29-578: The Rihand River (also referred to as Renu, Renuka, Rend, Rer or Rehar) is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh , Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh . Its old name was Renu or Renuka. The Rihand rises from Matiranga hills, in the region south west of the Mainpat plateau, which is about 1,100 meters above mean sea level. The river flows north roughly through
58-725: A 'worker' is defined as a person who has a business or job or services as a cultivator or in some other capacity in labour activity. Of the total 16446 working population, 72.15% were engaged in main work while 27.85% of the total workers were engaged in marginal work. Daudnagar town, considered the hub of education, has constantly over the years been producing state toppers in High School and Senior Secondary school exams conducted by BSEB, Patna and CBSE, New Delhi . Daudnagar has many government schools, colleges, private institutions and coaching classes. Students from neighbouring districts also go there for educational purposes. Following
87-412: A battlemented wall, two large gates and a surrounding moat. In the outlying part of the town, called Ahmadganj, lies the tomb of Ahmad Khan. Daudnagar is located at 25°02′N 84°24′E / 25.03°N 84.4°E / 25.03; 84.4 . It has an average elevation of 84 metres (275 feet). Daudnagar is situated on the bank of the Son River , and NH139 passes through
116-633: A hundred yards wide, and the hot west winds pile up the sand on the east bank, making natural embankments. After heavy rain in the hills even this wide bed cannot carry the waters of the Son and disastrous floods in Shahabad, Gaya, and Patna are not uncommon." The first dam on the Son was built in 1873–74 at Dehri. The Indrapuri Barrage was constructed, 8 kilometres (5 mi) upstream, and commissioned in 1968. The Bansagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh
145-483: A steep gradient (35–55 cm per km) with quick run-off and ephemeral regimes, becoming a roaring river with the rain-waters in the catchment area but turning quickly into a fordable stream. The Son, being wide and shallow, leaves disconnected pools of water in the remaining parts of the year. The channel of the Son is very wide (about 5 km at Dehri ) but the floodplain is narrow, only 3 to 5 kilometres (2 to 3 mi) wide. The meeting point with North Koel
174-509: Is 905 against state average of 918. The child sex ratio in Daudnagar is around 957 compared to the Bihar state average of 935. The literacy rate of the town is 67.51%, which is higher than the state average of 61.80%. Male literacy is around 74.72%, while female literacy rate is 59.44%. Hindus are majority in the town with 80.80% of the population while Muslims constitute 18.78%. Followers of
203-689: Is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Pendra (Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district), Chhattisgarh and finally merges with the Ganges river near Maner in Patna , Bihar . The Sone River is the second-largest southern tributary of the Ganges after the Yamuna River . India's oldest river bridge Koilwar Bridge over Sone River connects Arrah with Patna . Sone river
232-595: Is a town and the subdivisional headquarter of Daudnagar Subdivision in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India under the Magadh division . Until 1991, there was only one Subdivision in the Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Sadar. On 31 March 1991, one other subdivision, Daudnagar, was created. Daudnagar is a 200-year-old historical city and its living proof is Daudnagar has an old historical fort situated on
261-701: Is famous for its sand across country. Multiple dams and hydro-electric projects run on its course towards the Ganges. Sone River is called 'सोन / सोने' in Hindi, but called 'शोण' in Sanskrit, a rare instance of an Indian river having masculine name. Damodara and Brahmaputra also have masculine name. This river is mentioned as SoNai in Sangam Tamil literature Kuṟuntokai as early as 2nd century CE. The Sone originates near Pendra in Chhattisgarh , just east of
290-508: Is famous for its unique and grand celebration of the festival of Jiutiya ( Jivitputrika ) where women keep fast for the longevity of their son. Dring this festival Daudnagari disguise themselves as God, Goddess, demon, King, Queen etc. and roam in the town to showcase their skill. This way of celebrating the jiutiya festival in the town is century long. Out of the total population, 16,446 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 12,146 were males while 4,300 were females. In census survey,
