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A GLIMPSE OF PANCHGACHHIYA BY NAVNEET SINGH Panchgachhiya: The word “Panchgachhiya “is derived from the Sanskrit word “PANCHGACHH”. Panch means five and Gachh means monestry. It is said that in these monasteries five Goddess, Rajrajeshwari, Lochna, Mamki, Pandra and Aryatara were worshiped by the Bhudhissist. Among these Goddess “Maa Rajrajeshwari is gram devi (Goddess of villagers) of this village. A huge and attractive temple is made by the help of villagers and a statue of Goddess Rajrajeshwari is established over there. Panchgachhiya is situated on the bank of the river “Demura”. This river is almost disappeared. The description of this river is in Vishnu Purana. Vishnu Purana is a religious Hindu text and one of the eighteen mahapuranes. The origin of this river is kosi. Geography: Panchgachhiya with census of India village code 226304,is located in sattar kataiya a C.D block of saharsa district in Bihar, India. India census code relevant to Panchgachhiya village state code – 10, District code – 214, C.D Block code 01172.It contains many tola these are Durgapur, Bishhari,Brahmin, Mahapatra, Tipia,Rabiya etc. Panchgachhiya is surrounded by Patori in south,Kattaya in east, Bela in north and Gandol in west. It has an average elevation of 42 meters (138 ft). Panchgachhiya and its surrounding are a flat alluvial plain forming part of the kosi river basin. It makes the land very fertile. However, frequent change in the course of the kosi river, one of the largest tributaries of the Ganga, have led to soil erossin. Population: It has total 1529 families residing. It has population of 8240 of which 4396 are males while 3844 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Pachgachhia village population of children with age 0-6 is 1331 which makes up 16.15 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pachgachhia village is 874 which are lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Pachgachhia as per census is 841, lower than Bihar average of 935.

In Pachgachhia village population of children with age 0-6 is 1331 which makes up 16.15 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pachgachhia village is 874 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Pachgachhia as per census is 841, lower than Bihar average of 935. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pachgachhia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Pachgachhia village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Pachgachhia village was 64.02 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Pachgachhia Male literacy stands at 73.16 % while female literacy rate was 53.65 %.

Caste Factor Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.30 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) was 0.02 % of total population in As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pachgachhia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Pachgachhia village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Pachgachhia village was 64.02 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Pachgachhia Male literacy stands at 73.16 % while female literacy rate was 53.65 %. Pachgachhia village. Work Profile In Pachgachhia village out of total population, 2567 were engaged in work activities. 36.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2567 workers engaged in Main Work, 376 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 was Agricultural labourer.

Flood Flood is a major reason for the poor connectivity of the area as bridges tend to get washed away. Major flooding occurs almost annually, causing a significant loss of life and property. Religion It is one of the multi religious village of saharsa. Here almost all cast of Hindu and muslim live peacefully. Education: Main education hub is Priyabrat High school panchgachhiya. Apart from it Gyan deep shaikshnik sansthan, Gyan ganga and shishu shikshnan sansthan are some private schools. Demographics: Languages used in the village include Maithil,Hindi,Urdu,Thethi and English Music: Roy Bhadur Laxminarayan was a great musician. He performed across the country and got appreciation from the people.According to the native people of Panchgachhiya, Bismillah Khan, a great Indian musician credited with popularising the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class,used to come panchgachhiya at his early days to learn musics. Raghu jha was another great singer. He used to sing for All India Patna Radio Station. Manganlal was another very famous singer. Debu jee was a great Tabla player. He performed on many national level programmes. Agriculture: The food crop in the village is paddy,rice and wheat. Cash crops include Makhana, vegetables, mango, maize etc. Freedom movement: During satyagaraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi in 1921. Gandhi jee came to panchgachhiya and met Ram Bahadur Singh, who is called Kosi ka Gandhi and received widespread support. Famous personalities: Ram Bahadur Singh: He was a freedom fighter and participated in many freedom movements. He spent most of life in jail during freedom struggle. He was very closed to Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President. Parmanand Singh (Bhramchari jee): He is son of Ram Bahadur Singh and participated very actively during India quit in 1942 against British. He dropped his study and jumped into freedom movement along with his father.

Gobardhan Prasad Singh: He also fought against British during India quit in 1942. He was arrested during the movement and was sent to Madhepura Jail. He died in 2013 at the age of 105. His elder son Jaynarayan Singh later on became Mukhiya (Deputy Head of village). Anand Mohan Singh: He is grandson of Ram Bahadur Singh. He is two times MP (Member of Parliament, Upper House) from Sheohar constituency. He is serving life time imprisonment in saharsa jail. He is  accused in relation to the 1994 murder of a Dalit district magistrate from Gopalganj, G. Krishnaiah.

Lovely anand: She is wife of Anandmohan Singh.She was a member of the 10th Lok Sabha and has also twice been elected as an MLA( Member of Bihar Legislative assembly). She was the youngest female member of parliament to represent India in the United Nations fourth International conference on women,held at Beijing,china in 1995.

Pravin Anand: He is very active social activist in saharsa.He is also zila parishad. These days he is actively raising voice to establish AIIMS in kosi division.

Balram Prasad Singh: He is a business tycoon.