Daudnagar town is Subdivisional Headquarter of Daudnagar sub-division in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India under the Magadh division. Until 1991, there was only one Subdivision in the Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Sadar. On March 31, 1991, one other Sub-Division, Daudnagar, was created. Daudnagar is a 200-year-old historical city and its living proof is Daudnagar has an old historical fort situated on the eastern bank of the Son River.[1] National Highway NH139 which connects Jharkhand's Palamu district to Patna, passes through the town.
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Daudnagar | |
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Coordinates: 25.03°N 84.4°E / 25.03; 84.4 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Bihar |
Region | Magadh |
District | Aurangabad |
Founded by | Daud Khan |
Government | |
• Type | Nagar Parishad |
• Body | Daudnagar Nagar Parishad |
• No. Of Wards | 27 |
• SDM | Kumari Anupam Singh, BAS |
• DSP | Kumar Rishiraj, BPS |
• MLA | Rishi Kumar, RJD (2020 - till date) |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 52,364 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Common | Magahi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 824143 |
Telephone code | +91-6328 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Vehicle registration | BR- 26 |
Sex ratio | 1000/905 ♂/♀ |
Literacy Rate | 67.51% |
Website | aurangabad |
Daudnagar was founded by Daud Khan. The area between Daudnagar and Aurangabad assumed great strategic importance when Daud Khan, Aurangzeb's Subedar in Bihar, marched against the Raja of Palamu. As a mark of victory against the Raja in the year 1664, Daud Khan founded the city of Daudnagar. The surrounding area was also granted to him as a Jagir by the emperor. Early in the 18th century, Buchanan saw it as a flourishing town with cloth and opium factories. The Sarai, built by Daud Khan was possibly intended to serve as a stronghold, as it was well-fortified with a battlemented wall, two large gates and a surrounding moat. In the outlying part of the town, called Ahmadganj, lies the tomb of Ahmad Khan.[1][2]
Daudnagar is located at 25.03°N 84.4°E / 25.03; 84.4.[3] It has an average elevation of 84 metres (275 feet). Daudnagar is situated on the bank of the Son River and NH139 passes through the town. It is situated 30 kilometres (19 mi) away from the district headquarter Aurangabad The Indrapuri Barrage canal also passes through the town.
As of 2011[update] India census,[4] Daudnagar town has population of 52364, male population is 27,493 and female population is 24,871. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 9003 which is 17.19 % of total population of Daudnagar. In Daudnagar Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 905 against state average of 918. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Daudnagar is around 957 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Daudnagar city is 67.51 % higher than state average of 61.80 %. In Daudnagar, Male literacy is around 74.72 % while female literacy rate is 59.44 %. Hindus are majority in the town with 80.80 % of the population while Muslims are at 18.78 %. Some people from other religions like Christian, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist also live in Daudnagar. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.83 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) are 0.08 % of the total population in Daudnagar.[5]
The 2.9 km 4 lane Sone bridge which connects Daudnagar on the southern bank with Nasriganj on the northern bank of the Sone River and is located around 105 km southwest of Patna was inaugurated on February 16, 2019, by the then District Magistrate cum Collector of Aurangabad district. The Sone Bridge eases traffic and reduces the distance between Rohtas and Gaya by 60 km and between Patna and Rohtas by 70 km. Traffic coming from the western part of the country and entering Bihar for onward journey to Jharkhand and other eastern states bypass the busy traffic of Patna, saving precious time and fuel. The Son bridge benefits the entire Buddhist circuit as the distance between Kushinagar and Bodhgaya is reduced by 65 km providing an alternate route that currently passes through the congested roads of Patna and Gaya.[6]
It is one of the cultural towns of Bihar, where Hindu community are in majority followed by Muslim and Christian. Some of the festivals celebrated by the people are Durga puja, Chhath, Diwali, Holi, jiutiya (Jivitputrika), Raksha Bandhan, Eid, Muharram, Eid ul Zuha Uurush, Sab e Barat, Eid-e-miladul Nabi, and Christmas. Daudnagar is famous for its unique and grand celebration of the festival of Jiutiya (Jivitputrika) which is celebrated by the women for the longevity of their son.[7]
Out of the total population, 16,446 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 12,146 were males while 4,300 were females. In census survey, a 'worker' is defined as a person who has a business or job or services as a cultivator or in some other capacity in labour activity. Of the total 16446 working population, 72.15% were engaged in main work while 27.85% of the total workers were engaged in marginal work.[5]
Daudnagar town, considered as the hub of education, over the years, has constantly been producing state toppers in High School and Senior Secondary school exams conducted by BSEB, Patna and CBSE, New Delhi.[8][9]
Daudnagar is about 100 km southwest of the capital of Bihar, Patna and is well connected by the roads. NH 98 which is now
NH 139 and
SH 7 which is now
NH 120 passes through the town. Recently built 3 km four-lane bridge on the Son river connecting it to Nasriganj reduces the distance between two different towns of Magadh and Shahabad regions of the state. The new road bridge is now considered part of the NH-120.[14]
The town has regular bus service facilities in all directions.
