Chakur | |
Other Name: | (Chakrapur) |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 18.5131°N 76.8753°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Latur |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
Subdivision Name3: | Chakur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5 |
Population Total: | 18,627 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | gender ratio |
Blank Info Sec1: | 1000:935 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Blank Name Sec2: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank Info Sec2: | Latur |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Ahmedpur- chakur[1] |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 76% |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 413513 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91-2381 |
Registration Plate: | MH-24 |
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.
In the 2001 Indian census Chakur had a population of 16,122 inhabitants.[3]