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Govindpur Jhakhraha (in Hindi: गोविन्दपुर झखराहा) is a small village in the historical Vaishali district of Bihar, India. It is located across NH 103 at 13km east of district headquarters Hajipur. The village falls under Bakarpur Panchayat of Rajapakar community development block. The population of the village is approximately 1800. Bajjika is the main dialect〔Information on Bajjika Language〕 but Hindi and Urdu is the medium of study. English is understood and spoken by a few elites of the village. ==Location and Geographical Set-up== * Location: The district headquarters town Hajipur and subdivisional town Mahua are located at 13 km west and 18 km north respectively. The villages is the part of ()] assembly constituency. Approximate village area is 1 km2. National Highway 103 passes through this village and connects Hajipur on one end and Musari Gharari via Jandaha on the other. The village is 35 km from the state capital Patna. One can reach easily the state capital within an hour for the medical, educational and other facilities available there. * Climate & Terrain: The village has temperate monsoon type climate but extremes of winter and summer are experienced. During winter (December–January) and hot summer months of May–June, people prefer to keep their business on hold. However, the monotony of hot summer is broken with lichi, mango and marriage. Fagun and Chaitra (Feb-March) are the months of Vasant (Spring) celebrated by worshipping Goddess Saraswati. Similarly, the mild weather of Ashwin and Kartik (October–November) is enjoyed with fervour of Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath Puja. The Southwest monsoon arrives here during mid-June and accounts for most of the rainfall extending from June to September. The occasional rainfall is experienced with the retreating southwest monsoon before the start of winter. The village is the part of the vast Gangetic plain having an average elevation of 52m above sea level. The surrounding fertile alluvial plain is covered with the greenery of banana, mango, litchi, sissoo, palm trees etc. Food grains and vegetables of all kinds are produced there. People prefer to grow wheat, paddy, maize, lentils etc. In addition to the cereals, vegetables and tobacco are grown as cash crops. Due to the high population density and continuous division of the families, area of farm land is very small. Nearly all farming is done for the subsistence of the family. * Demographics: As per 2001 Census of India, the population of village was 1260. Population statistics of Govindpur Jhakhraha as per 2011 census is as below:〔( Population of Govindpur Jhakhraha )〕 Contrary to many other places in Bihar, where dwelling units are densely constructed, houses are scattered here. Except for a few Muslims, all residents follow the Hindu religion. Cast system are prevalent in the Hindu as well as the Muslims of the village. Yadav is the dominant Hindu cast but a small number of other Bihari casts viz. Halwai, Chaurasia or Tamboli, Lohar, Kurmi and Dusadh are also present. All Muslims are Sunni and belong to the Lalman or chamail caste which is considered low in social hierarchy. There is no tribal population in the village. The percentage of scheduled cast population is 6.9%. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Govindpur Jhakhraha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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