Chhapra
Chhapra is a city and headquarters of the Saran District in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River.
Chhapra | |
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City | |
Chhapra Location of Chapra in Bihar Chhapra Chhapra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.7848°N 84.7274°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Saran |
| District | Saran |
| Ward | 45 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Chhapra Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Laxmi Narayan Gupta |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ragini Devi |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 201,597 |
| • Urban | 212,955 |
| Demonym | Chaprahiya |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 84120X |
| Area Code(s) | +91-(0)6152 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-04 |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 1015(females per 1000 males) ♂/♀ |
| Literacy (2011) | 81.30% |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Saran |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Chapra (118) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32 °C (90 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | saran chapra |
Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when the Dutch, French, Portuguese, and English established saltpeter refineries in the area. It was recognised as a municipality in 1864. The major railway station is Chhapra Junction. There is a well known shakti peeth temple in Chhapra named Ambika Bhavani.
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