Daudnagar


Daudnagar is a town and the subdivisional headquarter of Daudnagar Subdivision in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India under the Magadh division. Until 1991, there was only one Subdivision in the Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Sadar. On 31 March 1991, one other subdivision, Daudnagar, was created. Daudnagar is a 200-year-old historical city and its living proof is Daudnagar has an old historical fort situated on the eastern bank of the Son River. National Highway NH139 which connects Jharkhand's Palamu district to Patna, passes through the town.

History

Daudnagar was founded by Daud Khan. The area between Daudnagar and Aurangabad assumed great strategic importance when Daud Khan, Aurangzeb's Subedar in Bihar, marched against the Raja of Palamu. As a mark of victory against the Raja in the year 1664, Daud Khan founded the city of Daudnagar. Daud Khan Qureshi was an Indian Muslim Shaikhzada native of Hisar in Haryana, then called Hisar Firuza. The surrounding area was also granted to him as a Jagir by the emperor. Early in the 18th century, Buchanan saw it as a flourishing town with cloth and opium factories. The Sarai, built by Daud Khan was possibly intended to serve as a stronghold, as it was well-fortified with a battlemented wall, two large gates and a surrounding moat. In the outlying part of the town, called Ahmadganj, lies the tomb of Ahmad Khan.

Geography

Daudnagar is located at. It has an average elevation of 84 metres.
Daudnagar is situated on the bank of the Son River, and NH139 passes through the town. It is situated away from the district headquarter Aurangabad
The Indrapuri Barrage canal also passes through the town.

Demographics

India census, Daudnagar town has population of 52,364, male population is 27,493 and female population is 24,871. There are 9003 children age 0-6, which is 17.19% of population. The town's female sex ratio is 905 against state average of 918. The child sex ratio in Daudnagar is around 957 compared to the Bihar state average of 935. The literacy rate of the town is 67.51%, which is higher than the state average of 61.80%. Male literacy is around 74.72%, while female literacy rate is 59.44%. Hindus are majority in the town with 80.80% of the population while Muslims constitute 18.78%. Followers of the other religions including Christian, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist also live in Daudnagar but their population is minuscule, just 0.42% of the total population. Schedule Caste constitutes 12.83% while Schedule Tribe are 0.08% of the population.

Administration

City administration

Daudnagar was first identified as a town and given the status of Nagar Panchayat in 1885. The town's population increased from 37,000 in 2001 to more than 52,000 in 2011, which made it eligible for the status of municipal council. Hence, in 2017, the urban development and housing department of the Bihar government, by a notification, upgraded the local governing body from Nagar Panchayat to Nagar Parishad. The Nagar Parishad Daudnagar has been mandated to oversee the day to day administration of the town and provides various services to the residents including sanitation, sewage and drain, door to door municipal solid waste collection and disposal, potable water supply, street lights, roads etc.

Municipal authorities

The municipal authorities are as follows:
  • Municipal Council
  • Empowered Standing Committee
  • Municipal Chairperson
  • Municipal Executive Officer

    Sub-Divisional administration

The Daudnagar Subdivision is headed by a SDM who is usually the officer of Indian Administrative Service or Bihar Administrative Service. Daudnagar subdivision comprises four blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer.
The list of the Blocks is as follows:
  • Daudnagar
  • Goh
  • Haspura
  • Obra

    Economy and medical facilities

The 2.9km 4 lane Sone bridge which connects Daudnagar on the southern bank with Nasriganj on the northern bank of the Sone River and is located around 105km southwest of Patna was inaugurated on 16 February 2019, by the then District Magistrate cum Collector of Aurangabad district.
The Sone Bridge eases traffic and reduces the distance between Rohtas and Gaya by 60km and between Patna and Rohtas by 70km. Traffic coming from the western part of the country and entering Bihar for onward journey to Jharkhand and other eastern states bypass the busy traffic of Patna, saving precious time and fuel. The Son bridge benefits the entire Buddhist circuit as the distance between Kushinagar and Bodhgaya is reduced by 65km providing an alternate route that currently passes through the congested roads of Patna and Gaya.

