Chiplun taluka is a
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
in
Ratnagiri district of
Maharashtra,
India
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As per Census 2011, there are 2 towns and 165 villages within Chiplun Taluka.
Ratnagiri district
The taluka is one of nine talukas in Ratnagiri district, the others being
Ratnagiri,
Rajapur,
Lanja
Geography
Lanja is a small town located at . It has an average elevation of 166 metres (544 feet).
It's a Taluka head in Ratnagiri district. National highway popularly known as Mumbai-Goa Highway passes through it. Nearest rail head ...
,
Sangmeshwar Guhagar,
Khed,
Dapoli
Dapoli is a town in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra which is also a coastal hill station. It lies south of the state capital of Mumbai. the town is also known as Camp Dapoli, as the British had set their camps here. Many high-ranking British o ...
and
Mandangad
Mandangad (or Mandangadh or Mandangarh) is the headquarters of Mandangad taluka the northmost taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India.
Description
Mandangad is the ''taluka'' (tehsil) headquarters in Ratnagiri district of Maharas ...
.
Tourist attractions
Vashishti River
River Vashishti is one of the larger rivers in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. The river begins in the Western Ghats and snakes its way westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Kolkewadi Dam near Alore has a vast reservoir, which feeds a ...
, Lord Parashurama Temple and
Gowalkot fort are the main attractions of Chiplun. Sawatsada Waterfalls,
Koyna Dam
The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges. It is located in Koyna Nagar, Satara district, in the Wes ...
, Nehru Smriti Udyan, Nageshwar Temple, etc. are few other tourist spots in Chiplun taluka. Famous Math of Shree Swami Samarth and Shivsrushti is at Dervan Village.
See also
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Chiplun
Chiplun ( ͡ʃipɭuːɳ is a city in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the financial and commercial Hub of Ratnagiri, and the headquarters of Chiplun taluka. It is about 320 km south of Mumbai in the Konkan ...
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Konkan
The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
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Konkan division
The Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the northern and central portions of the greater Konkani region, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisat ...
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Western Ghats
Chiplun Instagram Account
External links
Chiplun Instagram Account
References
Talukas in Ratnagiri district
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