| Durgapur | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Durgapur Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°00′N79°18′E / 20.0°N 79.3°E Coordinates: 20°00′N79°18′E / 20.0°N 79.3°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Chandrapur |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 17,369 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Durgapur is a census town in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
A census town is a type of town that satisfies certain characteristics, depending on the country in which it is located.
Chandrapur district is a district in the Nagpur Division in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district was formerly known as Chanda District, but was renamed in 1964. Chandrapur was the largest district in India until the Gadchiroli and Sironcha tehsils were split into separate districts. In 2011, the district population was 2,204,307.
Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India. 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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west, and Madhya Pradesh to the north. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.
