Chapari

Chapari
Chapari
—  city  —
Chapari
Location of Chapari
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates 23°42′N 86°35′E / 23.7°N 86.58°E / 23.7; 86.58Coordinates: 23°42′N 86°35′E / 23.7°N 86.58°E / 23.7; 86.58
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Puruliya
Population 7,242 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website purulia.gov.in/

Chapari (Bengali: চাপারী) is a census town in Puruliya district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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History

Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas and was a part of the kingdom known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times. In 1833, Manbhum district was carved out of Jungle Mahals district, with head quarters at Manbazar. In 1838, the headquarters was transferred to Purulia. In 1956, Manbhum district was partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956. [1]

Geography

The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Chapari had a population of 7242. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chapari has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 69%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ "Historical background". Purulia District. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080103032840/http://purulia.gov.in/district_profile/dist_profile.html. Retrieved 2008-03-02. 
  2. ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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