Chhatarpur v • d • e Madhya Pradesh • India
Chhatarpur
Coordinates: 24.9° N 79.6° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 305 m (1,001 ft)
District(s)	Chhatarpur
Population	99,519 (2001)

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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. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Madhya PradeÅ›   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...

History

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 Rajputs took control of Chhatarpur. The state was guaranteed to Kunwar Suni Singh Ponwar 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, manufactures of paper and coarse cutlery, and a high school. The state also contained the British cantonment of Nowgong. ^[1] The Bundelas are a Rajput clan who ruled several states in central India. ... Rajput (from the Sanskrit tatpurusha compound , son of a king) is a Caste among Hindus in India, Pakistan and Nepal. ... Stamp issued by India in 1987 shows the the king on horseback. ... Bundelkhand is a geographic region of central India. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Ponwar (also Panwar or Pawar) are a Maratha clan that ruled the states of Chhatarpur, Dewas, Dhar, and Rajgarh in central India. ... Rajput (from the Sanskrit tatpurusha compound , son of a king) is a Caste among Hindus in India, Pakistan and Nepal. ... The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial... The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India between 1848 and 1856. ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. ... The Central India Agency was a political unit of British India, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. ... Naogaon, also called Nowgong, is a city in Madhya Pradesh state, India. ...

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 Madhya Pradesh state in 1956. Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. ... Madhya PradeÅ›   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...

Geography

Chhatarpur is located at 24.9° N 79.6° E^[2]. It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1000 feet). The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, 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. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Transport

Chhatarpur can be reached by road only. The nearest railway stations are at Jhansi and Satna, and the nearest airport is at Khajuraho, which has daily flights from Delhi Jhansi   झांसी is a city of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. ... Busy street Satna is a city in central India, in northeastern Madhya Pradesh, adjacent to the Tons River. ... Sculpture from a temple at Khajuraho Hermit monk performing auparashtika on a princely visitor. ... Delhi   (Hindi: , Urdu: , Punjabi: ), sometimes refered to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ...

Education

Most of the colleges in Chhatarpur district are affilated to University of Sagar, which is also known as Dr.Harisingh Gaur University Sagar. They do offer graduation and post graduation courses in Arts, Science and commerce group. Govt. Maharaja College, Panna road also offers doctorate (PhD) programs in Arts and Science groups. The University of Sagar, (Saugar) also known as Doctor Harisingh Gour University, is a public university in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. ...

Places to see

Khajuraho, a popular tourist spot is near Chhatarpur. Sculpture from a temple at Khajuraho Hermit monk performing auparashtika on a princely visitor. ...

External link

• Genealogy of the chiefs of Chhatarpur

References

1. ^ This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chhatarpur