Bhojpur district, Bihar
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Bhojpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar
state
in eastern India. Arrah
town (also known as Ara) is the administrative headquarters of this district.
. Buxar
was a sub-division of the old Bhojpur district. In 1992 Buxar became a separate district and the rest of Bhojpur district now has three sub-divisions-Ara Sadar, Jagdispur
and Piro
. Ara town is the headquarters of the district and also its principal town. The district is bound on the north by the districts of Saran
(Bihar) and the Balia
district of Uttar Pradesh
; on the south by the district of Rohtas; on the west by the district of Buxar
and on the east by the district of Patna
, Jahanabad
and Arwal
.
It is said that Ara, the present headquarters of the district derives its name from the Sanskrit word Aranya, which means forest. It suggests that the entire area around modern Ara was heavily forested in old days. According to mythology, sage Vishwamitra, the Guru of Rama
, had his 'Ashram' somewhere in this region.
Bhojpur district has a close linkage with that of its parent district of Shahabad, which had an old and interesting history. In the pre-historic days also there is evidence of the area being inhabited. The 1961 Census report of Shahabad district describes the history of the district in following manner.
"In the old days, Shahabad formed part of the ancient kingdom of Magadh which also contained portions of the present Patna
& Gaya
district. Though included in the kingdom of Emperor Ashoka
, the general absence of Buddhists' monuments from a greater part of the district suggests that it remained almost immune from the Buddhist influence of the time.”
"The famous Chinese pilgrim, Hieun-Tsang, who journeyed through the country in the seventh century A.D., paid a visit to Mo-Ho-Solo in Shahabad. This place has been identified with the present village Masarh, 10 km west of Ara on Ara-Buxar road. The Chinese pilgrim found that the inhabitants respect the law of Buddha. He, therefore, felt convinced and did not proceed to any other place in the district."
"Not much is known about the history of the district after the fall of Guptas. In all probability it relapsed into the hands of the aboriginal tribes and came under control of petty chieftains. The most dominant people during this period were Cheros. They ruled over the greater portion of the district. Then came the Rajputs from Ujjain in the province of Malwa. Raja Bhoj was their king and the term 'Bhojpur' now applicable to the area is derived from him."
The Medieval period history of this district has been described in the following words :
"While encamping at Ara
in 1529 after his victory over the Afghan rulers, Babar
proclaimed his sovereignty over Bihar
. In commemoration of this event, the place was called Shahabad, which literally means 'the city of Emperor'. This name was later applied to the Sarkar within which Ara was included and eventually toe entire district."
Akbar, after his accession, includes the district of Shahabad in his empire, though the control was not very tight. Akbar's General Man Singh, made efforts to organise the revenue administration of the district on a sound footing. But the local chiefs continued to resist. The Rajas of Jagdishpur and Bhojpur defied the Mughals. The Raja of Bhojpur rebelled against Jahangir. His successor Raja Pratap, was done to death by Shahjahan and the Queen was forced to many a muslim courtier. This finally quietened the Bhojpur family but stray troubles continued till the last days of Mughals.
After this the District had a very uneventful history till 1857 when Kunwar Singh revolted against the Britishers in line with the Mutineers.
" in 1942 is also written by the blood of the virtuous revolutionaries of this district. Two incidents are very important in the month of September 1942 for this district. Village Lasarhi, 32 km south of the district headquarters, Ara
was the centre of the underground revolutionaries of Shahabad district. On 15 Sep. 1942, the British police surrounded the Lasarhi village. The people of not only Lasarhi but of the near-by villages like Dhakani and Chasi bravely faced the bullets of Sten gun and LMGs. In this course 7 men and 1 woman were killed.
After passing of the Quit India Resolution on 9 August 1942, the district of Shahabad had seen many protest movement. To accelerate the movement, the revolutionaries of the district decided to hoist the tri-color at Ara collectorate. 28 Sep 1942 was decided the date by the district administration to deposit the "Role-Cess". On this very day a group of "Satyagrahi started Satyagrah at collectorate from the village Jagwalia. The group was led by a brave soldier of independence, Kavi Kailash of the village Ghoradei. Hiding from the eyes of police, the group reached somehow at Ara collectorate and hoisted the tri-color in the campus of Ara collectorate. The Satyagrahi were brutally beaten-up there. Kavi Kailash was lifted and thrashed on a big stone near Ara collectorate tank. He was also tied with horse and brutally dragged on the roads. Then boiled water was poured over him.
At last chanting the slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai", the brave son of Bhojpur led his life to the rest and became one important martyr of this district.
Another village called Kulhariya, which is located 12 k.m east of Ara is also known for his bravery in quit India movement.
's Cornwall Island
.
It is located at a longitude of 83º-45' to 84º-45' East and the latitude is 25º-10' to 25º-40' North and is situated at a height of 193 meters above sea level.
Rains set in June accompanied by a fall in temperature and increase in humidity. The district experiences maximum rains during the months of July and August. The average rain-fall, in the normal conditions, recorded in these months is in the proximity of 300 mm. The district gets easterly winds from June to September, which brings rains, from October the direction of the winds is reversed and westerly winds blow till May. There is slight rainfall in October, but November and December are quite dry. Some winter rain occurs in January and February. In session 2011 rain fall is also more and more less, due to which farmers are in problem.
(out of a total of 640
). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). However things started to finally turn around for the people when the JD-BJP Government came to power with thundering majority. Since then the crime rate has become nil and because of that investment has started pouring in.
The District Statistical Report published by the District Administration in the 2001, 15,493 hectares, and land is irrigated by big Sone canals, 14,940 hectares of land is irrigated by middle Sone canals and 18,379 hectares of land is irrigated by small canals. 2,582 hectares is irrigated by Govt. Electronic Tube wells and 2,099 hectares is irrigated by Govt. Tub wells operated by diesel. The area of land irrigated by private Electric Tube wells is 8,263 hectares. And 16,999 hectares of land is irrigated by diesel operated private Tube wells. 58,586 hectares is irrigated by other sources or irrigation like Ahars, wells and ponds etc. Thus this statistics shows that 177,341 hectares of land out of 2,37,526 hectares of total area is irrigated. It means 74.66% of the district's land is irrigated.
The District Statistical Report published by the District Administration of Bhojpur in the year of 2001 shows the area of different crops production i.e. Paddy-1,05,155 hectares, Wheat-67,259 hectares, Maize- 2,779 hectares, Barley-1,154 hectares Gram-5,017 hectares Peas-2,016 hectares, Arhar-919 hectares Masur-8,115 hectares Khesari-8,989 hectares Oil seeds (Sarso) 2,866 hectares Spices 31 hectares Vegetables 5,119 hectares, Fruits 2,651 hectares and Sugar cane 209 hectares.
This report also published the data of the rate of production, which is provided to the district administration by the State Directorate. It states the rate of production different crops per hectare as follows:
Paddy (High yielding irrigated)-3502 Kg per hectares. Paddy (Locally irrigated) -3330 kg per hectares, Wheat (High yielding irrigated)-2725 Kg per hectare. Wheat (High yielding un-irrigated)-2707 Kg per hectare Masur-1047 kg per hectare Khesari-986 kg. Per hectare. Oil seeds (Sarso) 679 Kg per hectare and Gram 937 kg per hectare.
The District Statistical Report shows that between April 1992 and August 2000, 1,085 small tiny and cottage industries were registered with the District Industry Centre, Bhojpur. Altogether the capital invested in these industries is Rs-869.19 Lacs, and 1858 persons are employed in these industries. There is an industrial area located at Gidha (Koilwar) spread in an area of 30-40 acres of land under the Patna Industrial Development Authority. A bottling plant of Indane Gas (LPG) is also started in this area. The development of industries depends on the regular supply of power but the district gets very short supply of the electricity against the required energy. The industrialisation of the district badly hampered due to this problem
has a population
of 2,720,155 , roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait
or the US state of Nevada
. This gives it a ranking of 145th in India (out of a total of 640
). The district has a population density of 1136 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.27 %. Bhojpur has a sex ratio
of 900 females
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
of 72.79 %.
, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari
and Kaithi
scripts.
( Thousands year old Spiritual Centre & Worldfame Headquarter of Aghor sect at Varanasi ) , at the age of 7 (Seven) only .
Sun Temple at Dev : The Dev village of Tarari block has statue of the Sun god besides several other deities. These statues are said to be of 14th century or even before.
Veer Kunwar Singh Kila, Jagdishpur
The great warrior of 1857 belonged to Jagdishpur. His fort is still there to reminds us of the great son of the soil who fought for the freedom till his last.
Maharaja College
, Ara
The present Maharaja college premises is an important historical site. There is an entry point of a tunnel that is believed to be connected with the Jagdishpur fort of Kunwar Singh.
