Chhatarpur

Chhatarpur
Chhatarpur Location of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°54′57″N 79°34′56″E / 24.915709°N 79.582214°E / 24.915709; 79.582214
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Chhatarpur
Population	99,519 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 305 m (1,001 ft)

Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District.

History

Flag of Princely Chhatarpur

Chhatarpur is named after the Bundela Rajput leader Chhatrasal, the founder of Bundelkhand independence, and contains his cenotaph. The state was ruled by his descendants until 1785. At that time the Ponwar clan of the Rajputs took control of Chhatarpur. The state was guaranteed to Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar^[1] in 1806 by the British Raj. In 1854 Chhatarpur would have lapsed to the British government for want of direct heirs under the doctrine of lapse, but was conferred on Jagat Raj as a special act of grace. The Ponwar Rajas ruled a princely state with an area of 1118 square miles, and population of 156,139 in 1901, which was part of the Bundelkhand agency of Central 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 of Nowgong.^[2]

After the independence of India in 1947, the Rajas of Chhatarpur acceded to India, and Chhatarpur, together with the rest of Bundelkhand Agency, became part of the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1956.

Geography

Chhatarpur is located at 24°54′N 79°36′E / 24.9°N 79.6°E / 24.9; 79.6^[3]. It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1000 feet). It is located on the far north-east border of Madhya Pradesh, sharing its borders with the Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. It is 125 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and 180 km from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[4], Chhatarpur had a population of 99,519. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chhatarpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 62%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industries and Business

There is large scale industry in Chhatarpur few small scale industreis available. but these industries are not sufficient for giving enough empolyement for local people. The economy is mostly dependent on farming. Recently a world renoun mining company Rio Tinto discover diamond mine, see Bunder Project, in Chhatarpur area. If Rio Tinto starts mining for diamond there will be good support for local people. There are many granite mining industries available in Chhatarpur district.

Transport

Chhatarpur can be reached by road only. The nearest railway stations are at Khajuraho (45 km), Harpalpur (55 km) Jhansi (119 km) and Satna and the nearest airport is at Khajuraho, which has daily flights from Delhi.

Education

Most of the colleges in Chhatarpur district are affiliated to University of Sagar, which is also known as Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University Sagar. They offer graduation and post graduation courses in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Law. Govt. Maharaja College also offers doctorate (PhD) programs in Arts and Science faculties.

Radio and TV station

Chhatarpur has got its own radio station of All India Radio (आकाशवाणी) under Prasar Bharati. It is transmitting at 675 kHz. The radio station of Chhatarpur has given name and fame to many local artists. Notable among them are Deshraj Pateriya, Lakshmi Tripathi. Chhatarpur also has a Doordarshan's low power transmitter for TV.

People

• Ajay Awasthi
• Jeetendra Singh Bundela
• Satyavrat Chaturvedi
• Anjul Saxena
• Shankar Pratap Singh Bundela
• Siddheshwar Mitter
• Pandit Sitaram Bhaskar Bhagwat
• Neeta Pateriya
• Kunwar Vikram Singh
• Lalita Yadav

Places to see

• Khajuraho, a popular tourist spot is near Chhatarpur.
• Dhubela, A Museum 15 KM from Chhatarpur
• Jatashankar, A holi place Near to Bijawar
• Bhimkund, A beautiful place for Natural water tank. Near to Bajna.
• Raneh Fall, A water fall Near to Khajuraho
• Hanuman Tauria , A Hanuman tample

External links

• Genealogy of the chiefs of Chhatarpur
• Computer Care & Ware, Chhatarpur
• Chhatarpur official website by MP Govt.

References

1. ^ http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/c/chhatarpur.html
2. ^ This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chhatarpur
4. ^ "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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