world.wikisort.org - IndiaBhojpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Arrah town (also known as Ara) is the administrative headquarters of this district. Bhojpur district came into existence in 1972. Earlier it was the part of Shahabad district. This district is named "Bhojpur" after great Parmara King Bhoja as most early settlers were Rajput rulers of Parmara dynasty then called as Ujjainiya.[2][3]
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District of Bihar in India
Bhojpur District |
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Location of Bhojpur district in Bihar |
Map of Bhojpur district showing subdivisions |
Coordinates (Arrah): 25°46′N 84°52′E |
Country | India |
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State | Bihar |
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Division | Patna |
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Headquarters | Arrah |
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Tehsils | |
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• District collector | Roshan Kushwaha (IAS) |
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• Lok Sabha constituencies | Arrah |
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• Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
- Sandesh
- Barhara
- Arrah
- Agiaon (SC)
- Tarari
- Jagdishpur
- Shahpur
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• Total | 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi) |
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• Total | 2,728,407 |
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• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
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• Literacy | 72.79% |
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Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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Vehicle registration | BR-03 |
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Major highways | NH-84, NH-30 |
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Website | bhojpur.bih.nic.in |
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In the year 1972, Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. Buxar was a subdivision of old Bhojpur district then. In 1992, Buxar became a separate district and presently the rest of Bhojpur district has now three sub-divisions – Ara Sadar, Jagdishpur and Piro. It shares its border with Uttar Pradesh in the west.
Geography
Bhojpur district occupies an area of 2,395 square kilometres (925 sq mi).[4]
It is located (the headquarter Arrah) at a longitude of 83° 45' to 84° 45' East and the latitude is 25° 10' to 25° 40' North and is situated at a height of 193 meters above sea level.[5]
Politics
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Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Bhojpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[6] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[6]
History
Till 1972, Bhojpur was part of old Shahabad District. The present district of Bhojpur came into existence in 1972, when Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. From 1972 to 1992, Buxar was a sub-division of Bhojpur district only. Later in 1992 Buxar district got separated from Bhojpur district. Bhojpur falls under Patna division.
Administration
The Bhojpur district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of District Magistrate (DM).
The district has got 1209 villages, 36 police stations and 1 municipality, Arrah, which has now become a Municipal Corporation.[7]
Tehsils
Bhojpur district comprises three tehsils or Sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):
- Arrah Sadar
- Jagdishpur
- Piro
Blocks
These Tehsils are further divided into 14 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO)[8]
- Arrah
- Agiaon
- Barhara
- Bihiya
- Charpokhari
- Garhani
- Jagdispur
- Koilwar
- Piro
- Udwantnagar
- Sahar
- Sandesh
- Shahpur
- Tarari
Climate
The climate of the district is of moderately extreme type. The summers are hot and the winter are cool. Most of the rain that the district receives is from the South- West monsoon, during July and August. Winters are quite dry and light showers may take place during the Rabi crop.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Bhojpur district, Bihar has a population of 2,728,407,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[10] or the US state of Nevada.[11] This gives it a ranking of 145th in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 1,136 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,940/sq mi) .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.27%.[9] Bhojpur has a sex ratio of 907 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 72.79%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.59% and 0.51% of the population respectively.[9]
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 641,566 | — |
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1911 | 609,751 | −0.51% |
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1921 | 593,796 | −0.26% |
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1931 | 652,468 | +0.95% |
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1941 | 762,131 | +1.57% |
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1951 | 879,888 | +1.45% |
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1961 | 1,021,109 | +1.50% |
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1971 | 1,230,052 | +1.88% |
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1981 | 1,490,714 | +1.94% |
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1991 | 1,792,771 | +1.86% |
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2001 | 2,243,144 | +2.27% |
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2011 | 2,728,407 | +1.98% |
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source:[12] |
Religion
Religions in Bhojpur district (2011)[13] |
Religion |
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Hindus |
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92.30% |
Muslims |
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7.25% |
Other or not stated |
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0.45% |
Languages
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Languages in Bhojpur district (2011)[14]
Others (0.21%)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.06% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 5.23% Hindi and 2.50% Urdu as their first language. Bhojpuri is considered a Hindi dialect in the census, so in census data its speakers are categorized as speaking Hindi.[14]
Languages include Bhojpuri, a language with almost 2,000,000 speakers, according to the study of 'Times of India Daily' written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts,[15] Hindi and Urdu.
Education
Colleges
- Veer Kunwar Singh University
- Harprasad Das Jain College
- Maharaja College, Arrah
- Jagjiwan College
- Maa Aranya Devi B.ed college - bhojpur
Notable people
Politics
- Veer Kunwar Singh, leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Bihar.
- Hare Krishna Singh, commander-in-chief of Kunwar Singh's forces during the rebellion.
- Jagat Narain Lal, general secretary of Hindu Mahasbha.
- Sachchidananda Sinha, interim president of the Constituent Assembly of India, member of the Imperial Legislative Council and the Indian Legislative Assembly.
- Babu Jagjivan Ram, Deputy Prime Minister of India, Defense Minister of India during 1971 India Pakistan war.
- Meira Kumar, first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha. She was a Union Minister during UPA-I. She has also served as Indian ambassador to Spain and the UK.
- Ram Subhag Singh, Union Minister for Food and Agriculture (1962-1964), Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (1967-1969), Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology (1967-1969), Union Minister of Railways (February 1969-4 November 1969). He was the leader of India's first Opposition in the Lok Sabha (1969-1970).
- Bindeshwari Dubey, Chief Minister of Bihar. He was Union minister for Law and Justice in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet
- Anant Sharma, Governor of the State of Punjab and the West Bengal. Union Minister in Government of India, for Ministries of Communications, Surface Transport, Shipping and Civil Aviation during Indira Gandhi's time.
