Chakur is a City and tehsil

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 in Latur

LaTur

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 subdivision of Latur district

Latur District

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 in the India

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 of Maharashtra

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Chakur, Dist: Latur, Maharashtra Population Approx. 30-40 Thousand, hometown of the Former Union Home minister Shivraj Patil

Shivraj Patil

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This town is located on the Maharashtra State highway no. 3 (Kolhapur-Nagpur

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Highway). It is a small town where majority of population's occupation is farming. The crops taken in the tehsil are jowar, red gram, soyabean, sugercane, etc. Many farmers have started getting income out of fruits like kesar mangoes, grapes, etc.