Aranya Devi Temple
This is famous temple of Aranya Devi (Forest Goddess). She is said to be the deity goddess of Ara town. Here one statue is of ADI SAKTI and the second is established by the Pandavas. The temple is very old and draws many devotees every day. It is situated at the top of stone boulde
"MAA KALI MANDIR"
This temple is situated at Bakhorapur about 15 km from Ara. This is one of the oldest temples in India and so big. A 85 feet (25.9 m) high statue of maa kali is being made near this temple. Temple is situated at the bank of holly river ganga. The main temple is made of granite and marble stones. Nowadays this palace is famous for different types of films and shooting.
Chaturvuj Narayan Mandir
This very ancient statue of Laxmi -Narayan is situated at Chaturvuj village of Piro block.
Bhavani Mandir
Chaturvuj Baraon - 13th-century statue .
{MA KALI MANDIR BHAKHORA PUR}.
Thish temple is verry good temple and artitechure is the best
(ma kali mandir is babubandh(charpokhari}
very famoush mandir in bhojpur distic
"GADH KALI MANDIR"-GARHANI
This temple is situated at Garhani Taluk.Garhani about 20 km from Ara Railway station.This temple is old and re-constructed in 2009-10.As per the villagers this temple established at Period of CHERO.
Jagdamba Mandir
Here is an ancient statue of Goddess Jagdamba at Mukundpur village of Charpokhari block.
Parswanath Mandir
It is a century old Jain Temple located at Masadh Village.
Mahamaya Mandir
This temple is at Ekwari village of Sahar block. This was made during Mughal period.
Mahathin Mai Mandir
This is located at Bihiya, draws lots of women devotees.
Jain Sidhant Bhawan
It has a such library which contains unique collection of materials related to Jainism
.
Paihari Jee Ka Ashram
It is an ashram at Dhrampur village at Sahar block.
[" SREE HANUMAN MANDIR "], Matiyara,Kayamnagar,near 9 km from ara railway station
Lakar Sah Ki Mazar
It is situated at Sahpur, it a famous mazar of a local Muslim saint.
Kurwa Shiv
There are some ancient statues related to Banasur. It is situated in Shahpur - Billoti Road.
Venkatesh Mandir
This temple situated at Perhap village has a statue of Southern architectural style.
Sahi Jama Masjid
This mosque
built by Shersah is located at Garhani Bazzar. Renovation work is in progress here.
The Great Jama Masjid It is situated at Bhaluana village.Renovation work is in progress here.
The land is very fertile, being on the Ganges Plain.
This area is known for its rich language - Bhojpuri.
not only won lot of matches in district but even in national level also.Some of the players are:
Radhika Raman Singh,Vishal Anand,Krishna singh; Badal Ojha,Saurabh Kamal,and many more
There is a very beautiful stadium namely Veer Kunwar Sigh Stadium, at Ramna, Ara and an Indoor Stadium that has excellent Badminton court and gymnasium.
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....
state
States and territories of India
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in eastern India. Arrah
Arrah
Arrah is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district in the state of Bihar, India. The actual name of Arrah is Ara but it was misspelt by the British and now corrected to Ara but still known as Arrah in many records. It is the district headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the...
town (also known as Ara) is the administrative headquarters of this district.
History
The present district of Bhojpur came into existence in 1972. Earlier this district was the part of the erstwhile Shahabad district. In the year 1972 Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts, namely Bhojpur and RohtasRohtas district
Rohtas district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India.The Rohtas district is a part of Patna Division, and it has an area of 3850 km² , a population of 2,448,762 , and a population density of 636 persons per km²...
. Buxar
Buxar
Buxar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The district headquarters are located at Buxar.-Mythology:This place was also known as "Siddhashram", "Vedgarbhapuri", "Karush", "Tapovan", "Chaitrath", "VyaghraSar", "Buxar" in ancient history. The History of Buxar dates...
was a sub-division of the old Bhojpur district. In 1992 Buxar became a separate district and the rest of Bhojpur district now has three sub-divisions-Ara Sadar, Jagdispur
Jagdispur
Jagdispur is a sub division of the district Bhojpur of the state of Bihar state in eastern India. Having a golden historical background, this great historical place is related to the Babu Veer Kunwar Singh, the great freedom fighter of 1857...
and Piro
Piro, Bhojpur
See Piro for disambiguation.Piro is a city and a notified area in Bhojpur District in the Indian state of Bihar.-Geography:Piro is located at . It has an average elevation of 72 metres ....
