Aurangabad, Bihar

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?Aurangabad Bihar • India
Aurangabad
Coordinates: 24°45′N 84°22′E / 24.75, 84.37
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 108 m (354 ft)
District(s)	Aurangabad
Population • Sex ratio	79,351 (2001) • 60:40
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 824101 • +06186 • 26

Coordinates: 24°45′N 84°22′E / 24.75, 84.37

For other uses, see Aurangabad

Aurangabad is a city and a municipality in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India. Aurangabad (pop. 118,052[1]) is the district headquarters of the aurangabad district. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road. The people of this region primarily speak Magahi.Aurangabad has also good rice and wheat mandis with immense produce.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 OBRA
5 Educational institutes
6 References

[edit] History

The Magadh region was one of the oldest and strongest empires of the world in the Ancient period and its boundaries (600-250 BC) spread across to parts of the (now present) countries of Burma, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, apart from India. This was the region about Megasthenes (3rd Century BC), a Greek writer, traveller and scholar wrote with much awe and inspiration about his empire and the people.

[edit] Geography

Aurangabad is located at 24.75° N 84.37° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 108 metres (354 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Aurangabad had a population of 79,351. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Aurangabad has an average literacy rate of 30%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 48% of the males and 22% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] OBRA

Obra a small town of population appx 30000 is the Block headquarter of Obra block. It is 16 km from Aurangabad situated on NH-98. The place is world famous for its Kaleen(Carpets). Tradition of Kaleen weaving since 15th century and currently managed by government, known as Kaleen Udhyog. A blanket processing unit is also in working position. Obra the name comes from the word Urwara(fertile), is a big Mandi(market) of Rice.

Obra is also famous for Dumuhani Mela. Dumuhani mela is a traditional fair held every year on the bank of Punpun river at junction of Punpun river and Adri river. Dumuhani Mela is famous for animal (cows, bafflow, bullocks etc) trades.

BABHANDIH VILL. Most popular in Aurangabad Dis.

village Amba situated in the dist Aurangabad .Bihar on National Highway-98 have got the approx 3000 pepoles. My Name - vinay kumar singh S/O Santu Singh