Chhaprauli
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Chhaprauli is a town and a nagar panchayat
in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh
, India
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, Chhaprauli had a population of 17,795. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chhaprauli has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 66% and female literacy of 43%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.chhaprauli also has a sizeable jat population who have for long dominated the politics of the region.
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Geography
Chhaprauli is located at 29.22°N 77.18°E. It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Chhaprauli had a population of 17,795. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chhaprauli has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 66% and female literacy of 43%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.chhaprauli also has a sizeable jat population who have for long dominated the politics of the region.