Chappargram

This article is about the town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. For other uses, see Chappargram.

Chappargram Urdu: چھپرگرام Pashto: چھپرګرام
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Chappargram Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°39′45″N 73°2′59″E / 34.6625°N 73.04972°E / 34.6625; 73.04972Coordinates: 34°39′45″N 73°2′59″E / 34.6625°N 73.04972°E / 34.6625; 73.04972
Country	Pakistan
Region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Battagram District
Tehsil	Battagram Tehsil
Union Council	Ajmera
Village	Chappargram
Elevation	1,073 m (3,520 ft)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)

Chappargram, a village in the Battagram District

A front view of Chappargram

Chappargram or Chapargram (Urdu: چھپرگرام , Pashto: چھپرګرام) is a village of Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1] It is part of Ajmera Union Council and lies within Battagram Tehsil and is located about four kilometres from the district headquarters Battagram along the Shahrah-e-Resham (Karakoram Highway) or silk route^[2].

Chappargram was one of the villages affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake of October 8, 2005 when more than 100 people were killed and approximately 500 were injured. Many residents of the village were rendered homeless and without shelter. The khels in Chappargram are Khadar Khani, Behram Khel, Raza khani, Mula Khel and Shams Khel.

See also

Pakistan portal

• Ajmera
• Battagram District
• Battagram Tehsil
• Yusafzai
• Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Gallery

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  A child of Chappargram

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  Chappargram from Kandar

References

1. ^ List of polling stations in NA-22 - ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
2. ^ Chappargrm is located in District Battagram

External links

• BATTAGRAM-District Profile ERRA
• "List of polling stations" - The Gazette of Pakistan
• "NRC PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SITUATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING 5TH FEB 2006" - Norwegian Refugee Council
• World Bank Document