Bihar town's deputy mayor held with two call girls

The deputy mayor of a Bihar town was held with two call girls from a hotel room here, the police said on Tuesday.

Gaya deputy mayor Mohan Srivastava was arrested late Monday night from a posh hotel room during a police raid.

"Srivastava was caught along with two call girls in a hotel room," a police official said.

According to police officials, six people, including Gaya's deputy mayor, were arrested in connection with a sex racket when police raided a hotel near Frazer Road in the heart of Patna.

They were taken to the Kotwali police station for questioning.

It is for the first time in Bihar that a deputy mayor has been arrested in connection with a sex racket. Gaya is about 100 km from Patna.

Last month, Gaya police busted a thriving sex racket at a gents' hair cutting parlour running on premises owned by Mohan Srivastava.

Srivastava, however, denied ownership of the premises where the alleged sex racket was going on.

He later admitted that the premises belonged to his wife but claimed he has nothing to do with the property.

Source: TOI

Samastipur district at a glance

Samastipur is a district in Bihar which is spread over an area of 2904 sq. kms. Samastipur is bounded on the north by the Bagmati River which separates it from Darbhanga district. On the west it is bordered by Vaishali and some part of Muzaffarpur district, on the south by the Ganges, while on its east it has Begusarai and some part of Khagaria district. The district headquarters is located at Samastipur. The people of Samastipur mainly speak Hindi. According to the 2011 census, Population Density in the District is 1465 per sq.km. and the total population is 4.25 million. The district comprises of 4 sub-divisions, and 20 Community Development Blocks. It has 5 towns and 1248 villages.

Infrastructure wise Samastipur is very strong. It is the Divisional Headquarters of the North Eastern railway. The district has direct train links with Patna, Kolkata, Delhi, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and other places of importance. National Highway No. 28 passes through the district.

History of Samastipur

As per district Gazetteers, Darbhanga, pages 33 to 34 Darbhanga under the Oinwaras (1325-1525 AD), After a temporary period of instability, Darbhanga came under the control of the Oinwaras, also known as the Kameshwara Thakur or Sugauna Dynasty. These Hindu Chiefs were left undisturbed by the Muslim conquerors, who has by now conquered the whole of Mithila and whose exploits are indicated. The Oinwara Dynasty is noted for their encouragement of leaning and fine arts and their court served as the centre of Sanskrit belle's letters and philosophy. Among the prominent scholars of age were Gadadhara, Sankara, Vachaspati Mishra, Vidyapati, Amartakara and Amiykara. Kameshwara, the founder of dynasty, was resident of village Oini, near Pusa Road, in the District of Darbhanga. When Hazi Ilyas of Bengal divided Torhut into two parts, the Oinwara Raja shifted his Capital to Sugauna near Madhubani. The southern part of the district was under Hazi Ilyas and the northern part under the Oinwaras. The modern subdivision of Samastipur (originally Shamsuddinpur) was founded by Hazi Shamsuddin Ilyas of West Bengal.

Samastipur became a district in 1972 when it was split from Darbhanga district.

Geography of Samastipur

Samastipur district occupies an area of 2,904 square kilometres (1,121 sq mi), [2] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Muna Island.[3] Samastipur is bounded on the north by the Bagmati River which separates it from Darbhanga district. On the west it is bordered by Vaishali and some part of Muzaffarpur district, on the south by the Ganges, while on its east it has Begusarai and some part of Khagaria district. The district headquarters is located at Samastipur.

Rivers 

Samastipur is traversed by a number of rivers including Budhi Gandak, Baya, Kosi, Kamla, Kareh and Jhamwari and Balan, which are both the offshoots of Burhi Gandak. The Ganges also skirts the district on the south.

Agriculture of Samastipur

Samastipur is rich in agriculture, because of its fertile plain. Tobacco, maize, rice and wheat are the main crops. Leechi and mango fruits are grown in abundance. There is a jute mill in Samsastipur at Muktapur Village. This is very famous jute mill (Rameshwar Jute Mill), employing around 5000 people. Shekhopur is one of the best agricultural villages and it also has famous temple, Bhagwatisthan at Manipur. Samastipur has many a sugar mills which make it a prominent player in state's sugar production.

Samastipur is major producer of potatoes. There are more than 20 cold storages in the district, all storing potatoes and total capacity is 650000 quintles.

Samastipur has also in race of consuming fertilizers.

Language & Culture of Samastipur

Culture of Samastipur is simple, beautiful & secular . It has an old tradition of folk songs & folk Famous Mithila paintings, sung and done during festival and important social occasions like marrige &birth ceremonies . Several folk dance form also practised as Kathghorwa nach , natua nach dom domin and jhijhia . Famous Sama chakeva and Dom kach is also practised as a culture in this area, Bhat dal & aaloo chokha is the happiest meal for every being & dhoti kurta for man & sari and salwar kurti for women is regular dress to wear!
People of Samastipur mainly speak Hindi, Maithili & Angika languages.

