Bhabua

Bhabua Bhabua
city
Government
• Chairman	Amardev Singh
Population  (2001)
• Total	41,507
Website	www.kaimur.bih.nic.in

Bhabua is a city and a municipality in Kaimur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is the headquarters of Kaimur district in the state of Bihar, in India.

Geography

Bhabua is located at 25.05°N 83.62°E / 25.05; 83.62. It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet).

Bhabua, also known as Bhabhua is divided into 26 wards. Here is the ancient famous Devi mandir, Khaki gosai and Hanuman mandir which is just like Patna hanuman mandir. Hanuman mandir is the biggest temple at chowk in Bhabua town. The Collectriate of Bhabua is one of best official building in Bihar. Here is a beautiful stadium which name is Jagjivan Stadium near Sadar Block. In the west, there is a river called Suwara.

Mundesvari Temple which is the ancient temple of Bihar is situated on the Pawara hill is 10 km from Bhabua town. It is a very good place to see the nature.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Bhabua had a population of 41,507.At present 1,00,000 (approx)population of Bhabua town. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bhabua has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Mother Toungue of almost all the people in bhabua is Bhojpuri.

Transport

Bhabua Road is the nearest Railway Station on the Howrah-New Delhi Grand Chord. The main trains are Purushottam Express, Mahabodhi Exp, Poorva Exp,Kalka Mail, Mumbai Mail, Doon Exp, Chamble Exp, Shipra Exp, Sealdah Exp, BudhPurnima Exp, Asansol-Ahmedabad Exp, Dikshabhumi Exp, Jodhpur Exp, Garib Nawaj Exp, Ranchi Varanasi Exp, Jharkhand Exepress etc. The town is 195 km from Patna and 84 km from Varanasi by road.

NH 2 (G.T. Road) crosses through the center of the district from Karmanasha to Kudra for about 50 km. NH 30 originates from it near Mohania and connects this district with the capital Patna via Arah. Apart from these, there are also a few State Highways in the district.

Mohania Sub-division is situated on Gaya-Mughalsarai Section of Grand Chord Railway line; the railway station is called Bhabua Road. The district headquarter is located at a distance of 14 km southward from the railway station or the G.T. Road.

Education

College:

• Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel College,
• Bhupesh Gupt College,
• Sanjay Singh Mahila College,
• Patel Degree Mahila College.

Patel Chowck

Schools:

• Town High School(+2),
• Atal Bihari Singh High School,
• S.S Girls High school,
• Maa Rajeshwari Girl Inter Collage,
• Udasi Devi High School.
• Gaurav Public School.
• R.P.S. Public School.
• DAV Public School Ratwar.
• Rose Bud School.
• Gems English School.
• Mother Shakuntala Public School.
• St. Xavier's School.
• Bal Bharti School.

References

25°03′00″N 83°37′12″E