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Chhapar

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Total population

19,700

Elevation302 m
Coordinates27.82°, 74.44°

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City facts

Elevation
302 m

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Overview

Chhapar is a small town and a municipality in Churu district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Chhapar and Tal chhapar is located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India. It is 210 km from Jaipur and situated on the road from Ratangarh to Sujangarh. The Tal Chappar lies in the Sujangarh Tehsil of Churu district. It lies on the Nokha-Sujangarh state highway and is situated at a distance of 85 km from Churu and about 132 km from Bikaner. The nearest railway station is Chappar which lies on Degana-Churu-Rewari broad gauge line of Northern Western Railways. The nearest Airport is Jaipur International Airport (Sanganer) which is at a distance of 215 km from Chappar. It is known for black bucks but it is also home to a variety of birds. Here is a famous sanctuary known as Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

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History & geography

Geography

Chhapar is located at . The sanctuary is named after Chhapar village which is located at 27°-50' North and 74°-25' East. It is a flat saline depression locally known as "Tal" that has a unique ecosystem in the heart of the Thar Desert, Perched at a height of 302 meters (990 feet) above sea level.

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Geography

Latitude
27.8178
Longitude
74.4428
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
65,942
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    1,751
  • Grey Francolin
    Ortygornis pondicerianus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1,494
  • Great Gray Shrike
    Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,380
  • Large Gray Babbler
    Turdoides malcolmi (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    1,250
  • Black Drongo
    Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1,186
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    1,139
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,008
  • Indian Roller
    Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    998

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2024-06-08

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.47
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,997

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
232
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about Chhapar

Faunal Resources of Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary Church, Rajasthan
Padma Bohra · 2009

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library