Tarapur, Bihar

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Tarapur is a small town in the district of Munger in the Indian state.It has been made sub-division long time ago.

Transport

It is connected by road to most important towns in Bihar . The nearest railway station is Sultanganj.

Economy

The main occupation of people residing around Tarapur is agriculture. Paddy, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, and other cereals are grown here. Mango from this region is also famous. Tarapur has been growing as an administrative unit as well as a commercial centre in Munger.

Culture

During shrawani mela, a month long religious carnival where devotees go to the historic Shiva temple in Deoghar after taking the holy water from the "utrawahini" Ganges in Sultanganj, the whole locality is decked like a bride.

Important personalities

Some notable personalities from this region include Late RAM SWARAT SINGH founder of R.S COLLEGE tarapur , late Late Jagdish Singh from the noble village SWARNDIH Who is the founder of the ""JAGDISH SINGH BALIKA UCCH VIDYALAYA TARAPUR"" that is a great gift for the girls living in Tarapur and around,Sumitra Devi;late Shyama Kant Jha- a philosopher and linguistic who was also the chairman of Sanskrit Siksha Board;the Interpreter of Vedas,SWAMI NARAYAN DAS JI MAHARAJ -spritual personality & former mathadhish at kashi vidyapeeth,varansai, -Renowned socio-political figure, late Brahmdeo Madhur, former Head of the Arts...
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