Chandrapur

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Chandrapur

Total population

320,000

Coordinates19.95°, 79.30°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Chandrapur is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city founded by Khandkya Ballal Shah, a Gond king of the 13th century. The city sits at the confluence of the Erai River and Zarpat river. The area around the city is rich in coal seams.. Hence, Chandrapur is also known as the "Black Gold City".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Mohan Bhagwat

Sixth Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

B.D. Khobragade

Indian politician

M

Marotrao Kannamwar

Indian politician

Sudhir Mungantiwar

Indian politician

S

Shantaram Potdukhe

Member of Parliament

M

Mamata Thakur

Indian politician

B

Baburao Yadav

cricketer

Mangesh Ghogre

Indian-American crossword constructor (born 1980)

Kishore Jorgewar

Indian politician

Maroti Korwate

Indian Musician

P

Prabhakar Pachpute

artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maharashtra

• Ballarpur
  7.2 mi away · pop. 89,450
• Ghugus
  11.6 mi away · pop. 32,600
• Rajura
  12.6 mi away · pop. 29,700
• Bhadravati
  16 mi away · pop. 60,600
• Gadchandur
  16.9 mi away
• Majari
  20.9 mi away
• Pombhurna
  22.4 mi away
• Wani
  23.4 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Korpana
  24.8 mi away
• Mul
  25.8 mi away · pop. 25,500
• Warora
  27.4 mi away · pop. 46,500
• Gondpipri
  29.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chandrapur

Search results from Open Library.