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Chopra (1)
Chopra may refer top: * Chopra (surname), an Indian Khatri and Ror surname * Chopda (or Chopra), a city in Maharashtra * Kotra Chopra, a village in Madhya Pradesh * Chopratown, a comedy drama from BBC * Named portions of West Bengal in India: ** Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur, town ** Chopra (community development block) Chopra is community development block that forms an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Historically the western frontier of ancient Pundravardhana kingdom, bord ..., Uttar Dinajpur district ** Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (i.e., in the government assembly {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopra (surname)
Chopra is a surname of Ror and Khatri communities mainly based in Haryana and Punjab. Chopra Khatris belonged to the Bahri family-group, which also includes the subclans Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, and Vohra. Origin The Chopras claims to originate from one man called "Chaupat Rai" who was killed in a battle with Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. His descendants who were born before his death took the name of their forefather and hence came to be known as Chopra. Most Chopras are Hindu, with a minority also being Sikh. History Todar Mal was Chopra. Diwan Mulraj and Diwan Sawan Mal were from Chopra Khatri families and served as army generals under Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Sikh Empire. Sawan Mal Chopra was renowned for capturing Multan from the rule of Afghans while Mulraj was known to have rebelled against the British which led to the 2nd Anglo-Sikh war.Bobby Singh Bansal, Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopda
''Chopda'' is a city and municipal council in the Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Geography Chopda is a town and one of the Tehsils constituting 111 villages in the Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, a state in the western region of India. It is located at and has an average elevation of 190 meters (623.36 feet). The town is situated on the banks of the Ratnavati River and is linked by roads to the rest of the Jalgaon district also borders with Districts like Dhule (Maharashtra), Khargone and Barwani in Madhya Pradesh. The Tapi, one of the major rivers in India, is approximately 10 km away from Chopda. History Chopda city is an old city in the district of Jalgaon. Chopda was controlled by a Powerful Bhil chief. Demographics Chopda has a population of 271,863 people. Males constitute 52 percent of the population and females 48 percent. The average literacy rate is 67 percent, higher than the national average of 59.5 percent, with male li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotra Chopra
Kotra Chopra is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Berasia tehsil. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ..., Kotra Chopra has 179 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 65.03%. References {{Villages in Berasia tehsil Villages in Berasia tehsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopratown
''Chopratown'' is a 2005 comedy drama from the BBC about private eye Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar). In the film Chopra investigates Ali Ergun (Omid Djalili), a shady Turkish bakery owner. During his investigation he falls foul of Asian wide boy Ash Desai (Manish Patel) and added to this is the mystery of a missing cow. ''Chopratown'' was directed by Sean Grundy, who also directed the first series of the Channel 4 drama '' Sugar Rush''. The name "Chopratown" is a pun on the Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ... cult film '' Chinatown''. On release on 19 December 2005, the program had 4.1 million viewers. References External links * 2005 television films 2005 films BBC television comedy British television films 2000s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur
Chopra is a census town in Chopra CD Block in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chopra is located at . In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version. Police station Chopra police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Chopra CD Block. It is 145 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 378.40 km2. CD block HQ The headquarters of Chopra CD block is at Chopra. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Chopra had a total population of 5,777, of which 2,997 (52%) were males and 2,780 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 841. The total number of literates in Chopra was 3,388 (68.64% of the population over 6 years). Transport National Highway 27 passes through Chopra. Education Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2013-14 at Chopra. Affiliated to the North Bengal University U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopra (community Development Block)
Chopra is community development block that forms an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Historically the western frontier of ancient Pundravardhana kingdom, bordering Anga of Mahabharat fame, the Dinajpur area remained somewhat obscure in the major empires that held sway over the region and beyond till the rise of the Dinajpur Raj during the Mughal period. Some areas later forming a part of Uttar Dinajpur were parts of kingdoms in Nepal. Dinajpur district was constituted by the British in 1786, with a portion of the estate of Dinajpur Raj. Subsequent to the Permanent Settlement in 1793, the semi-independent Dinajpur Raj was further broken down and some of its tracts were transferred to the neighbouring British districts of Purnea, Malda, Rajshahi and Bogra. In 1947, the Radcliffe Line placed the Sadar and Thakurgaon subdivisions of Dinajpur district in East Pakistan. The Balurghat subdivision of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
