Ekauna

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Ekauna, historically documented as Ekhowna, [1] is a village in the Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. It is situated near the city of Arrah. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

One of the earliest mentions of the village is found on 28 July 1873, by J. H. Thornton, who was the Civil Surgeon of the Shahabad district. The report talks about the cholera outbreak that affected numerous towns and villages in the district.[ citation needed ]

According to the report, the chepidemic reached Ekauna around the middle of June 1873, concurrently with an outbreak in the nearby village of Alekhi Tola. The outbreak was severe, with ten recorded cases of cholera, resulting in seven deaths. [1]

Geography

Ekauna is situated in the alluvial plains of the Ganges. The village is located in the Udwantnagar block of the Bhojpur district.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 Thornton, J. H. (1 June 1874). "Report on Cholera in the Shahabad District". The Indian Medical Gazette. 9 (6): 146–147. ISSN   0019-5863. PMC   5128170 . PMID   28995022.
  2. ↑ The Indian Law Reports: Patna series. Published under the Authority of the Governor of Bihar. 1987.
  3. ↑ Bengal, Asiatic Society of (1822). Asiatic researches or transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia.
  4. ↑ Governor, PMJF Lion Binod Agrawal, District (16 August 2023). Lions 322E District Directory (2023-24): Digital Edition. Signpost Celfon.in Technology.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "India Bihar families fight for 66 years over a plot of land". BBC News. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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