Jalalpur, Bihar

Jalalpur is a small village in Gaya district, Bihar, India.

Coordinates: 24°55′40″N 84°50′09″E / 24.927725°N 84.835846°E / 24.927725; 84.835846

Jalalpur

Jalalpur is a city and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Jalalpur is located at 25°51′N 79°49′E / 25.85°N 79.82°E / 25.85; 79.82. It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387 feet). Tons is the river on which bank Jalalpur is situated, this river passes via Azamgarh before merging with Saryu river. It is 220 km from Lucknow. It is 7 km from Kandipur. 12 km from to Jaitpur Newada kala .

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Jalalpur had a population of 29,634. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jalalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jalalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is the main market of Ambedkar Nagar district.The city is directly connected to Akbarpur, Baskhari, Tanda, Rajesultanpur and Azamgarh by road. It is a tehsil of the district. The major nearest villages are Patti, and Katghar Musa ,Kandipur of this tehsil. The nearest railway station is Malipur.

Jalalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jalalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: जलालपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) was an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Jalalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist in 2010.

Election results

1977-2005

In October 2005 and February 22005 Janardan Singh Sigriwal of BJP won the Jalapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Balagul Mobin of RJD. Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Independent, defeated Ramjan Ali of SJP(R) in 2000. Abhay Raj Kishore of CPI defeated Satya Deo Singh of BJP in 1995. Nirmala Singh of Congress defeated Abhay Raj Kishore of CPI in 1990. Sudhir Kumar Singh of Congress defeated Abhay Raj Kishore of CPI in 1985. Kumar Kalika Singh of Congress defeated Madhusudan Singh of BJP in 1980. Pro.Dr. Vameshwar Singh of JP defeated Kumar Kalika Singh of Congress in 1977.

References

Coordinates: 25°54′08″N 84°41′30″E / 25.9020916°N 84.6917367°E / 25.9020916; 84.6917367

Tekari

Tekari is a city and a municipality in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar and was the centre of erstwhile Tekari Raj. Maharaja Gopalsaran, a Bhumihar, was the king of this area in British times. The fort is still there. It is a place of tourist's interest.

Some of the main villages in Tekari are Kespa, Alipur , Mow,Sherpura-Panchdevta, Jagdar, Supta, Law, Baidbigha, Ismailpur Bhairwa, Nimsar, Jhilmil, Jainandan Bigha, Jalalpur, Lodipur, Chirailly, Rewai Garh, ((Noni)), Rakasiya, Sheonagar, and Parariya.

The name "Tekari"

In South Bihar, the representative of Several community was the Tekari family, whose great estate, Tekari Raj in Gaya dates back to the early 18th century. In the Mughal period, Tekari evolved as a rich estate, protected by Bhumihar Kings, who were a part of the Mughal Empire. The royal emblem of the Kingdom of Tekari was a pigeon attacking over an eagle sat on the perch of a tree. Pundits concluded, "this jungle of tetris (tetri, a kind of tree) is the place where the fort should be made," and declared it very lucky. Tetri, vis-à-vis Tekari. (Tekari used to be a popular place name during the Muslim period). It perhaps indicated a place office for local administration and tax collection and residence of local chief. It may also have been a market place.

Bihar

Bihar (/bᵻˈhɑːr/; Hindustani pronunciation: [bɪˈɦaːr]) is a state in East India. It is the 13th largest state of India, with an area of 94,163 km² (36,357 sq mi). The third largest state of India by population, it is also contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges which flows from west to east.

On November 15, 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Close to 85% of the population lives in villages. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people compared to any other state in India. The official languages of the state are Hindi and Urdu. Other languages commonly used within the state include Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Bajjika, and Angika (Maithili being the only one of these to be publicly accepted by the government).

In ancient and classical India, Bihar was considered a centre of power, learning, and culture. From Magadha arose India's first empire, the Maurya empire, as well as one of the world's most widely adhered-to religions, Buddhism. Magadha empires, notably under the Maurya and Gupta dynasties, unified large parts of South Asia under a central rule.

Bihar (disambiguation)

Bihar is a state in India.

Bihar may also refer to:

See also

Bihar County

Bihar was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary and a county of Partium (in the 17th century, when it was under the rule of the Princes of Transylvania). Its territory is now mostly in northwestern Romania, where it is administered as Bihor County, and a smaller part in eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Nagyvárad (now Oradea in Romania).

Geography

Bihar County was situated along the upper courses of the rivers Körös, Sebes-Körös, Fekete-Körös and Berettyó). The medieval county also included Kalotaszeg region (now Țara Călatei in Romania). The total territory of the medieval county was around 10,000 km² (3,900 sq mi).

After 1876, Bihar county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Békés, Hajdú, Szabolcs, Szatmár, Szilágy, Kolozs, Torda-Aranyos and Arad. The western half of the county is in the Pannonian plain, while the eastern half is part of the Apuseni mountains. Its area was 10,657 km² (4,115 sq mi) around 1910.

History

Origins