Bhojpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the

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Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the G ...

town (also known as Ara) is the administrative headquarters of this district. Bhojpur district came into existence in 1972. Earlier it was the part of

Shahabad district Shahabad district or Arrah district, headquartered at Arrah (now part of Bhojpur District, Bihar) was a Bhojpuri speaking district in western Bihar, India, making the western border of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh. In 1972, the district was split ...

. This district is named "Bhojpur" after great

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King

Bhoja Bhoja (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty. His kingdom was centered around the Malwa region in central India, where his capital Dhara-nagara (modern Dhar) was located. Bhoja fought wars with nearly all ...

as most early settlers were Rajput rulers of Parmara dynasty then called as

Ujjainiya The Ujjainiya Parmār (also spelled as Ujjaini or simply Ujjainiya) are a Rajput clan that inhabits the state of Bihar. They are considered to have played a prominent role in the political history of medieval Bihar with many of their strongholds ...

. In the year 1972, Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas.

Buxar Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India bordering Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development block of Buxar, which also contains the ce ...

was a subdivision of old Bhojpur district then. In 1992, Buxar became a separate district and presently the rest of Bhojpur district has now three sub-divisions –

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Sadar,

Jagdishpur Jagdishpur is a nagar panchayat town of the district Bhojpur of the state of Bihar in eastern India. It was the capital of the eponymous Jagdishpur estate, ruled by Rajputs of the Ujjainiya clan. One of its rulers, Kunwar Singh, was a major f ...

and Piro. It shares its border with

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in the west.

Geography

Bhojpur district occupies an area of . It is located (the headquarter Arrah) at a longitude of 83° 45' to 84° 45' East and the latitude is 25° 10' to 25° 40' North and is situated at a height of 193 meters above sea level.

Politics

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Bhojpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

History

Till 1972, Bhojpur was part of old

Shahabad District Shahabad district or Arrah district, headquartered at Arrah (now part of Bhojpur District, Bihar) was a Bhojpuri speaking district in western Bihar, India, making the western border of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh. In 1972, the district was split ...

. The present district of Bhojpur came into existence in 1972, when Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. From 1972 to 1992, Buxar was a sub-division of Bhojpur district only. Later in 1992

Buxar district Buxar district is one of the 38 districts of Bihar, India. Located in the southwestern part of the state, it is a primarily agricultural district. The district headquarters is at the town of Buxar. Etymology According to local traditions, th ...

got separated from Bhojpur district. Bhojpur falls under

Patna division Patna Division is one of the nine administrative units of Bihar, a state in the east of India. Patna is the headquarters of the division. Established in 1829, it is one of the oldest divisions of the state. History of administrative districts i ...

Administration

The Bhojpur district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of

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(DM). The district has got 1209 villages, 36 police stations and 1 municipality, Arrah, which has now become a Municipal Corporation.

Tehsils

Bhojpur district comprises three tehsils or Sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM): # Arrah Sadar #

# Piro

Blocks

These Tehsils are further divided into 14

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s, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO) #Arrah # Agiaon # Barhara #

Bihiya Behea or Bihiya is a nagar panchayat town and Community development block, Block in Bhojpur district, Bihar, Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Behea block comprises 76 rural villages, along with the town of Bihiya itself and 22 u ...

# Charpokhari # Garhani #Jagdispur #

Koilwar Koilwar (also spelt Koelwar) is a nagar panchayat town and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. As of 2011, the population of Koilwar town was 17,725, in 2,893 households. It lies on the A ...

#Piro # Udwantnagar #

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# Shahpur # Tarari

Climate

The climate of the district is of moderately extreme type. The summers are hot and the winter are cool. Most of the rain that the district receives is from the South- West monsoon, during July and August. Winters are quite dry and light showers may take place during the Rabi crop.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Bhojpur district, Bihar has a

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of 2,728,407, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 145th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.27%. Bhojpur has a

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of 907

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 72.79%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.59% and 0.51% of the population respectively.

Religion

Languages

At the time of the

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, 92.06% of the population in the district spoke

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, 5.23%

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and 2.50%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
/ref> Languages include

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, a language with almost 2,000,000 speakers, according to the study of 'Times of India Daily' written in both the

Devanagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental syste ...

and

Kaithi Kaithi (), also called Kayathi () or Kayasthi (), is a historical Brahmic script that was used widely in parts of Northern and Eastern India, primarily in the present-day states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar. In particular, it was us ...

scripts,

and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Veer Kunwar Singh University Veer Kunwar Singh University was established on 22 October 1992 with its headquarters at Arrah, under the ''Bihar University Act 1976'' s amendment Act 9 of 1992 It is named after Kunwar Singh, the well-known national hero and distinguished ...

Harprasad Das Jain College Harprasad Das Jain College or Jain College or H.D. Jain College is a constituent college of Veer Kunwar Singh University situated in Arrah town of Bihar. It was founded in 1942 and was the first institution of higher learning set up in Western ...

Maharaja College, Arrah Maharaja College is a constituent college of Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah in the 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 G ...

Jagjiwan College Jagjiwan College is a constituent college of Veer Kunwar Singh University in Chandawa in Arrah, Bihar, India. Established in 1959, the college is named after Indian independence activist and former Deputy Prime Minister, Jagjivan Ram Jagjivan ...

* Maa Aranya Devi B.ed college - bhojpur

Notable people

Politics

* Veer Kunwar Singh, leader of the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...

in Bihar. *

Hare Krishna Singh Hare Krishna Singh was the commander-in-chief of Kunwar Singh's forces in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and also served under his brother Babu Amar Singh. Early life Hare Krishna Singh was born in 1827 in the village of Barubhee in Shahabad distr ...

