Chhaprauli

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Chhaprauli
city
Chhaprauli is located in Uttar Pradesh
Chhaprauli
Chhaprauli
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Baghpat
Elevation 240 m (790 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 17,795
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Chhaprauli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Geography

Chhaprauli is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787 feet).

As of 2001 India census,[2] Chhaprauli had a population of 17,795. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chhaprauli has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 66% and female literacy of 43%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Chhaprauli has a sizeable Jat population majorly Khokhar Gotra (which holds the traditional headman ship of Chaubisi Khap) have been dominating the politics of the region for a long time. The most prominent and popular personality related to this town is the late Chaudhary Charan Singh, The only true farmer’s leader who served the top post of the country as the prime minister in 1979-80. He started his successful political career from Chhaprauli Assembly in 1937.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chhaprauli
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