Festivals

It is one of the cultural towns of Bihar, where Hindu community are in majority followed by Muslim and Christian.
Some of the festivals celebrated by the people are Durga puja, Chhath, Diwali, Holi, jiutiya, Raksha Bandhan, Eid, Muharram, Eid ul Zuha Uurush, Sab e Barat, Christmas, Makar Sankranti, Vasant Panchami, and Teej.
Daudnagar is famous for its unique and grand celebration of the festival of Jiutiya where women keep fast for the longevity of their son. Dring this festival Daudnagari disguise themselves as God, Goddess, demon, King, Queen etc. and roam in the town to showcase their skill. This way of celebrating the jiutiya festival in the town is century long.

Work profile

Out of the total population, 16,446 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 12,146 were males while 4,300 were females. In census survey, a 'worker' is defined as a person who has a business or job or services as a cultivator or in some other capacity in labour activity. Of the total 16446 working population, 72.15% were engaged in main work while 27.85% of the total workers were engaged in marginal work.

Educational institutions

Daudnagar town, considered the hub of education, has constantly over the years been producing state toppers in High School and Senior Secondary school exams conducted by BSEB, Patna and CBSE, New Delhi.
Daudnagar has many government schools, colleges, private institutions and coaching classes. Students from neighbouring districts also go there for educational purposes. Following is the list of some of the well known government and private institutions.
  • Ashok Inter School Daudnagar
  • Gyan Ganga Inter School
  • DAV Public School, Daudnagar
  • Vidya Niketan
  • Vivekanand Mission School

    Transport and connectivity

Daudnagar is about 100km southwest of the capital of Bihar, Patna and is well connected by the roads. which is now and which is now passes through the town. Recently built 3km four-lane bridge on the Son river connecting it to Nasriganj reduces the distance between two different towns of Magadh and Shahabad regions of the state. The new road bridge is now considered part of the NH-120.

Buses

The town has regular bus service facilities in all directions to almost all the major cities
  • It has also daily immediate services by Victa-Summo to reach Gaya and Patna.
  • Buses for major cities like Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Kolkata are also available.

    Local transport

Auto-rickshaws, E-rickshaws and cycle rickshaws operate in the town.

Railways

The nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road railway station at Howrah-Delhi main line Grand Chord near Pawarganj in Aurangabad.
Other Near railway stations are
, Bodhgaya, Varanasi and Patna Airport are the nearest airport to the town.

Villages

Daudnagar block contains 60 rural villages, all of which are inhabited:
Village NamePopulation LiteracySex-ratio
Shamshernagar10229 58.62%994
Tarar1018960.76%919
Gobardhanpur Kanap868158.89%923
Sansa801360.28%925
Arai698856.97%906
Chaunri647257.17%929
Anehha5976 54.08%901
Tarari551259.74%909
Birai Nawadih436658.47%924
Mahawar426657.36%991
Jamuawan424551.68%964
Manar413354%968
Bhakharua382468.38%882
Mohamadpur3575 59.8%915
Amauna3499 58.22%964
Gordiha3320 58.16%932
Akorha322461.45%939
Belarhi313650.57%956
Bwlwa267447.2% 971
Makhra2497 62.64%940
Balmha2405 58.84%875
Senuar240246.96%972
Chauram233152.38%943
Kesrarhi215265.47%871
Karman2022 59.89%961
Sipah199559.65%893
Nonar197657.03%949
Ekauni1891 70.17%943
Kera178461.72%937
Mayapur176355.3%904
Amauna1749 56.78%935
Soni167544.96% 908
Repura1575 61.71%979
Pilchhi136667.13% 866
Narotanchak134360.01%941
Uchkundhi1342 54.55%906
Paswa131763.55%940
Dhanawan130467.71%890
Agini124870.67%863
Niman124667.17%944
Patharkatti122153.89% 920
Jinoriya111769.38%813
Musepurkhaira1067 61.76%859
Dhewahi1066 66.23%967
Khaira99660.84%949
Nonar96651.76% 1017
Daulatpur94449.68% 934
Angrahi944 61.02%971
Naudiha867 60.9%989
Uchkundha86156.91% 828
Deodattpur84560.36%920
Kataria764 60.21%974
Khaira61157.61%921
Sewahi56160.07%889
Habbuchak50755.82% 1020
Phadarpur38655.18% 892
Deokali383 78.33%1082
Ratanpur328 71.95%929
Guman26559.25%866
Lalu Chak8653.49% 1098