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Chikalda in the region of Mahārāshtra is a town located in India - some 500 mi or ( 804 km ) South of New Delhi , the country's capital .
Local time in Chikalda is now 12:11 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sembadeh, Rangrao Parao, Nasik, Nagpur, and Ghatang. When in this area, you might want to check out Sembadeh . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chikalda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Leopard of Melghat, Maharashtra, India
I shot this by my digital camera in May 2008 during Tiger census in Melghat, Maharashtra, India. ..
Paharganj
The chaos that is this wonderful street in Delhi and an alley running off it. (Gali Chandi Wali) ..
Backpacking Through India
This was my real experience backpacking through India in the winter of 2011....From chaotic traffic, to beautiful scenery, from wild animals to Hindu street festivals...I saw it all! Live through it w ..
Old British Christian cemetery of 1876 Chikaldara Video 4 by Shirishkumar Patil Amravati
Chikhaldara's history goes back to the times of the Mahabharata - legend has it that the Pandavas spent the last year of their exile in these jungles. Surrounded by the Satpura range of mountains and ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gawilghur
Gawilghur (also Gawilgarh or Gawilgad) was a well-fortified mountain stronghold of the Maratha Empire north of the Deccan Plateau, in the vicinity of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati District, Maharashtra. It was successfully assaulted by an Anglo-Indian force commanded by Arthur Wellesley on the 15 December 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Located at 21.38 77.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Melghat
Melghat was declared a Tiger Reserve and was among the first nine Tiger Reserves notified in 1973-74 under the Project Tiger. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:21|26|45|N|77|11|50|E|region:IN-MH_type:landmark |primary |name= }} in northern part of Amravati District of Maharashtra State in India. The Tapti River and the Gawilgadh ridge of the Satpura Range form the boundaries of the Reserve. In 1985 Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary was created.
Located at 21.45 77.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Gugamal National Park
Gugamal National Park has an area of 1673.93 square kilometers. Built in 1974, this park is located in Chikhaldara and Dharni Tehsils of Amravati District, Maharashtra, India. It is part of Melghat Tiger Reserve. Flora The forest in rugged and hilly area of Melghat is typical Southern dry deciduous forest. This consist mainly of Tectona grandis, Ain, Tiwas, Aola, Lendia, Dhawada, Kusum are the important tree species. Bamboo is widely spread in the forests.
Located at 21.41 77.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Achalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Achalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district. It is a part of Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies viz. Badnera, Amravati, Teosa, Daryapur (SC) and Melghat (ST) . Mr Bachchu Kadu is current MLA from Achalpur.
Located at 21.26 77.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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