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Forbesganj
Forbesganj is a city with municipality in the Araria District (formerly Purnia District before 1992) in the state of Bihar, India, situated at the border of Nepal.
During the British Raj, the area was under the administration of British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807–1890), of the East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently, the area was known as 'residential area', also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighboring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'.
The town was given its present name from its British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807–1890). He was also in the team of Commissioner George Yule of Bhagalpur while fighting the rebels of 73rd native infantry. Forbes founded the Sultanpur estate and a number of indigo factories situated at different places in this district.
After the country's independence the name was changed to Forbesganj. It is said that the British used this place for Indigo farming. Remains of the British premises can be seen at the banks of the famous landlocked body of water Sultan Pokhar.
Forbesganj is located at 26°18′N 87°15′E / 26.3°N 87.25°E. It has an average elevation of 46 meters (150 feet). The Nepalese border is only 12 km away.
Forbesganj has hot and wet summers, and cold and dry winters. The city also holds the record of having experienced the coldest ever recorded temperature in Bihar at −2.1 °C.[citation needed]
The city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Forbesganj nagar parishad has a population of 50,475 of which 26,524 are males while 23,951 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
The population of children age of 0–6 is 7,512, 14.88% of the total population of Forbesganj. The female sex ratio is 903 against the state average of 918. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Forbesganj is around 963 compared to Bihar state average of 935. The literacy rate of Forbesganj is 78.64%, higher than the state average of 61.80%. In Forbesganj, male literacy is around 82.94% while the female literacy rate is 73.83%.
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Forbesganj
Forbesganj is a city with municipality in the Araria District (formerly Purnia District before 1992) in the state of Bihar, India, situated at the border of Nepal.
During the British Raj, the area was under the administration of British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807–1890), of the East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently, the area was known as 'residential area', also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighboring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'.
The town was given its present name from its British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807–1890). He was also in the team of Commissioner George Yule of Bhagalpur while fighting the rebels of 73rd native infantry. Forbes founded the Sultanpur estate and a number of indigo factories situated at different places in this district.
After the country's independence the name was changed to Forbesganj. It is said that the British used this place for Indigo farming. Remains of the British premises can be seen at the banks of the famous landlocked body of water Sultan Pokhar.
Forbesganj is located at 26°18′N 87°15′E / 26.3°N 87.25°E. It has an average elevation of 46 meters (150 feet). The Nepalese border is only 12 km away.
Forbesganj has hot and wet summers, and cold and dry winters. The city also holds the record of having experienced the coldest ever recorded temperature in Bihar at −2.1 °C.[citation needed]
The city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Forbesganj nagar parishad has a population of 50,475 of which 26,524 are males while 23,951 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
The population of children age of 0–6 is 7,512, 14.88% of the total population of Forbesganj. The female sex ratio is 903 against the state average of 918. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Forbesganj is around 963 compared to Bihar state average of 935. The literacy rate of Forbesganj is 78.64%, higher than the state average of 61.80%. In Forbesganj, male literacy is around 82.94% while the female literacy rate is 73.83%.
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