Jagdishpur Explained

Jagdishpur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Bihar#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:25.4667°N 109°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bhojpur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:25.63
Elevation M:53
Population Total:32447[2]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Bhojpuri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:802 158
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:916181
Registration Plate:BR-03
Iso Code:IN-BR

Jagdishpur is a nagar panchayat town of the district Bhojpur of the state of Bihar in eastern India. It was the capital of the eponymous Jagdishpur Raj ruled by Rajputs of the Ujjainiya clan.[3] One of its rulers, Kunwar Singh, was a major figure in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, considered the leader of the rebellion in Bihar.[4]

The sub-division occupies an area of 232.13km2 and has a population of 263,959, while the town proper has a population of 32,447 .[5]

History

See main article: Jagdishpur estate. Jagdishpur's association with the Ujjainiya Rajputs predates the foundation of the eponymous state by at least two centuries. Gajpati Sahi, who defeated Sher Shah Suri, fortified Jagdishpur and made it his capital before 1539. After Sher Shah's victory over the Mughal emperor Humayun at the Battle of Chausa in 1539, he elevated Gajpati Sahi, who had fought in the battle, to the title of Raja. However, Dilpati Sahi, a rival claimant to the throne, later allied with the Mughal emperor Akbar against Gajpati Sahi. Mughal sources state that a Mughal army sacked Jagdishpur in 1575 and captured Gajpati Sahi. Dilpati Sahi took advantage of this and attacked in 1577; Gajpati Sahi was killed in the ensuing battle. Akbar granted Dilpati Sahi the title of Raja and made him a mansabdar. Dilpati Sahi moved his capital away from Jagdishpur to Bihiya, although Jagdishpur remained his main military stronghold.

Later, the Ujjainiya ruler Pratap Mal, who ascended the throne in 1621 and was a contemporary of Shah Jahan, moved away from Jagdishpur.

Jagdishpur became the capital of a Rajput zamindari estate in 1702 by Sujan Sahi, an Ujjainiya Rajput who claimed descent from the earlier Paramara dynasty.[6] Sujan Sahi's son and successor, Udwant Singh, expanded the borders of the estate by conquering neighbouring towns and villages. The governor of Bihar, Fakhr ud-Dawla, attempted to intervene, but Udwant Singh defeated the troops he sent.[6]

Kunwar Singh brought a "new era of peace and prosperity, splendour and magnificence" to Jagdishpur. He renovated its fort and then started construction on a temple dedicated to Shiva, although this temple was never completed. He established markets and had many wells and reservoirs dug. Under his reign, Jagdishpur came to host various festivals and melās (fairs). In particular, the Shivratri festival was associated with a large melā that Kunwar Singh made mandatory for local merchants to attend.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, the town of Jagdishpur had a population of 32,447, up from 28,085 in 2001. Of this, 75.2% were Hindus and 24.2% were Muslims, with all other religious groups accounting for the remaining 0.6%. The local literacy rate was 68.5%, which was the lowest in Bhojpur. 11.6% of the population was employed as cultivators, 26.7% as agricultural labourers, 6.9% as household industry workers, and 54.8% as other workers. The 11.6% of cultivators was the largest in Bhojpur.[2] It is 29 KM from the Ara Railway Station.

The sub-district of Jagdishpur contained 79 villages in 2011, all of which had access to clean drinking water, 69 of which had schools, 30 of which had medical facilities, 24 of which had post offices, 56 of which had transport communications (bus, rail, or navigable waterways), 6 of which had banks, 18 of which had agricultural credit societies, 55 of which had pucca roads, and 35 of which had electricity. 81.5% of the total land area in Jagdishpur district was under cultivation, and 83% of the land under cultivation was irrigated.[2]

576 people in the town Jagdishpur lived in slums, or 1.78% of the total population, which was the lowest in Bhojpur. There are two slums: Harijan Tola (Ward No. 4, population 300) and Chamar Tola (Ward No. 18, population 276).[2]

Administration

The Jagdishpur sub-division (Tehsil) is headed by an IAS or state Civil service officer of the rank of Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM).

Blocks

The Jagdishpur Tehsil is divided into 3 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows:

  1. Jagdishpur
  2. Behea
  3. Shahpur

List of villages

Jagdishpur block contains the following 91 villages:[2] (GP is Gram Panchayat).

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
127 1,984
49 0
38 0
Bimawan (GP) 728 8,487
56 0
295 1,358
Harigaon (GP) 648 6,638
Kaunra (GP) 1,137 10,466
205 1,210
173 1,686
335 2,363
50 1,018
106 1,049
152 1,581
34 56
Barnaon (GP) 946 9,491
195 2,562
253 2,534
191 1,719
Babhniyawan (GP) 711 9,945
238 2,633
171 1,629
119 1,040
Parasiya (GP) 123 2,433
372 3,426
65 861
142 1,462
Siyaruwa (GP) 358 3,146
45 504
330 4,327
113 345
79 1,218
94 712
234 2,125
149 971
224 1,241
Hardiya (GP) 808 6,998
163 619
68 0
Danwan (GP) 2,050 14,523
Chakwa (GP) 419 12,814
91 885
Uttardaha (GP) 539 3,645
250 2,884
Hetampur (GP) 910 7,575
155 1,417
121 1,287
Utarwari Jangal Mahal (GP) 0 6,330
40 0
64 1,244
166 1,984
Shiupur (GP) 631 3,760
405 4,893
51 0
88 1,964
79 0
222 0
249 3,080
86 1,407
307 2,226
110 1,528
76 13
42 445
177 2,072
47 692
307 1,710
42 610
Basauna (GP) 304 2,670
24 632
Bichla Jangal Mahal (GP) 0 3,677
143 2,912
Dalippur (GP) 1,127 8,921
179 1,414
50 575
241 2,624
237 999
55 551
31 0
Kakila (GP) 419 3,279
17 0
92 1,012
80 693
14 447
31 0
43 0
361 2,406
144 2,672
276 1,686
121 1,189
43 1,023
1,133 13,305

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jagdispur Map – Bihar, India . Mapcarta . 25 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Bhojpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 46, 63, 81–83, 90, 92, 476–515, 808–823 . Census 2011 India. 25 March 2020.
  3. Book: Anand A. Yang. Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar. 1 February 1999. University of California Press. 978-0-520-91996-9. 145–147.
  4. Kunwar Singh's Failure in 1857 . S. Purushottam Kumar . Proceedings of the Indian History Congress . 44. 1983 . 360–369. 44139859.
  5. Web site: Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Bhojpur, Part B (Primary Census Abstract) . Census 2011 India. 26 March 2020 . 26–27.
  6. Book: Surendra Gopal. Mapping Bihar: From Medieval to Modern Times. 22 December 2017. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-03416-6. 204–206 and others.