319-547: Is headed by a SDM who is usually the officer of Indian Administrative Service(IAS) or Bihar Administrative Service. Daudnagar subdivision comprises four blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO) . The list of the Blocks is as follows: The 2.9km 4 lane Sone bridge which connects Daudnagar on the southern bank with Nasriganj on the northern bank of the Sone River and is located around 105km southwest of Patna
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#1732772984841348-1276: Is principal tributaries in Surajpur district are the Mahan, the Morana (Morni), the Geur, the Gagar, the Gobri, the Piparkachar, the Ramdia and the Galphulla. Many seasonal and perennial rivers join the Rihand reservoir such as the Kanchan, the Mayar and the Azir of Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. The Rihand Dam was constructed across the Rihand River near Pipri in Sonbhadra district of Mirzapur division in 1962 for hydropower generation;
377-472: Is the list of some of the well known government and private institutions. Daudnagar is about 100km southwest of the capital of Bihar, Patna and is well connected by the roads. [REDACTED] NH 98 which is now [REDACTED] NH 139 and [REDACTED] SH 7 which is now [REDACTED] NH 120 passes through the town. Recently built 3km four-lane bridge on the Son river connecting it to Nasriganj reduces
406-581: The Bhojpuri - and Magahi -speaking regions. Sir John Houlton, the British administrator, described the Son as follows, "After passing the steep escarpments of the Kaimur range , it flows straight across the plain to the Ganges. For much of this distance it is over two miles wide, and at one point, opposite Tilothu three miles wide. In the dry weather there is a vast expanse of sand, with a stream not more than
435-716: The Son is an extension of the Narmada Valley , and the Kaimur Range an extension of the Vindhya Range . Arwal , Daudnagar , Deori , Rohtasgarh , Dehri , Sonbhadra and Maner are some of the major cities situated on Sone River. The Sone river which is 784 kilometres (487 mi) long, is one of the longest Indian rivers. Its chief tributaries are the Rihand , Kanhar and the North Koel . The Son has
464-412: The central part of Surguja & Surajpur district for 160 kilometres (99 mi). The Rihand and its tributaries form a fertile plain in the central part of the district stretching from its origin to Lakhanpur, Surajpur , Pratappur. Thereafter, it flows north into Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh via Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, where it is called Rhed and finally joins the Son. it
493-471: The city of Daudnagar. Daud Khan Qureshi was an Indian Muslim Shaikhzada native of Hisar (city) in Haryana , then called Hisar Firuza. The surrounding area was also granted to him as a Jagir by the emperor. Early in the 18th century, Buchanan saw it as a flourishing town with cloth and opium factories. The Sarai, built by Daud Khan was possibly intended to serve as a stronghold, as it was well-fortified with
522-662: The distance between two different towns of Magadh and Shahabad regions of the state. The new road bridge is now considered part of the NH-120. The town has regular bus service facilities in all directions to almost all the major cities Auto-rickshaws, E-rickshaws and cycle rickshaws operate in the town. The nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road railway station at Howrah-Delhi main line Grand Chord (daily train to reach National Capital New Delhi ) near Pawarganj in Aurangabad . Other Near railway stations are Gaya Airport , Bodhgaya , Varanasi and Patna Airport are
551-470: The eastern bank of the Son River . National Highway NH139 which connects Jharkhand's Palamu district to Patna , passes through the town. Daudnagar was founded by Daud Khan. The area between Daudnagar and Aurangabad assumed great strategic importance when Daud Khan, Aurangzeb's Subedar in Bihar, marched against the Raja of Palamu. As a mark of victory against the Raja in the year 1664, Daud Khan founded
580-578: The entire Buddhist circuit as the distance between Kushinagar and Bodhgaya is reduced by 65km providing an alternate route that currently passes through the congested roads of Patna and Gaya. It is one of the cultural towns of Bihar, where Hindu community are in majority followed by Muslim and Christian . Some of the festivals celebrated by the people are Durga puja , Chhath , Diwali , Holi , jiutiya ( Jivitputrika ), Raksha Bandhan , Eid , Muharram , Eid ul Zuha Uurush, Sab e Barat, Christmas , Makar Sankranti , Vasant Panchami , and Teej . Daudnagar
