Chhapara
Seoni Chhapara | |
|---|---|
 Wainganga River Near Chhapara | |
  Seoni Chhapara Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°23′N 79°32′E / 22.39°N 79.54°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Seoni District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,371 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| PIN | 480884 |
| Vehicle registration | MP 22 |
Chhapara or Seoni Chhapara is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1]
History
[edit]Chhapara was part of the Gond and Maratha kingdoms. It was one of the garhi of Maratha kingdom. Bakht Buland Shah gave the Dongaratal region to Raj Khan, an Afghan adventurer, as governor. He also put his relative Raja Ram Singh in charge of Seoni region, who built a fort at Chhapra. Raj Khan took part of modern Bhandara district.
Geography
[edit]Chhapara is located on 22.39°N 79.54°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 741 m (2,431 ft). It is about 35 km (22 mi) from Seoni. Wainganga river flows from here.
Population
[edit]Chhapara has population of 15,371 of which 7,844 are males while 7,527 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[3]
Administration
[edit]Chhapara is a tehsil headquarter and a development block. Total 157 villages in this tehsil. [4]
Chhapara is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Chhapara city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Tourism in Chhapara
[edit]- Wainganga River
- Bheemgarh Dam Chhapara
- Banjari Devi Temple Chhapara
- Chhapara Garhi
Transportation
[edit]Chhapara is located on NH 44. It's well connected with roads. It's connected Seoni, Jabalpur, Lakhnadon, Mandla and Narsinghpur. Daily bus runs from Chhapara.
References
[edit]- ^ "Extension of wards of Municipal Council Chhapara, District Seoni".
- ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Seoni_Chhapara.html
- ^ "Dungariya Chhapara Census Town City Population Census 2011-2024 | Madhya Pradesh".
- ^ "Tehsil | District Seoni, Government of MadhyaPradesh | India".
- ^ "Tourism | District Seoni, Government of MadhyaPradesh | India".