Jajuar
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Yajuar Raghunathpur |
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| A large village of Panchayats | |
 Yajuar
 Yajuar
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| Coordinates: 26°18′17″N 85°40′7″E / 26.30472°N 85.66861°ECoordinates: 26°18′17″N 85°40′7″E / 26.30472°N 85.66861°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| • Density | 931/km2 (2,410/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 843360 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Nearest city | Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur,Sitamarhi, |
| Sex ratio | 904 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Aurai |
yajuar is the largest village in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar in India, and the second largest village in Bihar.
The Yajuar region is situated in the district of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, India. It is 55 km (34 mi) from Muzaffarpur, and 51.2 km (31.8 mi) from Darbhanga. There is no easy way to reach its district Muzaffarpur during rainy season. The village lacks electricity and depends on kerosene oil and lanterns. In recent times, solar energy has become very popular.
The climate is mainly dry and cool. In summer the temperature varies from 35 °C (95 °F) to 45 °C (113 °F). In winter it is typically 5 °C (41 °F) to 15 °C (59 °F). The elevation is close to sea level. The soil is suited for agriculture, which is the main economic activity of the region.
There are three panchayats in Yajuar, namely Yajuar East, Yajuar Middle and Yajuar West Village. According to the 2011 Census of India, the total population of Yajuar is 48,000. Yajuar East is the largest with a total population of 24,152, followed by yajuar West (7,847) and Yajuar Middle (7,817). Yajuar west is sichueated in bodar of yajuar there are 11th ward in Yajuar west yajuar West ward no.7th name as Bhagwanpur toal his old name badh.
Since Yajuar is a part of Mithilanchal, Maithili is spoken by Maithils. Hindi is the second most common language. The culture is very traditional. All the major Indian festivals are celebrated here.
The original name Yajuar comes from Yajur vedasaya agara yasya Yajuara, which means "Village of people who know Yajuarveda one of the Veda". Due to mistakes by local government officials, its revenue name is Jajuāra. Some times people call it Jajuar.
There are many spiritual places in Yajuar. Badi pokhra where the God of the village Shri Dihbad Baba's temple is situated under the Peepal tree. Several other temples are also situated on the bank of the Pokhar. Some of the other important religious places in the village are Bhagvati Sthan, Devnagar (near Gudri Bazar Bhira), Dhelmara Gosai, and Chaupadi Mahadev sthan, Hanuman Mandir in Panchove Tota near the high school. Devi Shakti peeth "Chamunda Mata mandir" is situated in Katra (block office) which is 8 km (5.0 mi) from Yajuar.
Yajuar celebrates a variety of festivals such as Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Chaurchan, Kojagari, Durga Puja, Diwali and Kali Puja, and Bhaiya Dooj or better known as Bhardutiya among others. The Chhath Puja of Yajuar is very famous among all the nearby villages. In Durga Puja as well as Kali Puja, a group of people commonly known as the orchestra are invited by the committee members to entertain the people with their dancing and singing acts. Durga Puja is celebrated in the premises of the Bari Pokhra temple while Kali Puja is celebrated in Harijan school. A large number of people from the village, as well as from the nearby villages such as Sambhuta, Chainpur, Ratbaar, J Bhagwanpur toal, and Anguaa visit the Bari Pokhra premises during the celebration of Durga Puja. Chhath Puja is celebrated wholeheartedly by all the people of the village. On the day of भोरका अर्घ the residents of the village wake up as early as 2:30 am to reach the ghats by 4:00 am.
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