Aurangabad District, Bihar
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Aurangabad district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Aurangabad town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Aurangabad district is a part of Magadh division.
Headquarters: Aurangabad
Area: 3,305 km?
Population: Total: 1,539,988 Rural: 1,421,936 Urban: 118,052
Sub Divisions: Aurangabad, Daud Nagar
Blocks: Madanpur, Kutumbba, Daudnagar, Aurangabad, Barun, Obra, Dev, Nabinagar, Haspura, Goh, Rafiganj
Agriculture: Paddy, Wheat, Lentils
Industry: Carpet and Blanket Weaving
Rivers: Son, Punpun, Auranga, Bataane, Morhar, Aadi
Aurangabad features in traditional records. The Saint Chyawan spent his life in this district, and gives his name to a product of the area, called Chyawanprash. According to Hindu mythology, a deity named a small town in the area Surya Devta. In modern times, the town's name is Deo, and is the location of a popular religious festival called Chhat puja.
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| Divisions and Districts of Bihar, India |
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| Bhagalpur: Banka | Bhagalpur |
| Darbhanga: Begusarai | Darbhanga | Madhubani | Samastipur |
| Kosi: Madhepura | Saharsa | Supaul |
| Magadh: Arwal | Aurangabad | Gaya | Jehanabad | Nawada |
| Munger: Jamui | Khagaria | Munger |
| Patna: Bhojpur | Kaimur | Patna | Rohtas | Nalanda |
| Purnia: Araria | Katihar | Kishanganj | Lakhisarai | Purnia | Sheikhpura |
| Saran: Gopalganj | Saran | Siwan |
| Tirhut: East Champaran | Muzaffarpur | Sheohar | Sitamarhi | Vaishali | West Champaran |
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