Chapar, Dhubri

Chapar
—  city  —
Chapar Location of Chapar in Assam and India
Coordinates	26°16′N 90°28′E / 26.27°N 90.47°E / 26.27; 90.47Coordinates: 26°16′N 90°28′E / 26.27°N 90.47°E / 26.27; 90.47
Country	India
State	Assam
District(s)	Dhubri
Population	18,559 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 22 metres (72 ft)

Chapar is a small town in the Dhubri district of Assam, India. It is the hometown of one of the former Chief Ministers of Assam, Sarat Chandra Sinha.

Geography

Chapar is located at 26°16′N 90°28′E / 26.27°N 90.47°E / 26.27; 90.47.^[1] It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet). Like the rest of Assam, Chapar frequently has problems with flooding. The town is situated on the bank of the Champabati river. There is a village, Bahalpur, about 7 km away from Chapar main town. The name Bahalpur, meaning The Big Place.There is also a big village called Kazipara.

National Highway 31 passes through Chapar.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[2] Chapar had a population of 18,559. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chapar has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 58%. 14% of the population is under six years of age.

Education

The town has two main places for high school and college education, the Chapar Higher Secondary School and Ratnapeeth College.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chapar
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 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.