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'''Fatuha''', also spelled '''Fatuhaa''', is a [[satellite town]] in the proposed [[Patna Metropolitan Region]], in [[Patna district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. Fatuha lies 24 km east of [[Patna]], the capital city of Bihar. Fatuha is an important industrial centre known for small industries and its [[handloom]] industries. The city's name is said to come from its status as a center of [[textile manufacturing]].

==History and culture==
Fatuha is situated at the confluence of the [[Ganges]] and [[Punpun River|Punpun]] Rivers. The area is known as Triveni since the river [[Gandak]] is believed to unite with these two rivers here earlier. Fatuha is regarded as a very sacred ''sangam'' (confluence) in [[Hindu mythology]] and is a major pilgrimage and historical centre for [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]], [[Islam]] and [[Sikhism]]. Many major religious, mythological and historical figures are said to have visited or passed through Fatuha, and it is part of the Ramayana, Buddhist and Jains circuits. In ancient times, [[Rama|Lord Sri Rama]] and all his brothers, Guru [[Vishvamitra|Vishwamitra]], Lord [[Srikrishna]], [[Bheema]], Emperor [[Jarasandha]], [[Ajatashatru|Ajatshatru]], [[Udayin]], Lord [[The Buddha|Mahatma Buddha]], and [[Mahavira|Mahavira Jain]] were said to have visited Fatuha.

According to Hindu tradition, Lord Vamana laid his step at this 'sangam' while measuring the entire universe as a gift from the demon king Bali; an annual fair called 'Varuni Mela' is celebrated on every Vaman Dwadashi day (day of incarnation of Lord [[Vamana]]) as per the [[Vikram calendar]] to commemorate that event, which coincides with the great festival 'Onam' of [[Kerala]] where [[King Bali]] is invoked. In Fatuha, Lord Vamana is invoked on this day with great number of rural people assembling at '[[Triveni Sangam|Triveni]]' to swim in the holy waters.

Fatuha is said to have hosted Lord Sri Ram with all his brothers as [[bridegroom]]s with their groom party while heading for [[Janakpuri]] for their marriages to be organised with the daughters of King [[Janaka]] and his brother. They crossed the Ganges River at Fatuha to reach the district of Vaishali on the way to the Kingdom of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]], the abode of Mother Sita. Fatuha is very important to the Ramayana circuit.

Lord Sri Krishna and Bheema are also said to have passed through Fatuha to kill the first great Magadhan king Jarasandha. Jarasandha was a devout Shaivite and used to visit a very ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva at [[Baikunthpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Baikunthpur]] on the banks of the Ganges River near Fatuha. There is a great annual festival at this place on each Mahashivratri and the temple remains vibrant with a large influx of devotees during Shravan Masa as per Vikram calendar. This temple is a great milestone in the history of Shaivism.

A famous temple called Siddhnath is located at the historical [[Barabar Caves|Barabar hills]] in the [[Jehanabad district]] of Bihar. This temple, it is said, was established during the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan period]] as both Chandragupta Maurya and [[Ashoka]] the Great, who initially were great champions of [[Shaivism]]. The Ganges river water carried from Triveni is the only water which is offered to Lord Shiva at Siddhanath temple.

Fatuha was a great centre for the great medieval sant poet Kabir. There is a very large and rich Kabir monastery at Fatuha, which runs many welfare programmes for the local people. Prominent among them is the donation of a very big tract of prime land at the heart of the city to establish a college, which is now known as the Sant Kabir Mahant Vidyanand Mahavidyalaya.

In the medieval period, Bakhtiyar Khilji, an aide of Muhammad Ghori, passed through Fatuha to sack and burn the great universities of Nalanda, Odantapuri and Vikramshila in 1193. The places of Bakhtiarpur and Khusropur near Fatuha still bear the names of Bakhtiyar Khilji and his commander-in-chief Khusro. Burning of these great universities by Bakhtiyar Khilji led to a dark age in India and Bihar in particular as all the great libraries of those universities containing the entire great knowledge of India were burned. Since then, Bihar has been struggling very hard to come out of acute illiteracy.

Fatuha also became a centre of Sufi saints in medieval times and was visited by many Muslim rulers and conquerors. There is a very famous [[Dargah|Sufi shrine]] at Kachchi Dargah in Fatuha. Thursdays and Fridays are considered very auspicious. It is like an [[Ajmer Sharif|Ajmer Sarif]] for the local people where people from all walks of life throng to pay homage to the Sufi saint.

Fatuha was a thriving centre of textile production during the medieval period; a caste called Patwa, experts in textile industry, was concentrated there. It is said that the entire [[Patwa]] community has roots in Fatuha and that the city itself was named Fatwa after the Patwa community. Textile workers still form a very large proportion of city's population.

