Chandrapur
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| Chandrapur | |
  Chandrapur
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| State - District(s) |
Maharashtra - Chandrapur |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
10,655 km² - 300 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population - Density |
2,071,101 - 155/km² |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 442xxx - +91-7172 - MH-34 |
Chandrapur is a city in central India, in the eastern portion of the state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Chandrapur District.
The city of Chandrapur has ancient temples of the goddess Mahakali and of Anchaleshwar, a form of the god 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. Shri Narsimha Rao the prime minister of India was stationed at Chandrapur during the days when Nizam ruled Hyderabad. Shri Rao got admission in Nagpur on recommendations of on of the prominent advocates of the region the Late Shri Balwantrao Deshmukh. Shri Balwantrao Deshmukh was a follower of Late Shri Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It was due to his efforts that Shri. Tilak visited Chandrapur and laid the foundation stone of a school "Tilak Vidyalaya". Shri Shantaram Potdukhe one of the minister of state having charge of finance portfolio in Narsimha Rao government is from Chandrapur. He was the deputy of the current Prime minister Shri Manmohan Singh. Shri Mohan Bhagwat senior functionary of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is also from Chandrapur.
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[edit] District History
The district Chandrapur was earlier known as Chanda according to tradition and legend the name of the place was 'Lokapura' which was first changed to ' Indpur' and subsequently to Chandrapur. During the British colonial period it was called Chanda district, which was again changed to its original name 'Chandrapur ' around 1964. Other places of the region in ancient times include wairangad, Kosala, Bhadravati and Markanda. Hindu and Buddhist kings are said to have ruled the area for a long time, Later on Gonds overtook Dana Chiefs who ruled Chandrapur around 9 th century and Gond Kings ruled the area till 1751 after which Maratha period started. Raghuji Bhosale, the last King of the dynasty, died heirless in 1853 and Nagpur province together with Chandrapur was declared annexed to British Empire.
In 1854, Chandrapur formed and independent district and in 1874, it comprised of three tehsils Viz Mul, Warora and Bramhpuri. In 1874, however, upper Godavai district of Madras was abolished and four tehsils were added to Chandrapur to form one tehsil with Sironcha as its headquarters. In 1895, the headquarters of one tehsil transferred to MUl to Chandrapur. A new tehsil with headquarter at Gadchoroli was created in 1905 by transfer of zamindari estates from Bramhpuri and Chandrapur tehsil. An small zamindari tract from Chandrapur district as transferred to newly from districts in 1907. In the same year and area of about 1560 sq. km. comprising of three divisions of the lower Sironcha tehsil namely Cherla, Albak nad Nugir were transferred to Madras State.
[edit] Wyal
No major changes occurred in the boundaries of the district or its tehsils between 1911-1955. Consequent upon reorganization of the states in 1956, the district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to Bombay state. In the same Rajura tehsil, a part of Adilabad district of Hydrabad state, was transferred to Nanded district subsequently it was transferred to Chandrapur district in 1959. the district became part of the Maharashtra since its creation in May 1960. For administrative convenience and industrial and agricultural development , this district was again divided into Chandrapur and Gadchiroli district after 1981 census. Chandrapur district now comprises of the tehsil of Chandrapur , Bhadravati, Warora, Chimur, Nagbhir, Bramhpuri, Sindhewahi, Mul, Gondpipri, Pomburna, Saoli, Rajura, Korpana, Jivati and Balharshah. & chandrapur nearly villeges like mul,ballarpure,bramhapuri
[edit] Demography
Demography of a district such as population and its growth, density, occupational structure sex ratio etc. The total geographical area the district Chandrapur is 10,655 sq km of which 10,521 sq. km. is rural and 174 sq. km. is urban. The average no of inhabited villages per tehsil comes to about 105. According to the latest Census 2001, the total population of Chandrapur district was 20,71,101 persons of which 14,06034 persons (67.89 %) were residing in rural areas and 6,65,067 persons (32.11%) were in urban areas. In 1991 Chandrapur had 2.24% of state population over 3.72% of its area and in 2001 it came down to 2.14%.
[edit] Location
Chandrapur district is located in the eastern edge of Maharashtra in Nagpur division and forms the eastern part of 'Vidharbha' region. Is located between 19.30’ N to 20.45’N Latitude and 78.46’E longitude. It is the easternmost district of the state of Maharashtra. . The district is bounded by Nagpur , Bhandara and Wardha on the northern side. Yavatmal on the western side. Gadchiroli on the extern side and Adilibad district of the Andhra Pradesh on the southern side. Physiographically, the district is situated in the Wainganga and Wardha river basin. The eastern and western boundaries of the district are well defined by the river Waingabga and Wardha, the tributaries of Godavari. Chandrapur districts occupies an area of 11,443 sq. Km. which constitutes 3.72 percent of the total area of the state and had population of 1,771,994. Geographically Maharashtra is located 16.40 N to 22.10 N Latitude and 72.60 E to 80.9 E Longitude.
Owing to the geographical location and physical features, the climate of the district can be classified as tropical hot climate with high range of temperature through out of year. Primarily there are two prominent seasons in the district - the very hot summer and moderate winter. the summer months are very hot and prolonged while winter is short and mild. The monsoon season starts immediately after summer till late September. The southwest monsoon bring lot of rainfall during rainy season and there is no draught prone area in the district.
[edit] Climate
The temperature starts decreasing from the month of October. December is the coldest month. means maximum temperature during December is 28.2º and mean minimum is 11.6º The southern part is comparatively warmer then the north. which ranges between 29.6º to 14.6º. The lowest recorded temperature is in the north is 3º and 8º in the south. The daily mean temperature starts rising from the month of February and may is the peak summer month when mean maximum temperature goes up to 43º and minimum temperature is 28º to 29º. In severe heat condition temperature rises up to 46º and is amongst the highest temperature in the south asian region. However temperature starts reducing after May due to onset of monsoon, which last from June To September when it is hot and humid.
The average annual rainfall is about 1420 mm. The eastern part receives more rainfall then west. Average no of rainy days is 60 to 65 through out the district. The relative humidity is very high during monsoon season, which exceeds 70%, but after monsoon season it falls down rapidly and in summer it is only 20%.
The prominent wind direction is from south to north. In summer the wind direction is from east to and south and monsoon from south to east. During winter, the wind direction changes from north to east. Frequently is characterized by the blowing of wild and violent winds heralding the approach of hot season which last till middle of June.
[edit] River Systems and Dams
The entire area of the district falls in the Godavari basin. The area is drained by major tributaries of the Godavari river. The major Tributaries are the Wardha, the Wainganga and the Penganga rivers. The Penganga, flowing along part of the Western boundary, meets the Wardha river near Ghugus to form the Wardha river. It further flows in NW-SE direction finally merging into the Wainganga river at the south eastern corner of the district. After this confluence the river at the south eastern corner of the district. After this confluence the river along with their sub tributaries rising in the uplands within the district drain whole area of the district. Rising in the uplands within the district drain whole area of the district.
The Wainganga river which flows along the border of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli district is the main river of the district.
The Wardha is the only perennial river in the district having the longest river course as compared to the other two major rivers. The main tributaries of the Wardha river are the Erai rises in the northern part of Warora tahsil and flows along due south over a length of 80 km. till it meets the Wardha just south of Chandrapur at Wardha village.
The Penganga flowing along western border takes east west course and then joins the wardha river at Ghugus. The area occupied by Gadchiroli tahsil and part of Rajura tahsil is drained by the Penganga and its tributaries.
