[1] Kamptee was founded in 1821 when the British established a military cantonment[1] on the banks of the Kanhan.

[1] An Iron Age hoard of weapons was excavated by Major George Pearse of the Royal Artillery from the Wurreegaon barrow near Kamptee in the mid-nineteenth century.

Dating to between the 7th and 1st centuries BCE, it was one of the first hoards from this period discovered in the Indian Sub-Continent and is now kept in the British Museum, London.

One water filter plant supplies the larger area of Nagpur city.

According to 2011 census of India, in Kamptee city Islam is the most popular religion with approximately 43.18% following it [4] Hinduism is followed by 34.14% of population.

The temple Ram-Mandir was built in the 19th century by the father of P. Damodar Naidu of Kamptee.

The area hosts a Roman Catholic establishment of the Order of St. Francis de Sales, with a church and convent.

The temple was renovated by the Bhosale King of Nagpur in the eighteenth century.

An idol in the image of Jain Tteerthankar Munisuvatnath was found hidden in a small room below the temple.

Kamptee has produced poets, authors and scholars, speaking Hindi, Marathi and Urdu.

Indira High school and junior college were founded by Shri Arjunlal Kastry.

Regulation VOC-2012/591 recognized MSBVE Certification as equivalent of HSC and as "Alternate Qualification" to ITI Courses.

Kamptee Cantonment houses the Officers Training Academy for National Cadets Corps, which is the only one of its kind.

It is the home of one of the oldest and most respected regiments in the Indian Army, the Brigade of the Guards.

The unit holds the distinction of winning one PVC (Param Vir Chakra), the highest gallantry award bestowed upon soldiers for wartime operations.