Bhagalpur is a city in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
, situated on the southern banks of the river
Ganges
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
. It is the
2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of
Bhagalpur district
Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Majority of Bhagalpur district lies in South Bihar.
Geography ...
and
Bhagalpur division
Bhagalpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India, with Bhagalpur as the administrative headquarters of the division. , the division consists of Bhagalpur district, Banka district and is located on the bank of Ga ...
. Known as the
Silk City, it is a major educational, commercial, and political center, and listed for development under the
Smart City
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program, a joint venture between Government and industry. The
Gangetic plains
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surrounding the city are very
fertile
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and the main
crops
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include
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
,
wheat
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,
maize
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,
barley
Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley pr ...
, and oilseeds. The river is home to the
Gangetic dolphin
South Asian river dolphins are toothed whales in the genus ''Platanista'', which inhabit fresh water habitats in the northern Indian subcontinent. They were historically considered to be one species (''P. gangetica'') with the Ganges river do ...
, the ''National Aquatic Animal of India'', and the
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in Bhagalpur District of Bihar, India. The sanctuary is a 60 kilometers stretch of the Ganges River from Sultanganj to Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district. notified as Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanc ...
is established near the town. The city holds the largest
Manasa
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Puja and one of the largest processions in Kali Puja, an intangible cultural heritage of the region.
Demography
As of the 2011 India
census
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, the Bhagalpur Urban Agglomeration has a population of 410,210, of which 218,284 were males and 191,926 were females. It is the 3rd largest city in Bihar in terms of urban population. the total population in the age group of 0 to 6 years is 55,898. The total number of literates are 286,125, with 160,720 males and 125,405 females. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population is 80.76%, of which while the male literacy rate is 84.95% with women at 75.95%.
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Climate
Flora and fauna
Greater adjutant (Garuda)
Greater adjutant (''Leptoptilos dubius''), a member of the stork
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family called Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes . Ciconiiformes previously included a number of other families, such as herons an ...
family, associated with the mythical bird Garuda
Garuda (Sanskrit: ; Pāli: ; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (''vahana'') of the Hindu god Vishnu. Garuda is a ...
, has a Rescue and Rehabilitation Area located in Bhagalpur, the second largest of its kind. Loss of nesting habitat and feeding sites through drainage, pollution
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and disturbance, together with hunting and egg collection, caused a massive dip in the population of the species. Garuda birds were first spotted nesting and breeding on a silk cotton tree near a village in the Ganga
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-Diara area in Bhagalpur in 2007. In May 2006, 42 birds were seen by the Mandar Nature Club team for the first time. Prior to this, the species had never been seen in Bihar
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during its breeding period. Four years after these endangered birds of the stork family started nesting and breeding
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Breeding may refer to:
* Animal husbandry, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and rab ...
in Bhagalpur district, their number eventually increased, from 78 to over 500, making Bhagalpur one of only three places to host Garudas; the others being Cambodia
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and Assam.
The greater adjutant is classified as endangered on the IUCN
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Red List 2004 of threatened species and listed under Schedule IV of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. This huge stork has a naked pink head, a very thick yellow bill and a low-hanging neck pouch. The neck ruff is white. The bird looks like a vulture. Other than the pale grey edge on each wing, the rest of the greater adjutant's body is dark grey. Younglings have a narrower bill, thicker down on the head and neck, and entirely dark wings. A Garuda bird measures 145–150 cm (about three feet) in length and four to five feet in height.
Local attractions
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is one of the most important festivals in and around the region. Several Kali Temples and Puja Mandaps are decked up on Deepawali to worship Kalika. The procession after the Puja is so long that it takes 36 hours to complete one big phase of Murti Bisarjan. Kali Puja holds the cultural significance of the Anga Region. The procession after the Puja is the intangible cultural asset to the city.
Sati Behula
In medieval Bengali literature, Mansamangal is projected has heroine and a goddess. In the period from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century, many works based on this story were made. The religious purpose of these works was to render the importance o
Mansa Devi
but these works are more known for the pious love of Behula and her husband Lakhander (Lakhindar or Lakshinder.) This is the story of Bihula-Bishhari from capital of Angdesh Champa (Now in B hagalpur district called as Champanagar). However, this is not just a methological story, the evidence of the metal house created by lord Bishyakarma on Oder of Chand Saudagar for Behula and her husband Lakhander to protect from mansa devi is still been seen and reported when there is heavy rain in the region.
