Raghopur, Vaishali

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Raghopur
Community development block
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Raghopur
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°34′N85°21′E / 25.56°N 85.35°E / 25.56; 85.35
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Government
  Type Community development block
   MLA Tejashwi Yadav (RJD)
   Member of Parliament Chirag Paswan (LJP)(RV)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Languages
  Official Bajjika, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
844508
Telephone code06224
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Lok Sabha constituency Hajipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Raghopur

Raghopur is a community development block in Vaishali district of Bihar. Situated between two streams of the Ganges river, it is a river island.

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History

The creation and history of the Raghopur island are much older than previously thought, as recently Harappan-type bricks [1] from Raghopur Diara were discovered. While digging for piling work to build a house at the Diara, around 10  km north of Patna, the landowner came across thousands of large bricks. He used some and kept the rest as samples out of curiosity. On 4 April 2017, the director of the state archaeological directorate, Atul Verma, visited the area and checked the samples. Vijay Kumar Choudhary, archaeologist and executive director of the Bihar Heritage Development Society, confirmed Harappan bricks [2] had the proportions of 1:2:4 in terms of thickness, width, and length. He said the state archaeological directorate's move was a step in the right direction to establish that human settlements existed in the area. Raghopur Diara is situated between Chechar in the north and Didarganj in the south, places of archaeological importance. Chechar in Vaishali is a Neolithic site, while remains from the Mauryan period have been found during excavations at Didarganj in Patna.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, [3] Raghopur had a population of 187,722. Males constitute 54% of the population. Raghopur has an average literacy rate of 33%. The villages in Raghopur include Paharpur, Jurawanpur, Fatehpur, Birpur, Chaksingar, Rampur, and Shiv Nagar. Among all, Birpur is the largest village in this block.

Transport

The nearest towns to Raghopur are Patna, Hajipur and Bidupur. The nearest railway stations are Khoosarupur Fatuha and Bankaghat. The nearest airport is in Patna. There is only one seasonal road link (Pipa pul) that connects it to Patna, Fatuha. Apart from that, boats are a primary method of reaching the area.

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References

  1. Verma, Sanjeev Kumar (8 April 2017). "Harappa signs in bricks of Raghopur". Telegraph India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. "Harappa bricks in Raghopura Diara" (PDF). Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. Area Profile of Raghopur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar state