Chhapara Explained

Seoni Chhapara
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:22.39°N 79.54°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Seoni District
Government Type:Nagar panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Population Total:15,371
Population As Of:2011
Registration Plate:MP 22
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:480884

Chhapara or Seoni Chhapara is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh.[1]

History

Chhapara was part of gond and marathas 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

Chhapara is located on 22.39°N 79.54°E.It has an average elevation of 741 metres (2,431 feet). It's situated 35 km away from Seoni. Wainganga river flows from here.

Population

Chhapara Town has population of 15,371 of which 7,844 are males while 7,527 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[2]

Administration

Chhapara is a tehsil headquarter and a development block. Total 157 villages in this tehsil. [3]

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

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Transportation

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extension of wards of Municipal Council Chhapara, District Seoni .
  2. Web site: Dungariya Chhapara Census Town City Population Census 2011-2024 | Madhya Pradesh .
  3. Web site: Tehsil | District Seoni, Government of MadhyaPradesh | India .
  4. Web site: Tourism | District Seoni, Government of MadhyaPradesh | India .