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Chopda | |
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City/Tehsil | |
  Chopda Location in india | |
| Coordinates: 21°15′N 75°18′E / 21.25°N 75.3°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalgaon |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 72,783[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi, Ahirani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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Chopda or Chopra[2] is a city and municipal council in the Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Chopda is a town and one of the Tehsils constituting 119 villages in the Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, a state in the western region of India. It is located at 21°15′N 75°11′E / 21.25°N 75.18°E[3] and has an average elevation of 190 meters (623.36 feet). The town is situated on the banks of the Ratnavati River and is linked by roads to the rest of the Jalgaon district also borders with Districts like Dhule (Maharashtra), Khargone and Barwani in Madhya Pradesh. The Tapi, one of the major rivers in India, is approximately 10 km away from Chopda.
Chopda is renowned for its sweet delicacy, the 'Gunja Pedha,' prepared by the iconic Karsandas Nanji Mithaiwale (Jalgaonwale), a pedha that has been cherished since 1947.
Popular events to experience in Chopda are Rath Yatra, Shravan Somvar Jatra, and Ganpati Visarjan.
- ^ "Villages & Towns in Chopda Taluka of Jalgaon, Maharashtra".
- ^ Burman, J. J. Roy (2002). Hindu-Muslim Syncretic Shrines and Communities. Mittal Publications. p. 168. ISBN 978-81-7099-839-6.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chopda