Aurangabad, Bihar
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Aurangabad | |
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City | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 824101,824102 (Aurangabad)[2] |
Telephone code | 06186 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Vehicle registration | BR-26 |
Sex ratio | 1000:910 ♂/♀ |
Website | aurangabad |
Aurangabad
History
In ancient times, Aurangabad was located in the
During the rule of Sher Shah Suri (1486 - 1545 CE), Aurangabad became strategically important as part of the Rohtas Sirkar (district). After the death of Sher Shah Suri, Aurangabad fell under the rule of Akbar. The Afghan upsurge in the area was suppressed by Todar Mal. Some elements of Afghan architecture remain.
In 1865, Bihar District was separated from Patna District. Aurangabad was made a subdivision of Bihar district. Stement was the first subdivisional officer of Aurangabad subdivision. The first Member of Parliament from the district was the former
On 26 January 1973, Aurangabad district, Bihar, was created (government notification number 07/11-2071-72 dated 19 January 1973). K. A. H. Subramanyam was the first district magistrate and Surjit Kumar Saha was the sub-divisional officer.
Geography
Aurangabad town is located in north east India on the NH 2 (now NH19 – Grand Trunk Road) at its crossing with NH98 (now NH139). Its nearest large town is Gaya, 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the east. The capital of Bihar, Patna is 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the north east.
The area of the town is 89 square kilometres (34 sq mi).[4]
Aurangabad rests on
Economy
Aurangabad has an agrarian economy along with some industries. It lies in a drought-prone area. The main crops are rice, wheat, gram lentil and rapeseed.[6] With rapid industrialisation, Aurangabad has secured 4th position in most improved districts by Niti Aayog. It mainly includes heavy electricity production industries like Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Plant which has a capacity of 4380 MW(660MWX6).It is one of the third largest power plants in India.On 6th sep 2019, the power plant commissioned the first 660 MW unit of 4380 MW . (NTPC, Nabinagar) and Cement Production (Shree Cement). Manufactured products include carpets, blankets and brassware. Auranagabad is also famous for strawberry cultivation which helps local farmers to boost their economy and generates jobs for the villagers, who no longer need to migrate in search of livelihood.[7][8][9]
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Aurangabad had a population of 102,244.[1]
Notable people
- Chief Minister of Bihar
- Shankar Dayal Singh, Author and Member of Parliament Lok Sabha 1971-77 / Rajya Sabha 1990-95
- Governor of Kerala[12]
- Sushil Kumar Singh, Member of the Parliament of India from Bharatiya janata party .
See also
References
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- ^ "Farmers in a part of Bihar are turning to strawberry cultivation to find sweet returns".
- ISBN 978-0-07-070288-2.
- ^ "NITI Aayog Releases Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts".
- ^ "Anugrah Memorial College History". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Welcome To Anugrah Memorial College Gaya". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Nikhil Kumar sworn in as governor of Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India.