Chhapara
Seoni Chhapara | |
|---|---|
Hindi | |
| PIN | 480884 |
| Vehicle registration | MP 22 |
Chhapara or Seoni Chhapara is a town and a
History
Chhapara was part of gond and marathas kingdoms. It'was one of the garhi of maratha kingdom.Bakht Buland Shah gave the Dongaratal region to Raj Khan, an Afghan adventurer, as governor. He also put his relative Raja Ram Singh in charge of Seoni region, who built a fort at Chhapra. Raj Khan took part of modern Bhandara district .
Geography
Chhapara is located on 22.39°N 79.54°E.It has an average elevation of 741 metres (2,431 feet). It's situated 35 km away from Seoni.
Population
Chhapara Town has population of 15,371 of which 7,844 are males while 7,527 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[2]
Administration
Chhapara is a tehsil headquarter and a development block. Total 157 villages in this tehsil. [3]
Chhapara is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Chhapara city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Tourism in Chhapara
- Wainganga River
- Bheemgarh Dam Chhapara
- Banjari Devi Temple Chhapara
- Chhapara Garhi
Transportation
Chhapara is located on NH 44. It's well connected with roads. It's connected
. Daily bus runs from Chhapara.