March 29, 2024

3 Awesome Places to Visit in Chandrapur

Chandrapur

Top Tourist Attractions in Chandrapur

Chandrapur is a city and municipal corporation in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district. It is the administrative centre of the Chandrapur district. Khandkya Ballal Sah, a Gond ruler from the 13th century, constructed Chandrapur, a fortified city. The city is located at the junction of the Erai and Zarpat rivers.

Best Places to Visit in Chandrapur

Tadoba National Park

Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur District. Tadoba National Park and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary are included. The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, established in 1955, is Maharashtra’s oldest national park. It’s also one of the 28 Project Tiger Reserves in India. The Tadoba & Andhari National Park is 623 km2 and is divided into two wooded rectangles by the Tadoba & Andhari mountain.

Ghoda Jhari Lake

Nagbhir tehsil is home to this lake. It’s 6 kilometres from the major Nagpur–Chandrapur route, 106 kilometres from Chandrapur, and 97 kilometres from Nagpur. The reservoir has a capacity of 45 cusecs of water.

Anchaleshwar Temple

The Achaleshwar Mahadeva temple is located in Chandrapur town, right beyond the Gond fort. Lord Shiva is honoured at this temple. Near the entrance, facing the sanctum sanctorum, the sacred bull Nandi may be seen.

 Best Time to Visit Chandrapur

The winter season is the finest time to visit Chandrapur.

How to Reach Chandrapur

By Flight              

The closest airport to Chandrapur is Nagpur’s Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport. Leading airlines such as Indian Airlines, Go Air, IndiGo, Jet Airways, and others connect it to key cities throughout the nation, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Raipur.

By Train               

Chandrapur railway station is around two kilometres from the city centre. On the New Delhi-Chennai line, it is a major railway station. Trains like the Lokmanya Tilak Express, Navjeevan Express, and Karnataka Express link Chandrapur to places like Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Indore, Ahmedabad, and Kanyakumari, among others.

By Road

Chandrapur is well connected by road to Maharashtra’s major cities as well as the rest of the country. Many buses connect Chandrapur with other major cities throughout the country, including Nagpur, Hyderabad, and Chennai.

The bus ride to Chandrapur is pleasant. One may easily board a sleeper (both A/C and non-A/C), semi-sleeper, Volvo A/C, Multi-Axle, or any bus of their choosing and travel comfortably to Chandrapur, the coal city.

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