Famous Temples

Thaneshwar Temple is a very famous tample of Lord Shiva, and is situated at the heart of the city. Other new temples are also popping up. There are numerous other temples as well. A very famous temple 'KHUDNESHWAR STHAN' is also there situated in the village MORWA (RAYTOL).

Durga temple in Kessopatti is one of the oldest temple. Every year on the eve of Durga Puja pilgrims come for worship. VIDYAPATI BALESHWAR Sthan (Shiva Temple) is one of the famous temple at Vidyapatinagar. Vidyapatinagar is known as the Nirvana sthali of the great Saint & Poet Vidyapati. Dekari, in Dalsinghsarai subdivision, is the place where vidypathi took his last breath.

Manipur bhagwatisthan is one of the oldest and lively durga temple in Shekhopur, Samastipur. People come in numbers to pray lordess durga everyday from far off places. This place makes realise your dream, takes away your sin. It is said that it is more than 200 years old temple and Panditji is a very learned Brahmin in samastipur.

KHUDNESWAR SIVA Temple located 17 km form Samastipur near Morwa block is unique example of Hindu-Muslim unity. In side the temple within a distance of few meters there is majar of Khudno Bibi along with Sivling. Temple is presently under renovation by local society members. During Mahasivratri festival religious crowd from all corners of district are visiting this place for the prayer. Famous kali temple in samastipur district situated in hrail village in mohiuddinnagar block just beside of babu nathuni singh house.

Demographics

Description	2011	2001
Actual Population	4,254,782	3,394,793
Male	2,228,432	1,760,692
Female	2,026,350	1,634,101
Population Growth	25.33%	25.63%
Area Sq. Km	2904	2904
Density/Sq.2	1465	1169
Proportion to Bihar Population	4.10%	4.09%
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	909	928
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	941	938
Average Literacy	63.81	45.13
Male Literacy	73.09	57.59
Female Literacy	53.52	31.67
Total Child Population (0-6 Age)	784,203	711,168
Male Population (0-6 Age)	404,068	366,978
Female Population (0-6 Age)	380,135	344,190
Literates	2,214,498	1,211,152
Male Literates	1,333,406	802,593
Female Literates	881,092	408,559
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	18.43%	20.95%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	18.13%	20.84%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	18.76%	21.06%
Description	Rural	Urban
Population (%)	96.54%	3.46
Total Population	4,107,725	147,057
Male Population	2,150,966	77,466
Female Population	1,956,759	69,591
Sex Ratio	910	898
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	942	897
Child Population (0-6)	764,004	20,199
Male Child (0-6)	393,421	10,647
Female Child (0-6)	370,583	9,552
Literates	2,110,007	104,491
Male Literates	1,274,768	58,638
Female Literates	835,239	45,853
Average Literacy	63.10 %	82.37 %
Male Literacy	72.53 %	87.76 %
Female Literacy

Darbhanga district at a glance

Presently Darbhanga district is having the total geographical area of 2279 sq. km. and population of 3295789 according to 2001 census. It is situated between longitude 85 degree 45’- 86 degree 25’ East and latitude 25 degree 53’ - 26 degree 27’ North and is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts.

The District of Darbhanga can be divided into four natural divisions. The eastern portion consisting of Ghanshyampur, Biraul and Kusheshwarsthan blocks contain fresh silt deposited by the Kosi River. This region was under the influence of Kosi floods till the construction of Kosi embankment in the Second Five Year Plan. It contains large tracts of sandy land covered with wild marsh.

The second division comprised of the anchals lying south of the Boorhi Gandak river and is the most fertile area in the district. It is also on higher level than the other part of the district and contains very few marshes. It is well suited to the rabbi crops.

The third natural region is the doab between the Burhi Gandak and Baghmati and consists of the low-lying areas dotted over by chaur and marshes. It gets floods every year.

The fourth division covers the Sadar sub-division of the district. This tract is watered by numerous streams and contains some up-lands.

The district has a vast alluvial plain devoid of any hills. There is a gentle slope from north to south with a depression on the centre. Numerous rivers originating in the Himalays water this district. Out of these rivers Kamla, Baghmati, Kosi and Kareh are of most importance.

