Aurangabad district, Bihar
| Aurangabad district औरंगाबाद जिला |
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 Location of Aurangabad district in Bihar |
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| State | Bihar, India |
| Administrative division | Magadh |
| Headquarters | Aurangabad, Bihar |
| Area | 3,305 km2 (1,276 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,035,757 (2001) |
| Literacy | 57.5 per cent[1] |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Aurangabad |
| Major highways | NH 2 |
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- For other uses, see Aurangabad
Aurangabad district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[2]
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[edit] History
Aurangabad features in traditional records. The Saint Chyawan spent his life in an Aashram (known as Chyawan Aashram) near Deokund village of HASPURA block in this district, and gave his name to a product called Chyawanprash.Aurangabad got its name from Aurangzeb .Aurangzeb came to this place in end of the sixteenth century.
[edit] Umgaa
Umgaa is small mountain area located near by Madanpur Block (back side of Madanpur bazar). The area is famous for sapta surya mandir. Formely , this place was known for erstwile Ruling state by chandra vanshi King Bhairwendra and later by Sisodia ruler Rana Sahatramaal Singh. The remains are still found near by surya kund . The Only remain surya mandir is possed by the Bihar tourism. (Abhishek )
[edit] Dev
Dev is a historical place.Founded by Sisodia ruler of Umgaa founded and Ruled by Maharaja Prabil Singh. This area is famous for its Sun Temple and chaiti chhath puja and Kartik chhat puja .there is Surya Kund and place come under bihar tourism.This was erstwile ruling state founded by Sisodia rulers in the Seventeenth Century. The umgaa estate capital was shifted to this place and later known by Dev estate. the governance area got extended by sisodia ruler from Aurangabad to Palamu ,Chatra, Sergati.
Aurangabad also played a major role in the Indian independence struggle. Aurangabad's contribution in the freedom struggle has been immense with outstanding national leader like great Gandhian and the[3] first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of Bihar, Bihar Vibhuti[4] Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha who was a close associate of Mahatama Gandhi and worked with Rajendra Prasad (the first President of India) and led the Gandhian Satyagraha movement in Bihar.It is also the birth place of Satyendra Narayan Singh affectionately called Chhote Saheb, who was also a participant in the Indian independence movement,and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.
Aurangabad became a fully-fledged district when it was split from Gaya in 1972.[5]
[edit] Geography
Aurangabad district occupies an area of 3,389 square kilometres (1,309 sq mi),[6] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Vaygach Island.[7] Aurangabad town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Aurangabad district is a part of Magadh division.
Rivers: Son, Punpun, Auranga, Bataane, Morhar, Aadri
[edit] Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Aurangabad one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[8] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[8]
[edit] Divisions
Sub Divisions: Aurangabad, Daud Nagar
Blocks: Madanpur, Kutumbba, Daudnagar, Aurangabad, Barun, Obra, Dev, Nabinagar, Haspura, Goh, Rafiganj
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Aurangabad district, Bihar has a population of 2,511,243,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[10] or the US state of Nevada.[11] This gives it a ranking of 172nd in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 760 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,000 /sq mi) .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.75 %.[9] Aurangabad has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 72.77 %.[9]
[edit] Culture
The small village Deokund is also associated with an interesting mythological relevance. According to Hindu mythology, once Lord Vishwakarma was asked to make three temples in one night. He did so. These three temples were identical in design and incorporated a small pond. The only difference between these was the absence of fourth side wall of the pond at Deo kund, which Lord Vishwakarma could not complete by the Sunrise. In modern times these three temples are located at Deo, Deokund and Umga in Bihar. Two of these three towns i.e. Deo & Umga have Sun temples and Deokund has Lord Shiv temple ( Baba Dudheshwar Nath). However the temple at Deo is the most popular for the celebration of a religious festival called Chhath Puja.[12]
[edit] Education institution
Schools located in Aurangabad:-
- Sarasawati Shishu Mandir,near Thakurbari road,surya mandir,AurangabaD.
- DAV Public School AuranGABAD
- VAV school
- Mahesh Academy
- Rajershri High School
- Anugraha 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)
- Anugrah Narayan Memorial College((Magadh University))
- S.N.Sinha College (Magadh University)
- R.L.S.Y. College (Magadh University)
- Kishori Sinha mahilla college (Magadh University)
[edit] References
- ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ Indian Post. "First Bihar Deputy CM cum Finance Minister;Dr. A N Sinha". official Website. http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Alpha/DR.A.N.%20SINGH. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Kamat. "Great freedom Fighters". Kamat's archive. http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/freedom/congress/c127.htm. Retrieved 2006-02-25.
- ^ Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yin.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (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.
- ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1997-02-18. http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-11. "Vaygach Island 3,329km2"
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Kuwait 2,595,62"
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Nevada 2,700,551"
- ^ nic. "Chhath". nic. http://discoverbihar.bih.nic.in/pages/chhath.htm.
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