Bhagalpur
is known as silk city as it is famous worldwide
for its silk production. The silk industry in this
city is hundreds of years old and a whole clan exists
that has been producing silk for generations. There
is a Silk Institute and Agricultural college here,
as well as a University, and Engineering, Medical
and Homeopath colleges.
Bhagalpur is a town and the administrative headquarters
of Bhagalpur district, Bihar state in the eastern
part of India.
Bhagalpur is a divisional town of historical importance
situated on the southern bank of the Ganga river.
Situated 220km east of state capital Patna and 410
km north west of Calcutta is well connected by rail
and road.
References to Bhagalpur can be found in Indian epics
like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata where Bhagalpur
has been described as the kingdom of Anga.
Mandar Hill, situated 52 km south from Bhagalpur,
is believed to have been used as Churner during
Samudra-Manthan by God and Danav according to Hindu
mythology.
Ancient cave sculptures of Emperor Ashoka's regime
(274 BC-232 BC) are found in the neighbourhood and
at Sultanganj, 20 km west of Bhagalpur, a temple
of the Gupta period (320-500) still exists. The
tomb of Suja, brother of Moghul emperor Aurangzeb,
in the heart of the Bhagalpur town is reminiscent
of the city's association with the Mughal period.
Ruins of ancient Vikramshila University are located
44 km east of Bhagalpur. It was the medieval centre
to the conservation and propagation of Buddhist
education, established by King Dharampal of Bengal
(783-820) at the end of the 8th century.
The gangetic plains are very fertile and the main
crops include rice, wheat, maize, barley, and oilseeds.
The economy of Bhagalpur is dependent mainly on
agriculure and silk.
Angika
The Language of Bhagalpur
Angika is the main language of Bhagalpur.Angika
is one of the oldest language of the world, which
was known as Aangi during ancient time.Angika is
spoken by more than 30 million of Indian and around
50 million population worldwide.Among others Hindi
is the main language. Besides English is also used
frequently.
Head Quarters:
Bhagalpu
Sub Divisions:
Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon, Naugachhia
Blocks: Pirpainti,
Kahalgoan, Sanhaula, Sabour, Nathnagar, Jagdishpur,
Sultanganj, Sahkund, Bihpur, Navgachia, Gopalpur,
Kharik, Narayanpur, Gauradih, Ismailpur, Rangrachowk
Agriculture:
Paddy, Maize, Lentils
Industry: Tusser
Silk, Thermal Power at Kahalgaon
Rivers: Ganga,
Badua, Chanan
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