Chhaprauli

Chhaprauli
Chhaprauli
	city
	Chhaprauli Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Chhaprauli Chhaprauli (India)
	Coordinates: 29.22°N 77.18°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Baghpat
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	17,795
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP
Website	up.gov.in

Chhaprauli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Block is established in 01/04/1960.

Geography

Chhaprauli is located at 29.22°N 77.18°E / 29.22; 77.18.[1] It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787 feet).

As of 2001 India census,[2] Chhaprauli had a population of 17,795. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chhaprauli has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 66% and female literacy of 43%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Chhaprauli has a sizeable Jat population majorly Khokhar Gotra (which holds the traditional headman ship of Chaubisi Khap) have been dominating the politics of the region for a long time. The most prominent and popular personality related to this town is the late Chaudhary Charan Singh, The only true farmer's leader who served the top post of the country as the prime minister in 1979–80. He started his successful political career from Chhaprauli Assembly in 1937.

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References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chhaprauli
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chhaprauli

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.