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{{Short description|Village in Bihar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
'''Rahimpur''' is a village in [[Khagaria district|Khagaria District]] of the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. It is divided into three panchayats, Rahimpur Uttar (Rahimpur North), Rahimpur Madhya (Rahimpur Central) and Rahimpur Dakshin (Rahimpur South).<ref>{{cite web |title=Block map - State : BIHAR - District : KHAGARIA - Block Name : KHAGARIA |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3d61e4bbd6393c9111e6526ea173a7c8b/uploads/2018/03/2018030764.pdf |publisher=National Informatics Centre (NIC) |access-date=6 September 2021 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Santosh |title=Bihar: Khagaria farmers find no buyers for their wheat amid Covid-19 lockdown |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-coronavirus-lockdown-bihar-farmers-6370437/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=6 September 2021 |date=20 April 2020}}</ref> It is situated on NH 31 on side and the riverbeds of [[Ganges|Ganga]].

== Infrastructure ==
Local infrastructure such as health centres, sanitation, and village roads, is inadequate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21|title=COVID-19: Defunct Rural Health Centres Highlight Desperate Situation in Bihar|url=https://www.newsclick.in/COVID-19-Defunct-Rural-Health-Centres-Highlight-Desperate-Situation-Bihar|access-date=2021-06-19|website=NewsClick|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-01|title=Bihar Polls: Years of Apathy Keep Khagaria Residents Dependent on Boats for Transport|url=https://www.newsclick.in/bihar-polls-years-apathy-keep-khagaria-residents-dependent-boats-transport|access-date=2021-06-19|website=NewsClick|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Two years left and the blind chase of toilets continues|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/waste/two-years-left-and-the-blind-chase-of-toilet-continues-58962|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.downtoearth.org.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=खगड़िया:उप-स्वास्थ्य केंद्र है बदहाल, तबेले में तब्दील|url=https://www.kashishnews.com/news/20709/खगड़िया:उप-स्वास्थ्य-केंद्र-है-बदहाल--तबेले-में-तब्दील|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.kashishnews.com/}}</ref> Annual floods disrupt services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar: Rivers Cross Danger Mark {{!}} The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel {{!}} weather.com|url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/monsoon/news/2018-09-06-bihar-rivers-cross-danger-mark|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Global goal, local fight|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/global-goal-local-fight-60143|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.downtoearth.org.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Thakur|first1=N. P.|date=6 September 2018|first2=Piyush |last2=Tripathi |title=Rivers in spate, flood threat looms over Bihar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rivers-in-spate-flood-threat-looms-over-bihar/articleshow/65692387.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Transport ==
The village is located by [[National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 31]]. The nearest railway station is [[Umeshnagar railway station]] in Durgapur village in Madhya Rahimpur. The nearest major station is the [[Khagaria Junction railway station|Khagaria Railway station]]. The Munger rail and road bridge over the Ganga river are nearby.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-01|title=Khagaria's long wait for 'complete' Ganga bridge|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/khagaria-s-long-wait-for-complete-ganga-bridge/story-xYiHU7WeQdetdIAHoThe4H.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

== Notables ==
Notable people born in Rahimpur include:

* Umeshwar Prasad Singh, a local freedom fighter in the [[Indian independence movement|Indian Independence]] movement and the namesake of the Umeshnagar railway station{{fact|date=June 2023}}
* [[Yogendra Sharma]] (Parliamentarian){{fact|date=June 2023}}
* [[Ramendra Kumar (politician)|Ramendra Kumar]] (Parliamentarian){{fact|date=June 2023}}
* [[Abhayanand]], the former DGP of Bihar and an educator, is connected to Rahimpur via his mother.{{fact|date=June 2023}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Khagaria district]]

Rahimpur village, Khagaria - Revision history

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