Dumraon

Dumraon
Subdivision
Country	India
District	Buxar
Founded by	Horilshah
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	53,618

Dumraon is a sub division in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Dumraon is one of Bihar's oldest municipalities and one of India's oldest princely states. It is located 1.5 km south of National Highway (NH) 84 (Ara-Buxar Highway), 20 kilometres (12 mi)north from NH-30 (Patna-Ara-Mohania) and 80 kilometres (50 mi) from NH-2 (Delhi- Kolkata). It is known for its Sinhora. Sights include Jangali Shiv ka Mandir, Bihariji Ka Mandir, Dumrejani mai ka Mandir and Kaliji Ka Mandir. The famous villages near by Dumraon are Baisegaon (Fafadar), Kopp wan, Nandan, Chaugain, amsari, Simari, Ariaon & Sowan.

History

Horilshah founded this town, and so it was earlier known as Horilnagar. Horilshah was a descendant of "Raja Bhoj Of Dhar" and came from Ujjain. As a princely state its boundaries were the rivers Ganges & Son and included part of Uttar Pradesh.

It is known for the case of the heir of Maharani Beni Kuwari. In early 1900s the case was fought in the Privy council. Mahrani Beni Kuawari was the widow of the then Maharaja of Dumraon. She built the famous Banke Bihariji ka mandir in Raj garh. Apparently, she adopted a child from Jagadishpur Riyasat but died mysteriously within 24 hours of the adoption. According to British law, the Riyasat was the new ruler, but Sir Keshav Prasad Singh, a member of the Maharaja's family alleged that the adoption was false and claimed the throne for himself. The adoption was never verified as the main witness went missing and the other contenders either failed to appear or gave statements in favour of Singh. The court appointed him Steward of Throne. His last grandson, Maharaja Kamal Singh, was a two-time Member of Parliament from Buxar.

In 1947 after independence the "Privy purse" issued to the Maharaja and Dumraon became part of India.

Geography

Dumraon is located at 25.55°N 84.15°E / 25.55; 84.15. at an average elevation of 61 metres (200 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Dumraon had a population of 45,796. Males constitute 53% of the population. Dumraon has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64% and, female literacy is 43%. In Dumraon, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1911	15,042	—
1921	14,132	−6.0%
1931	14,421	+2.0%
1941	16,636	+15.4%
1951	16,605	−0.2%
1961	19,662	+18.4%
1971	22,969	+16.8%
1981	29,560	+28.7%
1991	35,068	+18.6%
2001	45,806	+30.6%
2011	53,618	+17.1%
"District Census Handbook Part A - Buxar" (PDF). Census of India. p. 731.

Education

Colleges include VKS College of Agriculture (BAU, Sabour, Bhagalpur), D.K. college, S.M. Women's college, Inter college and C.P.S.S. Inter College.

Government High schools include Raj High School, C.P.S.S High School, M.C. High School, Maharani Usha Rani High School, G.H. Urdu High School and Madarsa Fakariya Samsulolum. Some good private schools are New Sainik Academy, Rose public school, Bihar Public School, St. Paul's International School, Cambridge, DAV Public School and St. John's Secondary School.

Hospitals

The town is served by Dumraon Raj Hospital, Dr. Raghuveer Singh Chikitsalaya, Hari Prem Chikitsalya, Bihari Sharan Singh Hospital and Block (Gov.) Hospital, Sub divisional Hospital.

Popular reference

The Former Princely State also finds mention and is the setting for the 2nd half of the popular novel Half Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat where the protagonist is the Prince of the former Princely state.

Railways

Dumraon Railway Station is located in between Ara and Buxar Railway Station on the Howrah–Delhi main line via Patna–Mughalsarai section main line.The Railway code for Dumraon is DURE.