Bandwar, also called Vandwar or Banduar, is a village in
Begusarai district
Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Begusarai is its administrative headquarters and is part of the Munger division.
History
Begulsarai was established in 1870 as part of Munger Dist ...
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 ...
, a state in India.
Geography
It is located in the
Indo-Gangetic plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Bangla ...
region of India.
The only river that flows through the village is the
Burhi Gandak River.
Due to the river being prone to floods, a
levee
A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually soil, earthen and that often runs parallel (geometry), parallel to ...
, referred to as “Bandh” (Hindi: बांध) by local residents, has been constructed parallel to the
Burhi Gandak River to prevent flooding of the adjoining countryside.
Transport
A bridge on the
Burhi Gandak River called the Chhatauna Bridge connects the village to other villages on the northern bank of the river.
Demographics
The village has 12,943 residents, 6,796 male and 6,147 female.
53 percent of the village is illiterate.
Census
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References
Villages in Begusarai district
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