Rooma is a satellite town situated about 20 kilometres east of

Kanpur Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...

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

Allahabad Prayagraj (, ; ISO 15919, ISO: ), formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi, Varanasi (Benar ...

Highway of

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. It is one of the major towns enlisted in

Kanpur metropolitan area Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...

Economy

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

. 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 a broad gauge freight corridor in India. The railway line runs between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni (near Kolkata) in West Bengal via Meerut and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. This railway lin ...

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.

Education

Rooma is one of the educational hubs in

, having a number of Engg. Institutes like

Kanpur Institute of Technology Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 known as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Techni ...

, 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, and is an industrial suburb. It has the population of about 652,831 according to the census of 2011. The area comes ...

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, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

with

Dankuni Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Positioned strategically near Kolkata, it has emerged as an import ...

near

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

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 Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the states and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located south-east of Delhi; and about from the town of Vrindavan. In ancient ti ...

Faridabad Faridabad () is the most populous List of cities in Haryana by population, city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of National Capital Region (India), Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite citie ...

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

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

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and

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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 and Sitamarhi in India. It operates as train number 14006 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Sitamarhi and as train nu ...

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 (), is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base that serves the city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Chakeri, about from the city centre, and operates from a new civil terminal. It provides connectivit ...

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

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district