Bhabua

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Bhabhua Green city Nawabiganj Akhlashpur Azadnagar
City
Bhabhua Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°03′N 83°37′E / 25.05°N 83.62°E / 25.05; 83.62Coordinates: 25°03′N 83°37′E / 25.05°N 83.62°E / 25.05; 83.62
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Patna
District	Kaimur
Established	1532
Founded by	Raja Diwan Ram Rao
Wards	25
Government
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	61,999[1]
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri,Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	821101
Telephone code	06189
Vehicle registration	BR-45
Website	www.kaimur.bih.nic.in

Bhabua is a city of Kaimur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is in Kaimur district.^[2] Bhabua was before also known as Akhlashpur, Azad Nagar, and Nawabiganj. Oldest region of the city is Nawab ganj Or Nawabi Muhallah which was established by the descents of Diwan Ram Rao. After a couple of generation the family established. Akhlashpur on the name of Zamindar jagirdar Akhlash Khan and Azad Nagar on the name of Zaminadr Azad Khan.^[3]

Geography[]

Bhabua is located at

25°03′N 83°37′E / 25.05°N 83.62°E / 25.05; 83.62. The Buxar district of Bihar State and the Ghazipur district of U.P. State bound it on the North. On the south is the Garhwa district of Jharkhand State and on the West is the Chandauli and Sonbhadra districts of the U.P. State. On the East is Rohtas district of Bihar State.

About District[]

The district has 14 police stations and covers an area of about 340,447 hectares (841,260 acres), Geographically, the district can be divided into two parts viz. (i) Hilly area and (ii) Plain area. The district has close linkage with the history of Shahabad, which was its parent district also. The old district of Shahabad had four subdivisions of which Bhabua was one. The present district of Kaimur has been formed from the whole of this Bhabua subdivision. The District of Bhabua is divided in wards e.g. Ward 6 for Gavai ward 12 near Patel chowk etc., all wards have a ward commissioner who looks after the welfare and civic affairs of the ward and the head of all the ward commissioner's is elected amongst themselves who is called the chairman. The nearest big city is Varanasi which is 70 km from here and we have buses every half an hour running to and fro.

Notable places[]

• Mundeshwari Temple
• Baidyanath Village is situated 9 km to the south of Ramgarh block headquarters. The village is home to a Lord Shiva temple that was built by the rulers of Pratihar dynasty. Numerous coins and others valuables of historical importance have been discovered here. According to archeologists, the temple was renovated in 812-13 AD.
• Chainpur is situated 11 km to the west of Bhabua headquarters. It is known for housing the mausoleum of Bakhtiar Khan, who is said to have married the daughter of Sher Shah. There is also a fort at Chainpur is also a place worth visiting. Then, there is the Hindu shrine of "Harsu Brahm".

Transport[]

Bhabua Road railway station is the nearest Railway Station on the Howrah-New Delhi Grand Chord, which is about 14 km north from Bhabua town. The main trains are Purushottam Express, Mahabodhi Express, Poorva Express, Kalka Mail, Mumbai Mail, Doon Express, Chambal Express, Shipra Express, Sealdah Exp, Budhpurnima Express, Asansol - Ahmedabad Express, Deekshabhoomi Express, Jodhpur Exp, Garib Nawaz Express, Ranchi - Varanasi Express, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, Sasaram - Anand Vihar Terminus AC Express etc. The town is 195 km from Patna and 84 km from Varanasi by road.

NH 2 (G.T. Road) crosses through the center of the district from Karmanasha to Kudra for about 50 km. NH 30 originates from it near Mohania and connects this district with the capital Patna via Arah. Apart from these, there are also a few State Highways in the district.

Mohania Sub-division is situated on Gaya-Mughalsarai Section of Grand Chord Railway line; the railway station is called Bhabua Road. The district headquarters is 14 km south from the railway station and the G.T. Road. The railway station has four platforms for the smooth flow of traffic.

