The functioning nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur. Ballarpur is 165 km. from Nagpur and well connected through trains and buses. Ballarpur is also connected to state capital Mumbai by a daily train called "Sevagram Express" and a weekly train to state's cultural capital and educational hub Pune by a recently inaugurated train. Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), a subsidiary of Coal India, has many coal-mines around Ballarpur. The surrounding region is rich with bamboo plantations. Ballarpur Industries Limited, the largest manufacturers of writing and printing paper in India, has its flagship unit at Ballarpur. Notable educational institutes in the town are: