Colgong

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?Colgong Bihar • India
Colgong
Coordinates: 25°16′N 87°13′E / 25.27, 87.22
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 16 m (52 ft)
District(s)	Bhagalpur
Population	22,110 (2001)

Coordinates: 25°16′N 87°13′E / 25.27, 87.22 Colgong is a city and a municipality in Bhagalpur district in the state of Bihar, India.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 History 4 Interesting Information 5 Industrial Information 6 References

[edit] Geography

Colgong (locally called Kahalgaon) is located at 25.27° N 87.22° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet).It falls at the bank of river GANga (uttarwahini, flowing towards north), the holiest river among the Hindus.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Colgong had a population of 22,110. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Colgong has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63% and, female literacy is 50%. In Colgong, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Angika is the local dialect and is spoken by majority. Hindi, Urdu, and English are also spoken by different section of the population.

[edit] History

Vikramshila University: Close to Kahalgaon is the remains of the great Vikramshila University that was famous as a centre of advanced learning across the world in the ancient times. Mahmud Shah's Tomb: Kahalgaon has the Tomb of Mahmud Shah, the last independent king of earstwhile Bengal, who died here a few days after his army was defeated by Sher Shah.

[edit] Interesting Information

Kahalgaon is famous for its "Rasakadam", a milk-based based sweet that has a rasgulla like juicy ball inside covered with sweetened khoa and generously coated with white poppy seeds. A number of sweet shops can be found here that sell this unique sweet.

[edit] Industrial Information

The National Thermal Power Corporation, popularly known as NTPC is also set up in Kahalgaon since early 80's. The total initial capacity of the plant was 840 megawatts.

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Colgong
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.