Chakur

Chakur
(Chakrapur)
Town
Chakur is located in Maharashtra
Chakur
Chakur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Chakur is located in India
Chakur
Chakur
Chakur (India)
Coordinates: 18°30′47″N 76°52′31″E / 18.51306°N 76.87528°E / 18.51306; 76.87528
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictLatur
TalukaChakur
Government
 • BodyNagar panchayat
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,627
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
413513
Telephone code+91-2381
Vehicle registrationMH-24
gender ratio1000:935
Lok Sabha constituencyLatur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAhmedpur- chakur[1]
Literacy76%
Websitemaharashtra.gov.in

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

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In the 2001 Indian census Chakur had a population of 16,122 inhabitants.[3]


References

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  1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ Chakur, City. "Chakur city (Latur district)". Latur.gov.in.
  3. ^ "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.

3.Shivraj Patil

4.Tanveer Shaikh Laturkar