Eicher India Road Atlas

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Finally bought a copy of Eicher India Road Atlas this weekend, as a substitute to buying maps of various states.



On first look, Eicher India Road Atlas looks more like a book than a map and this I feel is one of its biggest strength, as it is quite easy to hold and handle. This is quite a boon while one is out touring or even while at home, as one doesn’t needs clear a large table or bed and lay down the large state maps.

Coming to the maps, they are nicely detailed with majority of the national and state highways accurately depicted with distance between various towns/cities en route listed for traveler’s reference. Apart from highways, Eicher India Road Atlas also shows majority of state roads and large towns/villages.

Though when it comes to smaller and less used roads, for instance the route to Sach Pass from Chamba and also from Tandi side, it isn’t as accurate and fails to show the entire route, despite it being functional for quite a few years now.

Another major shortcoming of Eicher India Road Atlas is it is a bit hard to navigate initially and in case you do not have some rough idea where a particular route/place is located. This is due to the fact that the road atlas is basically a large map, printed in bits and pieces over several pages, for instance map on the page 6 of Eicher India Road Atlas is that of Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh and map on page 7 belongs to Uttaranchal.

While this makes it easier for one to navigate between various states, it presents itself as a major obstacle if you are planning to explore one particular state.

Having said that, for experience travelers and those who are able overcome this initial hiccup, Eicher India Road Atlas is an invaluable tool while exploring the length and breadth of India.

Eicher India Road Atlas
Price: Rs 370
ISBN: 81-87780-31-2
Publisher: Eicher
Language: English
Pages: 212

[darth_lucifer]

It fits into front cover of saddlebag .Good thing to use.Been using it for over an year.tried and tested in 11 states in IndiaI just love it.Agreed there are google map fans but perhaps the best thing around if you want to add up a new destination in middle of nowhere with nothing but this book,flashlight and a tanked up bike.

[shankarmayaa]

It is true and reading Eicher Map is one of the Major Hobby that I have It is really helpful when some of my colleagues ask me about distances anywhere in India especially south India. I am able to tell them how far it is and how much time it would take in between two places. Yesterday I was able to help a bunch of fellow travellers from Mumbai with respect to distances between Bangalore, Mysore, OOty, Kodai and Coimbatore. I felt very happy that I gave them exact timings and Kms. IT is a feel good factor for me If I give exact time and distances between places and It was made much possible by EIcher India Atlas. Kudos. Ofcourse It has its shortcomings which are very negligible.. Keep up the good work Eicher.

[pulsurge]

Wish they came out with a CD or something....

[praful_tripathy]

Originally Posted by darth_lucifer

It fits into front cover of saddlebag .

Fits even better in the front pocket of the cramster tank bag!

[nav75]

It is a good companion along with LP. Thanks to this, I was able to explore some lesser roads in 2006.

But then there are some big mistakes as well, specially in the distance. We almost landed up riding to Kodaikanal from Munnar in dark. Thanks to lesser distance printed in the book.

[Scorpion King]

hmm thats definitely on my must have list
i do have their mumbai city map and it has helped me quite a bit
oh and their page layout style is a very common international standard
have seen street directories in a lot of places that i have been to and they are all similarly laid out plus i love the fact that its all colored and not a dull monotone

[abhi1975]

I did not find it in entire Kolkata.

Deepak, can you please steal it from Yogesh during your visit to Delhi on Holi?? After all, bura na mano yaar holi hain

[BHARAT]

nice atlas. however, there are many mistakes related to distance, name of places and and some important roads are not shown (like NE-1 between A'bad-baroda). Kumar Sir (HVK) has made a huge list of corrections. I will request him to upload that list in this thread.

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Originally Posted by abhi1975

I did not find it in entire Kolkata.

Deepak, can you please steal it from Yogesh during your visit to Delhi on Holi?? After all, bura na mano yaar holi hain

I got it from Ebay India, Rs.331.50 including delivery charges .

Originally Posted by BHARAT

nice atlas. however, there are many mistakes related to distance, name of places and and some important roads are not shown (like NE-1 between A'bad-baroda). Kumar Sir (HVK) has made a huge list of corrections. I will request him to upload that list in this thread.

Please do, I am sure all of us will benefit from it.