?Chandrapur Maharashtra • India
Chandrapur
Coordinates: 19°57′N 79°18′E / 19.95, 79.3
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Chandrapur
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Coordinates: 19°57′N 79°18′E / 19.95, 79.3 Chandrapur is a city and a municipal council in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Municipal council (conseil municipal)(maire) Despite enormous differences in population, each of the communes of the French Republic possesses a mayor (maire) and a municipal council (conseil municipal) which manage the commune from the mairie (city hall), with exactly the same powers no matter the size of the commune (with... Chandrapur is a district in Nagpur Division of the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

The city of Chandrapur has ancient temples of the goddess Mahakali and of Anchaleshwar, a form of the god Shiva. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Kali. ... This article is about the deity Shiva. ...

Chandrapur is also known as Chanda. It has various power generation units. The region is very rich in mineral wealth. Many cement factories are located in this region.

Narsimha Rao, the prime minister of India, was stationed at Chandrapur during the days when Nizam ruled Hyderabad. Rao got admission to Nagpur on recommendations of one of the prominent advocates of the region, Balwantrao Deshmukh. Balwantrao Deshmukh was a follower of Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It was due to his efforts that Tilak visited Chandrapur and laid the foundation stone of a school "Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya". Shantaram Potdukhe, one of the ministers of state having charge of finance portfolio in Narasimha Rao's government, is from Chandrapur. He was the deputy of the current Prime minister Manmohan Singh. Mohan Bhagwat, senior functionary of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, is also from Chandrapur. Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (June 28, 1921 - December 23, 2004) was the ninth Prime Minister of the Republic of India. ... Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856 - 1920), was an Indian nationalist, social reformer and freedom fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. ... Dr. Manmohan Singh (Punjabi: , Hindi: ) is the 17th and current Prime Minister of India. ...

Geography

Chandrapur is located at 19.95° N 79.3° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 189 metres (620 feet). The city is located on the bank of "Erai" river, another river flowing through the city is "Zarpath". The northern portion of the city is high and southern is low as per topographical map i.e. 56m. The old city is surrounded by 4 very big walls. The gaontidev Nullah is originating form the upland of CTPS. The Mucchi Nullah is originating form upland of Ranger college. This Noullah is merge in the tank "Ramala Talao" located in the heart of city. River Erai has a long history of floods, the flood marks are appeared on the fort wall of city, i.e. Pathanpura gate. Prof. Dudhapachare of local college from Geography dept. has studied the flood history of the city and recently presented the research paper at National conference on environment, he bags the first price. The North South length of Chandrapur city is about 10 km and East West is 7 km. In the north of city, there is a dam made on river Erai, having the capacity of 207 million cubic meter, but the dam is not for irrigation purpose, the water from the dam is used for making the electricity, and to dirink. This city is a city of coal, the main gate on the Nagpur road indicate and welcome to the tourist as "Welcome in the city of Black Gold". Foundation stone of the city was laid down by Khandkya Ballalshah, a Gond king. The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

There is a post graduate department in the city in Goegraphy subject, in Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur. Mr. Dr. J.A. Sheikh is a head of dept. also Tukum College, Janata College and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar colleges are the centres to study Geography. In Janata College, Mr. Y.Y. Dudhapachare, Dr. Ambedkar Mahavidyalaya Mr. K.V. Dhawande and in Tukum college Mr. Sanjay Sadalwar are the head of dept. of Geography subject.

'Physical setting of Chandrapur city & surrounding region: 'The city of Chandrapur is located on 190 57’ north latitude and 790 18’ east longitudes in the eastern Maharashtra, it is situated at 189.90 meter above form the mean sea level. Altitude of city railway station is of 189.90 meter from MSL. Area of the city region is about 70.02 Sq km. The city is at Southeast direction from Nagpur city, on the Delhi-Chennai railway route. About 30 express trains stop here everyday of up and down route. Here is a broad gauge double line railway track. Another railway route is here known as Gondia-Chandafort railway route, on which four trains operate everyday. Mul, Sindewahi, Nagbhir and Bramhapuri are the major stations on this route in Chandrapur district. The north-south length of the city is about 10.6 km, while the east-west length is about 7.6 km

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Chandrapur had a population of 297,612. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chandrapur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 81% and female literacy of 65%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chandrapur

External links

• Official Chandrapur Website