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City in Maharashtra, India
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Chandrapur (चंद्रपूर Candrapūr), also known as Chanda, is a city in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India. The city gets its name from the Chanda Fort present here. The city is also known as City of Black Gold due to the large number of coal mines present around the city.
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A newly developed place for all ages, especially for kids.
Goddess Kali attracts devotees from different parts of State.
This is the place where Baba Amte made a home for the patients of leprosy.
A rapidly developing municipal town situated on the Chandrapur-Chennai railway route. It was a royal city in ancient times and signs of its splendor glory are still seen scattered in its environs. Today it is known for its collieries having nearly 2000 million tonnes of coal deposits and large quantities of fine teak and other varieties of timber that are brought from the surrounding forest and sold at Ballarpur.
Located in Chandrapur district in the Vidharba region of Maharashtra covering an area of 104.38-sq-km. Majority of the area is under thick forest that is wood land, with small patches of grass lands distributed over the entire protected area.
Bhandak
A flourishing ancient village in Waroda Tehsil, which is today better known to the general public as a place of Jain religious importance for majestic temple of Parsvanatha than for its historical importance or archaeological remains. The architectural remains in and around the village are of remote antiquity and great interest.
The temple belongs to Shwetamber sect of Jain religion.
The largest village in Chandrapur Tehsil, which is picturesquely situated near Mul hills and on the banks of a river, called Huma, which flows in a shallow bed, a mile or two to the east of the village site.
A compact 620-sq-km park, perched at an altitude of 200m and is placed 100 km south of Nagpur and 45 km north of the district headquarter and industrial town of Chandrapur. A heaven for wildlife enthusiasts, Tadoba is also referred to as 'The Jewel of Vidarbha. The oldest National Park in the state of Maharashtra, it is also a Project Tiger reserve, since 1993.
A series of caves cut into stone, containing Buddhist art, some of them since 1st century AD.
By train
{{station|Chandrapur|city=india|secr}} is on New Delhi–Chennai and New Delhi–Hyderabad–Bangalore railway lines. The railway station is served by express trains from different parts of India.
By road
Chandrapur is also connected to many cities in Maharashtra by MSRTC buses. The buses ply to Nagpur, Gondia, Amravati, Akola, Shirdi, Aurangabad, Nanded and Hyderabad.
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