Rajauli

Dhamni Rajauli
Sub-Division
Dhamni Rajauli

Location in Bihar, India

Coordinates: 24°39′0″N 85°30′0″E / 24.65000°N 85.50000°E / 24.65000; 85.50000Coordinates: 24°39′0″N 85°30′0″E / 24.65000°N 85.50000°E / 24.65000; 85.50000
Country  India
State Bihar
District Nawada
Elevation 135 m (443 ft)
Languages
 • Official Magahi, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 805125
Telephone code 06336
Nearest city nawada, jhumari tilaiya, Gaya
Literacy 45%%
Lok Sabha constituency Nawada
Avg. summer temperature 32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 19 °C (66 °F)

Rajauli is a subdivision in Nawada district of Bihar state, India.

Geography

It is situated besides the river of Dhanrjay nadi, on National Highway 31(India). It is 28.1 km far from its city Nawada. It is located 144 km distance from its Bihar’s capital Patna. It is a sub-division which touches Jharkhand. It is located at an elevation of 135 m above MSL.[1]

History

This is the oldest bridge which is connect to outer part of Rajauli, like Simarcol, Amama, Pasraila, Targeer. Nowadays bridge is suffer form last stage.

This place has been named after legendary demon king “RAJA BALI” he was one of the most famous donors. If you remember the “vaman avtar” of lord Vishnu, then bali was the one for whom lord had to come on Earth to break his pride of being the biggest donator of the world. It is said that Rajauli is the place where this legendary king has meditated for years. Rajauli has one more significance because of Sikh religion and you can find a huge fort type building in the center of the town that building is called ‘sangat’ having meaning of “a body of men and women who meet religiously specially in presence of ‘Guru Granth Sahib’”. At this place, a famous fair of GuruPurab is organized. Several kinds of activities take place in this fair and people come in huge numbers.

Transportation

Nearest railway station is Nawada and nearest airport is Gaya Airport.

Bus

Rajauli offers easy connectivity to major towns and cities of the region. Since it is on a major national highway buses are easily available from Patna, Gaya, Ranchi.Most buses going on this route generally stop at Rajauli or at Chhapra (before the Dhanarjay river) for food.

Small vehicles

Local people from nearby villages come to rajauli using their bicycles,bikes and jharjhariya[ - a typically local vechle made by combining rikshaw, bike and dynamo],passenger cars and tractors.

Beautiful Rajauli

Temple near purani buas stand.
This is most popular hill station.
People visit kakolat by this way.

Rajauli was once abode to monsoon and prairie forest. The principal trees were sakhua, paisar, khair, Shisham, parmi, salaiya simar, kendu, and Peepal. The forest and wild life have almost completely disappeared now.

Culture

Chhath, Jitiya, Bhatridutiya - The Hindu women celebrate Chhath, Tij, Jitiya, and Bhatridutiya etc. with great religious fervor. The important festivals of Hindus are Chhath, Durga Puja, Diwali,Basant Panchami, Shivratri, Holi, Ramnavami and Janmashtami. The important festivals of the Mohammedans are Muharram, Sab-e-Barat, Ramzan, Id, Bakrid and Fatiha-duaz-Dahum. Adivasis celebrate Sarhul and Karma as their main festivals with great éclat.

Languages

Hindi is the principle language of this region. However other than that, people in different areas follow different dialects. Magahi is one of the prime dialect/language spoken in the area.

Tourist places

Haldiya hill (Phulwaria dam)

Haldiya is a small but picturesque hill, just 10 minutes away from Rajauli. It has a beautiful dam (Phulwaria dam) as well as magnificent hills with caves. It is believed that if you strike with a wooden rod on the rocks of these hills, a pleasant sound of metals can be heard. This place is so beautiful that seeing it from far away, you will feel like you have arrived in a snow-less Kashmir.

Kakolat

The Kakolat waterfall has great historical and mythological significance. The waterfall is located near Govindpur police station, about 33 km away from Rajauli on Kakolat Hill. Below the falls there is a deep natural reservoir.The fall is approximately 160 feet (49 m) in height. The scene is panoramic due to all-round green forest area. Kakolat Fall is a popular tourist spot in Bihar.During the summer, people from all over India come to the falls for picnics.

Sangat

A palatial architecture.

Shivalay

A magnificent temple located near Dhanarjay River.

Education Institutes

Economy

Agriculture

Accumulation of rain or flood water over a considerable part of the district makes the land fit for Paddy cultivation. Principle crops are paddy, wheat, gram, maze, arhar, khesari, peas, sugarcane, potatoes, chillies, and mung.Rice is the important crop of Rajauli. Aghani or Winter Rice is usually cultivated on low-land,

Business

Almost half of people of rajauli are engased in small and medium business.Most people of bazzar have shops of kirana, manihari, medicines, local furnitures and cloths.some brands like HERO, Honda,Duke,Mahindra,BAZAZ,Uninor, idea, airtel haveauthorised dealers in rajauli town.Hat at bajrangbali chowk attracts many people for selling their weekly products.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajauli.html Map and weather of Rajauli
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