Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central Indiaand located at 24.06° & 25.20°N 78.59° & 80.26° E respectively. The town of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.

The district has an area of 8,687 kmē, and a population of 1,474,633 (2001 census), a 27% increase from its 1991 population of 1,158,853. Chhatarpur District is bounded by Uttar Pradesh state to the north, and the Madhya Pradesh districts of Panna to the east, Damoh to the south, Sagar to the southwest, and Tikamgarh to the west. Chhatarpur District is part of Sagar Division.

Places of Interest

The district is home to Khajuraho, the famous temple city created by the Chandela clan of Rajputs in the tenth century. Other notable locations are Arjunkund, Naogaon (Nowgong), Maharajpur, Ken Gharial, Bijawar, Chachai Waterfall, and Hanuman Tauria.

History

Before Indian Independence, present-day Chhatarpur district consisted of a number of princely states, including Bijawar, Chhatarpur, Gaurihar, Alipura, and Lugasi, along with most of Charkhari and portions of Panna and Ajaigarh. After independence, the rulers of the states acceded to the Government of India, and the district became part of the new state of Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1 1956.

Notable persons from the district

• Asgari Bai - Dhrupad singer and recipient of Padma Shri

External links

• Chhatarpur District web site

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