The District has somewhat dry and healthy climate. There are three well-marked seasons, the winter, the summer & the Rainy season. The cold weather begins in November and continues up to February, though March is also somewhat cool. Westerly winds begin to blow in the second half of March and temperature rises considerably. May is the hottest month when the temperature goes up to 107 degree Fahrenheit. Rain sets in towards the middle of June. With the advent of the Rainy seasons, temperature falls and humidity rises. The moist heat of the Rainy season is very oppressive up to August .The rain continues till the middle of October. Average rainfall is 1142.3 mm. around 92% of rainfall is received during monsoon months.

Flora and Fauna

The land in Darbhanga District is generally very fertile and there are hardly and uncultivated areas. The district is, therefore, devoid of any forests. Among the trees found in the district are Sisam, Khair, Palmyra and Khajur. Mango, jackfruit, pipal and tamarind are found near village settlements. The district also has some tracts of grasslands.

Wild animals existed in the district up to the end of the 18th century. But with the progressive use of land and rapid growth of population, the forest areas were cleared and the wild animals became almost extinct. Wolves and hyenas are rare, while jackals are common. Fox and wild cats are also met with occasionally.

Among the birds found in the district are various kinds of quails, partridges and ducks, snipes, cranes, storks and sparrows are commonly seen. Fish are plentiful. The common varieties are Rohu, Bachwa, Tangra, Katla, Singhi and Boari. Hilsa is found only occasionally.

Languages and Religion

Main languages spoken in this district are: Maithili, Hindi and Urdu. Religion-wise breakup of population is indicated below as per 1991 census: Hindus : 19,55,068, Muslims : 5,55,429, Christians : 141, Sikhs : 198, Buddhists : 26, Jains : 27, Other religions and persuasions : 70.

Fair and Festivals

Important fairs and melas organised in various parts of the district are namely: Kartik Purnima mela, Dussehra mela, Janmastami mela and Divali mela.

Statistical Figures

Darbhanga - Bihar - India
SL Head Unit Darbhanga Bihar India
1. Population Growth (Per Annum) % 2.25 2.13 2.14
2. Population Density (Person/Sq.Kms) Nos. 1,101 496 273
3. Urbanization % 8.70 13.14 25.73
4. Literacy % 29.00 38.48 52.21
5. Male Literacy % 48.00 52.49 64.13
6. Female Literacy % 16.00 22.89 39.29
7. Urban Literacy % 66.42 67.89 73.08
8. Rural Literacy % 31.80 33.83 44.69
9. Workers as % of total Population % 29.49 32.16 37.46
10. Agriculture % Allied Activities % 84.10 81.10 66.92
11. Mining and Quarrying % 0.04 1.26 0.61
12. Mfg. (Non-household) industries % 1.89 2.26 7.65
13. House-hold industries % 1.43 1.74 2.38
14. Construction % 0.49 0.63 1.94
15. Services % 12.05 13.00 20.50
16. Forest area as % reporting area % 0 16.87 21.82
17. Net sown area as % of reporting area % 59.72 44.43 46.30
18. Grows irrigation area % of grs. cropped area % 18.49 36.31 30.72
19. Average size of Operational Holding Hec. 0.54 0.87 1.69
20. Fertilizer consumption per hectare Kgs. 68.00 58.00 72.00
21. Value of output of major crops per hectare Rs. 2,333 3017 3576
22. Value of output of major per capita Rs. 192 368 758
23. Per Capita Foodgrain Production Kgs. 65.00 118.00 173.00
24. Road Length per 100 sq. km. Kms. 50.84 48.77 60.14
25. Railway Route Length per 100 sq. km. Kms. 3.59 3.06 2.06
26. Post Office per Lakh Population Nos. 14.09 13.20 17.93
27. Telegraph Offices per Lakh Population Nos. 0 2 4.3
28. Telephones per Lakh Population Nos. 493 167 800
29. Total Fertility Rate 5.10 5.50 4.80
30. Infant Mortality rate per thousand live birth 115 118 110
31. Live Expectancy at birth 47.60 46.50 53.85
32. Relative Index of Development Index 29 43 100

Administrative Setup

Darbhanga is the Divisional Headquarter. The division comprises the three district, namely Darbhanga, Madhubani and Samastipur.
Panchayats - Zila Parishads
SL District Blocks Panchayats Gram-Panchayat
Members Panchayat
Samiti Members Zila-Parishad
Members
1. Darbhanga 18 329 4,570 461 47
2. Madhubani 20 399 5,523 552 56
3. Samastipur 20 381 5,211 523 51
Total 58 1,109 15,304 1,536 154

The district comprises of three civil Sub-divisions, 18 Blocks, 329 Panchayats, 1269 villages & 23 Police Stations. There is a municipal corporation having 37 wards in the urban area.

