Chappargram
Urdu: چھپرگرام Pashto: چھپرګراﻣ
Town and Village
Chappargram is located in Pakistan
Chappargram
Chappargram
Location 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
Elevation
1,073 m (3,520 ft)
Population
 • Total7,500 (approx)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Chappargram before earthquake

Chappargram or Chapargram (Urdu: چھپرگرام, Pashto: چھپرګراﻣ) is a village of Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] 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.[2]

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

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


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