 It was a major center of the Parwar Jain community.There are a number of Jain places nearby- Gurilagiri (7 km), Aamanachar (29 km), Bithala (19 km), Bhamon (16 km), Khandargiri (2 km), Thuvanji (22 km) and Bhiyadant (14 km), and Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh (20 km, across the border).At a distance of 19 km from present Chanderi town is situated the Buddhi (old) Chanderi.