Chandrapura, Buxar, Bihar

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Chandrapura
Village
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Chandrapura
Location in Bihar, India
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Chandrapura
Chandrapura (India)
Coordinates: 25°38′33″N84°19′26″E / 25.642423°N 84.323952°E / 25.642423; 84.323952 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Buxar
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Languages
  Official Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802130
Telephone code91-6323
Vehicle registration BR-45

Chandrapura is a census village in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near banks of the Ganga river Nanijor. Chandrapura is a village located in Brahmpur block. It has a total of 766 families residing in it and a population of 5259 people as per government records. [2]

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Administration

Chandrapura village is administrated by Mukhiya through its Gram Panchayat, who is elected representative of village as per the Panchyati Raj Act of the Constitution of India.

ParticularsTotalMaleFemale
Total No. of Houses766
Population525927782481

Geography

Chandrapura village comes under Mahuar Panchayath. It belongs to Patna Division. It is located 38 km to the East from District headquarters Buxar, 96 km from State capital Patna. Chandrapura is surrounded by Shahpur Block, Behea Block, and Chakki Block to the East and Chougain Block to the South. Dumraon, Behea, Jagdispur and Ballia are also near Chandrapura. This village is on the border of the Buxar District and Bhojpur District. Bhojpur District is to the East of Chandrapura.

Industries

Chandrapura has a music company named Dream Films, owned by Kamal Jee Mishra. This company is one of the most popular companies of Bhojpuri music industry.

Transportation

Rail

Raghunathpur Railway Station and Veer Kunwar Singh Dharauli Halt are the very nearby railway stations to Chandrapura. Chandapura could be reached through the Dumraon and Twining Ganj Railway Stations. The major railway station, Ballia Railway Station, is located near Chandrapura.

Road

Brahmpur, Dumraon, Jagdispur have road connectivity to Chandrapura.

Culture

Like most cities and towns of India, Chandrapura has cultural diversity, owing to the various linguistic and cultural groups. Festivals such as Durga Puja, Diwali, Holi, Chhath Puja, as well as some other native festivals are celebrated in Chandrapura.

Education

Colleges

Schools

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References

  1. "Chandrapura map". google.co.in. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. "Population of Chandrapura". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 July 2017.