Misplaced Pages

Chappargram

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Town and Village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Chappargram Urdu: چھپرگرام Pashto: چھپرګراﻣ
Town and Village
Chappargram is located in PakistanChappargramChappargramLocation in Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°39′45″N 73°2′59″E / 34.66250°N 73.04972°E / 34.66250; 73.04972
Country Pakistan
Region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictBattagram District
TehsilBattagram Tehsil
Union CouncilAjmera
VillageChappargram
Elevation1,073 m (3,520 ft)
Population
 • Total7,500 (approx)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Chappargram before earthquake
This article contains Urdu text. Without proper rendering support, you may see unjoined letters running left to right or other symbols instead of Urdu script.

Chappargram or Chapargram (Urdu: چھپرگرام, Pashto: چھپرګراﻣ) is a village of Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of Ajmera Union Council and lies within Battagram Tehsil and is located about four kilometres from the district headquarters Battagram along the Shahrah-e-Resham (Karakoram Highway) or silk route.

Chappargram was one of the villages affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake of October 8, 2005 when more than 100 people were killed and approximately 500 were injured. Many residents of the village were rendered homeless and without shelter

Gallery

  • Chappargram, a village in the Battagram District. Chappargram, a village in the Battagram District.
  • A child from Chappargram. A child from Chappargram.
  • View of Chappargram from Kandar. View of Chappargram from Kandar.

See also

References

  1. List of polling stations in NA-22 – ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN (PDF), ECP, 10 February 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012, retrieved 19 March 2012
  2. Explore Pakistan – Battagram District, FindPakistan, 10 February 2008, retrieved 19 March 2012

External links

Administrative divisions of Battagram District
Capital Flag of NWFP
Tehsils
Union councils
Village Councils


Stub icon

This Battagram District location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: