Chakur
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Chakur (Chakrapur) | |
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Town | |
  Chakur Location in Maharashtra, India  Chakur Chakur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°30′47″N 76°52′31″E / 18.51306°N 76.87528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| Taluka | Chakur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,627 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 413513 |
| Telephone code | +91-2381 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-24 |
| gender ratio | 1000:935 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Latur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ahmedpur- chakur[1] |
| Literacy | 76% |
| Website | maharashtra |
Chakur is a town in Latur subdivision of Latur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also the headquarters for Chakur Taluka.[2] The Town located on Maharashtra State Highway 3 (Kolhapur-Nanded-Nagpur National Highway NH 361). Former Home Minister of India Shivraj Patil is from Chakur. Chakrapuri is the old name of chakur city.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2001 Indian census Chakur had a population of 16,122 inhabitants.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.
- ^ Chakur, City. "Chakur city (Latur district)". Latur.gov.in.
- ^ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Chakur: Chakur". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.