. Ara town is the headquarters of the district and also its principal town. The district is bound on the north by the districts of Saran
Saran
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(Bihar) and the Balia
Balia
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district of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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; on the south by the district of Rohtas; on the west by the district of Buxar
Buxar
Buxar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The district headquarters are located at Buxar.-Mythology:This place was also known as "Siddhashram", "Vedgarbhapuri", "Karush", "Tapovan", "Chaitrath", "VyaghraSar", "Buxar" in ancient history. The History of Buxar dates...
and on the east by the district of Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, Jahanabad
Jahanabad
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and Arwal
Arwal
Arwal is the administrative headquarters of Arwal district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Geography:Arwal is located at . It has an average elevation of . The district headquarters is at the bank of Sone river. The state capital, patna is 65 km to the north...
.
It is said that Ara, the present headquarters of the district derives its name from the Sanskrit word Aranya, which means forest. It suggests that the entire area around modern Ara was heavily forested in old days. According to mythology, sage Vishwamitra, the Guru of Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
, had his 'Ashram' somewhere in this region.
Bhojpur district has a close linkage with that of its parent district of Shahabad, which had an old and interesting history. In the pre-historic days also there is evidence of the area being inhabited. The 1961 Census report of Shahabad district describes the history of the district in following manner.
"In the old days, Shahabad formed part of the ancient kingdom of Magadh which also contained portions of the present Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
& Gaya
Gaya District
Gaya is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The district is having a common boundary with the Jharkhand state in the south. Gaya city is its largest city and the district headquarters.-History:...
district. Though included in the kingdom of Emperor Ashoka
Ashoka
Ashok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
, the general absence of Buddhists' monuments from a greater part of the district suggests that it remained almost immune from the Buddhist influence of the time.”
"The famous Chinese pilgrim, Hieun-Tsang, who journeyed through the country in the seventh century A.D., paid a visit to Mo-Ho-Solo in Shahabad. This place has been identified with the present village Masarh, 10 km west of Ara on Ara-Buxar road. The Chinese pilgrim found that the inhabitants respect the law of Buddha. He, therefore, felt convinced and did not proceed to any other place in the district."
"Not much is known about the history of the district after the fall of Guptas. In all probability it relapsed into the hands of the aboriginal tribes and came under control of petty chieftains. The most dominant people during this period were Cheros. They ruled over the greater portion of the district. Then came the Rajputs from Ujjain in the province of Malwa. Raja Bhoj was their king and the term 'Bhojpur' now applicable to the area is derived from him."
The Medieval period history of this district has been described in the following words :
"While encamping at Ara
ARA
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in 1529 after his victory over the Afghan rulers, Babar
Babar
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proclaimed his sovereignty over 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....
. In commemoration of this event, the place was called Shahabad, which literally means 'the city of Emperor'. This name was later applied to the Sarkar within which Ara was included and eventually toe entire district."
Akbar, after his accession, includes the district of Shahabad in his empire, though the control was not very tight. Akbar's General Man Singh, made efforts to organise the revenue administration of the district on a sound footing. But the local chiefs continued to resist. The Rajas of Jagdishpur and Bhojpur defied the Mughals. The Raja of Bhojpur rebelled against Jahangir. His successor Raja Pratap, was done to death by Shahjahan and the Queen was forced to many a muslim courtier. This finally quietened the Bhojpur family but stray troubles continued till the last days of Mughals.
After this the District had a very uneventful history till 1857 when Kunwar Singh revolted against the Britishers in line with the Mutineers.
Quit India Movement
The history of "Quit India MovementQuit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
" in 1942 is also written by the blood of the virtuous revolutionaries of this district. Two incidents are very important in the month of September 1942 for this district. Village Lasarhi, 32 km south of the district headquarters, Ara
Arrah
Arrah is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district in the state of Bihar, India. The actual name of Arrah is Ara but it was misspelt by the British and now corrected to Ara but still known as Arrah in many records. It is the district headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the...
was the centre of the underground revolutionaries of Shahabad district. On 15 Sep. 1942, the British police surrounded the Lasarhi village. The people of not only Lasarhi but of the near-by villages like Dhakani and Chasi bravely faced the bullets of Sten gun and LMGs. In this course 7 men and 1 woman were killed.
