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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mokama or (mokameh)
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'''Mokama''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Patna district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. It is located {{convert|90|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Patna]] on the southern banks of the river [[Ganges]]. Mokama is the connecting town of north and south Bihar and has 2nd highest amount of lentil production in India. It was emerged as an industrial area in State of Bihar after independence.

It is believed that [[Lord Parshuram]] has lived here for few years and a famous story of a killed cow given rebirth by lord parshuram. A festival has been celebrated at mokama on the occasion of birth of Parshuram ji..
It is also called parshuram nagari.
Mokama is a town which is junction of ancient magadha, anga and Mithila. After the Singh Dynasty was demolished the descendants of Singh Dynasty came to Dhar in Mokama and re-established Singh Dynasty. They established Sarmera Estate. But due to the bad relationship with East India Company their state was annexed because they disagreed to give sufficient tax to them. Then the Governor-General of Dutch East India Company at that time, Pieter Both proposed that if Sarmera creates alliance with them then they will protect them from being annexed. And they also said that they will only take 10% tax from them. And he also said that if he creates alliance with the Dutch East India Company then he will declare Sarmera Estate as the representative of Northern India of the Dutch East India Company . But the ruler of the estate of Sarmera at that time Bhim Lal Singh of Sarmera disagreed. And in the end their estate was annexed. And then The East India Company destroyed their castles and transformed it into ruins. And in the end due to the lack of money and leadership they had to leave their estate. And then in order to save their lives they escaped through the forests.

== Geography ==
Mokama is situated on the southern banks of the Ganges. The landscape here is absolutely plain. The strip of land running along the northern bank of [[Ganges]] is called diara land in local parlance. The diara land submerges in Ganges waters during [[monsoons]]. To the south of Mokameh town lie the tal wetlands. The tal wetlands get submerged under the rising waters of the Ganges during the [[monsoons]].

Some of the important localities which fall under Mokama [[Municipality]] are Ramcharan Tola, lakhanchand, Sakarwar Tola, Mainak Tola, Moldiar Tola, Laheriya Tola, Dheorani Tola, Kowabhong and Chintamani chak, Sahwegpur, Shikharichak, Panchmahala, Tatwa Toli, Dr. Toli, Farsi Muhalla, Indira Nagar, Bhagwan Pur, Modan Gachi, Chandvari, Chatarpura, Modan Tola, Kachra Muhalla, & Aunta Gram. C.R.P.F. group centre is situated at the banks of the Ganges and R.P.F. training centre lies adjacent to it.

Sub Villages in Mokama are:-

malpur,Badpur, Balwa, Daudpur, Trimuhani, Dhanak Dobh, Dharampur, Gorihari, oshain Gaon, Ghoshwari, Hathidah Buzberg, Isannagar, Jalalpur, Karara, Koti Kurmichak, Milki, Mohanpur, Murarpur, Narainpur, Paijina, Panchmahla, Simarya, Sarfarajnagar, Kumhra, Sheonar, Shari, Sherpur, Sultanpur,Mor, Kanhaipur,

*Language : Hindi and Magahi, Maithali, Bhojpuri, English, Angika
*Elevation / Altitude: 48 meters. Above Sea level
*Telephone Code / Std Code: 06279
*Vehicle Registration Number:BR-01
*RTO Office : Patna
*Assembly constituency : Mokama assembly constituency
*current Assembly MLA : anant kumar singh
*Lok Sabha constituency : Munger parliamentary constituency
*current Parliament MP : RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH

== Economy ==
The main occupation is agriculture and the town is surrounded by farmlands. Major crops include [[lentils]], [[chickpeas]], [[mustard plant|mustard]] seeds. Many varieties of vegetables are grown here too. [[Papaya]], [[guava]] and [[mango]] are some of the common fruits cultivated. However, major parcels of the Diara and Tal lands remain submerged for three months a year.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

Factories include those of [[United Spirits|McDowell's]] and [[Bata Shoes]], Spinning Mill, along with [[Bharat Wagon and Engineering]] was also situated in mokama.

== Politics ==
It is one of the hot seat of bihar
Vidhansabha. Mokama seat is a bhumihar dominated seat .
Anant Singh has won the election for continuous 4 terms since 2005.

== Transport ==
Mokama is connected to all the major cities of India by rail and road. [HATHIDAH] is the junction point of [[National Highway 80 (India)|NH 80]] and [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]]. [[Mokama Junction]] is the railway station. New mokama Patna 4 lane Greenfield highway is built and also a 6 lane bridge to be built in Hathidah.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801383-mokameh-bihar.html|title=Mokameh Nagar Parishad City Population Census 2011-2021 | Bihar}}</ref> Mokama block had a population of 84129. Males constitute 52.2% of the population and females 47.8%. Mokama has a literacy rate of 96.4% higher than state average of 61.80%. There are 94.34% Hindus and rest 5.66% are the ethnic minorites. Out of the 5.66% 5.11% are Muslims. In Mokameh, Male literacy is around 99% while female literacy rate is 93.8%.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8995 which is 14.82% of total population of Mokameh. The literacy rate in this city is 10.99% higher (72.79%) than the average of the state which is 61.80%. In Mokameh Nagar Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 880 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Mokameh is around 869 compared to Bihar state average of 935.

== Folklore ==
The romantic folk story of ''Reshma'' and ''Chuharmal'' is commemorated with an annual fair.<ref>{{cite book |title= Archaeological Survey of India, Reports, Volume 8 |year= 1878 |publisher= Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing |page= 101|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7xIrAAAAYAAJ&q=mokama |access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref>

Also every year on first Sunday of February a fair is organised in the Nazrath Church compound in the memory of [[Mother Mary]].

== Indian independence movement ==
The place where the revolutionary freedom fighter [[Prafulla Chaki]] was martyred is marked by a [[shaheed]] gate. People commemorate the anniversary of his death every year.
Lalldin Saheb is yet another well known freedom fighter from Mokama who contributed in freedom struggle and was sentenced to jail during British rule.
He worked for the welfare of the people of Mokama throughout his life. Had major contribution in reopening the Bharat Wagon Engineering Company of Mokama that is source of income of thousands of families.

== References ==
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[http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/india/the-don-of-mokama]
[http://www.bihartimes.in/newsbihar/2008/June/newsbihar25June5.html]

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Mokama - Revision history

Robxgr at 17:52, 15 March 2026

imported>Neils51: spelling: build→ built, typo(s) fixed: a industrial → an industrial