Chappargram | |
Native Name: | Urdu: چھپرگرام Pushto; Pashto: چھپرګراﻣ |
Settlement Type: | Town and Village |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Battagram District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Battagram Tehsil |
Subdivision Type4: | Union Council |
Subdivision Name4: | Ajmera |
Subdivision Type5: | Village |
Subdivision Name5: | Chappargram |
Population Total: | 7,500 (approx) |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Coordinates: | 34.6625°N 73.0497°W |
Elevation M: | 1073 |
Elevation Ft: | 3520 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Chappargram or Chapargram (Urdu: چھپرگرام, Pashto: چھپرګراﻣ) is a village of Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of Ajmera Union Council and lies within Battagram Tehsil and is located about four kilometres from the district headquarters Battagram along the Shahrah-e-Resham (Karakoram Highway) or silk route.
Chappargram was one of the villages affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake of October 8, 2005 when more than 100 people were killed and approximately 500 were injured. Many residents of the village were rendered homeless and without shelter