After passing of the Quit India Resolution on 9 August 1942, the district of Shahabad had seen many protest movement. To accelerate the movement, the revolutionaries of the district decided to hoist the tri-color at Ara collectorate. 28 Sep 1942 was decided the date by the district administration to deposit the "Role-Cess". On this very day a group of "Satyagrahi started Satyagrah at collectorate from the village Jagwalia. The group was led by a brave soldier of independence, Kavi Kailash of the village Ghoradei. Hiding from the eyes of police, the group reached somehow at Ara collectorate and hoisted the tri-color in the campus of Ara collectorate. The Satyagrahi were brutally beaten-up there. Kavi Kailash was lifted and thrashed on a big stone near Ara collectorate tank. He was also tied with horse and brutally dragged on the roads. Then boiled water was poured over him.
At last chanting the slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai", the brave son of Bhojpur led his life to the rest and became one important martyr of this district.
Another village called Kulhariya, which is located 12 k.m east of Ara is also known for his bravery in quit India movement.
Geography
Bhojpur district occupies an area of 2395 square kilometres (924.7 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to CanadaCanada
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's Cornwall Island
Cornwall Island
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.
It is located at a longitude of 83º-45' to 84º-45' East and the latitude is 25º-10' to 25º-40' North and is situated at a height of 193 meters above sea level.
Climate
The climate of the district is of moderately extreme type. The hot weather begins about the middle of March, when hot westerly winds begin to blow during the day. The months of April and May are extremely hot. In a normal year, the monsoon sets in by the third week of June and the rains continue with intermissions till about the end of September or the early part of October. The cold weather begins from the month of November and lasts till the beginning of March January is the coldest month when temperature comes down as low as 10 °C. From the month of April till the first break down of the monsoon, the district experiences occasional thunder-storms also.Rains set in June accompanied by a fall in temperature and increase in humidity. The district experiences maximum rains during the months of July and August. The average rain-fall, in the normal conditions, recorded in these months is in the proximity of 300 mm. The district gets easterly winds from June to September, which brings rains, from October the direction of the winds is reversed and westerly winds blow till May. There is slight rainfall in October, but November and December are quite dry. Some winter rain occurs in January and February. In session 2011 rain fall is also more and more less, due to which farmers are in problem.
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Bhojpur one of the country's 250 most backward districtsPoverty in India
Poverty is widespread in India, with the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate, 41.6% of the total Indian population falls below the international poverty line of 1.25 a day...
(out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). However things started to finally turn around for the people when the JD-BJP Government came to power with thundering majority. Since then the crime rate has become nil and because of that investment has started pouring in.
Irrigation facilities
The river Sone and Ganges are the perennial sources of surface water. They can provide irrigation to major portion of agricultural lands. In the "Pre-Zamindari Abolition" days the Zamindars used to maintain "Ahars" and Pynes" which served the purposes of both irrigation and drainage in certain pockets of the district. Ordinary wells also used to be a good source of irrigation.The District Statistical Report published by the District Administration in the 2001, 15,493 hectares, and land is irrigated by big Sone canals, 14,940 hectares of land is irrigated by middle Sone canals and 18,379 hectares of land is irrigated by small canals. 2,582 hectares is irrigated by Govt. Electronic Tube wells and 2,099 hectares is irrigated by Govt. Tub wells operated by diesel. The area of land irrigated by private Electric Tube wells is 8,263 hectares. And 16,999 hectares of land is irrigated by diesel operated private Tube wells. 58,586 hectares is irrigated by other sources or irrigation like Ahars, wells and ponds etc. Thus this statistics shows that 177,341 hectares of land out of 2,37,526 hectares of total area is irrigated. It means 74.66% of the district's land is irrigated.
Land use pattern
In this district both the irrigated and un-irrigated areas except the small hills are being exploited for cultivation. Even some of the large ponds and "Jhils" which were duck-shooting areas have been de-watered and put to crop and grows "Boro crops". Intensive agriculture is also being attempted by what is popularly known as "Package Program". The Block Development Authorities are also trying to extend cultivation and improve the output. The remodelled Sone Canal System has the objective of bringing in more land under cultivation. Horticulture is spreading and orchards are springing up of all parts.The District Statistical Report published by the District Administration of Bhojpur in the year of 2001 shows the area of different crops production i.e. Paddy-1,05,155 hectares, Wheat-67,259 hectares, Maize- 2,779 hectares, Barley-1,154 hectares Gram-5,017 hectares Peas-2,016 hectares, Arhar-919 hectares Masur-8,115 hectares Khesari-8,989 hectares Oil seeds (Sarso) 2,866 hectares Spices 31 hectares Vegetables 5,119 hectares, Fruits 2,651 hectares and Sugar cane 209 hectares.
