Bhojpur district is one of the 38 districts of the

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

city (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. This district is named "Bhojpur" after great Parmara King

Bhoja Bhoja was the Paramara dynasty, Paramara king of Malwa from 1010 until his death in 1055. He ruled from Dhara (city), Dhara (modern Dhar), and Military career of Bhoja, fought wars with nearly all his neighbours in attempts to extend his king ...

as most early settlers were Rajput rulers of Parmara dynasty then called as Ujjainiya. 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, sharing border with Balia and Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development ...

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 – Ara Sadar, Jagdishpur and Piro. It shares its border with

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in the north 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.

History

Till 1972, Bhojpur was part of old Shahabad district. 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 1991, Buxar was a sub-division of Bhojpur district only. Later on 17 March 1991

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. Buxar district was carved out from Bhojpur d ...

got separated from Bhojpur district. Bhojpur falls under Patna division.

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Bhojpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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). It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

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

). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.27%. Bhojpur has a

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of 907 females for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 72.79%. 14.29% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.59% and 0.51% of the population respectively.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.06% of the population in the district spoke

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, 5.23%

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and 2.50%

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as their first language. Bhojpuri is considered a Hindi dialect in the census, so in census data its speakers are categorized as speaking Hindi. Languages include

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

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and

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scripts,

and

Administration

The Bhojpur district (headquartered at Arrah) is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of

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(DM). The district has got 1209 villages under 228 Gram Panchayats, 34 territorial police stations and 1 municipality, Arrah, which has now become a

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Tehsils

Bhojpur district comprises three tehsils or Sub-divisions, each headed by a

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(SDM): # Arrah Sadar # Jagdishpur # Piro

Blocks

These Tehsils are further divided into 14

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s, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO)Bhojpur District, Bihar
#Arrah # Agiaon # Barhara # Bihiya # Charpokhari # Garhani #Jagdispur # Koilwar #Piro # Udwantnagar # Sahar # Sandesh # Shahpur # Tarari

Politics

Education

Colleges *

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 a distingui ...

* Harprasad Das Jain College * Maharaja College, Arrah * Jagjiwan College

Notable people

Freedom fighter

* Veer Kunwar Singh, leader of the

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in Bihar. * Hare Krishna Singh, commander-in-chief of Kunwar Singh's forces during the rebellion. * Sachchidananda Sinha, interim President of the

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, member of the

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and the

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. * Abdul Qaiyum Ansari, freedom fighter, President of All India Momin conference; fought against Jinnah's two nation theory, cabinet minister of Bihar, member of parliament.

Politics

* Babu Jagjivan Ram,

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

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, first woman Speaker of the

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; former Union Minister and former Indian ambassador to Spain and the UK. * Jagat Narain Lal, general secretary of

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. * Ram Subhag Singh, former Union Minister; He was the leader of India's first Opposition in the Lok Sabha (1969-1970). * Shailendra Nath Shrivastava Former MP of Patna *

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 Indian ...

, Chief Minister of Bihar. Union minister for Law and Justice in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet * Anant Sharma, former Governor of Punjab and West Bengal; former Union Minister in Government of India during Indira Gandhi's time. * Amrendra Pratap Singh, Cabinet Minister of Agriculture in Government of Bihar. * Brahmeshwar Singh, head of Ranvir Sena. * Jagdish Mahto, founder of Naxal movement in Ekwari, member of CPI (ML). * Shivanand Tiwari, ex-Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar and former Rajya Sabha MP on JDU ticket.

Government office holders

* Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, 6th

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(1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964). * B.P. Singh, Judge at the

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, Chief Justice of

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, Grandson of Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha. * Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh, Ex-Chief Justice of the

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from 1976 to 1982. (a native of Kulharia) * 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

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from 1996 to 2004.

Academia & literature

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

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* Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Hindi novelist. * Mithileshwar, Hindi writer. * Dr.Bharat Mishra got padmashree award

Television & film personalities

* S. H. Bihari, Bollywood lyricist. *

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, Bollywood lyricist. * Vinay Pathak, actor. *

Pawan Singh Pawan Singh (popularly known as Powerstar) (born 5 January 1986) is an Indian politician, playback singer, actor, music composer, stage performer. He is known for his works in Bhojpuri Film Industry. He began his musical career by working be ...

, singer and actor. *

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, filmmaker. * Vishal Aditya Singh, actor.

Villages

* Bakhorapur * Ekwari * Jalpura Tapa * Kulharia * Masarh * Sakaddi

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhojpur District, Bihar Patna division Districts of Bihar