Raghopur, Vaishali

Raghopur is a community development block in Vaishali district of Bihar. Situated between two streams of the Ganges river, it is a river island. It is connected to Patna by Pipa pul.GeographySurrounded by the Ganges on all sides, Raghopur consists mainly of alluvial soil. Every year this area gets submerged by water due to flood by the Ganges. This has been helpful to Raghopur in way that flood also brings new layer of soil that makes this area fertile.DemographicsAs of 2001 India census, Raghopur had a population of 187,722. Males constitute 54% of the population. Raghopur has an average literacy rate of 33%. The villages in Raghopur includes Paharpur, Jurawanpur, Fatehpur, Birpur, Chaksingar, Rampur, Shiv Nagar etc.Among all Birpur is the largest village in this Block.About BirpurBirpur is the largest village in Raghopur Block, people of this village are migrant Rjaputs from Rajsthan during Mugal Period. Birpur village named upon one of those migrant called Bir Singh from Jhodhpur. They all are from the same clan of Rathod(rathore)of Jhodhpur(Mewar). Nearest city of the birpur is bakhtiyarpur and khushropur. Birpur panchayat has been divided into two panchayats known as birpur purbi(east) and birpur paschhimi(west). Local language of birpur is BAJJIKA. Most of the peoples of this village are farmers.List of schools in birpur: 1. Govt. middle school, Fenuabad, birpur 2. Govt. middle school, Sengar tola, Birpur 3. Harizon middle school, birpur purbi 4. govt. High school, birpur 5. Shishu gyan shala, birpur,raghopur, vaishaliList of Temples in birpur: 1.Mahavireshwar nath mandir,uparki tola, birpur 2.Maa Kaali mandir, birpur purbi 3.janakeshwar nath mandir, birpur,purbi 4.Maa durga mandir,saat gharr, birpu 5.Maa Durga mandir, birpur purbi 6.shiv mandir, uparki tola, birpur