Forbesganj

Forbesganj
Town
Forbesganj
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°18′00″N 87°15′54″E / 26.300°N 87.265°E / 26.300; 87.265Coordinates: 26°18′00″N 87°15′54″E / 26.300°N 87.265°E / 26.300; 87.265
Country India
State Bihar
District Araria district
Named for Forbes
Government
 • MLA Vidya Sagar Keshri
Area
 • Total 3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation 46 m (151 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3.51 lacs
Languages
 • Official Maithili, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 854318
Telephone code +91-6455-22****
Sex ratio 1.14 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Araria
Vidhan Sabha constituency Forbesganj

Forbesganj is a town with municipality in the Araria District (formerly Purnia District before 1990) in the state of Bihar, India, situated at the border of Nepal.

History

The city was given its present name from its British ruler named Forbes. After the Independence the name was changed to Forbesganj. It is said that the British used this place for Indigo farming. Still the remains of the British premises can be seen at the banks of the famous landlocked water body sultan pokhar

Climate

This small city has hot and wet summers and cold and dry winters. During summers the temperature can reach C and in winters the temperature can drop to C on occasion. There is significant rainfall during the rainy season.

Geography

Forbesganj is located at 26°18′N 87°15′E / 26.3°N 87.25°E / 26.3; 87.25.[1] It has an average elevation of 46 meters (150 feet). The Nepalese border is only 12 km away.

Demographics

As of the 2012, Forbesganj had a population of 373,933.The female to male ratio here is 89.98%. Forbesganj has an average literacy rate of 47%,. Male literacy is 49.47%; female literacy is 26.89%.The non-working population is 51.47% of the total population. There is a total of 79,741 children under the age of 6 in Forbesganj.

Architecture

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.

Administration and politics

Forbesganj Municipal Corporation is responsible for maintaining the city's civic infrastructure and carrying out associated administrative duties. Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: फारबिसगंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Forbesganj was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]

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. Because the Nepal border is very close by, Forbesganj also entertains a fair number of tourists throughout the year.

Cuisine

Typical dishes include Dal Bhaat and Aloo ka Chokha (very easy to cook and common in all kitchens), Seasonal Mixed Veg., All Non-Veg Curry's (Chicken/Egg/Fish/Mutton), Rice items (Plain rice/Pulao or Briyani's), etc. Sweet dishes include Rasgoolla, Gulabjamoon, Khajoor ki Mithai, Khaja, Chana Barfi, Balushahi and many more.

Among street foods the most common is Samosa-Chat, Aaloo Chop, Gupchup (Golgappa), Bhunja.

Languages

The main language spoken over here is Maithli & Hindi. But, there are people who speak, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Bengali, Marwari & Punjabi as well, etc.

Places of interest

There are several beautiful, religious as well as historical spots which one can visit after reaching this place. A list of some of these places is as follows:

  1. Chhuapatti Durga Puja Samiti
  2. Sultan Pokhar
  3. Hawai Adda
  4. Kali Mandir
  5. Badi Masjid
  6. Vishnu Yagya
  7. Mahavir Mandir
  8. Kotihat Nahar
  9. Gandhi Maidan
  10. Sundarnath Temple (Sundari )
  11. Vishnu Dhaam
  12. Birpur Barrage
  13. Malang Baba ka Darbar
  14. Bara shiv Mandir
  15. College Chowk
  16. Dak Bangla
  17. Haunted House Naka(near police station)
  18. Lal Kothi
  19. Post office chowk
  20. Moti Babu Institute of Technology
  21. Dwijdeni field
  22. Hariharnath Gossala
  23. Forbesganj College
  24. Power Grid
  25. Eidgah Karbala
  26. K-Mart
  27. Maweshi Market (Cattle Market)

Education

There are several CBSE and State Board schools present in this city, including:

  1. Avi international school
  2. Mithila Public School
  3. Jeevandeep Academy, Matiyari
  4. Sri Rani Saraswati Vidya Mandir
  5. Sishu Bharti School
  6. Modern Academy Patel Chowk
  7. Ebenezer Mission High School
  8. District Institute of Education & Training, for training of all government teachers of Araria district
  9. Industrial Training Institute
  10. Women's Industrial Training Institute
  11. Jamiatul Banat Faqirna
  12. Delhi Public School
  13. Al Falah Public School - Faqirna
  14. Harijan School Rampur
  15. Bushra Educational Society
  16. Lee Academy Forbesganj
  17. B D G Girls High School
  18. S D D G High School (Zeela School)
  19. Forbesganj College Forbesganj
  20. J D S S Women's College, Forbesganj
  21. Bachpan a preschool
  22. Satyam Convent established in 2012

An engineering college has also started at Forbesganj named MBIT[4] which is adding to the city's technical education.

Media

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

Transport

Road

National Highway 57 (India, old numbering) connects to Forbesganj. Daily bus service is available from the Patna, Siliguri, Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Birpur, Jogbani, Saharsa, Darbhanga & Muzaffarpur

Rail

Forbesganj Railway Station is a Junction. There are direct trains available to the major cities (Delhi/Kolkata/Patna, etc.) of the country, apart from local trains running between Jogbani and Katihar. The Saharsa-Forbesganj line is under construction into bari line.

Air

The nearest airport to this place is Birat Nagar, Nepal, then Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri, West Bengal and the third nearest is Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, Patna. From Bagdogra Airport it takes 3–4 hours to reach the city by road. Darbhanga Airport is about to begin operations soon, if this comes true then it will be the second nearest and convenient airport.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Forbesganj
  2. ↑ "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. ↑ ""General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg."" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "MBIT - An International Engineering College". mbit.in. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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