# Chandrapur Municipality

_From Chandrapur 7 Nayabasti Rautahat Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Chandrapur Municipality (Nepali: चन्द्रपुर), locally known as Chandranigahapur or Chapur, is a municipality in Rautahat District of Madhesh Province of Nepal. Chandrapur municipality lies on the west side of Bagmati River along Chure range, bordering Gujara municipality in the west, Brindawan municipality in south, Bakaiya Rural Municipality & Bagmati Rural Municipality, Makwanpur of Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in the north and Bagmati municipality of Sarlahi district in the east. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging Chandranigahapur, Judibela, Paurai, Santpur Matioun, and Dumariya Matioun VDCs.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** human settlement; municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414207#P31))
- **Located in:** Rautahat District (district of Nepal) › Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414207#P131))
- **Area:** 231 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414207#P2046))
- **Official website:** chandrapurmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414207#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.1588, 85.3394

## About

According to the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 72,085 people living in 13,445 individual households.

## Questions

**Where is Chandrapur Municipality located?**  
Chandrapur Municipality is located in Rautahat District, Madhesh Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chandrapur Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrapur_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चन्द्रनिगाहपुर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3414207](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414207) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Chapur np.jpg by Nepalopedia4u (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chapur_np.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Chandrapur Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/chandrapur-municipality. Retrieved 6 November 2026.