Rosera

Rosera रोसड़ा
Town
Nickname(s): Rosera, Rusera, Rusera ghat
Rosera Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°46′N 86°02′E / 25.76°N 86.03°E / 25.76; 86.03Coordinates: 25°46′N 86°02′E / 25.76°N 86.03°E / 25.76; 86.03
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	848210
Telephone code	06275

Rosera is a town (subdivision) at the bank of River Budhi Gandak. It is a municipality in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census,^[1] Rosera had a population of 27,494 [2001]. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Rosera had an average literacy rate of 57%: male literacy was 65%, and female literacy 47%. 18% of the population were under 6 years of age.^[2]

History

Rosera is a trading centre due to its location, situated on the trade route of the river Budhi Gandak. Rosera is an active business hub for lychee, jewellery, carpets, clothing, medicine and agriculture. As the birthplace of Krishna Karak (founder of bachchan vansi acharya gadi of Kabir Panth), Rosera became a place of pilgrimage for Kabirpanthis.

Education

Colleges

U.R. College is one of the most famous colleges at Rosera. It comes under Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU) in Dharbhanga. Rosera boasts of many colleges under LNMU, Darbhanga.

R.P.P.M. College is one of the leading intermediate colleges for the higher education of girls. The collage is named after the Ram Prasad Purbey, the late grandfather of the principal. It is affiliated to Bihar Intermediate Council, Patna. It was established in 1987 and it is run under the guidance of Dr. Pradeep Kumar Purbey (principal). The college pioneered girls' higher education in Rosera.

Rameshwar Laxmi Mahto Teachers' Training (B.Ed.) College is recognized by ERC, NCTE, Bhubaneswar and affiliated to LNMU, Darbhanga. It is situated at Mirzapur.

NIRALA SANGEET SADAN is one of the most music institute (Sangeetalaya) at Rosera. It comes under Prachin Kala Kendra Chandigarh University. The Institute is named by Mr. RAM BALAK NIRALA, he is famous sangeet guru of this Institute.

Schools

The town has many well established schools, some of which are very modern in design and have a well-maintained infrastructure of which the greatest example is Sundari Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir. It was established by a late doctor Mr. R.S. Mahto from Great Britain, a native of the village of Batha. This schools serves education till class 12th and is affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi.

Premlal Laxmi Mahto Girls' High School at Panchupur of Rosera is devoted to girls' education.

Government schools include Higher Secondary, Harivansh Narayan Singh High School, B.B.N. High School, Satyapal Shishu Mandir, Sant Kabir M. T. Das Children's Academy(one of the oldest), Progressive Central High School and Girls' High School near Gudri Bazaar.

Other schools, at primary, middle and high level, also exist, including Prabhat Tara School(established by Shri Umesh Narayan Choudhary) and D.M.P. Holy Mission School (established by Mr Shambhu Sharan Singh and Mr Vinay Kumar Singh)and Tagore Academy ,Laxmipur (established by Smt. Kamla Kumari)and Saraswati Shishu Vidhya Mandir .

Tutions

Apart from schools and colleges Rosera is a hub for coaching classes, including classes dedicated to banking, I.Sc. (intermediate), matriculation boards and commerce, as well as teachers providing help you even in engineering college entrance tests. Here Sprint classes is an excellent smart coaching center. That's provide projector operated classes, spacial faculty of all subject.

Businesses

Rosera was famous for wooden kamadals used by Hindu sages for keeping water, though the art vanished with the death of the carpenter Jangal Mistree.

Rosera has been a great hub for spices in the past due to its location near the tributary of River Gandak. In modern times, along with flour mills, Rosera has a numerous number of cloth shops. Many branded showrooms are also being set up, making it more urbanized. The main market of Rosera is the Mahavir Chawk on the Station Road, and a jewellery market from Mahavir Chok to Purani Chok has many jewellery shops.

Bhira is the most famous village in Rosera sudivision, known throughout India for Holi, and there is a Nepali Chowk.

Culture

Rosera celebrates many festivals during the year. One of the main festivals celebrated there is Chhath, five days after Deepawali. Makar Sankranti (Kichdi) is celebrated on 14 January, Saraswati Puja (with grand statues), Holi (all colourful), Ram Navami, Raksha Bandhan (between brothers and sisters), Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath.

Mahaveer Mandir (at Mahaveer Chowk) and Thana Mandir (at the police station) are very famous temples of Lord Hanumaan and Goddess Durga. Rosera is a multi-cultural society which also celebrates Eid and Muharram.

Connectivity

Rosera is well connected with other part of state through State Highway 55. It also has a broad gauge railway station, Rusera Ghat Railway Station. People who wish to visit Delhi can take a direct train boarding at Rusera Ghat railway station. Rosera has bus services to Patna, Ranchi, Samastipur, Darbhanga and Muzzafarpur.

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Manju Hajari of BJP won the Rosera seat defeating her nearest rival Pitamber Paswan of RJD. Contests in most years were multi cornered. Gajendra Prasad Singh of RJD defeated Ashok Kumar of JD(U) in October 2005 and February 2005. Ashok Kumar of Samajwadi Party defeated Gajendra Prasad Singh of RJD in 2000. Gajendra Prasad Singh of Janata Dal defeated Ramashray Roy of Congress in 1995 and Rama Kant Jha of Congress in 1990. Bhola Mandar of Lok Dal defeated Satyendra Narain Choudhary of Congress in 1985. Ramashray Rai of Congress (I) defeated Ram Lakhan Singh of Janata Party (SC) in 1980. Prayag Mandal, Independent, defeated Ramashay Rai of Congress in 1977.

Vidhan Sabha constituency

According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, No. 139 Rosera (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Rosera community development block: Phulhara, Lilhaul, Singhia-I, Singhia-II, Singhia-III, Mahen, Wari, Nirpur Bhaririya, Bangarahta, Hardiya, Mahra and Keothar of gram panchayats of Singhia CD Block; Shankarpur, Jakhar Dharampur, Ghiwahi, Dasaut, Rahiar North, Rahiar South, Ballipur, Bandhar, Kariyan, Raniparti and Rajaur Rambhadrapur gram panchayats of Shivaji Nagar CD Block.[1]

Rosera (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency).

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