357:. Summers are hot and long, from mid-March to Early June. Summer temperature varies from 16°C to 41°C. Monsoon starts in early June and lasts till early October. July and October are wettest months. Chikhaldara receives averagely 1600 mm of rainfall annually. Mist following morning rain is common. Monsoon temperature ranges from 18°C to 26°C. Post-Monsoon starts mid-October and lasts till mid-November. Autumn, which is a transition between Post-Monsoon and Winter, is of short duration and lasts from mid-November to mid-December. Temperature during post monsoon and autumn ranges from 12°C to 30°C. Winters of Chikhaldara are mild with chilly, foggy mornings; pleasant, clear and sunny days; hazy and calm evenings and hazy, cool nights. Temperature in winter ranges from 4°C to 23°C.
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region, it is situated at an altitude of 1118 meters with highest elevation point 1188 meters and has the added dimension of being the only coffee-growing area in
Maharashtra. Chikhaldara has an annual rainfall of 154cm. Temperatures vary from 39C in summer to 5C in winter. The best months to visit
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Chikhaldara is a small hill station in the Indian state of
Maharashtra. As it is the only coffee-growing area in the region, it is visited by tourists who come solely to taste the region's coffee. Apart from the coffee plantations, Chikhaldara has several lakes, waterfalls, old forts, temples, and
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Chikhaldara was discovered by
Captain Robinson of the Hyderabad Regiment in 1823. The Englishmen found it particularly attractive because the lush green hue of the place reminded them of England. When the leaves fell in September/October, they were reminded of autumn in England. There was even a
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killed the villainous
Keechaka in a herculean bout and then threw him into the valley. It thus came to be known as Keechakadara, which eventually colloquialised to Chikaldhara. There is, however, not much evidence apart from hearsay to support this argument.
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Since the area is heavily forested and the population count is low, there are no big festivals in
Chikhaldara like in the rest of India. Only at the Jain temples that exist in the area, the pujas are held regularly.
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785:Christian
162:Population
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196:UTC+5:30
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1611:Melghat
1591:Badnera
1471:Melghat
1419:History
1175:15 July
1097:Khandwa
1046:Museums
1010:Bir Dam
933:and on
905:and on
873:12.776
864:15.083
861:63.571
832:13.076
823:13.628
820:67.820
782:Muslim
771:Change
765:Female
686:1,707.9
683:(0.50)
678:(1.81)
673:(3.02)
653:(8.43)
648:(0.79)
643:(0.34)
638:(0.42)
633:(0.58)
628:(0.65)
618:(60.7)
613:(50.9)
608:(55.4)
603:(60.4)
598:(63.5)
593:(63.3)
588:(64.2)
583:(67.5)
578:(70.7)
573:(65.8)
568:(60.8)
563:(54.3)
558:(51.3)
548:(72.2)
543:(63.3)
538:(67.3)
533:(71.6)
528:(71.8)
523:(70.2)
518:(71.8)
513:(78.4)
508:(84.7)
503:(81.0)
498:(74.8)
493:(67.6)
488:(63.7)
478:(83.8)
473:(75.7)
468:(79.3)
463:(82.8)
458:(80.2)
453:(77.2)
448:(79.5)
443:(89.4)
438:(98.8)
433:(96.1)
428:(88.9)
423:(81.1)
418:(76.3)
351:Monsoon
317:Climate
308:History
233:in the
229:in the
184:Marathi
112:Country
87:77°43′E
84:21°13′N
1627:Morshi
1574:Wardha
1517:Morshi
1413:topics
1296:Dharni
1105:Nagpur
1063:Kolkaz
882:0.019
879:0.155
876:0.136
870:0.000
867:8.259
858:0.095
841:0.064
838:0.085
835:0.127
829:0.000
826:5.201
788:Sikhs
779:Hindu
751:census
369:Month
355:Autumn
347:spring
343:Summer
339:Winter
258:Bheema
246:chikal
235:Indian
225:and a
212:MH- 27
121:
1601:Teosa
1532:Warud
1527:Tiosa
1109:MSRTC
1093:Betul
1089:Akola
855:5158
852:2369
849:2789
846:2011
814:4711
811:1924
808:2787
805:2001
794:Jain
762:Male
759:Year
732:76.8
720:13.4
717:19.7
714:21.0
711:10.3
666:305.8
661:445.0
656:537.0
651:214.1
408:Year
250:dhara
221:is a
170:4,718
131:State
124:India
1203:2008
1177:2021
1099:and
986:City
970:fort
729:1.2
726:1.8
723:3.2
708:2.0
705:1.0
702:1.0
699:1.1
696:1.1
681:12.7
676:46.0
671:76.7
646:20.1
636:10.7
631:14.7
626:16.5
616:15.9
611:10.5
606:13.0
601:15.8
596:17.5
591:17.4
586:17.9
581:19.7
576:21.5
571:18.8
566:16.0
561:12.4
556:10.7
546:22.3
541:17.4
536:19.6
531:22.0
526:22.1
521:21.2
516:22.1
511:25.8
506:29.3
501:27.2
496:23.8
491:19.8
486:17.6
476:28.8
471:24.3
466:26.3
461:28.2
456:26.8
451:25.1
446:26.4
441:31.9
436:37.1
431:35.6
426:31.6
421:27.3
416:24.6
405:Dec
402:Nov
399:Oct
396:Sep
393:Aug
390:Jul
387:Jun
384:May
381:Apr
378:Mar
375:Feb
372:Jan
641:8.6
335:Cwa
200:IST
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