Darbanga District
| Total Population : 3,295,789 |
| Total literate : 1,167,572 |
| Rural : 3,028,441 |
Urban : 26,7348 |
| Male : 1,722,189 |
Female : 1,573,600 |
| Area :2,279sq.km. |
Villages :1,269 |
Collector
Commissioner
Office No. 241088 / Home No. 240356
MP : Loksabha
Darbhanga
: MP
Mohmmad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
CONSTITUENCY : Darbhanga
(Bihar )
PARTY : Rashtriya
Janata Dal (RJD)
Present
Address
1,
K. Kamraj Lane,
New Delh - 110 011
Tel. (011) 23018445
Permanent
Address
Baquipur,
Laheria Sarai,
District Darbhanga - 846 004
(Bihar)
Tel. (06272) 245045, 240658
Brief
About District
Wet land areas of Darbhanga district in general and Kusheshwarasthan block
(Biraul Sub-division) in particular is the WINTER
CAPITAL of approx 15 rare and endangered species of
MIGRATORY BIRDS. The WINGED GUESTS coming from over
eight countries swarm the vast water bodies spread
in approx 8100 hects. during winter between November
and March.
Location:
Longitude: 85 degree 40' -86 degree 25' East, Latitude:
25 degree 53' - 26 degree 27' North
Height
from sea level: 49 meters.
Approx
45 Kms East of Darbhanga Town.
Santuary
Area: 6700 hects Chour Area, 1400 hects of Low land
area. No. of Ponds/Chours - 202 govt. 412 Private.
History
The
history of Darbhanga dates back to the Ramayana and
Mahabharata periods. According to the Vedic sources,
the Videhas of Aryan stock first migrated to the area
from the banks of Saraswati in Punjab. They were guided
to the east of Sadanira (Gandak river) by Agni, the
God of Fire. Settlements were established and, thus,
flourished the kingdom of Videhas-the Selfless. In
course of time Videhas came to be ruled by a line
of kings called Janaks. In this line of kings there
was a very famous king named Mithi. To commemorate
his greatness the territory was named as MITHILA.
Another famous king was Janak Sirdhwaja, father of
Sita. The legends speak of various learned men patronized
by Janak Sirdhwaja, who himself was an erudite scholar.
Among them prominent were Yagyavalkya, who codified
the Hindu law in his Yagyavalkya Smriti and Gautam,
who had various valuable philosophical treatises to
his credit. King Janak was himself a great philosopher
and his ideas have been eternally enshrined in the
Upanishads.
Traditions also speak of Kapil Muni's relationship
with this area that propounded the Sankhya philosophy.
Association of this area with Pandavas is also evident
by the belief that they stayed here during their period
of exile.
The learned men like Vidyapati, Kumaril Bhatt, Mandan
Mishra, Nagarjun, Vibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhya and
Vidushi Bhariti belonged to this reason.
The name of the district has been derived from its
head quarter and principal town, which is said to
have been founded by Darbhangi Khan. It is also said
that the name Darbhanga was derived from Dwar-Banga
or Dar-e-Bang meaning "THE GATEWAY TO BENGAL".
Darbhanga is one of the important districts of North
Bihar situated in the very heart of Mithilanchal -
the fertile, alluvial plains of North India. Under
the British rule, Darbhanga was a part of Sarkar Tirhut
upto 1875, when it was constituted into a separate
district. The sub-divisions of the then district Darbhanga
were created as earlier as Darbhanga Sadar in 1845,
Madhubani in 1846 and Samastipur in 1867. Darbhanga
was part of Patna Division till 1908, when the separate
Tirhut Division was carved out. Darbhanga became the
Divisional headquarters in 1972 when all its three
sub-divisions got the status of separate districts.
Thus the present Darbhanga district took shape.
Geographical
Profile
Presently
Darbhanga district is having the total geographical
area of 2279 sq. km. and population of 2507815 according
to 1991 census. It is situated between longitude 85
degree 45’- 86 degree 25’ East and latitude 25 degree
53’ - 26 degree 27’ North and is bounded on the north
by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur
district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the
west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts.
Geological
Profile
The District of Darbhanga can be divided into four
natural divisions. The eastern portion consisting
of Ghanshyampur, Biraul and Kusheshwarsthan blocks
contain fresh silt deposited by the Kosi River. This
region was under the influence of Kosi floods till
the construction of Kosi embankment in the Second
Five Year Plan. It contains large tracts of sandy
land covered with wild marsh.
The second division comprised of the anchals lying
south of the Boorhi Gandak river and is the most fertile
area in the district. It is also on higher level than
the other part of the district and contains very few
marshes. It is well suited to the rabbi crops.
The third natural region is the doab between the Burhi
Gandak and Baghmati and consists of the low-lying
areas dotted over by chaur and marshes. It gets floods
every year.
The fourth division covers the Sadar sub-division
of the district. This tract is watered by numerous
streams and contains some up-lands.
The district has a vast alluvial plain devoid of any
hills. There is a gentle slope from north to south
with a depression on the centre. Numerous rivers originating
in the Himalays water this district. Out of these
rivers Kamla, Baghmati, Kosi and Kareh are of most
importance.
The District has somewhat dry and healthy climate.
There are three well-marked seasons, the winter, the
summer & the Rainy season. The cold weather begins
in November and continues up to February, though March
is also somewhat cool. Westerly winds begin to blow
in the second half of March and temperature rises
considerably. May is the hottest month when the temperature
goes up to 107 degree Fahrenheit. Rain sets in towards
the middle of June. With the advent of the Rainy seasons,
temperature falls and humidity rises. The moist heat
of the Rainy season is very oppressive up to August
.The rain continues till the middle of October. Average
rainfall is 1142.3 mm. around 92% of rainfall is received
during monsoon months.
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