Chandameta-Butaria

Chandameta-Butaria
city
Chandameta-Butaria
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Chandameta-Butaria
Chandameta-Butaria (India)
Coordinates: 22°11′38″N 78°44′5″E / 22.19389°N 78.73472°E / 22.19389; 78.73472Coordinates: 22°11′38″N 78°44′5″E / 22.19389°N 78.73472°E / 22.19389; 78.73472
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhindwara
Population (2001)
  Total 16,937
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Chandameta-Butaria is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chhindwara district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Chandameta-Butaria had a population of 16,937. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chandameta-Butaria has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 64%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The social characteristics bear good relations between people of Hindus, Muslims and Christians. This was because the organizational culture was fostered by Western Coal Fields Limited which was served by people from many parts of the country who settled here, forming a mixed culture. The Flower Vale school is situated here. This town is situated around the hills. The largest school is the Govt. H. Sec. school.

Tourism

Places to visit in the area include:

  • Chandshah vali tekri (named after Chadnsha Vali shrine), has an old Shiva temple along with some other temples. This hill can be seen from most of the parts of the town and point out the temple and Shrine at the same place.
  • Sinh Vahini Durga mandir is where most of the local people go for daily worship.
  • Other places in the town include the Dadaji Samadhi Temple, Kherapati mandir, Singhvahini mandir, Chandshah vali- Chandramoulishwar mandir, and Pankaj Stadium.

People

  • Late Shree Hiraman Tiwari "Dadaji" was born here. The founder of Dada Parivar. Shree Baldev Prasad Sharma, Shree Shivbaran Singh Parmar, Shree Damodar Patil, Shree Shyamlal Valmiki, Shree Arun Kumar Soni were from this town.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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