Raghopur, Vaishali
| Raghopur | |
|---|---|
| Community development block | |
  Raghopur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°34′N 85°21′E / 25.56°N 85.35°ECoordinates: 25°34′N 85°21′E / 25.56°N 85.35°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Vaishali |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 844508 |
| Telephone code | 06224 |
| 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. It is connected to Patna by Pipa pul.
History
Raghopur island creation and history is much older than thought as recently Harappan-type bricks from Raghopur Diara has been discovered by landlord during 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 outof curiosity. On 4 April 2017, the director of the state archaeological directorate, Atul Verma, visited the place and checked the samples. Vijay Kumar Choudhary
archaeologist and executive director of Bihar Heritage Development Society, confirmed Harappan bricks were in the proportion 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 foundduring excavations at Didarganj in Patna.
Geography
Surrounded by the Ganges on all sides, Raghopur consists mainly of alluvial soil. Every year this area gets submerged by water due to flood by the Ganges. This has been helpful to Raghopur in way that flood also brings new layer of soil that makes this area fertile.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] 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 includes Paharpur, Jurawanpur, Fatehpur, Birpur, Chaksingar, Rampur, Shiv Nagar etc.Among all Birpur is the largest village in this Block.
About Birpur
[2]Birpur is the largest village in Raghopur Block, people of this village are migrant Rjaputs from Rajsthan during Mugal Period. Birpur village named upon one of those migrant called Bir Singh from Jhodhpur. They all are from the same clan of Rathod (rathore) of Jhodhpur(Marwar). Nearest city of the Birpur is bakhtiyarpur and khushropur. Birpur panchayat has been divided into two panchayats known as birpur purbi(east) and birpur paschhimi(west). Local language of birpur is BAJJIKA. Most of the peoples of this village are farmers.
List of schools in birpur: 1. Govt. middle school, Fenuabad, birpur 2. Govt. middle school, Sengar tola, Birpur 3. Harizon middle school, birpur purbi 4. govt. High school, birpur 5. Shishu gyan shala, birpur,raghopur, vaishali
List of Temples in birpur: 1.Mahavireshwar nath mandir,uparki tola, birpur 2.Maa Kaali mandir, birpur purbi 3.janakeshwar nath mandir, birpur, Purbi 4.Maa durga mandir,saat gharr, birpu 5.Maa Durga mandir, birpur purbi 6.shiv mandir, uparki tola, birpur
List of Hospitals in birpur: There are no any hospital in birpur village. For better treatment peoples of this village used to go to nearest cities like bakhtiyarpur, khushropur, fatuha and patna. one Hospital APHC BIRPUR RAGHOPUR VAISHALI is there but doctor never comes to the hospital.
About Chaksingar
Chaksingar is a Village in Raghopur Block in Vaishali District of Bihar State, India. It belongs to Tirhut Division. It is located 27 km towards South from District headquarters Hajipur. 30 km from State capital Patna Chaksingar Pin code is 844508 and postal head office is Raghopur. Chaksingar is surrounded by Khusrupur Block towards South, Fatuha Block towards west, Bidupur Block towards North, Mahnar Block towards East. Fatwah, Mahnar Bazar, Bakhtiarpur, Hajipur are the nearby Cities to Chaksingar. This Place is in the border of the Vaishali District and Patna District. Patna District Khusrupur is South towards this place. Also it is in the Border of other district Nalanda .
Demographics of Chaksingar
Maithili is the Local Language here. The people of this village are migrant Rjaputs from Mahotsava Nagar or Mahoba. They are regarded to be Chandravanshi; i.e., the descendants of Soma (Sanskrit literal meaning: moon).
Transport
Nearest town to Raghopur is Patna and Hajipur. Nearest railway station is Khoosarupur fatuha and Bankaghat. Nearest Airport is in Patna. There is only one seasonal road link (pipapul) that connects it to Patna, Fatuha. Apart from that Boat is majorly used to reach here.
Economy
Agriculture is main source of income for inhabitant of this river island. Main crop is Wheat, Rice, Maize, Tobacco etc. Raghopur people has a long tradition of joining army. Majority of service class is in defense forces. There are no industry situated in this area because of inaccessibility and poor transportation facility.
Education
Raghopur has many government school till 12th level. Higher education facility is not available, because of this reason lot of students migrate from this area and settle in Patna or Hajipur.