ABOUT DAUDNAGAR
ABOUT DAUDNAGAR FORT
Ranjeet Ray
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Daudnagar is an important city located in the Aurangabad District of Bihar. It is 32 km northwest of Aurangabad, on the banks of the Son River. The municipality looks after the local administration. State Highway 2 passes through the town. The town has good connectivity, the nearest airport is the Gaya Airport and the nearest railway station is the Son Nagar railway station. It is located at an altitude of 84 metres (275 feet) above mean sea level. It is located at 25.03° North latitude and 84.4° East longitude.
According to the 2001 census report,Daudnagar had a population of 37,977 inhabitants where males constitute 52% of the population and females constitute 48%. In Daudnagar, 185 of the population is less than six years of age. Daudnagar has an average literacy rate of 55% which is much lower than the average literacy rate which is 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 63% while the female literacy rate is 46%.
Gaya, 66 km to the east of Daudnagar.
According to the 2001 census report,Daudnagar had a population of 37,977 inhabitants where males constitute 52% of the population and females constitute 48%. In Daudnagar, 185 of the population is less than six years of age. Daudnagar has an average literacy rate of 55% which is much lower than the average literacy rate which is 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 63% while the female literacy rate is 46%.
Gaya, 66 km to the east of Daudnagar.
ABOUT DAUDNAGAR FORT
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Daudnagar has old historical fort, This fort is situated on the eastern bank of the Sone River and was founded by Dhaud Khan, a Governor of Bihar under Aurangzeb in the 17th of Palamu fort from the Cheros; and it is said that while back from this conquest he camped here and founded the town known after him. 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, perhaps really meant to be a stronghold; for it was well fortified with a battlemented wall, two large gates and a moat all around. It was called as a sarai probably to avoid jealousy of the Government. The sarai was in good condition till a few years before 1896; for the Bengal list says that the gates were regularly shut every night. Ahmad Khan, grandson of Dhaud Khan, fortified the town which was then named as Ghausipur. The town also contains an old mosque and another sarai built by Ahmad Khan, which had mud gates. In the outlying part of the town called Ahmadganj is the tomb of Ahmad Khan.
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