Rohtas District
| Total Population : 2,450,748 |
| Total literate : 1,205,287 |
| Rural : 2,123,942 |
Urban : 326,806 |
| Male : 1,283,485 |
Female : 1,167,263 |
MP
: Loksabha
Singh, Shri Ajit Kumar
CONSTITUENCY : Bikramganj (Bihar )
PARTY : Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))
Kumar Meira
CONSTITUENCY : Sasaram (SC) (Bihar )
PARTY : Indian National Congress (INC)
Present
Address
C-I/15 Pandara Park,
New Delhi- 110 003
Tels. (011) 23782190, 23782169
Permanent
Address
At & PO. Nawada, Arrah,
Distt. Bhojpur, Bihar
Tels. (0612) 2206842, 2207689
Brief
about District
Background
Rohtas
has an old & interesting history. In pre-historic
days the plateau region of the district has been the
abode of aboriginals whose chief representatives now
are the Bhars, the Cheers and the Oraons . According
to some legends the Kherwars were the original settlers
in the hilly tracts near Rohtas.The Oraons also claim
that they ruled over the area between Rohtas and Patna.
The local legend also connects king Sahasrabahu with
Sasaram, the headquarter of Rohtas district. It is
believed that Sahasrabahu had terrible fight with
Saint Parsuram, the legendary Brahmin Protector, as
a result of which Sahasrabahu was killed. The term
Sahasram is supposed to have been derived from Sahasrabahu
and Parsuram. Another legend connects the ROHTAS hill
to Rohitashwa, son of Raja Harishchandra, a famous
king who was known for his piety and truthfulness.
The District of ROHTAS formed a part of the Magadh
Empire since 6th B.C. to 5TH
Century A.D. under the pre Mauryans. The minor rock
edict of Emperor Ashok at Chandan Sahid near Sasaram
confirmed the Mauryans conquests of this district.
In the 7th Century A.D. This district came
under the control of Harsha rulers of Kannauj.
Sher Shah’s father Hassan Khan Suri was an Afghan
adventure, he got the jagir of Sasaram as a reward
for his services to Jamal Khan, and the Governor of
Province during the latter’s attachment with the king
of Jaunpur. But the Afghan Jagirdar was not able to
exercise full control over this subject since the
allegiance of the people was very lose and the landlords
were particularly independent. In 1529 Babar invaded
Bihar, Sher Shah who lost opposed him. Babar has left
in his memories an interesting account of the place.
He mentioned about the superstitions of the Hindu
with regard to river Karamnasa and also described
how he swam across the river Ganga at Buxar in 1528.
When Babar died , Sher Shah become active again .In
1537 Humayun advanced against him and he seized his
fortresses at Chunar and Rohtas Garh. Humayun proceeded
to Bengal where he spent six months, while on his
return journey to Delhi he suffered a crushing defeat
at the hands of the Sher Shah at Causa. This victory
secured for Sher Shah the imperial throne of Delhi.
“ The rule of Sur dynasty , which Sher Shah founded,
was very short lived. Soon the Mughals regions the
imperial throne of Dehli. After his assassination,
Akbar tried to extend his empire and consolidated
it. The district of Rohtas was thus included in the
empire”
The next event of importance which shook the
District, was the reign of Raja Chait Singh of Banaras,
his kingdom included large part of Shahabad and his
control extended up to Buxar.He raised the banner
of revolt against he English who had a difficult time.
At Chunar and Ghazipur, the English troops suffered
defeat and the very foundations of the English power
in India was shaken. But, ‘is well known fact that
Chait Singh lost eventually.
The district had a very uneventful history till we
come to 1857 when Kunwar Singh revolted against the
British Empire in line with the Mutineers of 1857.
Most of the hiroic details of Kunwar Singh is concerned
with the present district of Bhojpur. However he mutiny
had its impact and produced similar up-rising
and incidents here and there. The hilly tracts of
the district offered natural escape to the fugitives
of the Mutiny. During Independence movement the district
had a substantiates contribution to the
freedom movement of India. After Independence Rohtas
remained a part of the Shahabad District but in 1972
Rohtas became a separate District
Geo-Prorile
1.
Formation of District: 10th November 1972
2. Latitude: 24-30” to 25-20” (North)
3. Longitude: 83-14” to 83-20” (East)
4. Area: 3847.82 (Sq.Kms.)
5. Height from Sea Level: 107.78 Meters
6. Boundaries: North : Bhojpur & Buxar Districts South
: Plamu & Garwah District EAST: Aurangabad & Part
of Gaya District WEST: Kaimur District
GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS, CLIMATE,
RAINFALL, etc.
GEORAPHIC DETAILS: Geographically, this
district is divided in two parts i.e.
1. Hilly Area Comprise the plateau of Kaimur
2. Plain Area (Eastern side) Watered by the mighty
current of river SONE
CLIMATIC CONDITION:
The climate of the district is of moderately extreme
type. It becomes quite hot during summer and fairly
cool during the winter. January is the coldest month
when the minimum temperature comes down to approximately
10 degree. Winter seasons starts form the month of
November and last till February. The temperature begins
to rise in March and it reaches the peak in the month
of May when the mercury touches about 45 degree.
RAINFALL: Rain sets in some time in June and last
till middle of September. There after the humidity
begins to fall. The direction of the easterly wind
from June to September. From October the direction
of the winds is reversed and westerly wind blows till
May. This district gets the maximum rainfall in month
of July and August. There is slight rainfall in October,
but November and December are quite dry. Some winter
rain occurs in January and February. Normal rainfall
975 mm and average rainfall 952 mm.
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