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Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

, India and a major industrial and institutional centre on Kanpur–

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

Highway of

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. Its one of the major towns enlisted in

Kanpur metropolitan area Kanpur or Cawnpore (Help:IPA/English, /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (Wikipedia:Media help, help·:File:Kanpur.ogg, info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one ...

Economy

There are many industries situated in the U.P.S.I.D.C. developing area. Many automotive showrooms are located on NH-2

. TECHNO INDIA is Service centre of Makita and Bosch power tools. Rooma has immense potential to be developed as major industrial city in Uttar Pradesh as the

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor or Eastern DFC is an under-construction broad gauge freight corridor in India. The railway will run between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni (near Kolkata) in West Bengal via Khurja in Uttar Pradesh. This railwa ...

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. Leather Complex UPSIDC has developed a leather goods complex along with township at Rooma. 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. IT Hub Rooma is soon to become a major IT hub in Uttar Pradesh. The construction of large Airport terminal by 2020 in its sister town

Chakeri Chakeri is a census town in Kanpur metropolitan area, situated about 16 kilometres east of Kanpur city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is an industrial town with textiles and food products as its major productions. Chakeri Airforce S ...

has resulted in immense potential of Rooma to be developed in IT and electronics centre in the near future. Banks : * Bank of Baroda * State Bank of India * Allahabad Bank

Education

Rooma is one of the educational hubs in

, having a number of Engg. Institutes like Kanpur Institute of Technology, AXIS Colleges, Allenhouse Group, Vision Institute of Technology, Mount Litera Zee School etc.

Tourist attractions

* Radha-Swami Asram * Habiba Masjid,

Jajmau Jajmau also known as Jajesmow during British Era, is a suburb of Kanpur, India. It is situated on the banks of the Ganges River. Jajmau is an industrial suburb. It has the population of about 652,831 according to census 2011. It is believed to b ...

Tila * Dhamma Kalyana International Meditation Centre, Dhorighat * Beramh Dev Temple * Balaji Mandir, Salempur Mod * Baradwari Temple,Rooma NH 19

Transport

Road

(old number:NH 2) which connects

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

with

Dankuni Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly. Geography Location Da ...

near

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

passes from Rooma. Rooma has a bus stop near the highway and buses for major cities like

Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. ...

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Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...

etc. are easily available here.

Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service (KMBS), is a committee which oversees bus service in the Kanpur metropolitan area. History The city bus service began in 2006 with a fleet of 100 buses. The city buses were brought under the control of Jawaharl ...

has bus routes from Rooma to different parts of Kanpur city and metropolitan area. Multinational cab companies like Ola and

Uber Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), based in San Francisco, provides mobility as a service, ride-hailing (allowing users to book a car and driver to transport them in a way similar to a taxi), food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), package ...

have their services in Rooma. Railways Rooma (RXM) has a railway station on Delhi–Howrah main line but only passenger trains and

Lichchavi Express The 14005 / 14006 Lichchavi Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between & Sitamarhi in India. It operates as train number 14006 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Sitamarhi and as train numbe ...

halt here. There is a proposal to convert Rooma into terminal station as it is developing at very fast rate. Sarsaul Railway Station which has some express/mail trains stoppage is 10 km from here and

Kanpur Central Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...

Railway Station is 14 km from here. Airways

Kanpur Airport Kanpur Airport (), proposed to be renamed as Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Base that serves the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It provides easier connectivity to major tourist and hist ...

is the nearest airport connected with major domestic destinations in India and is proposed to be an international airport in near future.

References

{{reflist Bank Bank of Baroda Allahabad bank Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district