This report also published the data of the rate of production, which is provided to the district administration by the State Directorate. It states the rate of production different crops per hectare as follows:
Paddy (High yielding irrigated)-3502 Kg per hectares. Paddy (Locally irrigated) -3330 kg per hectares, Wheat (High yielding irrigated)-2725 Kg per hectare. Wheat (High yielding un-irrigated)-2707 Kg per hectare Masur-1047 kg per hectare Khesari-986 kg. Per hectare. Oil seeds (Sarso) 679 Kg per hectare and Gram 937 kg per hectare.
Mines and minerals
Mines and minerals resources in new Bhojpur district are very little. The only mineral product in this district is the sand from Sone river. About 40 km length of Sone river forms the part of southern and eastern and eastern boundary of the district of Bhojpur. The only managed sand - collecting centre is Koilwar, which is about 5 km strips. About 35 km length is not properly managed to gather the sand.Industrialization
After bifurcation of the old Shahabad district in the new district of Bhojpur and Rohtas the large scale industries generally fell in Rohtas district. There are, however, different types of small & cottage industries other than some agro-based industries located in the district of Bhojpur.The District Statistical Report shows that between April 1992 and August 2000, 1,085 small tiny and cottage industries were registered with the District Industry Centre, Bhojpur. Altogether the capital invested in these industries is Rs-869.19 Lacs, and 1858 persons are employed in these industries. There is an industrial area located at Gidha (Koilwar) spread in an area of 30-40 acres of land under the Patna Industrial Development Authority. A bottling plant of Indane Gas (LPG) is also started in this area. The development of industries depends on the regular supply of power but the district gets very short supply of the electricity against the required energy. The industrialisation of the district badly hampered due to this problem
Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings...
has a population
Demographics of India
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of 2,720,155 , roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait
Kuwait
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or the US state of Nevada
Nevada
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. This gives it a ranking of 145th in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
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). The district has a population density of 1136 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
Family planning in India
Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.27 %. Bhojpur has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 900 females
Women in India
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful...
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 72.79 %.
Languages
Languages include BhojpuriBhojpuri language
Bhojpuri is a language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India. It is spoken in the western part of state of Bihar, the northwestern part of Jharkhand, and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh , as well as adjoining parts of the Nepal Terai. Bhojpuri is also spoken in Guyana,...
, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
and Kaithi
Kaithi
Kaithi , also called "Kayathi" or "Kayasthi", is the name of a historical script used widely in parts of North India, primarily in the former North-Western Provinces, Oudh and Bihar...
scripts.
People
Many People of Ara has earned a lot of name and fame in various fields. Rishi Verma from Sheoganj, a product of DAV Ara won the Best Student Award of the University at prestigious KIIT University, Bubaneswar. He also served as Vice-President for the largest youth run organization, AIESEC at an age of 23.Films
Bhojpuri films have a far and wide viewership. Several film personalities from this region have made rich contributions to cinema. Mr. Viswanth Shahabadi had made Ganga Maiya Tohen Piyari Chadhaibo in 1960, which is still today widely acclaimed. Mr. Janardan Singh of Ara made Piya Nirmohia with Jai Tilak of Ara as hero. Sri Ashok Chand Jain and Mr. Laxman Shahabadi have made the film Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon, in which the latter's songs had been appreciated a lot. Mr. Jai Mohan of Ara was the villain of this film. Similarly many more artist have worked in films from this region and have made Ara the Hollywood of Bhojpuri films.The rising & Bright future in Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh, Manoj Tiwary, Vinit Singh, Chotu Chaliya and many more also belong to ARA. They all have a good quality in their profession.Arun kumar mahto (actor,writer,editor,director & producer) is making short film since 2009. laika mafiya was his first film based on failed students.Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear or accessories.Clothing of an area often based on economic or social conditions.Basically Fashion of Ara is traditional but now people started wearing Western or Indo-western cloths.A lot of national and international brands have opened their showrooms in Ara. Vikash Singh A young creative fashion designer of India who worked with Rohit Bal and Manish Arora is also from ara. Following him, many more students like Manglesh Tiwari,Alok Kumar,Sunil Kumar,Kumar Ankur of Ara are pursuing Fashion Designing and Apparel Production from S.B.COLLEGE,NIFTs and NID.Literature
