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Chandrapur district, Maharashtra

Chandrapur is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 22 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Maharashtra
Headquarters
Chandrapur
Name in Hindi
चंद्रपुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
22,04,307
Rank in Maharashtra by population
22nd of 36
Area
11,443 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
193
Official website
chanda.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q1797274

Population in context

With 22,04,307 people in 2011, Chandrapur ranks 22nd among the 36 districts of Maharashtra for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Thane (1,10,60,148) and the least populous is Sindhudurg (8,49,651).

District boundaries change. If Chandrapur has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Chandrapur to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 36 districts of Maharashtra

Questions people ask

Which state is Chandrapur district in?

Chandrapur district is in Maharashtra, India.

What is the headquarters of Chandrapur district?

The headquarters of Chandrapur district is Chandrapur, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Chandrapur district?

Chandrapur district had a population of 22,04,307 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.