Chhapra
Chhapra
Chaparā | |
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City | |
Chhapra Location of Chapra in Bihar Chhapra Chhapra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°47′05″N 84°43′39″E / 25.7848°N 84.7274°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Saran |
| District | Saran |
| Ward | 45 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Chhapra Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Laxmi Narayan Gupta |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ragini Devi |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 201,597 |
| • Urban | 212,955 |
| Demonym | Chaprahiya |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 84120X |
| Area Code(s) | +91-(0)6152 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-04 |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 1015(females per 1000 males) ♂/♀ |
| Literacy (2011) | 81.30% |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Saran |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Chapra (118) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32 °C (90 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | saran chapra |
Chhapra (ISO 15919: Chaparā) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar, India. It also serves as the headquarters of the Saran division. The city is situated near the confluence of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River in the north-western part of Bihar.