Bhojpur District
| Total Population : 2,243,144 |
| Total literate : 1,073,010 |
| Rural : 1,930,730 |
Urban : 312,414 |
| Male : 1,179,611 |
Female : 1,063,533 |
| Area :2,474 sq. kms.
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MP : Loksabha
Arrah
MP
Singh, Smt. Kanti
CONSTITUENCY : Arrah (Bihar )
PARTY : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Present
Address
8, Tughlak Lane
New Delhi-110 001
Tels.(011) 23017807, 23018094
Permanent
Address
Mohanpur, Punaichak,
P.O. Shastri Nagar,
Distt. Patna - 800 023 (Bihar)
Tels.(0612) 2282957, 2284504
Brief
about District
Historical
The
present district of Bhojpur came into existence in
1992. Earlier this district was the part of old Shahabad
district. In the year 1972 Shahabad district was bifurcated
in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. Buxar was
a sub-division of old Bhojpur district. In 1992 Buxar
became a separate district and rest of Bhojpur district
has now three sub-divisions-Ara Sadar, Jagdishpur
and Piro. Ara town is the headquarters of the district
and also its principal town. The district is bounded
on the north by the district of Saran ( Bihar ) and
Balia district of Uttar Pradesh; on the south by the
district of Rohtas; on the West by the district of
Buxar and on the East by the district of Patna, Jahanabad
and Arwal.
Bhojpur
district has a close linkage with that of its parent
district of Shahabad, which had an old and interesting
history. In the pre-historic days also there is evidence
of the area being inhabited. The 1961 Census report
of Shahabad describes the history of the district
in following manner.
It is said that Ara, the present headquarters of the
district derives its name from the Sanskrit word 'ARANYA',
which means forest. It suggests that the entire area
around modern Ara was heavily forested in old days.
According to mythology, sage Vishwamitra, the Guru
of RAMA , had his 'Ashram' somewhere in this region.
MINES
AND MINERALS
Mines
and minerals resources in new Bhojpur district are
very little. The only mineral product in this district
is the sand from Sone river. About 40 Kms. length
of Sone river forms the part of southern and eastern
and eastern boundary of the district of Bhojpur. The
only managed sand - collecting centre is Koilwar,
which is about 5 Kms. strips. About 35 Kms length
is not properly managed to gather the sand.
| SC Population
|
Total |
2,66,995 |
Rural |
2,44,110 |
Urban |
22,885 |
| ST Population |
Total |
5,391 |
Rural |
4,640 |
Urban |
751 |
| Sub
Divisions |
Ara
Sadar, Jagdishpur, Piro. |
| Blocks |
Ara
Sadar, Udwantnagar, Jagdishpur, Koilwar, Sahar,
Barhara, Sandesh, Shahpur, Charpokhari, Piro,
Tarari, Bihia, Agiawon, Garhani. |
| Agriculture |
Rich
Paddy Fields, Wheat, Maize. |
| Industry |
Rice
and Oil Mills. |
| Rivers |
Ganga,
Sone. |
Population
- As Per 2001 Census
Total
population = 2233415
Male population = 1175333
Female population = 1058082
Sex
Ratio
There
are approximately 900 female for 1000 male.
Literacy
Literacy Rate Total = 59.71 ( without 0 - 6 age group
)
Male = 74.78
Female = 42.81
Rain
Fall
| Sl. |
Average
Rainfall In Bhojpur |
| 1. |
General
= 913.4 mm |
| 2. |
Actual
= 1,160.6 mm |
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in
Year 2001 |
About NIC Bhojpur District Unit
The
Office NIC was started to function from Nov 1999,
under the Guidance of Sri Pankaj Kumar, DIO at newly
build site of NIC constructed in Main collectorate
Building. NIC Bhojpur has played pivotal role in Computerization
and Communication of different government offices
since October, 1988.
NIC is technically supporting computerization of Land
Records and BPL Survey Data-Entry. This web site is
being launched on account of active participation
of NIC with District administration, Bhojpur
NIC supported Centers :
NIC
Bhojpur is supervising and providing technical support
to various Govt. Office's computer centers.
1. District Civil Court.
2. District Treasury.
3. District Provident Fund .
4. District Commercial Taxes
5. Civil Surgeon Office
6. Bazaar Samiti,
At
a Glance
The
present Bhojpur came into existence in 1992. Earlier
this district was part of old Sahabad district. In
the year 1972 Sahabad district was bifurcated in two
parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. Buxar was a subdivision
of old Bhojpur district. In 1992, Buxar became a separate
district and rest of Bhojpur district has now three
sub-divisions - Ara Sadar,Jagdishpur and Piro. Ara
town is the headquarters of the district and also
its principal town.
It is located at a Longitude of 83º-45' to 84º-45'
East and the latitude is 25º-10' to 25º-40' North.
Height
from Sea
The
Bhojpur district is situated at height of 192.989
meters from Sea.
Area
Bhojpur occupies a total of 2474 sq. kms.
Main Rivers are Ganga and Sone
Perinniel Rivers are Kumhari, Cher, Banas, Gangi.
Total Cultivated Area (2001-2002) (All four seasons)
= 241926 Hect.
Net Cultivated Area (2001-2002) = 177275 Hect.
Net Irrigated Area (2001-2002) = 126830 Hect.
Main Crops = Rice, Wheat, Macca, Gram.
Rainfall
Normal = 913.4 mm
Actual = 1160.6 mm
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