Katihar district by Susanne Rostock. Rowe is a three-time Bessie Award recipient; his 2001 Bessie Award was for musical composition. Personal life. Rowe is based in New York City. Hahn Rowe Hahn Rowe is an American violinist, guitarist, composer, and engineer/producer, involved in a wide range of projects. He also performs using the stage name Somatic. Career. Originally a violinist and guitarist with New York City dream-poppers Hugo Largo, Rowe became a session player in the New York scene. He has performed with Glenn Branca, Foetus, Swans, Ikue Mori, R.E.M., David Byrne, Michael Stipe, Firewater, That Petrol Emotion, and 	Hahn Rowe
24714029	Sheikhpura district Sheikhpura district Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Sheikhpura is the administrative headquarter of this district. Sheikhpura district is a part of the Munger division. Sheikhpura was split from the Munger district into a separate district with headquarters in Sheikhpura on 31 July 1994 by Rajo Singh. As of 2011 it was the least populous district of Bihar (out of 38). Geography. The Sheikhpura district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to the Solomon Islands' Kolombangara. Economy. Shekhpura is one of the smallest districts of Bihar. The population of Shekhpura primarily 	Sheikhpura district
24714030	depends on agriculture. Small-scale mining operations of smaller hillocks with crushers is another of the main activities. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheikhpura one of the country's 250 most-impoverished districts. It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. Demographics. According to the 2011 Census of India, Sheikhpura district had a population of 636,342, giving it a ranking of 516th in India. The district had a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.82%. Sheikhpura had a sex ratio 	Sheikhpura district
24714031	of 926 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.96%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.60% and 0.10% of the population respectively. Languages. At the time of the 2011 census, 56.90% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 38.17% Magahi and 4.70% Urdu as their first language. Sheikhpura district Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Sheikhpura is the administrative headquarter of this district. Sheikhpura district is a part of the Munger division. Sheikhpura was split from the Munger district into a separate district with headquarters 	Sheikhpura district
24714032	Katihar district Katihar district Katihar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in India, and Katihar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division. It is prominently known for its Katihar Junction Railway Station, which is a Category A station on the Barauni–Guwahati line. It has been included in the Aspirational Districts Program of the Government of India since 2018, to improve its socio-economic indicators. History. Katihar district is a part of the Mithila region. Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established 	Katihar district
24714033	the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas). During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called Janakas. The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajji confederacy, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila. Later it was dominated by Chaudhary family who were the biggest landlords of Katihar district. Khan Bahadur Mohammad Baksh was the founder of the Chaudhary family. They 	Katihar district
24714034	held 15000 acres of land in Katihar district and 8500 acres of land in Purnia district. His great grandsons Chaudhary Mohammad Ashraf and Chaudhary Taj Mohammad live in a haveli known as Taj Dehori. Katihar became a district when it was split from Purnia in 1973. Geography. Katihar district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Canada's Akimiski Island. Rivers: Mahananda, Ganges, Koshi, Righa Katihar district is situated in the plains of North Eastern part of Bihar State, surrounded by Purnia district (Bihar) in the north and the west, Bhagalpur district (Bihar) and Sahebganj district (Jharkhand) in the south 	Katihar district
24714035	and Malda district and Uttar Dinajpur district (Paschim Bengal) in the east. Economy. In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Katihar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). It has also been included in the Aspirational Districts Program of the Government of India since 2018, to improve its socio-economic indicators. The main source of economy in Katihar is agriculture, and most of its industries are agro-based. Rice is the 	Katihar district
24714036	main crop, while banana, jute and maize are the chief cash crops of the district. Makhana Phodi, an agro-industry where edible makhana (foxnuts) is produced from raw makhana, is a rapidly-rising industry in Katihar. Katihar was once known as the jute capital" of Bihar and boasted of two major jute mills, Sunbio Manufacturing Private Limited (also known as Old Jute Mill) and Rai Bahadur Hardutroy Motilal Chamria (RBHM) Jute Mill (also known as New Jute Mill). Political history. The district has seen immense activity during freedom struggle. There has been renowned freedom fighters like Alhaj Azhar Ali after  whose name there is a village called Ajhrail. The busiest market square, Shaheed Chowk, has been named so in the memory of martyrs of 1942 Quit India Movement. Among notable freedom fighters from Katihar are, Dhrub Kundu, his father Dr Kishori Lal Kundu, Nakshtra Malakar (known as Robinhood of the Kosi belt). The Katihar Lok Sabha constituency has been represented by politicians like Sitaram Kesri former Teasurer and President of AICC, Tariq Anwar, Nikhil Choudhary, Mohammad Yunus Saleem. Kashmiri veteran politician Mufti Mohammad Sayeed also unsuccessfully tried his luck in 1996 Lok Sabha elections. Sub-divisions. Katihar District comprises 3  Sub-divisions: Katihar sub-division is further divided into 10 blocks: Katihar, Korha, Falka, Sameli, Barari, Kursela, Pranpur, Hasanganj, Dandkhora and Mansahi. Barsoi sub-division consists 4 blocks: Barsoi, Kadwa, Azamnagar and Balrampur. Manihari sub-division has 2 blocks: Manihari and Amdabad. Hasanganj being the largest block which was under Zamindari rule with acres of land under the possession of then Late Shri Jogendranarayan Roy Choudhury. The entire landmass with school, temple and market has been donated to the people from the predecessors who remain in Katihar now with little of the possession under the Paul Choudhury fame. Mansahi was  also very active Zamindari estate which was at par with Kursela and Falka. Demographics. According to the 2011 census, Katihar district has a population of 3,071,029, roughly equal to the nation of Oman or the US state of Iowa. This gives it a ranking of 117th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 28.23%. Katihar has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 53.56%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.57% and 5.86% of  the population respectively. The district has a significant concentration of Muslims. Languages. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 25.86% of the population in the district spoke Surjapuri, 19.73% Hindi, 12.04% Bengali, 9.11% Urdu, 2.97% Santali and 2.29% Bhojpuri as their first language. Surjapuri speakers are largely concentrated in Kadwa, Azamnagar, Barsoi and Balrampur talukas bordering West Bengal. 25.46% spoke languages recorded as 'Others' under Hindi on the census. Katihar district Katihar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in India, and Katihar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is