| Chorkhamara Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Chorkhamara Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Chorkhamara Dam D01008 |
| Location | Tiroda |
| Coordinates | 21°17′27″N79°56′51″E / 21.2909163°N 79.9474803°E Coordinates: 21°17′27″N79°56′51″E / 21.2909163°N 79.9474803°E |
| Opening date | 1923 [1] |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Sasanda river |
| Height | 21.05 m (69.1 ft) |
| Length | 1,178 m (3,865 ft) |
| Dam volume | 300 km3 (72 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 20,800 km3 (5,000 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 5,235 km2 (2,021 sq mi) |
Chorkhamara Dam, is an earthfill dam on Sasanda river near Tiroda, Gondia district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Gondia district is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarter is located at Gondia. The district occupies an area of 5,431 km2 (2,097 sq mi) and has a population of 1,200,707 of which 11.95% were urban. The district is part of Nagpur Division. There are 8 Talukas in Gondia District. Gondia Airport, a nice Airport is serves the city of Gondia.
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity.
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