- Amarendra Pratap Singh, Cabinet Minister of Agriculture in Government of Bihar.
- Brahmeshwar Singh, head of Ranvir Sena.
- Jagdish Mahto, founder of Naxal movement in Ekwari, member of CPI (ML).
- Shivanand Tiwari, ex-Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar and former Rajya Sabha MP on JDU ticket.
- Abdul Qaiyum Ansari, freedom fighter, President of All India Momin conference through which he fought against Jinnah's two nation theory, cabinet minister of Bihar, member of parliament.
Government office holders
- Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, 6th Chief Justice of India (1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964).
- B.P. Singh, Judge at the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Grandson of Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha.
- Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh, Ex-Chief Justice of the Patna High Court from 1976 to 1982. (a native of Kulharia village near Koilwar)
- Anil Sinha, Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from 2014 to 2016.
- Shashi Bhushan Sahai (IPS), Director-General of Bihar Police.
- Muni Lall (IAS), Ex-Union Minister of India and Lok Sabha MP of Sasaram from 1996 to 2004.
Academia & literature
- Vashishtha Narayan Singh, mathematician.
- Amitava Kumar, English writer, Helen D. Lockwood Chair Professor at Vassar College
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Hindi novelist.
- Mithileshwar, Hindi writer.
Television & film personalities
References
- Bhojpur
- Gopal, Surendra (22 December 2017). Mapping Bihar: From Medieval to Modern Times. ISBN 9781351034166.
- Singh, Surinder; Gaur, I. D. (2008). Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia. ISBN 9788131713587.
- Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
- "About District | Welcome To Bhojpur District | India". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- Babu Veer Kunwar Singh Babu Veer Kunwar Singh. "Welcome To Bhojpur District | India". Bhojpur.nic.in. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- https://bhojpur.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ , Bhojpur District, Bihar.
- "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Kuwait 2,595,62
- "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Nevada 2,700,551
- Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- "Population by Religious Community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
External links
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State symbols |
- Animal: Gaur
- Bird: House sparrow
- Flower: Marigolds
- Tree: Sacred fig
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History |
- Chhath
- Kingdom of the Videhas
- Janaka
- Sita
- Chirand
- Magadha
- Nanda Dynasty
- Maurya Empire
- Sunga Empire
- Kanva dynasty
- Gupta Empire
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Chanakya
- Bindusara
- Ashoka the Great
- Buddhism in India
- Edicts of Ashoka
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta II
- Arthashastra
- Lion Capital of Asoka
- Ashoka Chakra
- Pataliputra
- Bimbisara
- Ajatashatru
- Anga
- Rajgir
- Vaishali
- Aryabhata
- Siege of Arrah
- Raj Darbhanga
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Administration |
- Government
- Legislative Assembly
- Legislative Council
- Chief Ministers
- Human rights Commission
- Governors
- High Court
- Police
- Public Service Commission
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Overviews |
- Cinema
- Climate
- Cuisine
- Demography
- Economy
- Education
- Geography
- History
- Media
- People
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- Tourism
- State Day
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Divisions and districts | |
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Cities | |
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Municipal Corporation |
- Patna Municipal Corporation
- Chhapra Municipal Corporation
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Politics |
- Elections in Bihar
- BJP
- JD-U
- RJD
- LJP
- RLSP
- HAM
- Other Political Parties
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Culture |
- Biharis
- Maithils
- Bhojpuri people
- Magahi people
- Chhath Puja
- Cuisine
- Languages
- Music
- Art and craft
- Religion
- Festivals
- Cinema
- Culture of Bihar
- Culture of Angika Region
- Culture of Bhojpuri Region
- Culture of Magadh Region
- Culture of Maithili Region
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General |
- Azimabad
- Battle of Buxar
- Kaimur Range
- Nalanda
- Pataliputra
- Takht Sri Patna Sahib
- Tourist attractions
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Rivers | |
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Transport |
- NH 22
- NH 31
- NH 139
- NH 322
- NH 431
- NH 922
- NH 83 (old numbering)
- Digha–Sonpur Bridge
- Koilwar Bridge
- Howrah–Delhi main line
- Grand Chord
- Gaya–Mughalsarai section
- Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
- Mahatma Gandhi Setu
- Mokama–Barauni section
- Nehru Setu
- Jawahar Setu
- Rajendra Setu
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Railway stations | |
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Lok Sabha constituencies |
- Arrah
- Buxar
- Jahanabad
- Karakat
- Nalanda
- Pataliputra
- Patna Sahib
- Sasaram
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See also |
- People from Patna
- People from Rhotas district
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Coalfields |
- Sohagpur
- Umaria
- Singrauli
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Transport |
- NH 75
- Grand Trunk Road
- NH 2
- NH 30
- NH 98
- Howrah–Delhi main line
- Grand Chord
- Gaya–Mughalsarai section
- Koilwar Bridge
- Nehru Setu
- Jawahar Setu
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На других языках
[de] Bhojpur (Distrikt, Bihar)
Der Distrikt Bhojpur (Hindi भोजपुर जिला, Urdu بھوجپور ضلع) ist ein Distrikt im indischen Bundesstaat Bihar. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Arrah.
- [en] Bhojpur district, India
[ru] Бходжпур (округ)
Бходжпур (хинди भोजपुर जिला; англ. Bhojpur) — округ на западе индийского штата Бихар. Административный центр — город Аррах. Площадь округа — 2473 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 2 243 144 человека. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 58,96 %, что соответствовало среднеиндийскому уровню (59,5 %).
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