Chimur
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Chimur | |
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Town & Sub District | |
Nickname: Kranti Bhoomi | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 442903 |
Vehicle registration | MH 34 |
Nearest city | Nagpur 94 km (58 mi) |
Chimur is a city and a
Overview
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Chimur (tos) is a tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra, India, with a population of about 170,000.[2] There are offices of the Tehsildar, SDO, and Additional Collectorate's.
Chimur (tos) can be reached by road from Warora, which is also the nearest railway station on the Wardha-Ballarpur-Hyderabad link. From Warora, it is 55 kilometres (34 mi) and 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Chandrapur. A regular bus service runs between Chimur and Nagpur, which is 94 kilometres (58 mi) away.
Chimur has a large market because it is so apart from other towns and cities. Chimur does not have much education institutions as it has English and Marathi medium schools. People can graduate from Gondwana University.
Chimur is located between
. It is about 100 kilometres (60 mi) from all these district places.History
Chimur is famous for its active participation in the Indian Freedom Struggle during the Quit India Movement of 1942.
In Chimur there is temple of Shri Hari Balaji Maharaj.
History of Ghoda yatra- The Ghoda Yatra festival was started on the day of Vasant Panchami with Balaji Navratra. The Ghoda Ratha Yatra will conclude on February 9 with Rudra Swahakar Yadnya and Navratri will conclude on February 10. The festival will conclude on February 22 on Mahashivratri
Local attractions
The famous
See also
- Chimur Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadpipari
References