Mokama
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Mokama मोकामा Mokama |
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| City | |
 Mokama
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| Coordinates: 25°23′23.28″N 85°55′08.75″E / 25.3898000°N 85.9190972°ECoordinates: 25°23′23.28″N 85°55′08.75″E / 25.3898000°N 85.9190972°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| Region | Magadh |
| District | Patna |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 96,441 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Magahi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 803302 |
| Telephone code | 916132 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/892 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 96.00% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Munger |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mokama(183) |
| Climate | ETh (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,000 millimetres (39 in) |
| Website | http://mokamaonline.com/ |
Mokama is a city and a municipality in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 90 km east of Patna on the southern banks of the river Ganges and is a station on the rail route connecting Kolkata to New Delhi via Patna. It is said that Mokama (मोकामा) fell on the route of the armies moving along the river Ganges during the Mughal and British periods. It was their resting place or Mukam (मुकाम), which means destination in Hindustani. Thus the name Mokama came into being over the years.
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 Sakarwar Tola, Moldiar Tola,laheriya tola, Dheorani Tola, Kowabhong and Chintamanichak, 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.
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.
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