Rahimpur village, Khagaria

Rahimpur is a village in Khagaria District of the Indian state of Bihar. It is divided into three panchayats, Rahimpur Uttar (Rahimpur North), Rahimpur Madhya (Rahimpur Central) and Rahimpur Dakshin (Rahimpur South).[1][2] It is situated on NH 31 on side and the riverbeds of Ganga.

Infrastructure

Local infrastructure such as health centres, sanitation, and village roads, is inadequate.[3][4][5][6] Annual floods disrupt services.[7][8][9]

Transport

The village is located by National Highway 31. The nearest railway station is Umeshnagar railway station in Durgapur village in Madhya Rahimpur. The nearest major station is the Khagaria Railway station. The Munger rail and road bridge over the Ganga river are nearby.[10]

Notables

Notable people born in Rahimpur include:

  • Umeshwar Prasad Singh, a local freedom fighter in the Indian Independence movement and the namesake of the Umeshnagar railway station
  • Yogendra Sharma (Parliamentarian)
  • Ramendra Kumar (Parliamentarian)
  • Abhayanand, the former DGP of Bihar and an educator, is connected to Rahimpur via his mother.

References
  1. "Block map - State : BIHAR - District : KHAGARIA - Block Name : KHAGARIA" (PDF). National Informatics Centre (NIC). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. Singh, Santosh (20 April 2020). "Bihar: Khagaria farmers find no buyers for their wheat amid Covid-19 lockdown". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. "COVID-19: Defunct Rural Health Centres Highlight Desperate Situation in Bihar". NewsClick. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. "Bihar Polls: Years of Apathy Keep Khagaria Residents Dependent on Boats for Transport". NewsClick. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. "Two years left and the blind chase of toilets continues". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. "खगड़िया:उप-स्वास्थ्य केंद्र है बदहाल, तबेले में तब्दील". www.kashishnews.com/. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. "Bihar: Rivers Cross Danger Mark | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  8. "Global goal, local fight". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. Thakur, N. P.; Tripathi, Piyush (6 September 2018). "Rivers in spate, flood threat looms over Bihar". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. "Khagaria's long wait for 'complete' Ganga bridge". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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