Rosera is a city (subdivision) on the bank of River Budhi Gandak. It is a

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Samastipur district Samastipur is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Samastipur. The district occupies an area of 2904km² and has a population of 4,261,566. Samastipur was the largest milk producing distr ...

in the

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. Rosera block consists of 48 villages. Rosera is well connected by the rest of the country through railway or road network. Rosera is connected to Begusarai district via SH-55 and Darbhanga district via SH-88 and it's approx 120km from Capital Patna.

Demographics

As per 2011 India census, Rosera has a population of 31,155. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Rosera had an average literacy rate of 69%: male literacy was 70%, and female literacy 68.5%. 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Government

Prayag Mandal, Independent, defeated Ramashay Rai of

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in 1977. Ramashray Rai of Congress defeated Ram Lakhan Singh of Janata Party (SC) in 1980. Bhola Mandal of Lok Dal defeated Satyendra Narain Choudhary of Congress in 1985. Gajendra Prasad Singh of Janata Dal defeated Ramashray Roy of Congress in 1995 and Rama Kant Jha of Congress in 1990. Ashok Kumar of Samajwadi Party defeated Gajendra Prasad Singh of RJD in 2000. Gajendra Prasad Singh of

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defeated Ashok Kumar of

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in October 2005 and February 2005. In the 2010 state assembly elections, Manju Hajari of BJP won the Rosera seat defeating her nearest rival Pitamber Paswan of RJD. In the 2015 state assembly elections, Dr. Ashok Ram won from

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party in collaboration with Mahagathbandhan and defeated Manju Hajari. In 2020 General election

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candidate Birendra Kumar won.

Economy

Rosera is a trading centre due to its location, situated on the trade route of the river Budhi Gandak. Rosera is an active business hub for

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, jewellery, carpets, clothing, medicine and agriculture.

Agriculture

Rosera with multiple rivers flowing through, is rich in agriculture because of its fertile plain. The main crops are tobacco, maize, rice and wheat. Leechi and Mango fruits are grown in abundance. Sugarcanes are also produced in Rosera and sent to the Hasanpur chini mill for processing.

Businesses

Rosera was famous for wooden

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used by Hindu sages for keeping water, though the art vanished with the death of the carpenter Jangal Mistree and Gulten Mistree. Rosera has been a hub for spices in the past due to its location near the tributary of River Gandak. In modern times, along with flour mills, Rosera has numerous clothing shops. Many branded showrooms are also being set up, making it more urbanized. The main market of Rosera is the Mahavir Chowk on the Station Road.

Villages

* Naya Nagar

Notable people

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( Indian Cricketer) * N. Mandal, Indian

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and producer

Transport

Rosera is well connected with other part of state through State Highway 55 and State Highway 88. It also has a broad gauge railway station, Rusera Ghat railway station, with direct train service to Delhi. Rosera has bus services to

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Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

Samastipur Samastipur is a City and Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, H ...

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth largest city and municipal corporation in the state of Bihar in India, and is considered an important city in North Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. Darbhanga ...

, Muzzafarpur and

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also.

References

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