Villages[]

Bhabua block contains the following 286 villages:^[4]

Village name	Total land area (hectares)	Population (in 2011)
	143	1,047
Nibi	60	270
	43	0
	46	1,086
	71	398
	53	503
	287	2,325
	120	1,283
	57	759
	97	1,244
	335	2,923
	148	3,073
	106	1,506
	146	2,953
	60	387
	150	1,528
	77	120
	96	0
	207	1,636
	122	1,575
	44	1,354
	150	2,385
	31	299
	39	644
	60	0
	66	0
	42	538
	15	0
	109	1,305
	416	2,747
	136	1,087
	232	3,397
	63	275
	163	1,702
	90	0
	182	2,131
	438	1,998
	54	282
	43	0
	62	591
	29	556
	122	647
	67	485
	263	1,382
	46	0
	99	0
	394	2,025
	151	1,210
	152	1,661
	47	271
	27	674
	26	0
	14	0
	156	716
	57	79
	132	965
	71	544
Kurasan	376	3,609
	89	344
Betri	408	4,377
	34	0
	74	0
Mokri	410	8,398
	194	1,870
	66	0
	186	1,348
	46	729
Sarangpur	181	1,641
Dumdum	271	2,281
	225	4,736
	78	522
	71	479
	112	414
	25	10
	326	2,451
	57	303
	32	553
	33	900
	27	0
	21	0
	64	437
	32	0
	88	806
	26	0
	32	0
	25	620
	138	619
	74	1,100
	70	0
	83	238
	83	582
	15	0
	75	0
	87	1,339
Jadupur	39	403
	158	782
	80	0
	33	0
	162	1,404
	54	267
	144	1,591
	113	0
	46	469
	61	0
	34	0
	197	1,247
	36	0
	211	999
	28	0
	74	362
	283	1,109
	113	515
	57	1,896
Ikhlaspur	439	11,820
Sikthi	356	3,985
	25	0
	67	694
	237	2,122
	25	0
Datiawan	252	2,702
Kawar	265	2,958
	90	741
	79	0
	54	485
	125	0
	171	1,803
	40	0
	74	1,385
	263	2,604
	77	1,189
Kunj	259	2,555
	60	1,368
	109	759
	160	890
	57	0
	45	8
	71	1,024
	55	0
	106	769
	78	388
	46	357
	151	1,476
	102	526
	104	352
	62	0
	334	3,062
	99	485
	64	367
	156	0
	45	0
	87	0
	292	2,784
	119	399
	350	2,646
	25	0
	512	2,495
	29	0
	37	0
	231	908
	70	75
	270	979
	57	251
	89	0
	21	39
	90	421
	117	917
	182	1,072
	48	0
	148	1,026
	335	2,257
	361	2,168
	20	0
	139	309
	54	110
	177	890
	109	621
	151	786
	17	0
	88	0
	303	3,524
	74	594
	239	583
	96	814
	208	1,401
	93	444
	47	273
	56	399
	293	2,558
	34	0
Madarpur	53	0
	51	0
	109	913
	59	487
	63	555
	64	0
	56	266
	33	204
	150	854
	178	1,264
	45	797
	78	683
	78	0
	80	294
	323	3,361
Saraiya	62	297
	165	514
	213	2,097
	270	1,515
	32	220
	110	0
	125	1,110
	49	1
	337	2,800
	51	0
	45	0
	46	654
	47	0
	30	225
	41	0
	77	998
	64	58
	93	434
	99	491
	30	75
	221	2,112
	86	451
	136	621
	41	171
	155	105
	64	419
	60	1,250
	57	160
	87	939
Harla	214	1,492
	64	307
	61	389
	74	663
	51	0
	298	1,787
	79	223
	211	1,022
	78	671
Kishunpur	16	0
	47	216
	26	466
	139	828
	236	1,714
	53	0
Kawai	53	729
	151	684
	502	3,807
	96	760
	256	1,761
Madanpura	45	519
Ekauni	121	1,437
	62	0
	54	256
	116	1,211
	151	2,110
Balua	108	449
	107	695
	49	401
	53	889
	42	0
	44	0
	37	538
	40	220
	38	0
	13	243
	57	0
	41	1,078
	35	421
	18	0
	47	0
	39	324
	39	90
	50	343
	307	3,269
	219	2,124
	92	555
	30	0
	140	498
Dharwar	47	412
	37	0

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