Chhatari
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| name = Chhatari
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| other_name = Chhatradhari
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| settlement_type = Town
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| image_caption = The inside gate of Chhatari Garhi
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28|06|44|N|78|09|09|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Bulandshahr
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| population_total = 15786
| population_as_of = 2019
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 =Urdu
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 203397
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Chhatari is a Town in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
History
Chhatari was a jagir during British India. It was owned by Nawabs of Lalkhani, a Badgujar Rajput community.{{cite book|title=The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion ... By Eric Stokes|pages=217|isbn=9780521297707|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9DU5AAAAIAAJ&dq=lalkhani&pg=PA217|last1=Stokes|first1=Eric|year=1978}}{{cite book|title=elites in south asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2u88AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA28}}
=Nawabs of Chhatari=
- Nawab Mardan Ali Khan
- Nawab Mehmud Ali Khan
- Nawab Luft Ali Khan{{cite book|title=Education and politics: from Sir Syed to the present day : the Aligarh School By Shan Muhammad|pages=30|isbn=9788176482752|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7BCcgC0kvsC&dq=Education+and+politics:+from+Sir+Syed+to+the+present+day+:+the+Aligarh+School+luft+ali+khan&pg=PA30|last1=Muhammad|first1=Shan|year=2002}}
- Nawab Abdul Ali Khan IV
- Nawab Abdul Samad Khan (1862–1922)
- Nawab Abdul Sami Khan
- Nawab Hafiz Sir Ahmad Said Khan I (1888–1981)
Amenities
There are two nationalized bank, one degree college, a sub post office and also have an agro-products trading center for farmers residing near town.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2014 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Chhatari had a population of 15786. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.
Notable people
- Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari "Nawab of Chhatari", a prominent Muslim League politician, and last Prime Minister of the Hyderabad State.^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das Also the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
References
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{{Bulandshahr district}}
Category:Cities and towns in Bulandshahr district
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