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For more than a century Nagpur has been noted in India for its orange gardens and for the cotton and silk fabrics woven by its large Koshti population of handloom weavers. Orange cultivation is still extending and in spite of the competition of machine-woven cloth local and imported, there are still some 5000 handloom weavers at work and many spinners and dyers. Since the advent of the railway Nagpur, rivaled only for a time by its neighbor Kamptee, has become the leading industrial and commercial town of the centre of India. It owes this position chiefly to its cotton trade.

The Empress mills were opened in 1877. They include spinning weaving, and dyeing factories, use 1400 looms and 75,000 spindles, and employ 4300 operatives. Their capital is 47 lakhs and their outturn of yarn and cloth in 1904 was valued at 61 lakhs. The further extension of this great enterprise is conditioned by the water-supply of the city, In late years the supply of labour has been short but a scheme is in hand for the provision of model dwellings for the operatives and these are being attracted from other parts of India. The Swadeshi mills, situated on the opposite side of the lake, were founded in 1892 with a capital of 15 lakhs. They have 180 looms and 16,500 spindles, employ 900 operatives, and produced in 1904 goods to the value of 14 lakhs. Much of the ginning and pressing of the local cotton is done by factories situated in the smaller towns of the District, but in Nagpur itself there are 20 ginning and pressing factories containing 287 gins. They have a combined capital of about 17 lakhs.

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History And Archeology Of Nagpur
Bakht Buland
Bhonsla
British Rule
Gaolits
Gond Kingdom (Deogarh)
Haihaya King
Ponwars Of Malwa
Ram Ruled
Rashtrakuta Kings
Vakataka Rajput Kings
Leading Families Of Nagpur
Ahirrao Family
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Chitnavis Family
Daga Family
Deshmukh Family
Ghatate Family
Gojar Family
Naik Family
Nimbalkar Family
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Nag River Of Nagpur
Nagpur City
Agriculture Experiments And Zoological Collection In The City
Bifercation of The City
Churches In Ehe City
City In 18th Century
Education Institutes And Hospital In The City
Empress Mill In The City
Establishment of Municipality In City
Formation of Government Offices In The City
Formation of The City
Improvement In The City
New Places Found In City
Railway In 1867
Nagpur Tahsil
RainFall And Climate Of Nagpur
Why it is called Nagpur

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