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, Aadri
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.Aurangabad also played a major role in the Indian independence struggle. Aurangabad's contribution in the freedom struggle has been immense with outstanding national leader like great gandhian Bihar Bibhuti[1]Anugrah Narayan Sinha {who was a close associate of Mahatama Gandhi and worked with Rajendra Prasad (the first President of India) and led the Gandhian Satyagraha movement in Bihar. It is also the birth place of Satyendra Narayan Singh {Affectionately called Chhote Saheb},who was also a participant in the Indian independence movement, and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.[2]
[edit] Educational institutes
- S.Sinha College, Aurangabad
- A.N.S. College , Nabinagar
- R.L.S.Y. College, Aurangabad
- K.S. Mahila College, Aurangabad
- A.N.S.M. college,Aurangabad
- Mahila Mahavidyalaya,Amba(Aurangabad)
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