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20-618: Jamuhar is a village in the Rohtas district of Bihar , India . Loha Singh and Tara Singh left Fatehpur Sikri in the period of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb . They were Sikarwar (Sikriwal) Rajputs . They came with their family and followers to the banks of Kai (Cow) River in Shahabad district 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Sasaram in a forest near the Kaimur Hills. They inhabited

40-549: Is 1,106 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,860/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.22%. Rohtas has a sex ratio of 918 females for every 1000 males, which ranks 22nd out of 38 in Bihar (the state ratio is also 918). 14.45% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.57% and 1.07% of the population respectively. The literacy rate in Rohtas district

60-456: Is a Middle-Persian military term meaning "march". According to Von Mohl the term was Kūša , apparently borrowed from Aramaic , probably during the Arsacid dynasty (248 BCE-224 CE). The instrument was a pair of drums, made of clay, wood or metal in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with skin stretched over the mouth. Kus was played with drumsticks of leather or wood (The leather drumstick

80-465: Is a major event of the Jamuhar religious calendar. The Chhath Pooja in Jamuhar is celebrated on the bank of Canal of Kai River and other Ponds (Talabs). The temple of Lord Shiva was made by all villagers. There is an old Shiv Ling (Budhwa Shiv Ji) also in the temple compound. The Kali Mandir is very old. There are many temples in the village. The Masjid of Jamuhar named "Makkah Madinih Masjid"

100-463: Is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of District Magistrate (DM). The district has got 2072 villages under 226 Gram Panchayats , 34 territorial police stations Rohtas district comprises three tehsils or Sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM): These Tehsils are further divided into 19 Blocks , each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). There are 10 towns in Rohtas district, as follows: Kus Kus

120-422: Is highest among all 38 districts of Bihar. Rohtas district also has one of the highest forest cover among all 38 districts of Bihar. The Rohtas district is a part of Patna Division , and it has an area of 3850 km², a population of 2,959,918 (2011 census), and a population density of 763 persons per km². Languages spoken here are Bhojpuri , Hindi and English . Rohtas district was created in 1972, when

140-429: Is less well suited for agriculture due to the uneven, rocky and gravelly soils as well as the forest cover. A variety of long grasses grow naturally on the plateau, including pear grass , kus , and khas khas . Throughout Rohtas district, the soils are generally classified as ustalfs , ochrepts , orthents , fluvents , and psamments . Economy of the district is agriculture based. Rice , wheat and maize are

160-412: Is under construction. Rohtas district Rohtas District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state , India. It came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram . Rohtas district has the highest literacy in Bihar. The literacy rate of Rohtas district which is 73.37% as per 2011 census

180-689: The Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). According to the 2011 census Rohtas district has a population of 2,959,918, roughly equal to the nation of Armenia or the US state of Mississippi . This gives it a ranking of 127th in India (out of a total of 640 ). In Bihar, it is ranked 17th out of 38 in terms of population. The district has a population density of 763 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,980/sq mi), ranking 34th out of 38 in Bihar (the state's density

200-596: The district's workforce was employed in household industries, and all other forms of employment accounted for the remaining 27.33%. Languages in Rohtas district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 87.67% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri , 7.47% Hindi and 4.39% Urdu as their first language. In 1982 Rohtas district became home to the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary , which has an area of 1,342 km (518.1 sq mi). The Rohtas district (headquartered at Sasaram)

220-545: The former Shahabad district was divided in two. It corresponded to the former district's sub-divisions of Sasaram and Bhabua . In 1991, Bhabua was split off as a separate district, which was renamed Kaimur district in 1994. The district is a part of the Red Corridor . Rohtas district occupies an area of 3,851 square kilometres (1,487 sq mi). This makes it the 4th-largest district in Bihar. Rohtas district can be divided into two major natural areas. In

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240-596: The hot months. The monsoon months of June, July, August, and September see good rainfall. October & November and February & March have pleasant climate. Villages within the Jamuhar panchayat include Jamuhar has 491 households with a total of 3916 residents. Jamuhar is served by the Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya middle school and the Jamuhar High School, and is home to several institutions of higher learning: The celebration of Chhath

260-493: The main crops. Rohtas is also called the "Rice bowl of Bihar". Until 1980, Dalmianagar was one of the major industrial cities in India. It had sugar , vegetable oil , cement , paper , and chemical factories but now they are closed. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Rohtas one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar have received funds from

280-552: The north and northeast is the Sasaram Plain, an alluvial plain sloping gently downward toward the northeast. Its average height ranges from 72m above sea level in the north to 153m above sea level in the south. The plains cover all of Dinara, Dawath, Bikramganj, Nasriganj, Nokha, and Dehri Blocks, as well as parts of Sasaram, Sheosagar, and Rohtas Blocks. There are scattered woodlands in the east, in Sasaram Block. In

300-437: The population of the town proper, was literate. The lowest literacy rate was in the entirely rural CD block of Nauhatta , where 63.07% of the population could read and write. A majority of the working population of Rohtas district was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 23.58% being cultivators who owned or rented their own land and 43.85% being agricultural laborers who worked someone else's land for wages. Another 5.25% of

320-688: The presence and importance of the Kus and Karnay in the war fields. According to the Greek historians, the drum was used by the Persians; Plutarch tells of Iranian warriors at the time of the Arsacid dynasty using kus as warlike instruments. Apparently after the introduction of Islam , the word Naghghāreh was used for small kettledrums. It seems that the word Naghghareh comes from the Arabic verb Naghr- that means to strike and to beat. A few poets mentioned

340-745: The southern part of the district is the Rohtas Plateau , which is an eastern flank of the Vindhya plateau with an average elevation of 300m above sea level. It covers parts of Nauhatta, Rohtas, Sheosagar, Sasaram, and Chenari Blocks. This area is hilly, with occasional forests throughout. Several streams flow toward the north, including the Durgawati , the Bajari , the Koel , and the Sura . The Rohtas Plateau

360-562: The village Jamuhar with the help of their family and followers. Jamuhar is very fertile flat land. It is drained by the Kai (Cow) river originating in the Kaimur Hills Valley. Jamuhar is mildly cold in the winter (the lowest temperatures being around 5 to 10 °C (41 to 50 °F). Winter months are December and January. It is hot in the summer (with average highs around 35 to 40 °C (95 to 104 °F). April to mid June are

380-416: Was 73.37% as of 2011 which is highest among all 38 districts of Bihar. The literacy rate was higher for men than for women: 82.88% of men but only 62.97% of women in the district could read and write. Literacy also was higher in urban areas than rural ones. The highest literacy rate in Rohtas district could be found in the town and sub-district of Dehri - 77.70% of the district's total population, and 81.2% of

400-504: Was called Daval ). Kus usually was carried on horseback, camelback or elephant during war to encourage the army. The instrument was also played on many occasions such as festivals and weddings. In ancient times, kus was accompaniment by karnay (Persian trumpet or horn). Particularly the Persian epic poets Ferdowsi and Nizami in describing battles mentioned kus and karnay in a number of entries. Many Persian miniatures paintings show

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