Chappargram Explained

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

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