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Bhabhua
Green city
City
Bhabhua is located in Bihar
Bhabhua
Bhabhua
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°03′N 83°37′E / 25.05°N 83.62°E / 25.05; 83.62Coordinates: 25°03′N 83°37′E / 25.05°N 83.62°E / 25.05; 83.62
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionPatna
DistrictKaimur
Established1532
Founded byRaja Diwan Ram Rao
Wards25
Government
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total61,999[1]
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri,Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
821101
Telephone code06189
Vehicle registrationBR-45
Websitewww.kaimur.bih.nic.in

Bhabua is main city of Kaimur district in the state of Bihar, India.[2] Bhabua is known for the famous historical temple Mundeshwari Temple and the Kaimur Range of hills. It is located 94 kms from Varanasi.

Geography[edit]

Bhabua is located at 25°03′N 83°37′E / 25.05°N 83.62°E / 25.05; 83.62. The Buxar district of Bihar State and the Ghazipur district of U.P. State bound it on the North. On the south is the Garhwa district of Jharkhand State and on the West is the Chandauli and Sonbhadra districts of the U.P. State. On the East is Rohtas district of Bihar State on the bank of river suwarna.

About District[edit]

The district has 14 police stations and covers an area of about 340,447 hectares (841,260 acres), Geographically, the district can be divided into two parts viz. (i) Hilly area and (ii) Plain area. The district has close linkage with the history of Shahabad, which was its parent district also. The old district of Shahabad had four subdivisions of which Bhabua was one. The present district of Kaimur has been formed from the whole of this Bhabua subdivision. The District of Bhabua is divided in wards, all wards have a ward commissioner who looks after the welfare and civic affairs of the ward and the head of all the ward commissioner's is elected amongst themselves who is called the chairman. The nearest big city is Varanasi (UP) nearly 94 km and Patna 192 km.

Notable places[edit]

  • Mundeshwari Temple The Mundeshwari Devi Temple is located at an elevation of 608 feet on the Mundeshwari Hills of Kaimur plateau near Son canal, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an Archaeological Survey of India protected monument since 1915.
  • Baidyanath Village is situated 9 km to the south of Ramgarh block headquarters. The village is home to a Lord Shiva temple that was built by the rulers of Pratihar dynasty. Numerous coins and others valuables of historical importance have been discovered here. According to archeologists, the temple was renovated in 812-13 AD.
  • Chainpur is situated 11 km to the west of Bhabua headquarters. there is the Hindu shrine of "Harsu Brahm", which famous for healing people affected from evil power.

Transport[edit]

Bhabua Road railway station is the nearest Railway Station on the Howrah-New Delhi Grand Chord, which is about 14 km north from Bhabua town. The main trains are Purushottam Express, Mahabodhi Express, Poorva Express, Kalka Mail, Mumbai Mail, Doon Express, Chambal Express, Shipra Express, Sealdah Exp, Budhpurnima Express, Asansol - Ahmedabad Express, Deekshabhoomi Express, Jodhpur Exp, Garib Nawaz Express, Ranchi - Varanasi Express, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, Sasaram - Anand Vihar Terminus AC Express etc. The town is 195 km from Patna and 84 km from Varanasi by road.

NH 2 (G.T. Road) crosses through the center of the district from Karmanasha to Kudra for about 50 km. NH 30 originates from it near Mohania and connects this district with the capital Patna via Arah. Apart from these, there are also a few State Highways in the district.

Mohania Sub-division is situated on Gaya-Mughalsarai Section of Grand Chord Railway line; the railway station is called Bhabua Road. The district headquarters is 14 km south from the railway station and the G.T. Road. The railway station has four platforms for the smooth flow of traffic.

Villages[edit]

Bhabua block contains the following 286 villages:[3]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Baruna 143 1,047
Nibi 60 270
Harkeshpur 43 0
Narotapur 46 1,086
Amraha 71 398
Bithwar 53 503
Khanawan 287 2,325
Katra 120 1,283
Umarpur 57 759
Burhwalia 97 1,244
Manihari 335 2,923
Goraipur 148 3,073
Hariharpur 106 1,506
Ruppur 146 2,953
Shahpur 60 387
Rampur 150 1,528
Bagahi 77 120
Sonhauli 96 0
Mirchawan 207 1,636
Darauli 122 1,575
Karmi Chak 44 1,354
Kohari 150 2,385
Khaira Khurd 31 299
Khaira 39 644
Fatehpur 60 0
Ghurdewa 66 0
Mithapur 42 538
Basantpur 15 0
Denawan 109 1,305
Jigni 416 2,747
Damodarpur 136 1,087
Dumraith 232 3,397
Doghra 63 275
Naktaul 163 1,702
Maital 90 0
Bhadari 182 2,131
Narawan 438 1,998
Mamhan 54 282
Sedra 43 0
Sedra Nisf 62 591
Sedra 29 556
Auraiya Dei 122 647
Auraiya Dewa 67 485
Dabrahiya 263 1,382
Dehra 46 0
Mahsua 99 0
Jamuawan 394 2,025
Mahsua 151 1,210
Sarewa 152 1,661
Bithalpur 47 271
Dewarji Khurd 27 674
Gopalpur 26 0
Daridih 14 0
Manikpur 156 716
Gopalpur 57 79
Dewarji Kalan 132 965
Nonra 71 544
Kurasan 376 3,609
Uphraurlia 89 344
Betri 408 4,377
Ghujua 34 0
Rehari 74 0
Mokri 410 8,398
Palka 194 1,870
Mehiyan 66 0
Gorhan 186 1,348
Dharhanian 46 729
Sarangpur 181 1,641
Dumdum 271 2,281
Siu 225 4,736
Shiw Patti 78 522
Danrwa 71 479
Khadaura 112 414
Sudarsanpur 25 10
Saitha 326 2,451
Semaria 57 303
Dharampura 32 553
Shiwpur 33 900
Tirtha 27 0
Itwa 21 0
Bhokhri 64 437
Shah Patti 32 0
Sijhwa 88 806
Chakia 26 0
Ghuran Chak 32 0
Bhokhra 25 620
Sapnautia 138 619
Karman 74 1,100
Jamunapur 70 0
Ghurde Dehra 83 238
Harnatanr 83 582
Akhtiarpur 15 0
Malahpurwa 75 0
Amarhi 87 1,339
Jadupur 39 403
Sikra 158 782
Marha 80 0
Rattichak 33 0
Kukrarh 162 1,404
Sekhwa 54 267
Pachgawan 144 1,591
Jasa 113 0
Pangaiyan 46 469
Ahopur 61 0
Baghraulia 34 0
Khaira 197 1,247
Akhtiarpur 36 0
Silauta 211 999
Chakia 28 0
Hasanpura 74 362
Kori 283 1,109
Madhupur 113 515
Babura 57 1,896
Ikhlaspur 439 11,820
Sikthi 356 3,985
Mohammadpur 25 0
Semaria 67 694
Bhekas 237 2,122
Isarpura 25 0
Datiawan 252 2,702
Kawar 265 2,958
Akri 90 741
Bhathani 79 0
Shiwpura 54 485
Naua Shahmal 125 0
Naua Jhoti 171 1,803
Khajurahia 40 0
Daridih 74 1,385
Ruiya 263 2,604
Dumri 77 1,189
Kunj 259 2,555
Chandoraiya 60 1,368
Kolaunj 109 759
Baheri 160 890
Hahapur 57 0
Checharia 45 8
Semaria 71 1,024
Gopalpur 55 0
Silri 106 769
Barigawan 78 388
Birbhanpur 46 357
Bharigawan 151 1,476
Kusdihra 102 526
Dalippur 104 352
Lakkudih 62 0
Shiwpur 334 3,062
Nibi Khurd 99 485
Nibi Kalan 64 367
Mohammadpur 156 0
Gobardhan Chak 45 0
Manpur 87 0
Ratwar 292 2,784
Kishunpura 119 399
Sondihra 350 2,646
Bhagwat Chak 25 0
Bare 512 2,495
Sherpur 29 0
Bariarchak 37 0
Dihra 231 908
Banjaria 70 75
Parasia 270 979
Kamti 57 251
Patrihan 89 0
Maldah 21 39
Jalalpur 90 421
Jhigridehra 117 917
Sikthiujari 182 1,072
Basgitia 48 0
Kamta 148 1,026
Itarhi 335 2,257
Machiawan 361 2,168
English Tiara 20 0
Tiaraghat 139 309
Manpur 54 110
Asrarhi 177 890
Rampur 109 621
Panchi 151 786
Dharhanian 17 0
Dharhanian) 88 0
Kaithi, Kaimur 303 3,524
Patti 74 594
Nati 239 583
Doghra 96 814
Khanethi 208 1,401
Hathiabandh 93 444
Bisunpura 47 273
Bhainslot 56 399
Bahuwan 293 2,558
Chhotki Pangaiya 34 0
Madarpur 53 0
Nazrabad, Kaimur 51 0
Bahera 109 913
Kathuara 59 487
Bahuwara 63 555
Kariganwan 64 0
Narayanpur 56 266
Basgitia 33 204
Khanethi Gurdas 150 854
Parmalpur 178 1,264
Rampur 45 797
Saunrudih 78 683
Kanpara Ujari 78 0
Kanpara 80 294
Miria 323 3,361
Saraiya 62 297
Chhotkakir 165 514
Barkakir 213 2,097
Tamarh 270 1,515
Rampur 32 220
Sirmaura 110 0
Tamarhi 125 1,110
Kamalpur 49 1
Sonhan 337 2,800
Sarai Manrup 51 0
Shukulpura 45 0
Ganwan 46 654
Khajuria Kalan 47 0
Khajuria Khurd 30 225
Khajuria 41 0
Barahuli 77 998
Paranpur 64 58
Dhonrhi 93 434
Manchahalpur 99 491
Beguda 30 75
Mahuwari 221 2,112
Harnathpur 86 451
Nimi 136 621
Jagdishpur 41 171
Sagar 155 105
Sathri 64 419
Semra 60 1,250
Manikpur 57 160
Sadekawai 87 939
Harla 214 1,492
Rawan 64 307
Rehi 61 389
Baghi 74 663
Jagdishpur 51 0
Jage Barawan 298 1,787
Khurmabad 79 223
Karaundi 211 1,022
Paiyan 78 671
Kishunpur 16 0
Barka Deharma 47 216
Chhotka Deharma 26 466
Kukurhi 139 828
Tarhani 236 1,714
Sarmandapur 53 0
Kawai 53 729
Akorhi 151 684
Wadar 502 3,807
Belarhi 96 760
Mahuat 256 1,761
Madanpura 45 519
Ekauni 121 1,437
Ghurhu Chak 62 0
Khaira 54 256
Barka Kajhar 116 1,211
Pian 151 2,110
Balua 108 449
Alipur 107 695
Semaria 49 401
Pokhara 53 889
Ghurhu Chak 42 0
Rampur 44 0
Shukulpurwa 37 538
Chitarhi 40 220
Ujari Chitarhi 38 0
Charki English 13 243
Chhotka Darwan 57 0
Barka Danrowan 41 1,078
Dubauli 35 421
Arazi English 18 0
Chacharia 47 0
Parasrampur 39 324
Belkatra 39 90
Lilapur 50 343
Miun Sukhiarpur 307 3,269
Rudarwar Kalan 219 2,124
Nawagawan 92 555
Ujaria 30 0
Semra 140 498
Dharwar 47 412
Madhopur 37 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "2011 census of India".
  2. ↑ "Bhabua in Bihar to become World's first Green City". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Kaimur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 22–85, 600–711, 898–99. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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