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Aurangabad is a city and a municipality in Aurangabad district

Aurangabad District, Bihar

Aurangabad district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.-History:Aurangabad features in traditional records...

 in the state of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

, India. Aurangabad (pop. 79,351) is the district headquarters of the Aurangabad district. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road

Grand Trunk Road

The Grand Trunk Road also formerly known as Uttarapatha, Shah Rah-e-Azam or Sadak-e-Azam or Badshahi Sadak is one of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads...

. The people of this region primarily speak Magahi. Due to lack of industrialization, people are still mainly dependent upon agriculture and related activities. Rice and wheat are the main crops produced here.

Geography

Aurangabad is located at 24.75°N 84.37°E. It has an average elevation of 108 metres (354 feet).

It is situated east of Bodh Gaya at a distance of about 70 km.

Demographics

India census, Aurangabad had a population of 2,511,243. Males constitute 52.20% of the population and females 47.80%. Aurangabad has an average literacy rate of 72.77%, lower than the national average of 74.04%; with 82.52% of the males and 62.05% of females literate. 17.44% of the population is under 6 years of

Educational Institutions

Schools located in Aurangabad:-

• Sarasawati Shishu Mandir,near Thakurbari road,surya mandir,AurangabaD.
• DAV Public School AuranGABAD
• VAV school
• Mahesh Academy
• Rajershri High School
• Anugarah Inter School(Famous known as "Gate School").
• Lord Buddha Public School, Chitragupta Nagar, Aurangabad.(Administrator: Sarvesh Sharma, Contact: 09973105133)
• Vivekanand mission School
• Ghatrain High School
• Ghatrain Middle school and primary School

Colleges located in Aurangabad:-

• Sachhidanand Sinha College (Magadh University)
• S.N.Sinha College (Magadh University)
• R.L.S.Y. College (Magadh University)
• Kishori Sinha mahilla college (Magadh University)
• Anugrah Narayan Memorial College((Magadh University))

Notable people

• Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narayan Singh,first Deputy Chief Minister
  Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar
  - Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar:...
  
   cum Finance Minister
  Finance minister
  The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government.A minister of finance has many different jobs in a government. He or she helps form the government budget, stimulate the economy, and control finances...
  
   of Bihar
  Bihar
  Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
  
  , one of the architects of modern Bihar.
• Satyendra Narayan Singh,(Chhote Saheb) ex Chief Minister of Bihar
• Kamta Prasad Singh 'Kam', Member of the Legislative Council of Bihar from 1952 to 1963. A prolific writer and radio commentator.
• Shankar Dayal Singh
  Shankar Dayal Singh
  An eminent litterateur and parliamentarian Dr. Shankar Dayal Singh was twice elected to the Parliament of India. He was one of the youngest members of the Fifth Lok Sabha, in which he represented the Chatra parliamentary constituency in Bihar . Contesting his maiden Lok Sabha election in 1971, he...
  
  , Son of Late Kamta Singh Kam. Author and Parliamentarian. Member of Lok Sabha (1971–77) from Chatra; Member of Rajya Sabha from 1990 till death.
• Nikhil Kumar
  Nikhil Kumar
  Nikhil Kumar is the currentGovernor of Nagaland. He was appointed Governor of Nagaland on 4 October 2009 by The President of India,Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar as a member of the Indian National...
  
  , His Excellency Governor Of Nagaland
• Ranjan Kumar Singh, Son of Late Shankar Dayal Singh. Author-Photographer-Film maker
• Rana MundDrika Singh of Riyasat Ghatrain the royal village of Madanpur Block.
• Ramadhar Singh
  Ramadhar Singh
  Ramadhar Singh is an Indian politician with the Bharatiya Janata Party. A leader of the party in the state of Bihar, he has been representing the Aurangabad seat in the state assembly winning four out of five elections since 1995...
  
  ,Minister under Nitish Kumar
  Nitish Kumar
  Nitish Kumār is an Indian politician currently serving as Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal party...
  
  cabinet