Dumraon (also spelled as Doomraon) is a town, near Buxar city and nagar parishad corresponding community development block in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, it was the capital of the Dumraon Raj. It's a home to the Dumraon Gharanas known for dhrupad.
Geography Dumraon is located at Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dumraon. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09. at an average elevation of 61 metres (200 feet).
History It was the capital of the Dumraon Raj. Dumraon Raj was a zamindari state during British era. The town was originally founded by Raja Horil Singh following the division of erstwhile territory of Bhojpur. It is also known as "Horilnagar". During the time of Indian independence, Dumraon Raj covered an area of 2,330 km2 which stretched from Buxar district in west Bihar to Ballia district in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. In Ballia district, Dumraon Raj covered rights of more than 70 villages which are located on the banks of the Ganga river. The nephews of Raja Horil Singh, Babu Buddh Singh and Raja Udwant Singh ruled the principalities at Buxar and Jagdishpur.
Dumraon was formally constituted as a municipality in 1877; during the late 1800s, the town was a producer and exporter of sugar.
The famous Bismillah Khan was born in Dumraon. His father was a court musician employed in the court of the Maharaja of Dumraon.
Demographics India census, Dumraon had a population of 53,618 as per census of 2011 Out of which 28,498 are males while 25,120 are females. The Average Sex Ratio of Dumraon is 881. Males constitute 53% of the population. Dumraon has an average literacy rate of 71.6% lower than the national average by 2.64%: male literacy is 66.6% and, female literacy is 53.4% . In Dumraon, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Religion-wise population of Dumraon is as follows: there are 83.85% Hindu, 15.94 Muslim, 0.11% Christian, 0.01% Buddhist and 0.07% non-religion.
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Ustad Bismillah Khan (21 March 1916 – 21 August 2006) (born as Qamaruddin Khan), often referred to by the honorific title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class. Khan was born on 21 March 1916 in a family of traditional Muslim musicians in Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, Dumraon, in what is now the eastern Indian state of Bihar, as the second son of Paigambar Baksh Khan and Mitthan. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001, becoming the third classical musician after M. S. Subbulakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be accorded this distinction.
The Former Princely State also finds mention and is the setting for the second half of the popular novel Half Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat where the protagonist Madhav Jha played by Arjun Kapoor is the Prince of the former Princely state Dumraon.Dumraon Royal family sends legal notice to Chetan Bhagat. Indianexpress.com. Retrieved on 2018-01-09.The five myths of Chetan Bhagat's 'Half Girlfriend'. Scroll.in. Retrieved on 2018-01-09.
Railways Dumraon Railway Station is located in between Ara and Buxar Railway Station on the Howrah–Delhi main line via Patna–Mughalsarai section main line. The Railway code for Dumraon is DURE.Train list . Indiantrains.org. Retrieved on 2018-01-09.
Villages Besides the city of Dumraon itself, there are 93 villages in Dumraon block. Of these, 73 are inhabited and 20 are uninhabited. As of 2011, the total population of these villages was 179,064, in 28,898 households.
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Belamohan 56 38 Kunriya 60.8 9 Lohsar 111 29 Chilhari 517.2 6,207 Chanda 113 547 Partap Sagar 32 2,243 Kusalpur 133 2,055 Kulhawa 183.3 898 Suraundha 111.4 1,846 Naudiha 72.4 144 Samhar 164.2 975 Bhojpur Kadim 959 18,243 Mohammadpur 79 222 Hakimpur 55 110 Bhojpur Jadid 486.4 17,088 Chhatanwar 792 6,310 Rampur 218.9 1,591 Rasulpur 103.6 0 Hathelipur 20.2 880 Mustafapur 38.4 73 Puraini 55.4 0 Bankat 100 711 Hata 41.3 587 Marwatia 26.7 0 Nenuan 432.6 3,099 Bharkhara 44.1 176 Kudria 72.1 505 Mungasi 127.4 562 Kam Karahi 47.3 0 Sahipur 67.6 0 Sundarpur 55.9 0 Bharkunria 28.7 0 Piria 95.9 1,348 Uderampur 16 0 Mohanpur 63.6 111 Churamanpur 71.6 0 Sagarpur 54 0 Misraulia 53.4 557 Rajdiha 168.8 1,977 Tulshipur 34.8 213 Karuaj 207.2 1,904 Nikhura 43.3 528 Araila 115 1,020 Lakhan Dehra 441.6 3,149 Bhikha Bandh 141.6 0 Nandan 806.9 6,894 Amthua 142.4 2,204 Sirampur 85.8 402 Sarora 133.6 1,295 Dheka 80.1 693 Turiganj 215.7 3,529 Kumbhi 97.6 828 Noaon 716.7 5,698 Sowan 528 8,064 Rehiya 418.9 4,129 Ariyawon 1,201.9 9,978 Dubkhi 53.4 1,247 Usrauliya 127.4 0 Basgitiya 54.3 791 Kachainiya 145.3 1,601 Dakhinawan 100.4 1,557 Kuransarae 589.2 9,714 Mugaon 426.6 5,576 Phogu Tola 68.4 918 Kopwa 327.9 3,771 Dihri 46.9 0 Kashia 348.8 3,274 Sikta 96 446 Ekauni 307.1 2,640 Khairahi 136.3 477 Athaon 496.2 4,197 Dahigana 194.3 384 Saro Dih 13 0 Udhopur 88.3 0 Chuar 173.9 1,522 Bairia 81 724 Dhangain 60.7 0 Basgitia 36.8 0 Lahana 201.2 1,409 Kamdharpur 40.1 1,197 Harni Chatti 68.9 529 Mirchi 81.7 0 Asapur 79 0 Misraulia 66 243 Khairahi 46.1 0 Parmanpur 72.9 1,132 Kanjharua 229.4 2,099 Pipri 57.4 436 Niranjanpur 48.1 925 Adpha 100.3 1,162 Marsara 123.4 390 Mathila 1,672.2 8,823 Nazirganj 70 2,221 udiyanganj उड़ियानगंज
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