Budhanath Temple
Spread over three acres Budhanath temple is located on the banks of the Uttarvahini Ganga (flowing from south to north) River. Being one of the oldest temples in the region, it witnesses influx of devotees throughout the year. It is about twenty minutes from the main town. Reference of Baba Budhanath can be found in Shiva Purana
The ''Shiva Purana'' is one of eighteen major texts of the ''Purana'' genre of Sanskrit texts in Hinduism, and part of the Shaivism literature corpus. It primarily revolves around the Hindu god Shiva and goddess Parvati, but references and reve ...
as Baba Bal Vridheshwarnath. Also, this name has been stated in the first segment of the eighth segments of Shiva Purana
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. The lingam of this place of worship is self-incarnated nevertheless as to when it came into being is still unknown. Idol of Ma Bhavani can be seen beside the Shivalinga or Lingam
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional im ...
.
Shri Champapur Digamber Jain Temple
Champapur is an ancient and historic Teerth Kshetra of Jainism
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. Champapur is the place where all the five Kalyanaks i.e., Garbha, Janam, Tapa, KevalGyan and Moksha Kalyanak of Bhagwan Vasupujya
Vasupujya was the twelfth tirthankara in Jainism of the '' avasarpini'' (present age). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Vasupujya was born to King Vasupujya and Queen Jaya De ...
, the 12th Jain Teerthankar, have taken place.
The Champapur was the capital of ‘Anga
Anga (Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The members of the Aṅga tribe were called the Āṅgeyas.
Counted among the "sixteen great nations" in Buddhist texts ...
Janpada'. The Anga
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Counted among the "sixteen great nations" in Buddhist texts ...
Janpada was one of the 52 Janapada
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established by Adi Teerthankar Bhagwan Rishabh Deo. Champapur also existed as Mahajanapada
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among the six Mahajanapada
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s during the time of Bhagwan Mahavira
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Swami.
The three Chaturmas of Bhagwan Mahavira
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Swami during his Dikshakal, religious propagation centre of Anga
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Counted among the "sixteen great nations" in Buddhist texts ...
-Banga
Banga may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Banga'' (album), a 2012 album by Patti Smith
* A song by Ali Shaheed Muhammad from the 2004 album '' Shaheedullah and Stereotypes''
* The name of Pontius Pilate's dog in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel ' ...
-Magadh
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- Vaishali, test of modesty of Sati Subhadra and Anantmati, Aahardan to Bhagwan Mahaveer Swami by Sati Chandan Bala have taken place in Champapur. Champapur is also related to great stories of 'origin of Harivansha, Shripal-Mainasundari, Shri Dharma Ghosh Muni, King Karna
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of Mahabharata
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, King Mudrak and great architect Vishvakarman
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’.
The main temple of Champapur Siddha Kshetra is quite ancient (about 2500 years). This temple being symbolic of 'Panch Kalyanaka' is adorned with 5 altars, magnificent spire and 2 columns of fame. It is said that there were 4 'Columns of Fame (Keerti Stambha)’ which existed in four corners of the campus of the temple. Later on the 2 out of 4 were destroyed in the earthquake of year 1934 & repair (Jirnoddhar) of other 2 columns was done in 1938. The 'Columns of Fame' are about 2200 years ancient.
Khanqah-e-Shahbazia
Founded in 1577 AD, the Khanqah-e-Shahbazia is one of the most revered shrines of Bhagalpur. It houses the grave of Maulana Shahbaz, a saint whose 13th-generation descendants still run the place. Maulana Shahbaz Rahmatullah is considered one of the 40 Sufi saints sent to spread the message of Allah. The ''Sajjadah Nasheen'' (direct descendant of the saint) is supposed to spend his life within the confines of the Khanqah and take care of its management, lead prayers and offer spiritual services. It is said that they are exempted from appearing in a court of law.
The Mosque was built by Aurangzeb
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and was frequently visited by him. Every Thursday, visitors assemble at the place to be blessed. Most of the visitors are said to be from the eastern parts of India and Bangladesh. There is a belief that the water in a pond here has medicinal qualities that can cure illness and snake bites. Archeological Survey of India
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has discovered some ancient manuscripts from the basement of Khanqah e Shahbazia.
The Khanqah is also famous for its library, which has a vast collection of Arabic and Persian theological texts, including a copy of the ''Qur’an'' transcribed by Murshid Quli Khan
Murshid Quli Khan ( fa, , bn, মুর্শিদকুলি খান; 1660 – 30 June 1727), also known as Zamin Ali Quli and born as Surya Narayan Mishra, was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727.
