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Chiplun railway station
Chiplun scenery from Parshuram Ghat.
Bahadur Sheik Naka in Chiplun

Chiplun (Marathi: चिपळूण) is a city and a municipal council in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Located on the Mumbai–Goa highway (NH-17) in western India. The city is about 320 km south of Mumbai in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is an industrial town catering to mostly pharmaceutical and chemical industries. It is a major stop on the Konkan Railway. The name Chiplun means "The abode of Lord Parshurama".

Geography

The city lies on the banks of the River Vashishti. To the east of the city lies the Western Ghats and to the west lies Guhagar. The region is hilly and the city is situated in a valley. The region has tropical climate, very hot in summer and very wet. Summer days are extremely hot (above 38 °C). The rainy season — the monsoons last from June until October. Chiplun is near to "Koyna Dam".

Demographics

At the 2001 India census,[1] Chiplun had a population of 46,213. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Chiplun had an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 82% and female literacy of 77%. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.

The city

The city has its own drama theatre Indira Gandhi Sanskrutik Kendra, and a stadium for sports is being constructed. A municipal council looks after the civic needs of the city. Maharashtra High School-Chiplun, Haji Dawood Ameen High School-Kaluste, United English school, Paranjpe Motiwala High School and D.B.J. College are the oldest educational institutes in the city catering the need for the taluka.

Chiplun is situated on the banks of the Vashisti River

There are two English-medium schools in Chiplun most notably L.M.B.School & Christ Jyoti Convent School. It has also two another english medium schools named S.P.Mandal's English medium School which is located at Parshuram hiils and another one is United English medium school located at center of the city. It also has an engineering college: Rajaram Shinde College of Engineering affiliated to the University of Mumbai, which is located a few kilometres outside the city. Since the city is on a busy National Highway, it also caters to travellers en route to Goa and Mumbai. It is also a junction for those travelling to the Enron (Dhabol) Power Project. The city links the western coast to the interior parts of Maharashtra, one of the few places in that region.Bharati shipyard (Dhabol) is near to Chiplun. Chiplun was severely devastated in the 2005 Maharashtra floods in which it received 300 mm of rain on 2005-07-25.

  • Chiplun scenery from Parshuram Ghat.
    Chiplun scenery from Parshuram Ghat.
  • Chiplun scenery from Parshuram Ghat.
    Chiplun scenery from Parshuram Ghat.
  • Chiplun scenery from Parshuram Ghat.
    Chiplun scenery from Parshuram Ghat.

Transportation

Chiplun is connected to other parts of the country mainly by National Highway 17 (NH-17). This highway connects Chiplun to Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Mangalooru, Karwar, Udupi. There is a railway station at Chiplun on Konkan railway route which also connects above these destinations. There are several district roads which connect villages to district headquarters and Chiplun town.

Chiplun (CHI)
Next 'Small' station towards Mumbai:
Anjani 		Konkan Railway : Railway (India) Next 'Small' station from Mumbai:
Kamathe
Distance from Mumbai(CST) = 292 KM
Next 'Main' station towards Mumbai:
Khed 		Konkan Railway : Railway (India) Next 'Main' station from Mumbai:
Ratnagiri

References

  1. ^ Template:GR
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