Chapari

Chapari is a census town in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Puruliya district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chapari
Settlement.settlement_type: Census Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Puruliya
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 6,556
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Bengali, English
Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7245
Households: 1290

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male population: 3842
illiterate population: 1692
literate population: 5553
female population: 3403

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History
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Area overview
Demographics
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Education
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Chapari is a census town in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Puruliya district in the state of West Bengal, India.

==History== The Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas and was a part of the Vejra-bhumi kingdom. In 1833, the Manbhum district was carved out of Jungle Mahals district, with headquarters at Manbazar.