Born a Hindu in the D ...
, the Nawab of Murshidabad, Bengal.
Colleges
*Bhagalpur College of Engineering
Bhagalpur College of Engineering (BCE Bhagalpur) is a State Government Technical Institution established in 1960 in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. This institute offers full-time Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree programs. It is administered ...
*Bihar Agricultural University
Bihar Agricultural University is an autonomous institute under Bihar state government established on 5 August, 2010 under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and is situated at Sabour, Bhagalpur district of Bihar. It is located at pre ...
* Delhi Public School, Bhagalpur
*Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur
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*Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur is a government recognized medical college and hospital in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
It has an approx area of 209 acres with total constructed area of 1,00,000 (in sq mtr.) approx. It ...
*Mahadeo Singh Law College
Mahadeo Singh Law College is a private Law school situated at Sarai in Bhagalpur in the Indian state of Bihar. It offers undergraduate 3 years LL.B. course which is approved by Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi
New Delhi (, , '' ...
*Marwari College, Bhagalpur
Marwari College, Bhagalpur, established in 1941, is a general degree college in Bhagalpur, Bihar. It is a constituent college of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University. It offers Intermediate courses in Commerce, Arts and Science, undergraduate c ...
*Mount Assisi School
Mount Assisi School, is an English Medium School located at Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It is affiliated to CISCE. It was established in 1972 by Franciscan friars (Third Order Regular of St. Francis).
The school started on the premises of Francis ...
*Mount Carmel School
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*Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around in a ...
* T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur
Media
Print media include the Hindi ''Dainik Jagran
''Dainik Jagran'' ( Hi:दैनिक जागरन , , ) is an Indian Hindi language daily newspaper.
It was ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in India by circulation in 2016. In 2019 Quarter 4, according to Indian Readership Survey, Daini ...
'', ''Dainik Bhaskar
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'', '' Aaj'', ''Hindustan
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'' (under ''Hindustan Times
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It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyall ...
'') and ''Prabhat Khabar
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''; the Urdu ''The Inquilab
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'' and '' Taasir'', while English ''Times of India
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'', ''The Telegraph
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Australia
* ''The Telegraph'' (Adelaide), a newspaper in Adelaide, South Australia, publ ...
'' and ''Hindustan Times'' are also available.
Broadcast media include All India Radio
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
Music
* All (band), an American punk rock band
* ''All'' (All a ...
(Frequency 1458 kHz, 1206 kHz) 90.4 FM Radio Active (Bhagalpur), and AIR FM Rainbow India 100.1.M, sadhna plus news channel
Telecommunications services include BSNL, Airtel
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, Vodafone Idea
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, Reliance Jio
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.
Airtel
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, Jio
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, BSNL and Sify
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are providing broadband services in this region.
Notable people
*Ajit Pal Mangat
Ajitpal Mangat is an Indian film director.
Early life
Mangat was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar. He is one of the most famous Indian ad film maker. In 2008, he moved to Movie direction with his 1st movie "Victory".
Film career
Ajitpal Mangat' ...
– Indian film director.
* Alexander Dow
Alexander Dow (1735/6, Perthshire, Scotland – 31 July 1779, Bhagalpur) was a Scottish Orientalist, writer, playwright and army officer in the East India Company.
Life
He was a native of Crieff, Perthshire. Alexander Dow's father worked at th ...
– Died at Bhagalpur was an orientalist, writer, playwright and army officer in the East India Company
* Anand Mohan Sahay – General Secretary in INA with Netaji. Ambassador in seven different countries.
* Ashis Nandy
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– Indian political psychologist, a social theorist, and a contemporary cultural and political critic.
* Ashok Kumar
Kumudlal Ganguly (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), better known by his stage name Ashok Kumar and also by Dadamoni, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema and who was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family.
He ...
– Hindi Indian movie actor.
* Ashwini Kumar Choubey
*
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– BJP
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politician. Ex health minister of Bihar.
* B. J. Choubey – Professor in the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
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* Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay
Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was an Indian Bengali-language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning "the wild flower" in Bengali). He was a re ...
– Pen name Banaphool, Bengali writer.
