Chandrapur

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Chandrapur v • d • e Maharashtra • India
Chandrapur
District(s)	Chandrapur
Coordinates	19.95° N 79.3° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 189 m (620 ft)
Population	297,612 (2001)
Mayor	Naresh Keshaorao Gawande (2005)
Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle	• 442xxx • +91-7172 • MH-34

Coordinates: 19.95° N 79.3° E

Chandrapur is a city and a municipal council in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

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 "Lokmanya 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.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Chandrapur is located at 19.95° N 79.3° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 189 metres (620 feet).

[edit] 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.