Bihariganj is a city in the

Madhepura district Madhepura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Madhepura town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Madhepura district is a part of Kosi division. History Madhepura is part of the Mithila regio ...

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 ...

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. Bihariganj is located in

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and is part of the

Mithila region Mithila (), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothill ...

History

The ancient name of Bihariganj was "Nishankhpur Kodha". In medieval times, Bihariganj was ruled by the

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. In the 16th century, the main stream of the

Koshi River The Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोशी, , hi, कोसी, ) is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence ...

flowed to Bihariganj, named "ha-ha dhar", with a small market approximately 2 kilometers away. Gamail Gola was used as a local market where jute, rice, wheat, and other commercial items were purchased and bought by local people. Bihariganj Railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in northern India.

Geography

Bihariganj is the central market of its surrounded villages. It is surrounded by villages like Rajghat, Gangaura, Madhukarchak, Mohanpur, Laxmipur, Belahi, Babhangama, Tulsia, Baijnathpur, Vishanpur, Gamail, Mahikhand, Madhuvan Tintenga, and others. There are several ''

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) such as Panchwati Chauk, Jawahar Chauk, Shastri Chauk, Viswkarma Chauk, Gandhi Chauk, Subhash Chauk, and Babhangama Chauk. Bihariganj is a

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in Madhepura district. It belongs to the Kosi division. It is located southeast from Madhepura, the district headquarters.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the total population of Bihariganj was 135,534, out of which 52% were male and 48% female. Based on population, Bihariganj was 7th in Madhepura district and 374th in Bihar. The town had a total of 27,870 households spread across 25 villages and 12 panchayats. Most of the area is rural except for the suburbs of the main town. It has a literacy ratio of 58% with 61,527 total people literate. In terms of literacy, Bihariganj ranks at 1st in the Madhepura district and ranked 357th in Bihar. Maithili is the local language. Hindi and Urdu is also spoken. According to the

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, the poverty headcount ratio is 19.83% in Bihariganj.

Employment

Bihariganj has a total of 48,905 people employed. Out of total employed people, 32,914 are male and 15,991 are female. The employment ratio is 36%. Bihariganj stands at 11th in Madhepura district and ranked 159th in Bihar.

Economy

This town has many textile businesses. It also produces

jute Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ''Corchorus olit ...

and sugar. People are dependent mainly on business and agriculture.

Agriculture

Food crops include

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and

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. Other crops include corn, mango, sugarcane, sunflower, mustard, jack fruits, banana, and seasonal Indian vegetables.

Culture

Ramnavmi Yatra is famous in Bihariganj. There are many temples such as the Chandika Temple, Durga Temple, Hanuman temple, and Shiva Temple. It is a mainly

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-oriented society.

Educational institutions

Colleges

*Bhatu Shah College *Yashoda Sitaram College *Garib Chandra College *Hansi Mandal Inter College

Schools

*Sharda Vidya Mandir school Shastri chowk bihariganj *New Modern Public School *C.D. Saraswati Shishu Mandir *Saraswati Vidya Mandir *Mithila Public School *Real Modern Public School *St. Michal School *Middle School Bihariganj *High School Bihariganj *Gayatri Jhawar Kanya Middle school *Gayatri Jhawar Kanya High school *Baal Vikash Aawasiya School *Bhatu Shah High School

References

*1. "Bihariganj Block". Blocks of Madhepura. brandbihar.com. *2. "Republic of India, Bihar". Geo Hive. *3. http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/VT7jdQzGKeVIop2q9yeKzH/Bihar-wants-even-more.html *3. http://www.neighbourhoodinfo.co.in/city/Bihar/Madhepura/Bihariganj

External links

official website of district headquarter madhepura
{{Kosi Division Cities and towns in Madhepura district