Chhapra
Chaparā | |
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City | |
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  Chhapra Location of Chapra in Bihar  Chhapra Chhapra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°47′05″N 84°43′39″E / 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[1] |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ragini Devi |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 201,597 |
| • Urban | 212,955 |
| Demonym | Chaprahiya |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri[3] |
| 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)[4] ♂/♀ |
| 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 (ISO: Chaparā) 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 grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when the Dutch,[5][6] French, Portuguese, and English established saltpeter refineries in the area. It was recognised as a municipality in 1864.[citation needed] The major railway station is Chhapra Junction. There is a well known[7] Shaktipeeth temple in Chhapra named Ambika Bhavani.
- ^ नाथ, आशुतोष (24 January 2024). "छपरा में मेयर उपचुनाव के परिणाम ने चौंकाया, लालू यादव और तेज प्रताप ने अलग-अलग कैंडिडेट का किया था समर्थन". ABP (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Bhojpuri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Chapra City Census 2011 data". www.census2011.co.in.
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