Forbesganj

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Forbesganj
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Forbesganj
Location in Bihar, India
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Forbesganj
Forbesganj (India)
Coordinates: 26°18′00″N87°15′54″E / 26.300°N 87.265°E / 26.300; 87.265
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
Region Mithila
District Araria district
Named for Forbesganj
Government
 • Type Municipal Council
 • BodyForbesganj Municipal Council
 •  MLA Vidya Sagar Keshri
Area
 • Total
3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
50,475
 • Density17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Regional Maithili
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
854318
Telephone code06455-22****
Sex ratio 1.14 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Araria
Vidhan Sabha constituency Forbesganj

Forbesganj is a city with municipality in the Araria District (formerly Purnia District before 1992) in the state of Bihar, India, situated at the border of Nepal.

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Etymology

During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807–1890) of the East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently, the area was known as 'residential area', also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighbouring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'. [1]

History

The city was given its present name from its British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807–1869). Forbes was a military adventurer and had taken part in the adventures of Northwest India. He was also in the team of Commissioner George Yule of Bhagalpur while fighting the rebels of 73rd native infantry. Forbes founded the Sultanpur estate and a number of indigo factories situated at different places in this district.

After the country's independence the name was changed to Forbesganj. It is said that the British used this place for Indigo farming. Remains of the British premises can be seen at the banks of the famous landlocked water body Sultan Pokhar. [2] [3]

Geography

Forbesganj is located at 26°18′N87°15′E / 26.3°N 87.25°E / 26.3; 87.25 . [4] It has an average elevation of 46 meters (150 feet). The Nepalese border is only 12 km away.

Climate

This small city has hot and wet summers and cold and dry winters. This place also got the record of having experienced the coldest ever recorded temperature in Bihar at −2.1 °C.[ citation needed ]

Climate data for Forbesganj (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.6
(92.5)		34.2
(93.6)		39.2
(102.6)		41.8
(107.2)		42.2
(108.0)		42.6
(108.7)		40.6
(105.1)		38.6
(101.5)		38.6
(101.5)		37.2
(99.0)		35.6
(96.1)		34.2
(93.6)		42.6
(108.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)20.8
(69.4)		25.6
(78.1)		31.4
(88.5)		34.0
(93.2)		34.0
(93.2)		33.8
(92.8)		32.7
(90.9)		33.1
(91.6)		32.9
(91.2)		32.2
(90.0)		30.1
(86.2)		25.2
(77.4)		30.6
(87.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)9.9
(49.8)		13.3
(55.9)		16.8
(62.2)		20.4
(68.7)		22.7
(72.9)		24.5
(76.1)		25.1
(77.2)		25.3
(77.5)		25.5
(77.9)		22.9
(73.2)		16.3
(61.3)		11.8
(53.2)		19.7
(67.5)
Record low °C (°F)1.0
(33.8)		5.2
(41.4)		7.0
(44.6)		12.0
(53.6)		14.0
(57.2)		15.0
(59.0)		17.0
(62.6)		11.4
(52.5)		15.0
(59.0)		12.0
(53.6)		7.6
(45.7)		4.0
(39.2)		1.0
(33.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)9.1
(0.36)		11.2
(0.44)		15.7
(0.62)		49.6
(1.95)		137.5
(5.41)		269.3
(10.60)		452.1
(17.80)		339.9
(13.38)		226.4
(8.91)		60.0
(2.36)		1.6
(0.06)		0.7
(0.03)		1,573.2
(61.94)
Average rainy days0.81.21.23.37.011.112.012.49.12.50.20.160.9
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)79726466697580777875737774
Source: India Meteorological Department [5]

Demographics

Religions in Forbesganj
ReligionPercent
Hindus
 
68.12%
Muslims
 
29.57%
Jains
 
2.04%
Others
 
0.27%

Forbesganj is a Nagar Parishad city in district of Araria, Bihar. The Forbesganj city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Forbesganj Nagar Parishad has population of 50,475 of which 26,524 are males while 23,951 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0–6 is 7512 which is 14.88% of total population of Forbesganj (Nagar Parishad). In Forbesganj Nagar Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 903 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Forbesganj is around 963 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Forbesganj city is 78.64% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Forbesganj, Male literacy is around 82.94% while female literacy rate is 73.83%.

Languages

The main language spoken in Forbesganj is Hindi, Marwari, Maithili. In addition, there are people who speak English and Urdu.[ citation needed ]

Administration and politics

Forbesganj Municipal Corporation is responsible for maintaining the city's civic infrastructure and carrying out associated administrative duties. Roads full of potholes and traffic.

 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. [6]  [7]

Vidyasagar Kesari is the MLA of Forbesganj assembly constituency. He was first elected in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, and re-elected in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. [8]

Amenities

Sub divisional Hospital Forbesganj is located near the Subdivision Office, Forbesganj [9] [10]

Economy

In addition to its role as an educational and administrative place, the economy of this small city is fueled by fertilizer production, rice production, building and construction material supply, and other industry.[ citation needed ]

Makhana is produced in Forbesganj, Makhana packets are prepared and sent by train to other cities. [11]

Culture/Cityscape

The city is well planned with a central road, Sadar Road, which runs through the heart of Forbesganj. Most of the major shops are located on both the sides of this road. Another major road, Hospital Road, connects to the main bus stand; it passes through the other part of the city and joins to the highways.

Transport

Road

(NH27-IN.svg NH 27 Formerly NH-57) and NH527-IN.svg NH 527 connects Forbesganj. Daily bus service is available from the Purnia, Patna, Siliguri, Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Birpur, Jogbani, Saharsa, Darbhanga & Muzaffarpur.

Rail

Forbesganj Junction Railway Station lies on Barauni-Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections. There are direct trains available to the major cities (Delhi/Kolkata/Siliguri, etc.) of the country, apart from local trains running between Jogbani and Katihar. The Saharsa-Forbesganj section and Darbhanga-Forbesganj section are functional since March 2024. The train for local connectivity connecting raxaul, danapur, saharsa, darbhanga, muzaffarpur etc. has been started. A new railway line of 17.60 km connecting LAXMIPUR- FORBESGANJ to strengthen NORTH EAST connectivity is proposed and undergoing FINAL LOCATION SURVEY at present.

Air

Forbesganj Airport was a functional military airport between 1934 and 1942 (active during World War II) and again during the 1962 war with China. On 10 June 1973 a Royal Nepal Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter Plane was hijacked en route to Kathmandu from Biratnagar. This airport has now fallen into disrepair and is not operational.

The nearest active airport to this place is Biratnagar (Nepal). Closest domestic airports are Darbhanga Airport in Darbhanga, Bihar and Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri, West Bengal, both about 160 km away. Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in the Bihar state's capital city Patna is approximately 300 km. away. From Bagdogra Airport it takes 3–4 hours to reach the city by road.

Education

There are several CBSE and State Board schools in this city. Some Senior Secondary schools are Mithila Public School (established in 1989), S.R.S Vidya Mandir, Modern/Premier Academy, Pi World school, Shishu Bharti, Delhi Public School Forbesganj, DAV Public School, Central Public School, Dev Gurukul Primary School and Sisu Mandir, Genius Academy etc.

All Colleges of this city are under Purnia University. There is also Engineering colleges present in the city named Moti Babu Institute of Technology and a government engineering college Phanishwar Nath Renu Engineering College under Department of Science and Technology, Bihar at Simraha.

Media

Major daily Hindi news circulated in Forbesganj include Dainik Jagaran , Hindustan , Dainik Bhaskar and Prabhat Khabar .

Notable people

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