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Chokapara
Chokapara is a village under Lakhiganj Gaon Panchayati raj in India, Panchayat, some 7 kilometers distance north from the Bilasipara town (sub-divisional headquarters) in the Dhubri district of Assam, one of the seven sister states of North-East India. It is one of the very old revenue villages of the erstwhile Goalpara district. According to 2001 India census, Chokapara had a population of 1,148 in 253 households. Males constitute ~52 % of the population and females ~48 %. History The name of the village ''Chokapara'' came from an interesting story. In local dialect, ''Choka'' means sharp and ''para'' means village. So it is a sharp village, but not in the sense that people are sharp. According to folklore, in the early days the village was covered by dense forests and the neighbouring villagers scared to visit the village due to the presence of some demons called ''Daini'' especially in the evening hours. So, after sunset people did not come out of home or visit the village as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokapara Village
Chokapara is a village under Lakhiganj Gaon Panchayati raj in India, Panchayat, some 7 kilometers distance north from the Bilasipara town (sub-divisional headquarters) in the Dhubri district of Assam, one of the seven sister states of North-East India. It is one of the very old revenue villages of the erstwhile Goalpara district. According to 2001 India census, Chokapara had a population of 1,148 in 253 households. Males constitute ~52 % of the population and females ~48 %. History The name of the village ''Chokapara'' came from an interesting story. In local dialect, ''Choka'' means sharp and ''para'' means village. So it is a sharp village, but not in the sense that people are sharp. According to folklore, in the early days the village was covered by dense forests and the neighbouring villagers scared to visit the village due to the presence of some demons called ''Daini'' especially in the evening hours. So, after sunset people did not come out of home or visit the village as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
