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Chhatari — city — Coordinates Country India State Uttar Pradesh District(s) Bulandshahr Population 10,886 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Chhatari is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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History
Chhatari was a jagir during British India. It was owned by Nawabs of Lalkhani, a Badgujar, Muslim Rajput community.[1][2]
Nawabs of Chhatari
- Nawab Mardan Ali Khan[1]
- Nawab Mebmud Ali Khan
- Kunwar Luft Ali Khan[3]
- Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Chhatari had a population of 10,886. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chhatari has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 54% and female literacy of 35%. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notables Persons
- Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari "Nawab of Chhatari" , a prominent Muslim League politician, and last Prime Minister of the Hyderabad State.[5]
References
- ^ a b The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion ... By Eric Stokes. pp. 217. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=9DU5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA217&dq=lalkhani&hl=en&ei=OPNETsj1CcTrrQemrpmGBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=lalkhani&f=false.
- ^ sadabad lalkhani&f=false elites in south asia. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=2u88AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA28&dq=nawab+sadabad+lalkhani&hl=en&ei=G75HTrTcIcL4rQe1i4H_Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=nawab sadabad lalkhani&f=false.
- ^ Education and politics: from Sir Syed to the present day : the Aligarh School By Shan Muhammad. pp. 30. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q7BCcgC0kvsC&pg=PA30&dq=Education+and+politics:+from+Sir+Syed+to+the+present+day+:+the+Aligarh+School+luft+ali+khan&hl=en&ei=tKtHTuH1OILIrQePqs2OBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das
Categories:- Cities and towns in Bulandshahr district
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