Chandrapur District : At a Glance

The district of Chandrapur erstwhile known as Chanda is located in the eastern part of Maharashtra on the banks of river Wardha which flows near the city. According to the historical records the region was the capital of Gond Dynasty from 12th to 18th century and later on the Maratha Bhosles from Nagpur captured the region. Since then from 1854 to India’s Freedom in 1947 it remained as the British province.

The district was earlier called as Chanda, but prior to this the city had undergone the change of name for two times first to Lokapura than changed to Indpur and then it was called as Chanda. Since 1854, when it came under British dominance it was called as Chanda and in the year 1964 it  was finally changed into Chandrapur. The other surrounded area of the ancient period includes wairangad, Kosala, Bhadravati and Markanda. 

It is believed that region had been mostly under the control of Hindu and Buddhist rulers. Later on the region was captured by the Gonds captured the area from Dana Chiefs who dominated the region till 9th century and after which rulers of Gond dynasty maintained their supremacy till 1751 after which the region came under the dominance of Maratha’s. The last Maratha ruler Raghuji Bhosale died without any survivor in 1853 and Nagpur province along with the Chandrapur came under the control of British Empire.

In 1854 Chandrapur was declared as an independent district and in 1874 three tehsils namely Mul, Warora and Bramhpuri were included in its regional boundaries. However it 1874 the upper Godavai district of Madras was abolished and four tehsils were further included in Chandrapur to unite as one tehsil and Sironcha as its headquarter. In 1895, the headquarter of one tehsil was transferred to Mul of Chandrapur. Later a new tehsil with headquarter at Gadchoroli was constituted in 1905 by merging the zamindari estates from Brahmpuri and Chandrapur. In 1907 the three regions of lower Sironcha tehsil namely Cherla, Albak and Nugir were transferred to Madras state.

After that no major geographical changes took place between 1911 to 1955. After the reorganization of the states in 1956 the district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to Bombay state. In 1960 the district was recognized as the separate district of the state and 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.

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Connectivity: There are good networks of rails and roads. State or National Highways link most of the urban areas in the state. The district has several bus routes operating in the district and also several inter state bus route passing through the district.

The district has well maintained networks of rails. The important railway stations are Chandrapur, Balharshah, Ghugus, Tadalis, Ballarpur, Bhandak, Majari, Manikgarh, Vihirgaon and Virur.

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