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Jalpura Tapa

Coordinates: 25°29′21″N 84°44′25″E / 25.48917°N 84.74028°E / 25.48917; 84.74028
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Jalpura Tapa
Village
Jalpura Tapa is located in Bihar
Jalpura Tapa
Jalpura Tapa
Location in Bihar, India
Jalpura Tapa is located in India
Jalpura Tapa
Jalpura Tapa
Jalpura Tapa (India)
Coordinates: 25°29′21″N 84°44′25″E / 25.48917°N 84.74028°E / 25.48917; 84.74028
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionPatna
DistrictBhojpur
BlockKoilwar
Government
 • TypeGram panchayat
 • BodyJalpura Panchayat
 • MLAKiran Devi Yadav
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
12,168
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
802352 [1]
Telephone code+91-6182
Vehicle registrationBR-03

Jalpura Tapa (Hindi: जलपुरा तापा) is a village and gram panchayat in Koilwar block, Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. Situated close to the Sone River, it is a large village with more than 12,000 residents. [2][3] Population-wise it is the largest village and area-wise, it is the 2nd-largest village of Koilwar block.

About

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Ram Jeewan Garh house at Jalpura Tapa (built in 1971)

Twelve villages fall in the Tapa region on the banks of the Sone River in Bihar. This includes 9 villages of the Bhojpur district which are located on the west side of river and 3 villages of the Patna district which are located on the east side of the river.

The list of Tapa villages is as follows: Jalpura Tapa, Bhgwatpur, Bishunpur, Akhgaon, Nasratpur, Narainpur and Sarimpur Bachri in Bhojpur district; and Bindaul, Ghoratap and Bishunpura in Patna district.

Geography

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Jalpura Tapa village is in Bhojpur district of Bihar and is situated near Akhgaon village on Sakaddi-Nasriganj highway (SH-81). It falls under the Chandi police station limits of Bhojpur Police.[4][5] Jalpura Tapa village is 12 km from Arrah and around 42 km from state capital Patna.

It is located between Kulharia and Sandesh on SH-81 highway. Jalpura Tapa is adjacent to Akhgaon village, which is on the banks of the Sone River. In this region, Sone river flows from south to north, separating the Bhojpur district in the west and Patna district in the east side.

Demographics

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The total population of village in 2011 Census was 12,168 out of which 6,432 were males while 5,736 were females. The Jalpura Tapa village has a higher Literacy rate than Bihar's average. In the 2011 Census, the literacy rate of the village was 64.40 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar.[6]

Transport

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Kulharia railway station (KUA) in Bihar

Jalpura Tapa is well connected by roads to Patna, Arrah, Bihta, Koilwar, Sandesh and Sahar.

Highway

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Railway

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The nearest railway station is Kulharia railway station (KUA) on the Patna-Mughalsarai section.[9]

Airway

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Politics

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Amit Shah at Jalpura Tapa (Bihar) in 2015

The Jalpura Tapa village is a part of Sandesh assembly constituency under the Arrah Lok Sabha since 2008.[10][11] On 19 October 2015, Bharatiya Janata Party's then President Amit Shah had come here to attend a public rally.[12][13]

Gram Panchayat

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The Jalpura Tapa Gram panchayat is headed by a Sarpanch and comprises five villages: Jalpura Tapa, Rampur, Ratanpur, Mathiyapur and Salempur. All villages of the Bhojpur district fall under the Bhojpur Zila Panchayat.[14]

Education

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There are five schools run by the Government of Bihar in this village.[15] Only two schools provide education to students till Matriculation (10th).

  • M.S. Jalpura Tapa (class 10)
  • U.H.S. Jalpura Tapa (class 10)
  • P.S. Jalpura Tapa (class 5)
  • N.P.S. Mathiapur (class 5)
  • N.P.S. Salempur West Tola

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PIN Code 802352, List of Post Offices in Bhojpur district". pincode.net. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Block- Koilwar, Panchayat- Jalpura Tapa". Bhojpur district. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Jalpura Tapa PIN 802352, Arrah". ABP News. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Police administration in Bhojpur district, Bihar". Bhojpur district. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ "बदमाशों ने पहले फोन पर धमकी दी, फिर युवक को घर में घुसकर मारी तीन गोली; हालत गंभीर". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Population finder 2022: Jalpura village". Census India. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  7. ^ "सकड्डी-नासरीगंज पथ (SH-81) के चेक पोस्ट पर छह ओवर लोडेड ट्रक जब्त". Dainik Jagran. 29 January 2020.
  8. ^ "भारतमाला सड़क परियोजना के तहत NH-119A बनने का रास्ता हुआ साफ, आरा से सीतामढ़ी की दूरी होगी कम". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 18 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Jalpura Tapa, Koilwar Village information". Soki.in. 29 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Sandesh Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Kiran Devi of RJD Wins". News18. 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the ECI" (PDF). Election Commission of India (ECI). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Shri Amit Shah addressing public meeting at Tapa Jalpura Sports Stadium (Sandesh)". Bharatiya Janata Party. 19 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Shri Amit Shah speech at Public Meeting in Jalpura, Bihar: 19.10.2015". Bharatiya Janata Party. 30 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Jalpura Tapa - Village panchayat, Bihar". Bihar Panchayat. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Know your School: Department of School Education and Literacy". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 9 November 2022.