Rooma | |
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town | |
Nickname: Textile City of Uttar Pradesh | |
Coordinates: 26°28′N 80°19′E / 26.46°N 80.32°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Kanpur Nagar |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Rooma/Chakeri Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,868 |
• Density | 1,647/km2 (4,270/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 209 402 |
Vehicle registration | UP-78 |
Nearest city | Kanpur |
Literacy | 85% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Maharajpur |
Civic agency | Rooma/Chakeri Municipality/ward-10/Zone-2 |
Website | up |
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.