Chandrapur Municipality

Chandrapur Municipality other names Chandranigahapur locally known as Chapur is a Municipality in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging Chandranigahapur, Judibela, Paurai, Santpur Matioun, Dumariya Matioun Village development committees.At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 13,456 people living in 2465 individual households.HistoryThis town was actually named under the late Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher. He used to come for hunting purpose. People started to live here after the naming of this place.Development activitiesIn the remembrance of G.P. Koirala, the construction of Dabari Tourism Area cum Picnic Spot is going on. Cha.pur Hospital, Janata samudayik Hospital Chandranigahapur Hospital Pvt.Ltd.Drinking water, Road Development, etc. are the development work going on in this town. BANKS in Chapur are Siddhartha Bank Limited, Nepal SBI, Nepal Bank, NCC Bank, Everest Bank, Jyoti bikash Bank, Laxmi Development Bank, Prabhu Bank etc. as well as several cooperative provides their services like,Sankalpa SACCOS..There is also a picnic spot as well tourist place called "sahid smiriti park" near the bank of chadi river to promote the local tourism.At the centre of the park a list of name of people is kept those who contribute their life during the 10 years of revolution(051/052-062/63) in stone script.