* Bhagwat Jha Azad
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– Former Chief minister of Bihar
* Chunchun Prasad Yadav - Three consecutive times MP from Bhagalpur
* Dibyendu Palit
Dibyendu Palit ( bn, দিব্যেন্দু পালিত; 5 March 1939 – 3 January 2019) was an Indian writer of Bengali poems, novels, and short stories. His first story ''Chandapatan'' was published in 1955 in the Sunday edition o ...
– Bengali writer
* Gurmeet Choudhary
Gurmeet Choudhary (born 22 February 1984) is an Indian actor and martial artist. He is known for his portrayal of Rama in '' Ramayan'', Maan Singh Khurana in '' Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi'' and Yash Suraj Pratap Sindhina in '' Punar Vivaah - Zi ...
– Indian television actor, model and dancer.
* Kadambini Ganguly
Kadambini Bose Ganguly (18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923) was one of the first Indian female doctors who practised with a degree in modern medicine. She was the first Indian woman to practice medicine in India. Ganguly was the first woman to gai ...
– Daughter of Braja Kishore Bose, headmaster of Bhagalpur School, was India's one of the first women graduates and Doctor was born in Bhagalpur.
* Lutfur Rahman – Urdu poet
* Nandalal Bose
Nandalal Bose (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism.
A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for his "Indian style" of painting. He became the principa ...
– Artist
* Neha Sharma
Neha Sharma (, born 21 November 1987) is an Indian actress and model. Sharma made her acting debut with the Telugu film ''Chirutha'' (2007) and her Hindi film debut with ''Crook'' (2010). She was highly appreciated for the semi-hit ''Kyaa Su ...
– Hindi & South-Indian movie actress.
*Nishikant Dubey
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* Pritish Nandy
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– Poet, painter, journalist, politician, television personality, animal activist and film producer.
* Rabindra Kumar Rana
Rabindra Kumar Rana (23 January 1947 – 23 March 2022) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Khagaria constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party. His name became famous in ...
– Politician, Member of the 14th Lok Sabha.
* Raj Kamal Jha
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– Chief Editor, The Indian Express; author and novelist
* Ramjee Singh
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– Book edited - Gandhi's centenary number, T.N.B . college, Bhagalpur University, 1970
* Raveesh Kumar
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- Indian ambassador to Finland, former spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs in Government of India.
* Sanjay Jha – Former CEO of Global Foundries.
* Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, alternatively spelt as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee ( bn, শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়; 15 September 1876 or ৩১ শে ভাদ্র ১২৮৩ বঙ্গাব্দ ...
– Famous Bengali novelist. The novel Srikanth is based on Bhagalpur.
* Suchitra Bhattacharya
Suchitra Bhattacharya (10 January 1950 – 2015) was an Indian novelist, known for works including ''Hemanter Pakhi'', ''Kachher Manush'', ''Aleek Shukh'', ''Icche'' and ''Kacher Dewal''. During her career as a writer, she composed over 20 nove ...
– Acclaimed Indian novelist was born in Bhagalpur on 10 January 1950.
* Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
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– BJP
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leader
*Gurmeet Choudhary
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– Bollywood
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Actor.
* Tapan Sinha
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– Film director
* Tilka Manjhi
Tilka Majhi was an Indian freedom fighter the first Adivasi leader from Santal Community. He took up arms against the British in the 1784, around 70 years before Mangal Pandey. He organized the Adivasis to form an armed group to fight against th ...
– First Santhal Santhal may refer to :
Places and jurisdictions
* Santhal Pargana division, in Jharkhand state, (north)eastern India
* Santhal State, former petty princely state in Mahi Kantha, Gujarat, western India
People
* Santhal people (part of the Tea ...
freedom fighter.
* Ajit Sharma – Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Bhagalpur constituency.
* Adarsh Anand – Social Media star, Mimicry Artist(about 250 celebrities), Actor, Singer.
* Sanchita Basu – South Indian Film Actress, Social Media Star
Adjacent boundaries of Bhagalpur
See also
* 1980 Bhagalpur blindings
*1989 Bhagalpur violence
The Bhagalpur violence of 1989 took place between Hindus and Muslims in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. The violence started on 24 October 1989, and the violent incidents continued for 2 months, affecting the Bhagalpur city and 250 vi ...
*Aranyak
''Aranyak'' ( bn, আরণ্যক , literally "forest-grown, pertaining to forest") composed between 1937 and 1939 and published in 1976, is a Bengali-language novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, based on his long and arduous years in nort ...
* Bhagalpur sari
References
External links
Official Bhagalpur District website
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Cities and towns in Bhagalpur district