Chhatarpur

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::callout[type=note] the city and municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India ::

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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

Main article: Chhatarpur State

Chhatarpur was founded in 1785 and is named after leader Chhatrasal, the founder of Bundelkhand, and contains his cenotaph. The state was ruled by his descendants until 1785. At that time the Pawar clan of the Rajputs took control of Chhatarpur. The state was guaranteed to Kunwar Sone Singh Pawar 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 Pawar Rajas ruled a princely state with an area of 1118 sqmi, 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.

Rajas

  • 1785–1816 Kunwar Sone Shah (d. 1816)
  • 1816–1854 Partab Singh (d. 1854)
  • 1854–1867 Jaghat Singh (b. 1846 – d. 1867)
  • 1867–1895 Vishvanath Singh (b. 1866 – d. 1932)

Maharajas

  • (4 May 1649 – 20 December 1731) Maharaja Chhatrasal
  • 1895–1932 Vishvanath Singh (b. 1866 – d. 1932)
  • 1932–1947 Bhawani Singh (b. 1921 – d. 2006)

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

Geography

Chhatarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1,000 feet). It is located on the far north-east border of Madhya Pradesh.

Places to visit

Places of interest in chhatarpur are Bageshwar dham (25 km from city) Khajuraho temples (40 km) Kutni dam (40 km ) Dhubela measuem (5) Jatashankar temple (40) Hanuman toriya

Climate

Chhatarpur has humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with hot summers, a somewhat cooler monsoon season and cool winters. Heavy rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from June to September.

| location = Chhatarpur | metric first = Y | single line = Y | Jan record high C = 32.3 | Feb record high C = 35.0 | Mar record high C = 39.1 | Apr record high C = 42.8 | May record high C = 45.0 | Jun record high C = 47.0 | Jul record high C = 40.0 | Aug record high C = 35.3 | Sep record high C = 38.1 | Oct record high C = 36.0 | Nov record high C = 34.6 | Dec record high C = 30.6 | Jan high C = 24.5 | Feb high C = 26.7 | Mar high C = 32.2 | Apr high C = 37.8 | May high C = 40.6 | Jun high C = 37.2 | Jul high C = 30.2 | Aug high C = 28.6 | Sep high C = 30.4 | Oct high C = 31.6 | Nov high C = 28.7 | Dec high C = 25.1 | Jan mean C = 17.3 | Feb mean C = 19.9 | Mar mean C = 25.3 | Apr mean C = 30.6 | May mean C = 33.5 | Jun mean C = 31.4 | Jul mean C = 26.7 | Aug mean C = 25.6 | Sep mean C = 26.3 | Oct mean C = 25.9 | Nov mean C = 22.4 | Dec mean C = 18.3 | Jan low C = 10.2 | Feb low C = 13.0 | Mar low C = 18.3 | Apr low C = 23.3 | May low C = 26.3 | Jun low C = 25.4 | Jul low C = 23.2 | Aug low C = 22.5 | Sep low C = 22.1 | Oct low C = 20.2 | Nov low C = 16.0 | Dec low C = 11.5 | Jan record low C = 1.0 | Feb record low C = 4.9 | Mar record low C = 9.8 | Apr record low C = 14.3 | May record low C = 18.3 | Jun record low C = 18.1 | Jul record low C = 19.9 | Aug record low C = 16.6 | Sep record low C = 17.0 | Oct record low C = 12.1 | Nov record low C = 9.1 | Dec record low C = 1.2 | Jan precipitation mm = 25 | Feb precipitation mm = 10 | Mar precipitation mm = 9 | Apr precipitation mm = 3 | May precipitation mm = 5 | Jun precipitation mm = 92 | Jul precipitation mm = 321 | Aug precipitation mm = 400 | Sep precipitation mm = 179 | Oct precipitation mm = 27 | Nov precipitation mm = 13 | Dec precipitation mm = 10 | Jan rain days = 2.3 | Feb rain days = 2.3 | Mar rain days = 0.8 | Apr rain days = 0.2 | May rain days = 1.9 | Jun rain days = 9.6 | Jul rain days = 16.5 | Aug rain days = 19.7 | Sep rain days = 10.0 | Oct rain days = 2.2 | Nov rain days = 0.9 | Dec rain days = 1.2 | Jan humidity = 49 | Feb humidity = 43 | Mar humidity = 32 | Apr humidity = 25 | May humidity = 29 | Jun humidity = 55 | Jul humidity = 81 | Aug humidity = 86 | Sep humidity = 75 | Oct humidity = 52 | Nov humidity = 43 | Dec humidity = 49 | source 1 = NOAA (1971–1990){{Cite FTP |url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42671.TXT |server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |url-status = dead |title = Sagar Climate Normals 1971-1990 |access-date = 22 December 2012}} | date = December 2012}}

Demographics

India census, Chhatarpur had a population of 99 519. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chhatarpur has an average literacy rate of 69%: with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 62%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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Economy

There is no large scale industry in Chhatarpur apart from a few small scale industries available, but these industries are not sufficient for giving enough employment to local people. The economy is mostly dependent on farming. The city however, has a growing private commercial sector, mainly retail businesses. There are many granite mining and polishing industries operating in Chhatarpur district. Chhatarpur furniture industry also a big employment to local people.

Most depend for their livelihood on farming. This region is in a drought-affected area, so the whole district faces a water crisis for farming and potable drinking water.

There is a proposal to set up a solar plant in Barethi village, 20 kilometers away from Chhatarpur. The capacity of the plant is 550 MW.

Administration

Chhatarpur Police is a Law enforcing unit of MP Police which protects the world heritage "Khajuraho Group of Monuments". The district is divided into 5 police subdivisions, with 34 Police Stations and 21 outposts.

Education

India's largest chain schooling Kendriya Vidyalaya is situated here.

Most of the colleges in Chhatarpur district are affiliated to Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University, Chhatarpur. They offer graduate and post-graduate courses in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Law. Government Maharaja P.G. College, Government Girls P.G. College, Shri Krishna University and Digital Institute of Science & Technology are the premier institutions of graduate and post-graduate education in the city. chhatarpur medical college is under construction.Christian English College is the only CISCE- affiliated school of the city. Swami Pranawanand Homeopathic Medical College is affiliated to Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, Jabalpur.

Transportation

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Chhatarpur can be reached by road and railway. Chhatarpur Railway Station opened in 2017, which is connected to Prayagraj, Lucknow, Nagpur, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Delhi, Jaipur, Prayagraj, and Patna. Delhi Vande Bharat also passes through here. The nearest major railway station are Jhansi (130 km) and Satna (140 km).

Chhatarpur is situated on intersection of NH 34 and NH 39. It is 550 km from the national capital Delhi and 330 km from state capital Bhopal. Buses are available for these cities and other nearby regional cities.

Khajuraho Airport is nearest airport, which serves nearby Khajuraho and Chhatarpur but only limited flights are available from here. The closest major airport is Jabalpur and Kanpur.

Radio and television station

Chhatarpur has got its own radio station of All India Radio (आकाशवाणी) under Prasar Bharati. It transmits at 675 kHz. Chhatarpur also has a Doordarshan's Hi power transmitter for TV which is located at Deri Road.

Tourism

Religious Tourism

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Nature tourism

References

Bibliography

  • J. R. Ackerley, Hindoo Holiday, NYRB Classics,

References

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  4. "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chhatarpur". Fallingrain.com.
  5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  6. https://wap.stonecontact.com/chhatarpur-red-granite/s23069 {{Bare URL inline. (July 2025)
  7. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.chhatarpur_furniture.298958e3699a1ae57c1a238efea0391b.html {{Bare URL inline. (July 2025)
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