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{{Short description|Village in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chandreh
| other_name = Chandrehi, Chandrehe
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Shiva temple and monastery, Chandreh Rampur Naikin, Madhya Pradesh 04.jpg
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| image_caption = 10th-century temple of Shiva at Chandreh
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| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.29064|N|81.47726 |E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sidhi district|Sidhi]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gopadbanas]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011 A"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 5.41
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| population_total = 1823
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Chandreh''', also spelled '''Chandrehi''' or '''Chandrehe''', is a village in [[Rampur Naikin]] block of [[Sidhi district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Located near the confluence of the [[Sone River|Son]] and [[Banas River (Madhya Pradesh)|Banas]] rivers, it is known for its 10th-century Shiva temple and monastery. As of 2011, Chandreh has a population of 1,823, in 370 households.

== Geography ==
Chandreh is located 1.6 km east of the [[confluence]] of the [[Sone River|Son]] and [[Banas River (Madhya Pradesh)|Banas]] rivers, and about 24 km southwest of [[Sidhi]], the district headquarters.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|69}}

== History ==
The earliest evidence of human habitation at Chandreh consists of archaeological from the early and middle [[Neolithic]] period.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|69}}

In the 10th century, there was a wave of construction at Chandreh linked to the [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] sect known as the [[Mattamayūra]]. These include a temple to Shiva, an adjoining monastery (''[[matha]]''), and an [[irrigation tank]] and a well. An inscription in the monastery identifies it as being built (or completed) in March 973, on the orders of the Mattamayūra leader [[Prabodhashiva]]. The temple was constructed by Prabodhashiva's predecessor [[Prashantashiva]] sometime earlier in the century.<ref name="Banerji 1932">{{cite book |last1=Banerji |first1=R. D. |author1-link=R. D. Banerji |editor1-last=Sastri |editor1-first=Hiranand |editor2-last=Dikshit |editor2-first=K. N. |editor3-last=Chakravarti |editor3-first=N. P. |editor1-link=Hiranand Sastri |editor2-link=Kashinath Narayan Dikshit |editor3-link=N. P. Chakravarti |title=Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XXI |date=1932 |location=Delhi |pages=148–53 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56981/page/n199 |access-date=6 November 2024 |chapter=The Chandrehe Inscription of Prabodhashiva: The Kalachuri Year 724}}</ref>

The temple is made of [[sandstone]] and has a rather unique design, featuring a high raised foundation, a [[chaitya]]-like floor plan, and a [[shikhara]] decorated with a [[gavaksha]] motif also reminiscent of chaityas. The monastery has two levels and is also made of sandstone.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web |title=Chandreh Temple and Monastery |url=https://asijabalpur.gov.in/monuments-detail/temple-and-monastery-107/index.html |website=Archaeological Survey of India Jabalpur Circle |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Chandreh had a population of 1,823, in 390 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|132}} This population was 51.5% male (921) and 49.5% female (902). The 0-6 age group numbered 284 (147 male and 137 female), making up 15.6% of the total population. 100 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 5.5% of the total. <ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Madhya Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sidhi, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/761/download/2694/DH_2011_2345_PART_B_DCHB_SIDHI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref>{{rp|60–1}}

== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Chandreh had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. The village had a sub post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#kachcha|kachcha]]'' materials.<ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Madhya Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sidhi, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://new.census.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/760/download/2690/DH_2011_2345_PART_A_DCHB_SIDHI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref>{{rp|132–7}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Shiva temple and monastery, Chandreh Rampur Naikin, Madhya Pradesh 06.jpg
File:Shiva temple and monastery, Chandreh Rampur Naikin, Madhya Pradesh 08.jpg
File:Shiva temple and monastery, Chandreh Rampur Naikin, Madhya Pradesh 15.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Rewa Division}}

[[Category:Villages in Sidhi district]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Madhya Pradesh]]

Chandreh - Revision history

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