Bikramganj

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Bikramganj
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Bikramganj
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°12′N84°15′E / 25.2°N 84.25°E / 25.2; 84.25
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Area
[1]
 • Total15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2024) [1]
 • Totalnearly 4 lakh
Languages
 • Official Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802212
Telephone code06185
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Website rohtas.nic.in

Bikramganj is a nagar parishad city and community development block in Rohtas district, Bihar, India. In the 2011 census, Bikramganj had a population of nearly 4 lakh in 17,968 households. The main commodities produced in Bikramganj are rice and pulses. It has a slum known as Dhangai, which had a 2011 population of 3,955 in 637 households. [1] Bikramganj is located at 25°12′N84°15′E / 25.2°N 84.25°E / 25.2; 84.25 , [2] and has an average elevation of 77 metres (252 feet).

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It is an historic commercial center at the crossroads connecting Patna to Sasaram and Buxar to Dehri and Dumraon known as Bikramganj Chowk. Bikramganj, in the less-industrialised north of Rohtas district, is surrounded by well-irrigated, fertile fields which have given the district its reputation as the rice bowl of Bihar. A railway station on Dehri Road connects to the nearby cities of Patna, Sasaram. A number of banks have opened in the city. A small river flows through Bikramganj,known as Kaai and drains into the Ganges in Buxar. Hinduism is the majority religion, and Chhath is a major festival. A local delicacy is litti with chicken, and chhena ka khurma is a sweet. Nearby towns are Suryapura, Kārākāt, Koath, and Sanjhauli. The climate is humid and sub-tropical, good for rice cultivation, and Katarni rice is a well-known variety grown in the region.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1961 5,681—    
1971 14,656+158.0%
1981 20,570+40.4%
1991 28,898+40.5%
2001 38,408+32.9%
2011 48,465+26.2%
Source: 2011 Census of India [1]

In 2011, the population of the Bikramganj block was 163,565. Of these, 48,565 lived in the city of Bikramganj and 115,100 lived in rural areas. The block's population increased from 136,703 in 2001 to 163,565 in 2011, a 19.6-percent increase. [1]

Bikramganj's sex ratio was 882 females to 1,000 males in 2011, the lowest among cities in Rohtas district. The ratio was higher in rural areas, with 911 females for every 1,000 males (the second-lowest ratio in Rohtas, ahead of Kargahar), bringing the sex ratio of the sub-district to 902 –the lowest in Rohtas. The sub-district's sex ratio was 902 in the 0-6 age group (the lowest in Rohtas) 894 in the city of Bikramganj, and 906 in rural villages. [1]

The city's 2011 literacy rate was 74.76 percent, slightly below the Rohtas urban average of 78.35 percent. The rate was higher in men, with 81.37 percent of males and 67.26 percent of females able to read and write; the 14.11-percent literacy gender gap was slightly above the district urban average of 13.33 percent. In rural parts of Bikramganj block, the literacy rate was 74.96 percent (slightly above the district rural average of 72.5 percent, with 85.56 percent of men and 63.33 percent of women able to read and write. The combined literacy rate of the sub-district of Bikramganj was 74.90 percent, slightly above the district average of 73.37 percent. [1]

Amenities

Bikramganj had two hospital in 2024, no movie theatres, five nationalised banks and a community centre. It have no of public library at the time. [1]

All 80 villages in Bikramganj block had drinking water in 2011, but only three had tap water; most villages got water from wells or hand pumps. Fifty-seven villages had schools, serving 93.35 percent of the rural population. Twenty had medical facilities serving 44.69 percent of the rural population, and 31 had telephone access serving 60.66 percent of the rural population. Ten villages had banks, eight had agricultural credit societies, and 51 had pucca roads. Fifty-eight villages had electrical power, serving 89.75 percent of the rural population. [1]

Schools

Anjabit Singh College

Anjabit Singh College is one of the oldest colleges of Veer Kunwar Singh University (VKSU) Arrah, established in 1957 by Nepal Singh, a resident of Dhawan in Bikramganj. Justices Anand Singh and Kainhaiya Singh were members of the college's governing body, and Vishwanath Singh was its founder. The college teaches the arts and science to degree levels, post-graduate education in history and economics in its Faculty of Arts, and has a Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) course in its vocational-professional program. [3]

DAV Public School

Established in 2008, the co-educational DAV Public School provides secondary education in English and is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). [4]

High School Tenduni

Established in 1975, the Hindi co-educational High School Tenduni is managed by the Department of Education and affiliated with the Bihar School Examination Board for secondary and high-secondary education. [5]

Utkarmit High School, Ghusia Kalan

Established in 1950, the co-educational Hindi Utkarmit High School in Ghusia Kalan is managed by the Ministry of Education and is affiliated with the Bihar School Examination Board at the secondary level. [6]

Krishna Sudarshan Public School

Established in 2008, Krishna Sudarshan Public School provides English co-educational upper-primary education. [7]

St. S. N. Global School

The co-educational English school provides the CBSE syllabus and class 1 to high school. [8]

Divine Public School

Divine Public School, affiliated with CBSE Delhi, was founded in April 2011 and has secondary generator power. [9]

Villages

In addition to the city of Bikramganj, the block has 80 inhabited villages with a total rural population of 115,100. [1]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Khirodharpur1521,054
Khaira2383,240
Isarpura117948
Rauni701,001
Kharagpura60531
Raksiya2131,141
Maidhara100876
Karmaini110715
Bahuara1621,596
Amauna 94270
Tekanpura1381,000
Larui1061,042
Kusamhra2262,617
Balha64381
Jalha43594
Bhorna4144
Amma Pokhar64779
Nonhar 5755,992
Lilkanthpur109816
Dharmagatpur951,224
Paunra1121,544
Kharhua1751,306
Hunrrahaba36163
Dehra1581,110
Jamorhi2803,668
Bharkuriya85179
Mathiya30604
Bilkhoriya104523
Amathu832,045
Durga Dih371,944
Dhawan1052,746
Morauna2603,000
Kastar2321,738
Inrath Khurd1691,792
Inrath Kalan1211,200
Noawan2012,397
Bargaiyan31473
Mohni3024,421
Shiwpur2384,346
Siarua158833
Kukur Dih457
Baruna891,902
Turti2311,791
Dumariya15013
Silauta89420
Basgitiya1681,683
Parariya174800
Dumariya69371
Kolha75573
Baluahi831,040
Padumanpur69223
Manpur1531,156
Semra941,111
Jogia71712
Parsamadhopur75514
Kajhai1041,844
Lokaya40707
Dehri Udai90664
Ghosiya Khurd1341,233
Sahejani96294
Reriya2532,004
Gopalpur49227
Kanda Dih1421,041
Balchanwan50547
Dafal Dih6677
Salempur1432,000
Barna601,083
Jonhi4165,059
Khalariya811,433
Atpa30225
Gotpa991,800
Lewajit100181
Ghusia 4228,567
Purandarpur131269
Lachhmanpur133846
Matuli166945
Mani 5584,455
Niga2491,988
Ramna Dihra2112,154
Keshodih451,249

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