Auto-Rickshaw, E-Rickshaw and cycle rickshaw moves here generally as local transport in the city.
The nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road railway station at Howrah-Delhi main line Grand Chord (daily train to reach National Capital New Delhi) near Pawarganj in Aurangabad.[15]
Other Near railway stations are:
Gaya Airport, Bodhgaya and Patna Airport is the nearest airport to the town.
Daudnagar block contains 60 rural villages, all of which are inhabited:[16]
Village Name | Population (In 2011) | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
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Shamshernagar | 10229 | 58.62% | 994 |
Tarar | 10189 | 60.76% | 919 |
Gobardhanpur Kanap | 8681 | 58.89% | 923 |
Sansa | 8013 | 60.28% | 925 |
Arai | 6988 | 56.97% | 906 |
Chaunri | 6472 | 57.17% | 929 |
Anehha | 5976 | 54.08% | 901 |
Tarari | 5512 | 59.74% | 909 |
Birai Nawadih | 4366 | 58.47% | 924 |
Mahawar | 4266 | 57.36% | 991 |
Jamuawan | 4245 | 51.68% | 964 |
Manar | 4133 | 54% | 968 |
Bhakharua | 3824 | 68.38% | 882 |
Mohamadpur | 3575 | 59.8% | 915 |
Amauna | 3499 | 58.22% | 964 |
Gordiha | 3320 | 58.16% | 932 |
Akorha | 3224 | 61.45% | 939 |
Belarhi | 3136 | 50.57% | 956 |
Bwlwa | 2674 | 47.2% | 971 |
Makhra | 2497 | 62.64% | 940 |
Balmha | 2405 | 58.84% | 875 |
Senuar | 2402 | 46.96% | 972 |
Chauram | 2331 | 52.38% | 943 |
Kesrarhi | 2152 | 65.47% | 871 |
Karman | 2022 | 59.89% | 961 |
Sipah | 1995 | 59.65% | 893 |
Nonar | 1976 | 57.03% | 949 |
Ekauni | 1891 | 70.17% | 943 |
Kera | 1784 | 61.72% | 937 |
Mayapur | 1763 | 55.3% | 904 |
Amauna | 1749 | 56.78% | 935 |
Soni | 1675 | 44.96% | 908 |
Repura | 1575 | 61.71% | 979 |
Pilchhi | 1366 | 67.13% | 866 |
Narotanchak | 1343 | 60.01% | 941 |
Uchkundhi | 1342 | 54.55% | 906 |
Paswa | 1317 | 63.55% | 940 |
Dhanawan | 1304 | 67.71% | 890 |
Agini | 1248 | 70.67% | 863 |
Niman | 1246 | 67.17% | 944 |
Patharkatti | 1221 | 53.89% | 920 |
Jinoriya | 1117 | 69.38% | 813 |
Musepurkhaira | 1067 | 61.76% | 859 |
Dhewahi | 1066 | 66.23% | 967 |
Khaira | 996 | 60.84% | 949 |
Nonar | 966 | 51.76% | 1017 |
Daulatpur | 944 | 49.68% | 934 |
Angrahi | 944 | 61.02% | 971 |
Naudiha | 867 | 60.9% | 989 |
Uchkundha | 861 | 56.91% | 828 |
Deodattpur | 845 | 60.36% | 920 |
Kataria | 764 | 60.21% | 974 |
Khaira | 611 | 57.61% | 921 |
Sewahi | 561 | 60.07% | 889 |
Habbuchak | 507 | 55.82% | 1020 |
Phadarpur | 386 | 55.18% | 892 |
Deokali | 383 | 78.33% | 1082 |
Ratanpur | 328 | 71.95% | 929 |
Guman | 265 | 59.25% | 866 |
Lalu Chak | 86 | 53.49% | 1098 |
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