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'''Poiwan''' is a village in the [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad district]] of [[Bihar]] in India. The population is around 2,600,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=267943 |title=Census of India: Search Details |publisher=Census of India |accessdate=10 May 2014}}</ref> of which around 8% are Muslims.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
Poiwan is a very old village. According to a written record which is kept in this village only, it existed in the 17th century. It is said that first a Muslim [[zamindaar]] (minor king) ruled this village. After that, four [[Kshatriya]] (warrior clan) brothers came from the Mainpur district of Rajasthan to claim this village with the help of another local Hindu zamindaar. Two of them died in that battle which they won finally. After that, this village remains a Hindu-dominated village.<br />
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There is an old small fort in the village commonly said by local people as gaadh, as well as a temple and a large water reservoir, the latter being used for fishing and as a water supply in the summer.<br />
Poiwan has a government high school. There is one lord Radha Krishna temple built by Er Ajit Pratap Narayan Singh and her wife Sunita singh inaugurated by then governor of Nagaland Sri Nikhil kumar on 17-1-2011.<br />
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== Notable persons ==<br />
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* Dr. [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]] (1887-1957), known as ''Bihar Vibhuti'', statesman, [[Gandhian]], freedom fighter, nationalist, role in the struggle for independence along with [[Mahatma Gandhi]], first [[Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]]<br />
*[[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]] (1917-2006), also known as ''Chhote Saheb'', former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], statesman and First Member of Parliament from Aurangabad, leading figure of<ref>http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/A-couple-of-mps/articleshow/15764678.cms</ref> [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]’s ‘complete revolution’ movement during the Emergency, son of Bihar Vibhuti.<br />
*[[Nikhil Kumar]] (born 1941), [[Indian Police Service]] officer, [[Police Commissioner]] of Delhi, ex-governor of the states of Nagaland and Kerala, son of former Chief Minister of Bihar Satyendra Narayan Sinha.<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Aurangabad district, Bihar]]</div>->Ira Leviton