Mokama


Mokama is a town and a municipality in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located east of Patna on the southern banks of the river Ganges. Mokama is the connecting town of north and south Bihar and has 2nd highest amount of lentil production in India.
It is believed that lord Parshuram has lived here for few years and a famous story of a killed cow given rebirth by lord parshuram. A festival has been celebrated at mokama on the occasion of birth of Parshuram ji
Mokama is a town which is junction of ancient magadha, anga and Mithila.

Geography

Mokama is situated on the southern banks of the Ganges. The landscape here is absolutely plain. The strip of land running along the northern bank of Ganges is called diara land in local parlance. The diara land submerges in Ganges waters during monsoons. To the south of Mokameh town lie the tal wetlands. The tal wetlands get submerged under the rising waters of the Ganges during the monsoons.
Some of the important localities which fall under Mokama Municipality are lakhanchand, Sakarwar Tola, Mainak Tola,Moldiar Tola, laheriya tola, Dheorani Tola, Kowabhong and Chintamani chak, Sahwegpur, Shikharichak, Panchmahala, Tatwa Toli, Dr. Toli, Farsi Muhalla, Indira Nagar, Bhagwan Pur, Modan Gachi, Chandvari, Chatarpura, Modan Tola, Kachra Muhalla, & Aunta Gram. C.R.P.F. group centre is situated at the banks of the Ganges and R.P.F. training centre lies adjacent to it.
Sub Villages in Mokama are:-
Badpur, Balwa, Daudpur, Trimuhani, Dhanak Dobh, Dharampur, Gorihari, oshain Gaon, Goshwari, Hathidah Buzberg, Isannagar, Jalatpur, Karara, Koti Kurmichak, Milki, Mohanpur, Murarpur, Narainpur, Paijima, Panchmada, Samarya, Sarfarajnagar, Kumhra, Seonar, Shari, Sherpur, Surtapur
The main occupation is agriculture and the town is surrounded by farmlands. Major crops include lentils, chickpeas, mustard seeds. Many varieties of vegetables are grown here too. Papaya, guava and mango are some of the common fruits cultivated. However, major parcels of the Diara and Tal lands remain submerged for three months a year.
Factories include those of McDowell's and Bata Shoes, Spinning Mill, along with Bharat Wagon and Engineering.

Transport

Mokama is connected to all the major cities of India by rail and road. is the junction point of NH 80 and NH 31. Mokama Junction is the railway station.

Demographics

India census, Mokama block had a population of 84129. Males constitute 52.2% of the population and females 47.8%. Mokama has a literacy rate of 96.4% higher than state average of 61.80%. There are 94.34% Hindus and rest 5.66% are the ethnic minorites. Out of the 5.66% 5.11% are Muslims. In Mokameh, Male literacy is around 99% while female literacy rate is 93.8%.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8995 which is 14.82% of total population of Mokameh. The literacy rate in this city is 10.99% higher than the average of the state which is 61.80%. In Mokameh Nagar Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 880 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Mokameh is around 869 compared to Bihar state average of 935.

Folklore

The romantic folk story of Reshma and Chuharmal is commemorated with an annual fair.
Also every year in December a fair is organised in the Nazrath Church compound in the memory of Mother Mary.

Indian independence movement

The place where the revolutionary freedom fighter Prafulla Chaki was martyred is marked by a shaheed gate. People commemorate the anniversary of his death every year.
Lalldin Saheb is yet another well known freedom fighter from Mokama who contributed in freedom struggle and was sentenced to jail during British rule.
He worked for the welfare of the people of Mokama throughout his life. Had major contribution in reopening the Bharat Wagon Engineering Company of Mokama that is source of income of thousands of families.