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About Nashik

Nashik is one of the most important cities of Maharashtra situated at a distance of 200 km from Mumbai (Bombay) as  well as Pune. Nashik has gain importance from the Kumbh mela that takes place here and because of its beautiful surroundings and pleasant climate. Nashik is known as the holy city.

Nasik is also known as Grape City as Grape is major fruit from Nasik. As many wine companies are growing in Nasik it is also known as wine city.

Legend dictates that the name "Nashik" is derived from the Hindu epic Ramayana. During the exile of Rama, Shoorpanakha the sister of the demon king Ravana tried to seduce Rama. Angered, Rama ordered Lakshmana to cut off Shoorpanakha's nose (nasika). According to the Ramayana, Sita was abducted by Ravana in the area of Panchavati, in the Western Ghats.

There are five "Industrial Zones" in the Nashik area and its outskirts (Satpur, Ambad, Sinnar, Igatpuri and Dindori). These estates house corporations like Mahindra and Mahindra, MICO (Bosch), VIP Luggage, Crompton Greaves, GlaxoSmithKline, Graphite India Ltd. (Formerly Carbon Everflow Ltd), Larsen & Toubro, ABB Group, Siemens, Samsonite, Ceat and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Software companies like Aress Software, WNS,


FYI :

Rivers: Godavari, Kashyapi, Darana, Nasardi (Nandini)

Population : 6,48,000 (1991 census)

ISD: 91

STD : 0253

Length of roads: 650 Km 

National Highway passing  through the city: Mumbai-Agra National Highway No. 3 (1000 Km)  , Nashik-Pune National Highway No. 50 (210 Km)