The Rohtas Plateau (also referred to as Kaimur Plateau ) is a plateau that lies in the south-western part of the Indian state of Bihar .
21-705: The Durgavati River , ( 𑂠𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂏𑂰𑂫𑂞𑂲 𑂢𑂠𑂹𑂠𑂲 ) (also called Durgaoti or Durgauti and spelt as Durgawati) which flows through Kaimur district in the Indian state of Bihar , is a tributary of the Karmanasa . The source of the Durgavati is about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of that of the Karmanasa. In its upper reaches it is a rocky channel 6 to 9 metres (20 to 30 ft) wide. It runs nearly north for about 14 kilometres (9 mi) when it plunges down
42-502: A location in Bihar is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kaimur district Kaimur district is one of the 38 districts of Bihar , India. The district headquarters are at Bhabua . Before 1991, it was part of Rohtas District . Till 1764 the region (Kaimur district) was
63-525: A part of Ghazipur District and was a part of Kamsaar Raj and later it was a part of Chainpur Estate till 1837. The district occupies an area of 3363 km and has a population of 1,626,384 (as of 2011 ) with the rank of 307th in the country. The district has a Literacy rate of 69.34% (392nd in the country). Kaimur district is a part of Patna division . It is the Western-southern district of Bihar, Western-southern point of Bihar called Chand
84-492: Is 14 km southward from the Bhabua Road railway station. The famous Mundeshawari Devi Temple (the 'oldest functional' temple of world) is about 10 km south to Bhabua and about 25 km south to the railway station. If someone wants to visit the temple then he should arrive at Bhabua Road station first then he may take a direct bus to Mundeshawari Devi temple or may first take bus to Bhabua and then an auto/tempo to
105-416: Is an undulating table land. At Rohtasgarh it attains a height of 1,490 feet (450 m) above sea level. Torrential hill streams have cut deep gorges at the borders of the plateau. Rising abruptly from the plains the sides of the plateau presents a sight of a sharp escarpment. The roof of the tableland at the top is full of small saucer shaped valleys. The rivers flowing over the edges of the plateau and into
126-480: Is currently a part of the Red Corridor . In the other side it is associated with belief of Hindus it is Penitential of Atri (Sanskrit: अत्रि) or Attri Rishi & one of the oldest temple in India of Ma Mundeswari which is the part of attraction of tourism. Kaimur district occupies an area of 3,362 square kilometres (1,298 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Russia's Vaygach Island . Geographically,
147-660: Is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).The Mudeshwari Mata Temple have a very huge potential to be developed into a religious tourism hub. Kaimur district is divided into 11 community development blocks , grouped together into 2 subdivisions, based at Bhabua and Mohania: National Highway 19 (G.T. Road) crosses through Mohania Town, Pusauli and Kudra. National Highway 319 (India) originates from Mohania and connects with
168-654: Is situated on the Bhabua–Chandauli road. The district has 18 colleges, 58 high schools, 146 middle schools, and 763 primary schools. The district has a total of 1699 villages. The district also has 120 post offices and 151 panchayat, and is well connected with NH-2(Grand trunk road). Which is accomplished by Bhabhua Road (BBU) railway station it is the main route which connects Sealdah to Mumbai via Gaya junction. The most spoken languages are Hindi and Bhojpuri. Due to its close proximity to eastern Uttar Pradesh, people here have Purvanchali tinge in their language. Kaimur district
189-607: Is the district of Rohtas of Bihar State and on the West is the district of Chandauli and Mirzapur of the U.P. State. On the East is district of Rohtas of Bihar State. Kaimur district has a large forest cover, measuring roughly 106,300 hectares which contains the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary , home to tigers, leopards and chinkaras . Waterfalls like Karkat Waterfall and Telhar are present here. Agriculture
210-477: Is the main component of the economy in the district. Rice, wheat, telhan , dalhan and maize are the main crops. Industries located in the district include Vanaspati Oil Ltd., ACC Limited and the Power Grid Corporation of India 's high voltage direct current (HVDC) grid station at Pusauli. In 2006 the named Kaimur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It