Bhojpur has a rich literary lineage. Munshi Sadasukh Lal, Sayed Ishautullah, Lallu lal and Sadal Mishra ara famous for their work in 'Khari Boli'. From Bhartendu era Akhoury Yashodanad was as famous as editor and Sri Shivnandan Sahay for biography writings. Sri Jainendra Kishor Jain was well known novelist and dramatist. In Dwivedi era Mahamahopadhyay Pundit Sakal Narayan Sharma and Pundit Ramdahin Mishra were famous for prose writing. Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, great story writer, novelist and essayist, was from this area. In Chayavadi era Sri Kedarnath Mishra Prabhat, Sri Ramdayal Pandey, Collector Singh Keshari, Sri Nandkisor Tiwari, Sri Ramnath Pathak Pranaye and Prof. Sarvdev Tiwary Rakesh (well known Rakesh ji) were well known for their poetic skills. The first Bhojpuri Mahakabya "Kaljayi Kunwar Singh" was written by Prof. Sarvdev Tiwary Rakesh. The list of personalities contributing towards a lot in literary field from this region is long.Tourism
Gundi Village :- Birth Place of World fame Great Saint Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram, popularly known as Sarkar Baba or Bhagwan Ramji. He was born in 1937 at Gundi village. Later he moved to Baba Keenaram SthalBaba Keenaram Sthal
Baba Keenaram Sthal or Baba Keenaram Sthal-Kreem Kund is a world fame spiritual center and Headquarter / pilgrim of Aghora sect. across world, situated at Ravindrapuri in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, India...
( Thousands year old Spiritual Centre & Worldfame Headquarter of Aghor sect at Varanasi ) , at the age of 7 (Seven) only .
Sun Temple at Dev : The Dev village of Tarari block has statue of the Sun god besides several other deities. These statues are said to be of 14th century or even before.
Veer Kunwar Singh Kila, Jagdishpur
The great warrior of 1857 belonged to Jagdishpur. His fort is still there to reminds us of the great son of the soil who fought for the freedom till his last.
Maharaja College
Maharaja College
- History & Evolution :It was established in 1844 and is one of six constituent colleges of University of Rajasthan .It is one of the oldest colleges of North India and was designed by British architects.-Notable alumni:* Dr. Samin K...
, Ara
Arrah
Arrah is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district in the state of Bihar, India. The actual name of Arrah is Ara but it was misspelt by the British and now corrected to Ara but still known as Arrah in many records. It is the district headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the...
The present Maharaja college premises is an important historical site. There is an entry point of a tunnel that is believed to be connected with the Jagdishpur fort of Kunwar Singh.
Aranya Devi Temple
This is famous temple of Aranya Devi (Forest Goddess). She is said to be the deity goddess of Ara town. Here one statue is of ADI SAKTI and the second is established by the Pandavas. The temple is very old and draws many devotees every day. It is situated at the top of stone boulde
"MAA KALI MANDIR"
This temple is situated at Bakhorapur about 15 km from Ara. This is one of the oldest temples in India and so big. A 85 feet (25.9 m) high statue of maa kali is being made near this temple. Temple is situated at the bank of holly river ganga. The main temple is made of granite and marble stones. Nowadays this palace is famous for different types of films and shooting.
Chaturvuj Narayan Mandir
This very ancient statue of Laxmi -Narayan is situated at Chaturvuj village of Piro block.
Bhavani Mandir
Chaturvuj Baraon - 13th-century statue .
{MA KALI MANDIR BHAKHORA PUR}.
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very famoush mandir in bhojpur distic
"GADH KALI MANDIR"-GARHANI
This temple is situated at Garhani Taluk.Garhani about 20 km from Ara Railway station.This temple is old and re-constructed in 2009-10.As per the villagers this temple established at Period of CHERO.
Jagdamba Mandir
Here is an ancient statue of Goddess Jagdamba at Mukundpur village of Charpokhari block.
Parswanath Mandir
It is a century old Jain Temple located at Masadh Village.
Mahamaya Mandir
This temple is at Ekwari village of Sahar block. This was made during Mughal period.
Mahathin Mai Mandir
This is located at Bihiya, draws lots of women devotees.
Jain Sidhant Bhawan
It has a such library which contains unique collection of materials related to Jainism
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
.