609-577: The headwater of the Narmada River , and flows north-northwest through Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh state before turning sharply eastward where it encounters the southwest-northeast- Kaimur Range . The Sone parallels the Kaimur hills, flowing east-northeast through Uttar Pradesh , Jharkhand and Bihar states to join the Ganges just west of Patna . Geologically, the lower valley of
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#1732772984841638-462: The other religions including Christian , Jain , Sikh , Buddhist also live in Daudnagar but their population is minuscule, just 0.42% of the total population. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.83% while Schedule Tribe (ST) are 0.08% of the population. Daudnagar was first identified as a town and given the status of Nagar Panchayat in 1885. The town's population increased from 37,000 in 2001 to more than 52,000 in 2011, which made it eligible for
667-483: The reservoir impounded behind the dam is called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar . Nearest railway station is Renukoot. Rihand River has a fall named ' Rakasganda ', in its journey in Surajpur district of Chhatishgarh. This fall is important for tourist point of view. This article related to a river in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Son River Sone River , also spelt Son River ,
696-580: The status of municipal council . Hence, in 2017, the urban development and housing department of the Bihar government, by a notification, upgraded the local governing body from Nagar Panchayat to Nagar Parishad. The Nagar Parishad Daudnagar has been mandated to oversee the day to day administration of the town and provides various services to the residents including sanitation, sewage and drain, door to door municipal solid waste collection and disposal, potable water supply, street lights, roads etc. The municipal authorities are as follows: The Daudnagar Subdivision
725-419: The town. It is situated 30 kilometres (19 mi) away from the district headquarter Aurangabad The Indrapuri Barrage canal also passes through the town. Religious profile of the town As of 2011 India census , Daudnagar town has population of 52,364, male population is 27,493 and female population is 24,871. There are 9003 children age 0-6, which is 17.19% of population. The town's female sex ratio
754-473: The width of Sone River is 5 to 8 kilometres (3 to 5 mi). In the past, the Son has been notorious for changing course. As it is traceable from several old beds near its east bank, the river changed its course more than 5 times. In modern times this tendency has been checked with the anicut at Dehri, and now more so with the Indrapuri Barrage . In Bihar, this river forms the border line between
783-666: Was commissioned in 2008. The 1.44 Km long rail-cum-road lattice-girder concrete and steel Abdul Bari Bridge or Koilwar Bridge near Arrah in Bihar was completed in November 1862. It remained the longest bridge in India, until the Nehru Setu bridge at Dehri was opened in 1900. After Nehru Setu bridge at Dehri, Railway Bridges are present on Sone River near Chopan , Vijay Sota & Anuppur . The modern Son bridge built in Deolond , Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh
812-567: Was inaugurated by Motilal Vora and Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla then Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 13 February 1986. The Government of Bihar sanctioned in 2008 a bridge across the Son River connecting Arwal and Sahar in Bhojpur district . New Koilwar Bridge : A 6-lane road bridge, carrying NH-922 , parallel to the existing rail and road Koilwar Bridge. Daudnagar Daudnagar ( ISO : Dāūdanagara )
841-449: Was inaugurated on 16 February 2019, by the then District Magistrate cum Collector of Aurangabad district. The Sone Bridge eases traffic and reduces the distance between Rohtas and Gaya by 60km and between Patna and Rohtas by 70km. Traffic coming from the western part of the country and entering Bihar for onward journey to Jharkhand and other eastern states bypass the busy traffic of Patna, saving precious time and fuel. The Son bridge benefits
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