چاپرا

Also known as Chapra

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Chhapra is a human settlement located in Saran District, Bihar, India. It serves as the capital of both Saran District and Saran division. The town is situated at an elevation of 36 meters above sea level and falls within the UTC+05:30 time zone. Its postal code is 841301, and the local dialing code is 6152.

The area includes residential zones such as Railway Colony and Bhagwan Bazar. While one specific locality, Newāzitola, is listed with a population of 0, the broader settlement is referenced by 340 other encyclopedia articles. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 31.75 degrees, humidity of 34 percent, and wind speed of 4.75.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Chhapra
Region: Bihar
Country: India
Population: 202,352
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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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: District
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Ward
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bihar
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Saran
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Saran
Settlement.subdivision_name5: 45

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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
Dialing code: 6152

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postal code: 841301
Commons category: Chhapra

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Travel guide

Understand

Previously it was known as the headquarter of a district called Saran. It is 70 km northwest of Patna. First President of India after independence, Dr.Rajendra Prasad, came from Chhapra. The main language of the place is Bhojpuri and the main festival that is celebrated is Chhath Parv after six days of Deepawali.

Get in

Chhapra is well connected with many other parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The nearest airport is the Patna Airport. The Chhapra Railway Station is on the Siwan Hajipur line. National Highway 85 has its route through Chhapra. National Highway 101 and National Highway 102 originate from Chhapra.