==Geography==

Fatuha is situated at the confluence of the [[Ganges]] and [[Punpun River]]s. The Dhoba and Mahatmain Rivers (principal branch of river [[Falgu river|Falgu]] before disappearing in the "Taal" area) border the city on its southern sides. From nearby Fatuha starts the famous 'Taal' area which is known for rabi crops. The soil of Fatuha is fertile as it is drained by multiple rivers including the Ganges and Punpun. All types of crops are grown in abundance. Fatuha is a big producer of vegetables, particularly of onions. It is located in the lower reach of the middle Ganges basin and has a typical humid Monsoon climate.
[[File:PunpunGanges.jpg|thumb|Confluence of river Ganges and Punpun in Fatuha]]
The national aquatic animal of India, the dolphin, is a very special feature of Fatuha which was seen aplenty here a decade earlier. The dolphin's range formerly spread from Buxar to Bhagalpur in Bihar, but recent [[illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing|illegal fishing]] has created a great danger to the species.

==Economy==
Fatuha is a major rural market, catering to the needs of numerous villages which produce all kinds of agrarian and other rural produces like handicrafts, etc.

Fatuha is an important industrial centre of Bihar and produces farm tractors, scooter, and other products in its industrial district. The industrial sector is being revived, and Fatuha now houses an LPG bottling plant of [[Bharat Petroleum]].

==Transport==

Fatuha is a major road and rail junction. Proximity to the state capital of [[Patna]] makes Fatuha an important hub for goods being supplied in and out of [[Patna]].

===Road===

Fatuha is well connected by roads to different cities. NH-30 A connects Patna via Fatuha to [[Nalanda district]] and beyond. Fatuha thus serves as the gateway of the capital city of Patna to central and southern Bihar. Similarly, NH 30 connects Patna via Fatuha to northeastern India, making Fatuha an eastern gateway of Patna. Fatuha connects to the trans-Ganges district of [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]] through the Kachchi Dargah-Rustampur link.

===Rail===

[[Fatuha Junction railway station|Fatuha Junction]] is the railway station for the city of Fatuha. It connects Fatuha with the major cities in India by the [[Howrah-Delhi Main Line]]. The Fatuha-Islampur (Nalanda) rail line was also resurrected in 2002 by then-rail minister Sri [[Nitish Kumar]]. The line is being further expanded to Natesar to connect with Gaya. Fatuha now has been connected to Rajgir via Daniyawan-Biharsharif. Prime minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated Fatuha-Daniyawan-Biharsharif-Rajgir railway line.

==Delicacies==
Fatuha is known for its unique dishes, including Tikri, a sweet dish, and Pantua and Mirjai, a sweet prepared from maida, sugar and vegetable oil.

==Demographics==
As of the [[2011 census of India|2011 India census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Fatuha had a population of 50,961 with males constituting 52.9% of the population and females 47.1%. Fatuha has an average [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of 70.2%, which is more than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 78%, whereas female literacy is only 59%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Recent developments==
Fatuha was the largest development block of Bihar until [[Trifurcation|trifurcated]] into Fatuha, Daniyawan and Khushropur. It was also the first development block with its own website (known as the first e-block of Bihar). Fatuha railway yard in its present renovated shape forms the first inland rail container of Bihar, operated & maintained as such by Concor (a Railway undertaking). Since August 2007, Fatuha has functioned as a police subdivision, including police stations of [[Didarganj Assembly constituency|Didarganj]], Fatuha, [[Khusrupur]], Daniyawan and [[Shahjahanpur]]. Fatuha lies to the north of the newly laid four lane NH-30 connecting Patna and [[Bakhtiyarpur]]. Under the master plan of Patna, Fatuha has been declared as a satellite city. Recently the chief minister of Bihar inaugurated the [[Sonalika Group|Sonalika]] tractor plant under which many agricultural tools and machines will be manufactured. In April 2012, the CM laid the foundation stone of world's second largest leather hub to be built at Fatuha. A bridge across river Ganga to connect Fatuha with north Bihar is also proposed to be built between the villages Kachchi Dargah (Fatuha) and [[Rustampur]] (Vaishali district). In January 2011, the first Ganges River police station was inaugurated by the Chief Minister near Maujipur village of Fatuha. Fatuha was once selected for the establishment of a possible [[Indian Institutes of Management|IIM]] type B-school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/IIM-type-B-school-in-state-soon/articleshow/1089697.cms|title=IIM-type B-school in state soon|work=The Times of India |date=27 April 2005 |access-date=2015-06-13}}</ref>

==Villages==


*[[Govindpur Bajrangbali]]
*[[Bankipur Gorakh, Ganjpar]]

==References==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Patna]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Punpun River]]

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