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Samastipur is a city and a municipality in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is headquarters of the Samastipur district.
It is situated on the banks of Budhi Gandak and Ganges River.Samastipur was the birth place of the famous Kisan leader and freedom fighter Pandit Yamuna Karjee.He was a resident of Pusa, Samastipur and was associated with Swami Shajanand Saraswati in the Kisan Movement during the freedom struggle. The District of Samastipur also has the historical privilege of being the work place of great gandhian and social reformer Vinoba Bhave. There were several well known leaders from Samastipur district after the independence, who had occupied ministerial post in the Government of India. Among them includes Baliram Bhagat and Karpuri Thakur, a product of the 70's JP Movement who later rose to become the Chief Minister of Bihar. He was also resident of Samastipur district. His native place is Karpuri Gram, earlier known as Pitaunjhia. Some other known personalities from Samastipur are Vidyapati, Udayanacharya, Bihar Kokila singer Sharda Sinha and Shri Nand Kishore Sharma[Advocate and Communist Leader].Ramnath thakur (son of Karpuri Thakur) is land revenue minister in Bihar government. The District of Samastipur also happens to be the birth place of great educationist and visionary Shri. Ram Avtar Sharma, who ignited the flame of education in the entire region and groomed principled personalities like Dr. C.P Thakur, Shri raghunath Pandey, Late Sh. Manjay Lal despite all odds.Shabbir Haider {Buzurgdwar} is a famous social worker & a well known personality of samastipur district.Culture
The main festival of the district is Chhat,Hanuman Jayanti, Eid, Mohrram, Durga pooja, Diwali and Saraswati pooja. Old Kali Mandi near river, Thaneshwar Temple is a very famous temple of Lord Shiva, and is situated at the heart of the city. Samastipur situated at bank of Budhi Gandak. Samastipur is also known for Hindu Muslim Unity demonstrated in Khudni Bibi's Makbara. This Makbara is situated inside the temple of Shiva near the Morba Village, near the national Highway. Hindu as well as Muslims treat this place as very holy place. Another Temple to visit is Khatu Shyam Bihari Temple near Gola Road. Thaneshwar temple is situated in the heart of the town. The name derived from the Thana(police station) and ishwar (God) i.e. Thaneshwar Mandir. It consists Shiv Mandir, Ram Mandir, Ganesh Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Shani Mandir and Kali Mandir. This place is also use for marriage purposes. Another place for worship is Mannipur which is near Jitwarpur. This place is famous for Durga Mata and her blessings.
It is situated on the banks of Budhi Gandak and Ganges River.Samastipur was the birth place of the famous Kisan leader and freedom fighter Pandit Yamuna Karjee.He was a resident of Pusa, Samastipur and was associated with Swami Shajanand Saraswati in the Kisan Movement during the freedom struggle. The District of Samastipur also has the historical privilege of being the work place of great gandhian and social reformer Vinoba Bhave. There were several well known leaders from Samastipur district after the independence, who had occupied ministerial post in the Government of India. Among them includes Baliram Bhagat and Karpuri Thakur, a product of the 70's JP Movement who later rose to become the Chief Minister of Bihar. He was also resident of Samastipur district. His native place is Karpuri Gram, earlier known as Pitaunjhia. Some other known personalities from Samastipur are Vidyapati, Udayanacharya, Bihar Kokila singer Sharda Sinha and Shri Nand Kishore Sharma[Advocate and Communist Leader].Ramnath thakur (son of Karpuri Thakur) is land revenue minister in Bihar government. The District of Samastipur also happens to be the birth place of great educationist and visionary Shri. Ram Avtar Sharma, who ignited the flame of education in the entire region and groomed principled personalities like Dr. C.P Thakur, Shri raghunath Pandey, Late Sh. Manjay Lal despite all odds.Shabbir Haider {Buzurgdwar} is a famous social worker & a well known personality of samastipur district.Culture
The main festival of the district is Chhat,Hanuman Jayanti, Eid, Mohrram, Durga pooja, Diwali and Saraswati pooja. Old Kali Mandi near river, Thaneshwar Temple is a very famous temple of Lord Shiva, and is situated at the heart of the city. Samastipur situated at bank of Budhi Gandak. Samastipur is also known for Hindu Muslim Unity demonstrated in Khudni Bibi's Makbara. This Makbara is situated inside the temple of Shiva near the Morba Village, near the national Highway. Hindu as well as Muslims treat this place as very holy place. Another Temple to visit is Khatu Shyam Bihari Temple near Gola Road. Thaneshwar temple is situated in the heart of the town. The name derived from the Thana(police station) and ishwar (God) i.e. Thaneshwar Mandir. It consists Shiv Mandir, Ram Mandir, Ganesh Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Shani Mandir and Kali Mandir. This place is also use for marriage purposes. Another place for worship is Mannipur which is near Jitwarpur. This place is famous for Durga Mata and her blessings.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samastipur
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 25°51'37"N 85°47'26"E
- Patna 82 km
- Dhanbad 232 km
- Bokaro Steel City 237 km
- Siliguri 271 km
- Ranchi 274 km
- Durgapur 290 km
- Jamshedpur 335 km
- Kharagpur 412 km
- Kolkata 437 km
- Khulna 496 km
- GULF FIELD RAILWAY COLONY 0.8 km
- Mathurapur 1.1 km
- BEGUMPUR 2.5 km
- NAGAR BASTI 3.5 km
- Malti 4.4 km
- bhagwanpur desua 7 km
- Lakkhi Chok 7.1 km
- LAKHUA VILLAGE 8.2 km
- Rampur Samthu Village 8.7 km
- Rewari 9 km
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