Chhatari is a Town in
Bulandshahr district in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
,
India
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.
History
Chhatari was a
jagir during
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
. It was owned by
Nawab
Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب;
bn, নবাব/নওয়াব;
hi, नवाब;
Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ;
Persian,
Punjabi ,
Sindhi,
Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...
s of
Lalkhani
The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs, who converted to become Muslims. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh , Bulandshahr,Badaun They a ...
, a Badgujar
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
community.
Nawabs of Chhatari
* Nawab Mardan Ali Khan
* Nawab Mehmud Ali Khan
* Nawab Luft Ali Khan
* Nawab Abdul Ali Khan IV
*
Nawab Abdul Samad Khan (1862-1922)
*
Nawab Abdul Sami Khan
*
Nawab Hafiz Sir Ahmad Said Khan I (1888-1981)
Amenities
There are two nationalized bank, one degree college, a sub post office and also have an agro-products trading center for farmers residing near town.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, Chhatari had a population of 15786. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.
Notable people
*
Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
Lieutenant Colonel Saeed ul-Mulk Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari also generally referred to as Nawab of Chhatari (12 December 1888 – 1982) was Governor of the United Provinces, Chief Minister of United Provinces, ...
"Nawab of Chhatari", a prominent Muslim League politician, and last Prime Minister of the Hyderabad State.
[^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das] Also the First Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh After Freedom.
References
Cities and towns in Bulandshahr district
Zamindari estates
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