, commander-in-chief of Kunwar Singh's forces during the rebellion. * Jagat Narain Lal, general secretary of Hindu Mahasbha. *

Sachchidananda Sinha Sachchidananda Sinha (10 November 1871 – 6 March 1950) was an Indian lawyer, parliamentarian, and journalist. Early life Sinha was born on 10 November 1871 in Arrah, in Bengal Presidency (in present-day Bihar) into a well-to-do Srivastava Kay ...

, interim president of the

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, member of the

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and the

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. * Babu Jagjivan Ram,

Deputy Prime Minister of India The deputy prime minister of India (IAST: ''Bhārat Ke Upapradhānamantri'') is the second highest ranking minister of the Union in the executive branch of the Government of India and is a senior member of the Union Council of Ministers. The off ...

, Defense Minister of India during 1971 India Pakistan war. *

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, first woman speaker of the

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. She was a Union Minister during UPA-I. She has also served as Indian ambassador to Spain and the UK. *

Ram Subhag Singh Ram Subhag Singh (7 July 1917 – 16 December 1980)''Data India'', Press Institute of India, 1981 was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha for Bikramganj and ...

, Union Minister for Food and Agriculture (1962-1964), Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (1967-1969), Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology (1967-1969), Union Minister of Railways (February 1969-4 November 1969). He was the leader of India's first Opposition in the Lok Sabha (1969-1970). *

Bindeshwari Dubey Bindeshwari Dubey (14 January 1921 – 20 January 1993) was a freedom fighter, trade unionist and politician who served as Chief Minister of Bihar between 12 March 1985 and 13 February 1988. Dubey was involved in the nationalisation of India ...

, Chief Minister of Bihar. He was Union minister for Law and Justice in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet *

Anant Sharma Anant Prasad Sharma (25 December 1919 – October 1988) was an Indian Railway Union leader, politician who became Minister of State for Industry, and Union Minister of the government of India. He was also the Governor of the State of Punjab an ...

, Governor of the State of Punjab and the West Bengal. Union Minister in Government of India, for Ministries of Communications, Surface Transport, Shipping and Civil Aviation during Indira Gandhi's time. * Amarendra Pratap Singh, Cabinet Minister of Agriculture in Government of Bihar. * Brahmeshwar Singh, head of

Ranvir Sena The Ranvir Sena is a militia functioning as a landlord group, mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The group was formed by Bhumihar landlords in 1994, with the aim to counter the influence of various left-wing militants, Naxalite groups ...

. * Jagdish Mahto, founder of Naxal movement in Ekwari, member of CPI (ML). *

Shivanand Tiwari Shivanand Tiwari (born 1943) is a prominent politician from Bhojpur district, Bihar who was a member and an officer of the Janata Dal (United) political party, which he represented in the Rajya Sabha. First he was a prominent leader and spokesp ...

, ex-Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar and former Rajya Sabha MP on JDU ticket. *

Abdul Qaiyum Ansari Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (1 July 1905 – 18 January 1973) was a participant in the freedom struggle of India. He was known for his commitment to national integration, secularism and communal harmony. He was a leader who worked against the demand ...

, freedom fighter, President of All India Momin conference through which he fought against Jinnah's two nation theory, cabinet minister of Bihar, member of parliament.

Government office holders

Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha of Shahabad (now Bhojpur), Bengal Presidency (1 February 1899 – 12 November 1986) was the 6th Chief Justice of India (1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964). He also served as the president of the Bharat Scouts and G ...

, 6th Chief Justice of India (1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964). * B.P. Singh, Judge at the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Grandson of

. * Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh, Ex-Chief Justice of the

Patna High Court The Patna High Court is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on 9 February 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act 1915. The court is based in Patna, the administrative capital of the state of Bihar, ...

from 1976 to 1982. (a native of Kulharia village near Koilwar) * Anil Sinha, Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from 2014 to 2016. * Shashi Bhushan Sahai (IPS), Director-General of Bihar Police. * Muni Lall (IAS), Ex-Union Minister of India and Lok Sabha MP of

Sasaram Sasaram ()sometimes also spelled as Sahasram, is an ancient historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Rohtas district of the Bihar state in eastern India, with a history that goes to thousands of years. During the prehistoric ag ...

from 1996 to 2004.

Academia & literature

Vashishtha Narayan Singh Vashishtha Narayan Singh (2 April 1946 – 14 November 2019) was an Indian academic. He was a child prodigy and completed his PhD in 1969. He taught mathematics at various institutes in the 1960s and 1970s. Singh was diagnosed with schizophreni ...

, mathematician. * Amitava Kumar, English writer, Helen D. Lockwood Chair Professor at

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Acharya Shivpujan Sahay Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (9 August 1893 – 21 January 1963) was a noted Hindi and Bhojpuri novelist, editor and prose writer. He contributed in pioneering modern trends in, as well as in fiction. His texts ''"Mata ka Anchal"'' also printed in ...

, Hindi novelist. * Mithileshwar, Hindi writer.

Television & film personalities

* S. H. Bihari, Bollywood lyricist. *

Shailendra (lyricist) Shailendra (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966) was a popular Indian Hindi-Urdu Poet, lyricist and film producer. Noted for his association with the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, singer Mukesh, and the composers Shankar–Jaikishan, he wrote lyrics ...

, Bollywood lyricist. *

Vinay Pathak Vinay Pathak (born 12 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including '' Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', ''Ra ...

, actor. *

Pawan Singh Pawan Singh (born 5 January 1986) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer, producer, stage performer and media personality. He is known for his works in Bhojpuri Film Industry. He began his musical career by working behind the sce ...

, singer and actor. *

Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Pandey was made his directoral debut in ''A Wednesday!'', which was largely praised by critics and which later became a recip ...

, filmmaker. * Vishal Aditya Singh, actor.

References

External links

Official website
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