Chhapra
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Place details
- Locality
- Chhapra
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 202,352
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chhapra
- Settlement.native_name
- Chaparā
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- hi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Rajendra College, Chapra
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Chapra in Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Saran District
- Elevation
- +36
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Saran division
- Image
- Rajendra sarovar.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Religion
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Chhapra (ISO 15919: Chaparā) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar, India. It also serves as the headquarters of the Saran division. The city is situated near the confluence of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River in the north-western part of Bihar.
==Overview== Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century, when the Dutch, along with the French, Portuguese, and English, established saltpeter refineries in the area. The town was officially recognised as a municipality in 1864.