (NMA) includes the Nagpur city & 721 villages under 9 tehsils of the Nagpur District spreading across an area of 3,567 km2. Nagpur city area is 217.65 sq. km. & population of 20.52 lakhs. The average population density of Nagpur is 95 persons per ha.
Nagpur is administered by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). There are 10 zones in Nagpur – Laxmi Nagar, Dharampeth, Hanuman Nagar, Dhantoli, Nehru Nagar, Gandhi Baugh, Sataranjipura, Lakkadganj, Ashi Nagar, and Mangalwari.