Chhapra

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Chhapra is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, known as the administrative headquarters of Saran district and a regional commercial and transportation hub along the Ganges River.

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Chhapra canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
climate humid subtropical climate
country India
distanceTo about 70 km northwest of Patna
division Saran division
economicActivity agricultural trade
retail and wholesale markets
governingBody Chhapra Municipal Corporation
hasBridgeConnection Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge vicinity
hasBusTerminal Chhapra bus stand
hasEducationalInstitution Jai Prakash University
hasIndustrialActivity small-scale industries and services
hasLokSabhaConstituency Saran Lok Sabha constituency
hasNationalHighwayConnection National Highway 19 (India)
National Highway 31 (India)
hasNearbyAirport Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport
surface form: Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna
hasRailwayStation Chhapra Junction railway station
Chhapra Junction railway station
surface form: Chhapra Kacheri railway station
hasRiverPortHistory true
hasUniversity Jai Prakash University
hasVidhanSabhaConstituency Chhapra Assembly constituency
historicalRegion ancient Saran
isAdministrativeHeadquartersOf Saran district
isDistrictHeadquarters true
isRegionalHubFor commerce
transportation
isUrbanCenterOf Saran district
latitude approximately 25.78 N
localLanguage Bhojpuri
locatedIn Bihar
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Saran district
locatedOnRiver Ganges
surface form: Ganges River
longitude approximately 84.73 E
namedAfter possibly derived from "Chapra" meaning hut or thatched roof
namedFor association with thatched huts (chapra) historically
nearestMajorCity Patna
officialLanguage Hindi
populationCategory medium-sized city
postalCode 841301
railwayDivision Mughalsarai railway division
surface form: Varanasi railway division
railwayZone North Eastern Railway zone
region Saran region
riverBankSettlement north bank of the Ganges River
stateCapitalOf null
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode BR-04

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Ghaghara confluenceLocation Chhapra
Bihar containsCity Chhapra