Chandrapur is a district in the state of Maharashtra. It forms part of the Nagpur division. It is located at the boundary of Andhra Pradesh. Earlier, it was called Chanda district. It was renamed as Chandrapur in 1964. It was once the largest district of India. It was later separated into two, the other being Gadchiroli. It has abundance of coal and also has a super thermal power plant, which is one of the largest in Asia. Limestone reserves are also found in this area. Many cement factories such as L&T, Gujarat Ambuja, Manikgarh, Murli cement and ACC cement take up lime and coal supplies from Chandrapur. Tadoba National Park near Chandrapur is one of Indias 28 Project Tiger reserves. The district headquarters are situated at the city of Chandrapur. The city has ancient temples of Anchleshwar and Mahakali. The district forms part of the red corridor. Reserves of iron ore, coal and limestone are found here. A lot of cement factories are located in this region. The city is also sometimes referred to as the City of Black Gold due to the presence due to the large number of coal mines present in the city.

Chandrapur History

Chandrapur was an independent district in 1854. In 1874, it comprised of three tehsils, Warora and Bramhpuri. The upper Godavai district of Madras was abolished in 1874 and a new tehsil was made by adding four tehsils to Chandrapur. Sironcha was made its headquarters. The headquarters of a tehsil were first transferred to Mul and then to Chandrapur in 1895. In 1905, a new tehsil was created from the transference of the zamindari estates from Bramhpuri and Chandrapur tehsils. Gadchiroli was made its headquarters. A small zamindari tract from Chandrapur district was transferred to a newly formed district in 1907. The Madrad got a portion of 1560 square kilometers in the same year. This portion consisted of three division of the lower Sironcha tehsil.
The former Central Provinces became the state of Madhya Pradesh post Independence. No major changes occurred regarding the boundaries during 1911-1955. Based on lingual factors, the Marathi speaking district of Chandrapur was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to Bombay in 1956.

The state of Hyderabad had a district named Adilabad. Under that, a tehsil was present named Rajura. It was transferred to Nandel district and subsequently to Chandrapur district in 1959. The state of Maharashtra came into existence in 1960 and since then, Chandrapur is a part of it. In 1981, due to administrative difficulties, it was divided into Chandrapur and Gadchiroli.

Chandrapur Climate

Winters start from October as the temperature starts falling. The coldest month of the year is December. The mean maximum temperature during December is 28.2 C and means minimum is 11.6 C. Summers start from February. May is the hottest month of the year. The temperature can go upto 43 degrees. The minimum temperature ranges from 28-29 degrees. In severe heat conditions, the temperature is among the highest temperatures in the South Asian region. However, temperature starts reducing after May due to the onset of the monsoon, which lasts from June to September when it is hot and humid.

Chandrapur Tourism

Tourist places in Chandrapur
TADOBA - ANDHARI Tiger Reserve
Ghora Jhari Development Scheme
Junona Development Scheme
Fossil Park at Dongargaon Kheri enroute to Warora
Anandwan  Ashram At Warora
Bhadravati Temple
Jain Temple
Ganesh Temple
Vijasan Hills