Paihari Jee Ka Ashram
It is an ashram at Dhrampur village at Sahar block.
[" SREE HANUMAN MANDIR "], Matiyara,Kayamnagar,near 9 km from ara railway station
Lakar Sah Ki Mazar
It is situated at Sahpur, it a famous mazar of a local Muslim saint.
Kurwa Shiv
There are some ancient statues related to Banasur. It is situated in Shahpur - Billoti Road.
Venkatesh Mandir
This temple situated at Perhap village has a statue of Southern architectural style.
Sahi Jama Masjid
This mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
built by Shersah is located at Garhani Bazzar. Renovation work is in progress here.
The Great Jama Masjid It is situated at Bhaluana village.Renovation work is in progress here.
The land is very fertile, being on the Ganges Plain.
This area is known for its rich language - Bhojpuri.
- Population: Total: 1,792,771 Rural: 1,557,287 Urban: 235,484
- Sub Divisions: Ara Sadar, Jagdishpur, PiroPiro, BhojpurSee Piro for disambiguation.Piro is a city and a notified area in Bhojpur District in the Indian state of Bihar.-Geography:Piro is located at . It has an average elevation of 72 metres ....
- Blocks: Ara Sadar,Udwantnagar, Jagdishpur, Koilwar, Sahar, Barhara, Sandesh, Shahpur, Charpokhari, Piro, Tarari, Bihia, Agiawon, Garhani
- Agriculture: Rich Paddy Fields, Wheat, Maize, Bengal Gram, Grain
- Industry: Rice, Automobiles, Clothes and Oil Mills.
- Rivers: Ganges, Sone.
- Hotel:Park View Hotel.
- Veer Kunwar Singh University.
- Colleges: Maharaja College, Jagjivan College, Jain College, Sahjanand Brahamarshi College, Sanjay Gandhi College, Maa Maitryainee Yogini senior secondary school-Gundi, Mahant Mahadevanand Mahila Mahavidyalay, Ara, Dr. K. K. Mandal (Jagdishpur), Saint Barahna Mahila college (Jagdishpur) STSM College, Panwari T.S.I.M College,ara
- School: Catholic School, H.N.K High school, H.P.D Jain school, DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, D K CARMEL RESIDENCIAL HIGH SCHOOL, JEAN PAUL HIGH SCHOOL,HK JAIN GYAN ASTHALI, BALRAM BHAGAT HIGH SCHOOL KRISHNA BAG BABHNAULI{at koilwar police station},"SHANTI SMRITI"SAMBHAWNA RESIDENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL,MAJHAUA,ARA
- Mosque: Badi Masjid, Ara
- "Temple : "Maa Mahthin Mai Mandir", Bihiya, "Aaranya Devi Temple", Surya mandir, Belaur
- Historical places: Krishan Garh, beside the river Ganges in the Ara District, is the location of a five hundred year old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. "Maa Kali Temple" at Bakhorapur about 15 km from Ara. This is one of the oldest temples in India and so big. A 85 feet (25.9 m) high statue of maa kali is being made near this temple. Temple is situated at the bank of holly river ganga. The main temple is made of granite and marble stones. "Baba Dineshwar nath Dham" at Koilwar, it's that 16 km from Ara. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This Temple is situated at the bank of river "Sone", Jagdishwar Madir at Milki (Khutaha) village about 40 km from Ara. There is an old Shiva temple in village Bartiar under Sandesh police station, some 20 km from district hq.
Sports
Bhojpur District is progressing very fast in the field of sports. The District Sports Associations are actively promote games and sports. They are creating sporting environment for a large variety of games with the vitality, interest & involvement of the local people. The leadership provided by some leading name in field of sports and games had raised the position of Bhojpur in the state level and national level. For example Bhojpur badminton association has born several young players whonot only won lot of matches in district but even in national level also.Some of the players are:
Radhika Raman Singh,Vishal Anand,Krishna singh; Badal Ojha,Saurabh Kamal,and many more
There is a very beautiful stadium namely Veer Kunwar Sigh Stadium, at Ramna, Ara and an Indoor Stadium that has excellent Badminton court and gymnasium.
Notable residents
The following are notable residents of the Bhojpur district, Bihar, both past and present.- Kapil Muni TiwaryKapil Muni TiwaryKapil Muni Tiwary is a former professor and head of the department of Linguistics and Literature at Patna University and currently a professor of English in Yemen.-Biography:...