231-615: The Kaimur Range consist of a series of descending plateaux, starting with the Panna Plateau in the west, followed by Bhander Plateau and Rewa Plateau and ending with Rohtas plateau in the east. The Kaimur or the Rohtas Plateau region was earlier the hideouts of the dreaded dacoits like Ramashish Koeri and Rambachan Yadav. The Rohtas Plateau or Kaimur Plateau comprises about 800 square miles (2,100 km ). It
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#1732772826491252-582: The Durgavati River is at the edge of the Rohtas Plateau . The Durgavati Reservoir, also known as Karamchat Dam is a water storage Dam located near Karamchat village in Kaimur district . The foundation stone for the project was laid in 1976 by Jagjivan Ram , who was a Union minister at the time. It can be reached via Sasaram to Kudra -Chenari-Malahipur road. This article related to
273-872: The Suara West River, Suara Falls (120m) on the Suara East River, Durgawaati Falls (80m) on the Durgavati River , Okharean Kund Falls (90m) on Gopath River , Tutla bhawani waterfall , Dhuan Kund Falls (30m) (near Sasaram) on the Dhoba River , Kuaridah Falls (180m) on the Ausane River, a tributary of Son River, and Rakim Kund Falls (168m), on the Gayghat River, a tributary of Ausane, Geeta Ghat fall near Geeta Ghat Ashram river. The Oraon or Kurukh tribe claims that
294-423: The capital Patna via Arrah. Apart from these, there are also a few state highways in the city. Mohania is connected to Bauxar via Ramgarh from the south and with Bhabua (district capital, Adhaura, Bhagwanpur) from the south. The State Highway 14 connects Bhabua to Mohania. Bhabua Road Railway Station is (Mohania Town) situated on Gaya–Mughalsarai section of Grand Chord Railway line. Bhabua (the district headquarters)
315-713: The decade 2001–2011 was 27.54%. Kaimur has a sex ratio of 919 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 71.01%. 4.03% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.69% and 3.57% of the population respectively. Languages in Kaimur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 90.55% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri , 7.11% Hindi and 2.13% Urdu as their first language. 25°02′26″N 83°36′45″E / 25.040591°N 83.612409°E / 25.040591; 83.612409 Rohtas Plateau A series of fluvial plateaux that run along
336-565: The deep gorge north of Rohtas, at Ghoraghat, two miles south of Sasaram , and on the extreme west where a ghat leads up to Chhanpathar. There is a well-marked fall line along the plateaux lining the Kaimur Range and hundreds of waterfalls ranging in height between 15m and 180m are found along this fault line. Significant waterfalls along Rohtas Plateau are: Devdari Falls (58m) on the Karmanasa River , Telharkund Falls (80m) on
357-399: The deep gorges form numerous waterfalls, with a drop varying from two hundred to six hundred feet. The road approaches to the plateau from the plains are difficult. The ghats leading from Akbarpur to Rohtas are the most moderate. those from Bhagwanpur, south of Bhabua to Karar are also fairly good. There are other tolerable ascents at Sarki near the south-western boundary, at Kariyari Khoh in
378-512: The district can be divided into two parts viz. (i) Hilly area and (ii) Plain area. The hilly area is Kaimur plateau (also known as Rohtas plateau). The plain area on the western side is flanked by the rivers Karmanasa and the Durgavati . The Kudra river lies on it eastern side. The district of Buxar of Bihar State and the district of Ghazipur of U.P. State bound it on the North. On the south
399-539: The rocky boundary of the table land in to the head of deep glen named Kadhar Kho. There it is joined by three other torrents that like itself rise on the table land of the Turkan Kharawars and fall down the rocks at the head of the same glen. These three torrents are the Lohara, Hatiyadub and Kothas. The Durgavati joins the Karmanasa as a right bank tributary. The Durgavati Falls, 80 metres (260 ft) high, on
420-518: The temple. The nearest airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) (Babatpur, Varanasi). According to the 2011 census Kaimur district has a population of 1,626,384, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho . This gives it a ranking of 307th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 488 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,260/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over
441-455: Was established on 17 March 1991 when it was split off from Rohtas district . It was called Bhabua district until 1994, when it was renamed to its current name. The earliest evidence of human habitation in the district consists of rock paintings in the Lehda forest that date to around 20,000 years ago. In June 2012, erotic Pala sculptures were excavated in the village of Baidyanath . It
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