Block-wise Village, Panchayat, Ward, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishads
SL Block Name No. of
Villages No. of
Panchayats No. of
Wards No. of
Panchayat Samiti No. of Zila
Parishad
1. Baheri 80 27 364 36 4
2. Hayaghat 48 14 195 20 2
3. Hanuman Nagar 85 14 198 19 2
4. Darbhanga 137 23 338 34 3
5. Bahadurpur 171 23 321 32 3
6. Singhwara 100 25 359 36 4
7. Jale 60 26 362 36 4
8. Keoti 110 26 355 36 4
9. Tardih 45 13 162 14 2
10. Manigachhi 47 22 302 31 3
11. Alinagar 44 11 176 19 2
12. Benipur 65 22 330 33 3
13. Ghanshyampur 30 12 169 17 2
14. Kiratpur 17 8 95 10 1
15. Kuseshwarasthan 73 14 193 20 2
16. Kuseshwarasthan (E) 36 10 134 13 1
17. Biraul 70 26 343 36 3
18. Gaura Bauram 51 13 174 17 2
Total 1,269 329 4,570 459 47

Banks in Darbhanga

There are 150 banks branches in the district which include 62 commercial bank branches, 79 RRBs, 3 LDBs and 6 Co-operative banks. Besides these there are 180 PACs in the district. Central Bank of India is the lead bank of the district.

Statement of Banks in Darbhanga District
SL Name of Bank No. of Branches No. of Branches in Service Areas No. of Villages under Service Area No. of Villages of Targeted or Non-Trageted Groups of RRBs
1. Central Bank of India 14 9 100 143
2. State Bank of India 18 12 120 368
3. Allahabad Bank 2 1 8 17
4. Bank of Baroda 2 2 18 20
5. United Commercial Bank 3 2 12 -
6. United Bank of India 5 4 40 97
7. Punjab National Bank 5 3 28 65
8. Canara Bank 1 - - -
9. Indian Bank 3 3 17 44
10. Bank of India 4 3 5 47
11. Syndicate Bank 1 - - -
12. Vijaya Bank 1 - - -
13. Union Bank of India 1 1 15 24
14. Dena Bank 1 - - -
15. Indian Overseas Bank 1 - - -
16. Mithila Kshetriya Gramin Bank (RRB) 79 77 825 -
17. Central Co-operative Bank 6 Entire District - -
18. Land Development Bank 3 do - -
19. ICICI Bank 1 do - -
20. HDFC Bank 1 do - -
21. AXIS Bank 1 do - -
TOTAL 153 117 1,188 825

Source: NIC

Madhubani district at a glance!

Madhubani district at a glance!

The district of Madhubani was carved out of the old Darbhanga district in the year 1972 as a result of reorganisation of the districts in the State. This was formerly the northern subdivision of Darbhanga district. It consists of 21 Development Blocks. Bounded on the north by a hill region of Nepal and extending to the border of its parent district Darbhanga in the south, Sitamarhi in the west and Supaul in the east, Madhubani fairly represents the centre of the territory once known as Mithila and the district has maintained a distinct individuality of its own.

       It is located at a Longitude of 25º-59'  to 26º-39' East and the Latitude is 85º-43'  to 86º-42' North.

Height from Sea     

       The Madhubani district is situated at height of  80 meters from Sea.

Boundary

North	South	East	West
Hill region of Nepal	Darbhanga District	Supaul  District	Sitamarhi District

Area

       • Madhubani occupies a total of 3501 sq. kms.

       • Main Rivers are Kamla , Kareh, Balan, Bhutahi Balan, Gehuan, Supen, Trishula, Jeevachh, Koshi and Adhwara Group.

       • High Flood Level is 54.017 m.

       • Whole District is under Earthquake Zone 5.

       • Total Cropped Area - 218381 Hect.

       • Barren /Uncultivable Land - 1456.5 Hect

       • Land under Non-agricultural use - 51273.24 Hect

       • Cultivable Barren Land - 333.32 Hect

       • Permanent Pasture - 1372.71 Hect

       • Miscellaneous Trees - 8835.90 Hect

       • Cultivable Land - 232724 Hect

       • Cropping Intensity - 134.23 %

Rainfall

       • Varies between 900mm and 1300 mm.

       • Average Rainfall = 1273.2 mm.

Administrative Units
1.	No. of Sub-Divisions	5
2.	No. of Blocks	21
3.	No. of Circles	20
4.	No. of Panchayats	399
5.	No. of Villages	1111
6.	No. of Police Stations	18
7.	No. of Assisting Thana	13
8.	No. of Outposts	5
9.	No. of Town Outposts	4
10.	No. of Jail	2
11.	No. of MP Constituencies	2
12.	No. of MLA Constituencies	11
13.	No. of Zila Parishad Members	56
14.	No. of Panchayat Samiti Members	555
15.	No. of Gram Panchayat Members	5523

Source: Census of India 2001.