Chechat

Geography

Chechat is located at 24°46′N 75°53′E / 24.77°N 75.88°E / 24.77; 75.88.^[1] It has an average elevation of 333 metres (1092 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Chechat is a 700 year old village, it is situated Near Takali River. Chechat represents a conglomerate of more than 36 villages surrounding it and these villages are integrated by the economy of Chechat Town. According to the record, the village has been destroyed 3 times from 1300 A.D. to 1900 A.D. Chechat has a population of 10,255 according to survey in 2001. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chechat has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 73% and female literacy of 50%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

Swami ji mandir is famous for all its festivals but most important is pat utsav and pongal utsav which runs up to 1 month in which people came from very distant cities to enjoy it.

Gopal mandir is also one of the famous temples of chechat. This temple is 400 years old.

Monastery(Math) is one of the oldest and famous temple of lord shiva. And there are so many small temple like Govardhan temple, kala temple and so on.

At the point of food chechat is very rich, means you can enjoy different types of foods varieties. You can enjoy most popular dishes like kachori and smosa of narayan ustaj.and famous namkin of Roopchand Halwayi,

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