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Chapar Ghata is a fort village inKanpur Dehat district in the state ofUttar Pradesh,India. Chapar Ghata is located inAmraudha block ofBhognipurtehsil.
Musanagar, an ancient town, is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of it. The nearest railway station is atPukhrayan.
Chapar Ghata occupies the site of an old crossing on theSengar River. There is a fort made duringMughal Period, along with a bridge on theMughal Road (NH 2A) over the Sengar River. Since old Mughal Road passes through the village, there is aKos Minar in its vicinity, and also atRajpur andKhalaspur.
In the early 20th Century, Chapar Ghata was subject of litigation by nearby villagers who wanted to transport their cattle through the village's forests; the courts ruled that noright of way,easement, or 'straggling right' existed allowing the neighboring farmersto drive their cattle through Chapar Ghata.[1]
As of the 2001 India census, Chapar Ghata had a population of 2,790. Males constituted 52.5% of the population, and females 42.5%.
As of the 2011 India census, the village has a population of 3,112; 1,662 are males (53.4% of the population) while 1,450 are females (46.6 %). Overall average literacy is 62.93%, which is lower than the state average.[2]
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