Chandesh

Chandesh
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Chandesh Location of Chandesh in Bihar and India
Coordinates	25°18′49″N 83°47′30″E / 25.3137458°N 83.791582°E / 25.3137458; 83.791582Coordinates: 25°18′49″N 83°47′30″E / 25.3137458°N 83.791582°E / 25.3137458; 83.791582
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Kaimur
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 74 metres (243 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 802132 • Telephone • +91-6184 • Vehicle • BR-45

Chandesh (In Hindi:चंडेश), via Noan, District: Kaimur^[1][2][3], Bihar^[4], India

Chandesh^[5] is a typical Indian village of farmers where many of India's most valued cultural forms flourish. It has a large population of Hindus and Muslims and has strategic importance due its central location. The Chandesh Chauk has gained increasing importance in trade and commerce and holds promise of much more. There are numerous general stores, medical, textile, electronic, Forgery, grocery and sweet shops. Almost all household things are available in the bazaar including vegetables. Residents and politicians hope that it will become a major cultural center in coming years, with major trade giants setting their shops and centers in this part. The place already has of several wireless phone towers and oil pumps. Carpenters and hardware specialists are one the most sought after people in the area. The roads connecting the Chandesh Chauk have multiplied over the last couple of years and has done well to post huge improvements in business volume. The general rise in income from agriculture, dairy and agro-based industries have resulted in increase of purchasing powers of common man. This has led to enhancement of business sector. It is a marked representation of the general improvement in the health of the state of Bihar which has remained rather obsolete in terms of lateral developments over the last two decades^[6]. The current Chief minister of Bihar, Mr Nitish Kumar has brought significant changes in the mechanism of distribution and generation of resources ^[7]. The steep rise in the standards of living are a manifestation of the current economic development works in the state under his leadership ^[8].

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Religion

People in this village are very religious and have extraordinary courtesy to each other's religious ceremonies. The Hindu and Muslim communities reside in complete harmony and social concord. The village has two Temples and a Mosque. Ideally Hindus are expected to perform sixteen major samskaras rites during the course of their lifetime but, as with Hindus throughout the country (the general masses), not all Samskaras can be practically performed; only the most important ones such as Garbhadharana (conception), Jatakarma (birth ceremony), Namakarana (naming ceremony), Annaprasana (first feeding solid food), Choodakarana (first tonsure), Vidhyarambha (starting of education), Upanayanam (thread ceremony- initiation), Vivaha (marriage) and Anthyesthi (funeral rites) are performed. The Ramlila and Holi celebrations in the village are well known and are visited by many to get an insight into ancient Hindu societies in India^{[citation needed]}.

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Society

Social scientists of the past wrote of villages as virtually self-sufficient communities with few ties to the outside world, this is a classic example. In actuality, village life is far from simple. It is connected through a variety of crucial horizontal linkages with other villages and with urban areas both near and far. It is characterized by a multiplicity of economic, caste, kinship, occupational, and religious groups linked vertically within each settlement. Factionalism is a typical feature of village politics.

Agriculture

(a) Five Major crops: 1. Paddy 2. Wheat 3. Dalhan 4. Telhan 5. Onion and Potato.

(b)Source of Irrigation: (i) Canal (from Son River) (ii) Govt. Tube well (iii) River (iv) Private water pumping wells (v) Pond

(c) Cropping Pattern: Crop area Sown under two or three crop

Infrastructure and Transportation

The village has hundreds of tractors, and the common way to transport goods is by tractor trolleys. Lavish four-wheelers have come in recent years in large numbers as a common means of transportation for people. Four-wheelers ply to near downtowns of Ramgarh, Mohania, Bhabua and Kochas along with daily buses to Varanasi^{[9][10][11][12]}.

River

River Goria flows from South towards the north west side of the village and finally merges with River Durgavati which later merges with River Karmanasha^[13] and finally into River Ganges^[14][15].

A quote

In one of the first of the modern anthropological studies of Indian village life, anthropologist Oscar Lewis called this complexity "rural cosmopolitanism."

References

1. ^ Welcome to the Official Website of Kaimur (Bhabua) District, Bihar
2. ^ Kaimur(Bhabua) district of Bihar, Facts and Figures of Kaimur, How to Reach Kaimur
3. ^ Tourism in Kaimur Hills, Kaimur Hills Tourism India, Tourism of Kaimur Hills, Kaimur Hills India Tourism
4. ^ Bihar Govt. Web Site
5. ^ http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=93820
6. ^ [1]
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8. ^ [3]
9. ^ District VARANASI Official Website
10. ^ Varanasi Tourism - Travel to Varanasi - Varanasi India - Varanasi City - Varanasi Travel Guide
11. ^ Welcome to Visit Varanasi
12. ^ Varanasi Tourism,Holidays Trips Varanasi Benaras,Varanasi Pilgrimage Holy Tours,Varanasi Travel Tourism,Varanasi Religious Pilgrimage Tour Packages
13. ^ About the District
14. ^ The River Ganges
15. ^ The River Ganga (Ganges)