Chhatarpur City of Chhatrasal | |
|---|---|
City | |
   Khajuraho Airport, Chhatarpur Railway Station, Khajuraho Temples | |
  Chhatarpur  Chhatarpur | |
| Coordinates:24°33′00″N79°21′10″E / 24.5500°N 79.3527°E /24.5500; 79.3527 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhatarpur |
| Founded by | Maharaja Chhatrasal |
| Named after | Chhatrasal |
| Area | |
• Total | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 459,943 |
| • Density | 5,896/km2 (15,270/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | BundelkhandiHindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 471001 |
| Telephone code | 07682 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-16 |
| Sex ratio | 920♂/♀ |
| Website | chhatarpur |
Chhatarpur is a city and amunicipality inChhatarpur district in the state ofMadhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters ofChhatarpur District.
Chhatarpur was founded in 1785 and is named after leaderChhatrasal, the founder ofBundelkhand, and contains hiscenotaph. The state was ruled by his descendants until 1785. At that time thePawar clan of theRajputs took control of Chhatarpur. The state was guaranteed toKunwar Sone Singh Pawar[1] in 1806 by theBritish Raj.In 1854 Chhatarpur would have lapsed to the British government for want of direct heirs under thedoctrine of lapse, but was conferred on Jagat Raj as a special act of grace.[2] ThePawar Rajas ruled aprincely state with an area of 1,118 square miles (2,900 km2), and population of 156,139 in 1901, which was part of the Bundelkhand agency ofCentral India.
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 ofNowgong.[2]
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 ofVindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was later merged into the state ofMadhya Pradesh in 1956.
Chhatarpur is located at24°33′00″N79°21′10″E / 24.5500°N 79.3527°E /24.5500; 79.3527.[4] It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1,000 feet).It is located on the far north-east border of Madhya Pradesh.
Places of interest in chhatarpur areBageshwar dham (25 km from city)Khajuraho temples (40 km)Kutni dam (40 km )Dhubela measuem (5)Jatashankar temple (40)Hanuman toriya
Chhatarpur hashumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCwa) 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 49 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 55 | 81 | 86 | 75 | 52 | 43 | 49 | 52 |
| Source: NOAA (1971–1990)[5] | |||||||||||||
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus,[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.
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 and polishing industries operating in Chhatarpur district. Chhatarpur furniture industry also a big employment to local people.[7][8]
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.
There is a proposal to set up a solar plant in Barethi village, 20 kilometers away from Chhatarpur. The capacity of the plant is 550 MW.[9]
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.
India's largest chain schooling Kendriya Vidyalaya is situated here.
Most of the colleges in Chhatarpur district are affiliated toMaharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University, Chhatarpur. They offer graduate and post-graduate courses in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Law.Government Maharaja P.G. College,Government Girls P.G. College,Shri Krishna University andDigital Institute of Science & Technology are the premier institutions of graduate and post-graduate education in the city.[citation needed] chhatarpur medical college is under construction.Christian English College is the onlyCISCE- affiliated school of the city. Swami Pranawanand Homeopathic Medical College is affiliated to Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University,Jabalpur.
Chhatarpur can be reached by road and railway. Chhatarpur Railway Station opened in 2017, which is connected toPrayagraj,Lucknow,Nagpur,Mumbai,Surat,Ahmedabad,Indore,Bhopal,Delhi,Jaipur,Prayagraj, andPatna. Delhi Vande Bharat also passes through here. The nearest major railway station areJhansi (130 km) andSatna (140 km).
Chhatarpur is situated on intersection ofNH 34 andNH 39. It is 550 km from the national capital Delhi and 330 km from state capital Bhopal. Buses are available for these cities and other nearby regional cities.
Khajuraho Airport is nearest airport, which serves nearbyKhajuraho andChhatarpur but only limited flights are available from here.The closest major airport is Jabalpur and Kanpur.
Chhatarpur has got its own radio station ofAll India Radio (आकाशवाणी) underPrasar Bharati. It transmits at 675 kHz. Chhatarpur also has aDoordarshan's Hi power transmitter for TV which is located at Deri Road.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chhatarpur".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 116.
