Chhapra (

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: ''Chaparā'') is a city and headquarters of the

Saran District Saran district is one of the 38 Districts of Bihar, districts of Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra. It is ...

in the Indian state of

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. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the

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. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when the Dutch, French, Portuguese, and English established

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refineries in the area. It was recognised as a municipality in 1864. The major railway station is Chhapra Junction. There is a well known Shaktipeeth temple in Chhapra named Ambika Bhavani.

Geography

Chhapra is located at . It has an average elevation of . India's biggest double-decker flyover is being constructed in Chhapra. This 3.5 km long double-decker flyover from Bhikhari Chowk to Bus Stand, is being constructed at the cost of 411.31 crore from the central road fund (CRF) under engineering procurement construction (EPC) mode by Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (BRPNNL). It is longer than the 1.8 km double-decker flyover in Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road. Chief Minister

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laid the foundation stone of in July 2018. It is estimated to be completed before 2026.

Climate

Demographics

As per 2011 census, Chapra Urban Agglomeration had a population of 212,955. Chapra Urban Agglomeration includes Chapra (Nagar Panchayat) and Sandha (Census Town). Chapra Nagar Panchayat had a total population of 201,597, out of which 106,250 were males and 95,347 were females. It had a sex ratio of 897 females to 1000 males. The population in the age range of 0–6 years was 27,668. The effective literacy rate of those aged 7 years and older in Chhapra was 81.30% as of 2011.

Religion

Hinduism is the largest religion in Chhapra city with 1,64,811 Hindus (81.45%). Islam is the second largest religion in Chhapra city with 36,639 Muslims (18.11%). Other religions includes 219 Christians (0.11%), 100 Jains (0.05%), 55 Sikhs (0.03%), 14 Buddhists (0.01%), 514 did not answer (0.25%).

Notable people

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Jayaprakash Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), also known as JP and ''Lok Nayak'' (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian politician, theorist and Indian independence activist, independence activist. He is mai ...

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Ramchandra Manjhi Ramchandra Manjhi (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: Rāmcaṃdra māṃjhī, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri: 𑂩𑂰𑂧𑂒𑂢𑂹६ 𑂧𑂰𑂖𑂹𑂕𑂲; 1925 – 7 September 2022) was an Indian Bhojpuri folk dance ...

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* Akhilendra Mishra, Bollywood actor * Anand–Milind, music director * Bhikhari Thakur,

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poet and singer * Brajkishore Prasad, national activist * Chitragupta (composer), music director * Daroga Prasad Rai, 10th Chief Minister of Bihar *

, Indian independence activist * Khuda Bakhsh 1842–1908, Indian lawyer, judge, historian and founder of

Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library is one of the national libraries of India, located in Patna, Bihar. It was opened to public on 29 October 1891 by Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh with 4,000 manuscripts, of which he inherited 1,400 from his father Maulvi ...

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* Mahendar Misir, Bhojpuri poet * Raghuveer Narayan, Bhojpuri poet * Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship *

, Bhojpuri folk dancer * Surur Hoda, Socialist leader and Order of British Empire ( OBE) recipient

References

External links

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