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Sheikhpura · District overview

Sheikhpura in Bihar. Explore its public directory, history, places, personalities and election references.

Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty-eight districts in Bihar, India and a part of the Munger division with Sheikhpura as its administrative headquarters. Established on 31 July 1994 from the Munger district due to political efforts by Rajo Singh, it was the least populous district in Bihar as of the 2011 census. Shri Krishna Sinha, the first chief minister of Bihar, was born in Maur village, which is now situated in Barbigha block of this district.

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State / Union territoryBihar

Population (dated reference)636,342 people · 2011 Wikidata CC0 ↗

Area (Wikidata reference)689 km² Wikidata CC0 ↗

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History & identity

The story of Sheikhpura

It is believed that during the Mahabharata era, a demoness named Hiḍimbā lived in the hillocks of Sheikhpura's eastern stretch. She married Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers, and they had a heroic son named Ghatotkacha. The hill was later named Girihinda after Hidimba where Giri means a hill in Sanskrit, and the village of Girihinda still exists today. Sheikhpura also served as a significant administrative center during the Pallava reign. It is also believed that the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri had the notable Dal Kuan (well) constructed there. During the Mughal period, Sheikhpura was designated as a Thana....

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Sheikhpura: food, crops, crafts & local products

Food processing · PMFME ODOP

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The Ministry of Food Processing Industries lists these food-product priorities for this district in its dated PMFME One District One Product record. This identifies programme focus, rather than current crop output or the district’s complete food culture.

District name in source: Sheikhpura
Source date: 2025-02-06

District products · ODOP reference

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These products appear against this district in the linked One District One Product catalogue. They are documented product associations, rather than a current industrial census or a complete list of local businesses.

District name in source: Sheikhpura
Source date: 2025-08-19

People connected with Sheikhpura

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Kumar Puspanjay

Kumar Puspanjay (born 1963) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Janata Dal (United), who is currently representing the Barbigha constituency...

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Rajo Singh

Rajo Singh (25 March 1928 – 9 September 2005), also known as Rajo Babu, was a politician from Bihar, India. He remained active in the electoral politics at the state and national...

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Shambhu Sharan Patel

Shambhu Sharan Patel is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar since May 29, 2022 representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Sudarshan Kumar

Sudarshan Kumar (born 18 July 1981) is an Indian politician from Bihar and a two-time member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He won as a member of the Indian National Congress in...

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Syed Muzaffaruddin Nadwi

Syed Muzaffaruddin Nadwi (1900–18 June 1984), also transliterated as Syed Muzaffar-ud-Din Nadvi or Syed Muzaffar Uddin Nadvi, was an Indian-born Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, educator, and translator. He wrote works in Urdu...

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Vijay Kumar Yadav

Vijay Kumar Yadav (born 5 June 1978) popularly known as Vijay Samrat is an Indian politician who was elected as a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Sheikhpura Assembly constituency in 2020...

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Sheikhpura: official travel, agriculture & local information

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