Tekari
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| Coordinates | 24°56′N 84°50′E / 24.93°N 84.83°ECoordinates: 24°56′N 84°50′E / 24.93°N 84.83°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District(s) | Gaya |
| Population | 1,17,615 (2010[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Tekari is a town and a municipality in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar and was the centre of erstwhile Tekari Raj. Maharaja Gopalsaran, a Bhumihar Brahmin, was the king of this area in British times. The fort is still there. It is a place of tourist's interest.
Some of the main villages in Tekari are Mow,Panchanpur , Bhairwa, Nimsar, Makhdumpur, Delha, Jhilmil,Jainandan Bigha (Bihar), Jalalpur, Lodipur, Chiraali, Rewai Garh, NONI, Rakasiya Sheonagar, Parariya.
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[edit] The name 'Tekari'
In South Bihar, the most prominent representative of Bhumihar Brahmin was the Tekari family, whose great estate, Tekari Raj in Gaya dates back to the early 18th century.[1] In Mughal period, Tekari was evolved as a rich estate, protected by Bhumihar Brahmin Kings, were a part of the Mughal Empire. Royal emblem of the Kingdom of Tekari: A pigeon attacking over an eagle sat on the perch of a tree. Pundits concluded, "this jungle of tetri's (Tetri, a kind of tree) is the place where the fort should be made," and declared it very lucky. Tetri, vis-à-vis Tekari. (Tekari used to be a popular place name during Muslim period). It perhaps indicated a place office for local administration and tax collection and residence of local chief. It also have been a market place.
Maharaja Hit Narayan Singh of Tekari was said to have been "a man of a religious turn of mind... who became an ascetic and left his vast property in the hands of his wife" shortly after inheriting a lion's share of the estate in the 1840s.[2]
[edit] Geography
Tekari is located at 24°56′N 84°50′E / 24.93°N 84.83°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 82 metres (269 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Tekari had a population of 17,615. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tekari has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 57%. In Tekari, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Ruins of Tekari Fort
This is a historic place to be seen in Tekari viz 7aanaa Kila and 9 aanaa Kila, that constitute the famous fort of Tekari which is surrounded by water canal.
[edit] Tekari Raj Inter High School
This red brick building, for more than hundred years, the temple of learning, is the landmark of the town. It was funded by the mother of Maharaja Gopal Saran since 1876. Captain Gopal Sharan fought in the first World War who was also the last owner of Tekari Raj.
[edit] Localities
[edit] Jalalpur
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Jalalpur lies about 2 km from Tekari. It is situated on the state highway connecting Tekari with Gaya via Hichapur, Panchanpur. It is also 1.5 km from Tekari subdivisional office. The village has block and sub-divisional, office sub-divisional hospital, power grid station, S.N Sinha college at a 10-minute distance.
It is a village dominated by Bhumihar-Brahmin.
[edit] Mow
Mow is a very developed village situated on the Gaya-Kurtha Road in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is at a distance of about 5 km from Tekari and around 35 km from the Gaya City of Bihar, India. The village is very developed with all modern amenities.
Mow has a well maintained government hospital, high school, government college and police station. Though the village is mainly dominated by Bhumihar Brahmin's community (a community mainly found in Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh), people from other communities reside together in peace and harmony.
Mow is one of the earliest electrified villages in the Gaya district, having received electricity in the early 1980s. The people of this proud land are working hard to make the name and fame of this village heard throughout the country (even beyond the country). This village has produced a number of IITians, NITians, BITians, Doctors, Armymen, PO's and Advocates.
[edit] References
- ^ Yang, Anand A. (1999). Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar. University of California Press. pp. 305 (at page 139). ISBN 978-0520211001.
- ^ Yang, Anand A. (1999). Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar. University of California Press. pp. 305 (at page 140). ISBN 978-0520211001.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tekari
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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