Chhatarpur
Chhatarpur
City of Chhatrasal | |
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City | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 471001 |
Telephone code | 07682 |
Vehicle registration | MP-16 |
Sex ratio | 920 ♂/♀ |
Website | chhatarpur |
Chhatarpur is a city and a
History
Chhatarpur was founded in 1785 and is named after leader
In 1901 the town of Chhatarpur had a population of 10,029, a high school and manufactured paper and coarse cutlery. The state also contained the British cantonment of Nowgong.[2]
Rajas
- 1785–1816 Kunwar Sone Shah (d. 1816)
- 1816–1854 Partab Singh (d. 1854)
- 1854–1867 Jaghat Singh (b. 1846 – d. 1867)
- 1867–1895 Vishvanath Singh (b. 1866 – d. 1932)
Maharajas
- (4 May 1649 – 20 December 1731) Maharaja Chhatrasal
- 1895–1932 Vishvanath Singh (b. 1866 – d. 1932)
- 1932–1947 Bhawani Singh (b. 1921 – d. 2006)[3]
After the independence of India in 1947, the Rajas of Chhatarpur acceded to India, and Chhatarpur, together with the rest of Bundelkhand, became part of the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was later merged into the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1956.
Geography
Chhatarpur is located at 24°33′00″N 79°21′10″E / 24.5500°N 79.3527°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1,000 feet). It is located on the far north-east border of Madhya Pradesh.It is 133 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and 233 km from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.
Places to visit
Chhatarpur Railway station(MCSC) is the nearest station to reach Bageshwar Dham Sarkar.
Climate
Chhatarpur has humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with hot summers, a somewhat cooler monsoon season and cool winters. Heavy rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from June to September.
Climate data for Chhatarpur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
42.8 (109.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
47.0 (116.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
47.0 (116.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
31.1 (88.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
19.3 (66.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) |
10 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
92 (3.6) |
321 (12.6) |
400 (15.7) |
179 (7.0) |
27 (1.1) |
13 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
1,094 (43) |
Average rainy days | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 16.5 | 19.7 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 67.6 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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49 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 55 | 81 | 86 | 75 | 52 | 43 | 49 | 52 |
Source: NOAA (1971-1990)[5] |
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[6] Chhatarpur had a population of 99 519. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chhatarpur has an average literacy rate of 69%: with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 62%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
There is no large scale industry in Chhatarpur apart from a few small scale industries available, but these industries are not sufficient for giving enough employment to local people. The economy is mostly dependent on farming. The city however, has a growing private commercial sector, mainly retail businesses. There are many granite mining industries operating in Chhatarpur district.[citation needed]
Most depend for their livelihood on farming. This region is in a drought-affected area, so the whole district faces a water crisis for farming and potable drinking water.
Administration
Chhatarpur Police is a Law enforcing unit of MP Police which protects the world heritage "Khajuraho Group of Monuments". The district is divided into 5 police subdivisions, with 34 Police Stations and 21 outposts.
Education
India's largest chain schooling Kendriya Vidyalaya Chhatarpur is situated at Mahoba Road near RTO office
Most of the colleges in Chhatarpur district are affiliated to
Transportation
Chhatarpur can be reached by road and railway. Chhatarpur station started in 2017. Chhatarpur has railway station named Maharaja chhatrasal station Chhatarpur, MCSC. There are direct trains to
Radio and television station
Chhatarpur has got its own radio station of All India Radio (आकाशवाणी) under Prasar Bharati. It transmits at 675 kHz. Chhatarpur also has a Doordarshan's Hi power transmitter for TV which is located at Deri Road.
Tourism
Ancient holy Temple Ma Manshapurn Mandir Bijawar
- Khajuraho, group of monuments is a group of Hindu temples and Jain temples
- Khajwa Kutni Dam, Kutni dam is the largest dam in Chhatarpur district.
- Kutni Island Resort (Khajwa)
- Jatashankar, a holy place near Bijawar.
- Bhimkund, a natural water tank and a holy place near Bajna
- Gangau dam, a huge structure built at the confluence of two rivers, namely the Simiri River and Ken River (a prominent river of Bundelkhand), near Khajuraho, around 18 km away.
- Raneh Falls, the only waterfall in Asia having igneous rock.[citation needed] It is around 17 km from Khajuraho
- Hanuman Tauria, a Hanuman temple
- Bambar Baini, Ancient temple of maa Durga on a hill in Lavkushnagar
- Panna National Park, near Panna district
- Pandavassaid to have sought shelter here during exile
- Hanuman Mandir, temple of Hanuman on a hill in Lavkushnagar
- Prannath Mandir Panna, 70 km (43 mi) from Chhatarpur
- Kishor Ji Temple, 70 km (43 mi) from Chhatarpur
- Maa Shavri Temple [Maharajpur]
- Kali Mata Temple [Maharajpur]
- Maa Baghrajan Temple [Maharajpur]
References
- ^ [1] Archived 23 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chhatarpur". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 116. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ "Indian states before 1947 A-J". Rulers.org. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chhatarpur". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Sagar Climate Normals 1971-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Great Circle Mapper". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
Bibliography
- J. R. Ackerley, Hindoo Holiday, NYRB Classics, ISBN 978-0-940322-25-7