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* [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]] aka 'Chhote Saheb' (Former [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]] and seven term MP) |
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*[[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]] aka 'Chhote Saheb' (Former [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]] &Seven term MP) |
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*Badri Narayan Singh (Freedom fighter) |
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*Sitaram Singh (Freedom fighter, Pleader) |
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*Dr. Kunjbihari Sharma (Obra) |
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*Dr. Arvind Kumar Sharma (Child spl.) |
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*Anil kumar Sharma (Ex. Principal,GBPS) |
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*Dr. Lalita Prasad Sinha |
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*Advocate Raghubar Dayal (Biratpur) |
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*Late Janardan Prasad |
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*Jagdish Prasad,Retd. Accounts Officer(AG, Bihar) |
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*Rajeswar Prasad, Retd. Executive Engineer |
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*Surendara Prasad, Social Activist |
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*Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh (former Bihar Cabinet Minister) |
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*Nikhil Kumar (Ex NSG Chief & Former MP of the constituency) |
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*Shyama Singh(first woman MP of Aurangabad) |
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*K.B.P.S.Neelam (Advocate, P.P.) |
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*Ramdhyan singh (Freedom fighter) |
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*Sushil Kumar Singh (The Current MP) |
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*Ram Naresh Singh(former MP and MLA from the district,founder of the JD(U) |
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*Lt. Col. Sudhir Kumar Singh (Army officer) |
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*Ramjee Prasad Pandey (Seniour Advocate),Club Road |
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*Niraj Trivedi,ASTROLOGER(Ph.D,BHU) |
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****Arun Kumar Singh Vill.- Karma Bhagwan, Social Activist, PHRN****** |
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****Ajit Kumar Singh Vill.- Karma Bhagwan, Social Worker, NHSRC, Govt. Of India |
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****pappu singh (Bissenessman) Karma road,near bijli office..... |
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****Sudhir Kumar singh(younger brother of pappu singh)Karma road,near bijli office... |
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Revision as of 07:48, 23 July 2009
Aurangabad, Bihar
Aurangabad | |
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- For other uses, see Aurangabad
Aurangabad is a city and a municipality in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India. Aurangabad (pop. 79,351[citation needed]) is the district headquarters of the aurangabad district. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road. The people of this region primarily speak Magahi. Due to lack of industrialization, people are still mainly dependent upon agriculture and related activities. Rice and wheat are the main crops produced here.
History
The Magadh region was one of the oldest and strongest empires of the world in the Ancient period and its boundaries (600-250 BC) spread across to parts of the (now present) countries of Burma, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, apart from India. This was the region about Megasthenes (3rd Century BC), a Greek writer, traveller and scholar wrote with much awe and inspiration about his empire and the people.Aurangabad got its name from one of the king of Mughal dynasty ,Aurangzeb .the blocks ; Daudnagar ,Dev & kutumba are great historical place .There is only need to explore these places in a broader way .where daudnagar is surrounded by Qila's (Forts) of mughal era , Dev is having Historical temple of Lord Sun which attracts a lot of devotees from all over india & Kutumba is related with one of king who was not expended its ruling area in more broader way .Fort of Ser Sha Suri, the Mughal king near Sasaram attracts historain and visitors. Famous GT Road, which is made by Ser Sha Suri is crossed through Aurangabad.
Present Administrative setup
Aurangabad is one of the 38 districts of Bihar. It has two sub divisions Aurangabad and Daud Nagar. The blocks are Madanpur, Kutumbba, Daudnagar, Aurangabad, Barun, Obra, Dev, Nabinagar, Haspura, Goh and Rafiganj.
Geography
Aurangabad is located at 24°45′N 84°22′E / 24.75°N 84.37°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 108 metres (354 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Aurangabad had a population of 79,351. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Aurangabad has an average literacy rate of 30%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 48% of the males and 22% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Famous School and Colleges:
Anugrahnarayan Inter College Sachhidanad Sinha College Ramlakahan Singh Yadav College Kishori Sinha Mahila College
Notable people
- Satyendra Narayan Sinha aka 'Chhote Saheb' (Former Chief Minister of Bihar and seven term MP)
References
Aurangabad specialises in the production of many grains like paddy,wheat,pulses etc. rana randhir
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