Locate public toilets on Google Maps in NCR and Madhya Pradesh

All of us have definitely been through that awkward situation when we are cluelessly hunting for a public toilet. Looks like Google is here to help, starting today, it will make information about thousands of public toilets in India’s National Capital Region and Madhya Pradesh available on Google Maps.

In accordance with the Ministry of Urban Development, Google is adding the location, address and opening hours of over four thousand communal and public restrooms to Maps, aiming to provide easy access to information to people in India and help improve sanitation.

Though, you might not have located so many public toilets otherwise, there are over four thousand listings covering Delhi NCR including Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh. So, now anyone visitng this new state can easily find the nearest public toilet on Google Maps — both on the mobile app as well as on desktop. This service will be accessible to users both in English and Hindi language.

“When you search for “public toilet” on Google Maps in an area where the service is available, you’ll see a list of restrooms near you, including the respective address and opening hours," says Sanket Gupta, Product Manager, Google Maps.

Now for all those sudden unattended nature's call you have Google maps at your rescue. For instance, if you’re traveling on the national highway 8 in Gurugram, locating a public toilet can be challenging and most often the only option is going to nearby restaurants and cafes. Having this information handy can make things much easier.”