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词条 Kako, Bihar
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  1. Demographics

  2. Geography

      Agriculture 

  3. Tourism

     Sun temple  Bibi Kamal   About Kako    About the District of Jehanabad    Geography  

  4. References

  5. External links

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Kako is a town in Jehanabad district of Bihar, a state in northeastern India. Until 1984, Kako was a part of the Gaya district. In 2010, the town's state representation was shifted from the Jehanabad constituency to the Ghosi constituency of Bihar's Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly).{{citation needed lead|date=May 2017}} Though the population density is very high, the basic infrastructure is not optimal.

Demographics

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Kako is located in the Jehanabad district, Bihar state. Kako has a population of 3,554 families, with 23,037 people in all: 11,890 male, 11,147 are female ({{as of|2011|alt=as of the 2011 census}}). Children under the age of 6 make up 18.08% of the total population (around 4165 children). In 2011, the literacy rate of Kako was 67.22% compared to 61.80% in the state. In Kako, literacy for males stands at 76.77%, above female at 57.02%.

Geography

Kako is located at an elevation of {{convert|60|m}}.[1]

Temperatures vary from {{convert|0|to|45|C}}. The climate ranges from very hot in summer to very cold in winter. The average annual rainfall is {{convert|1074|mm}}, 90 percent of which comes from monsoons. The soil is very fertile, known locally as Kemal.

National Highway 110 passes through Kako. The closest airport is Patna and Gaya, and the closest railway station is {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} away at Jehanabad.

Agriculture

Most of the people of Kako depend on agriculture. The main crops are rice, wheat and pulses (a type of legume harvested for its dry seed). The land is very fertile, and there are ponds useful to agriculture. Some people are also engaged in vegetable farming, animal husbandry.

Tourism

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Sun temple

The Temple consist of five temple rooms having a room at centre. The statue of lord Vishnu is situated at centre and statue of Lord Hanuman, sun and Goddess Durga are situated in southern-east, southern-west and north-west corner consecutively. All the statues are found from a pound (panihas) behind it. The Sun temple draws many locals to Kako during the Vedic festival of Chatth Puja.

Bibi Kamal

This tomb is situated {{convert|1|km|abbr=on}} from Kako, holding the remains of a revered Muslim woman, Bibi Kamal Sahiba. Bibi Kamal's Urs takes place in November every year when cooked rice with milk " Kheer " is distributed among devotees seeking her blessings.

  • Barabar Caves – These rock-cut caves are {{convert|22|km|abbr=on}} from Kako. The Archaeological Survey of India has petitioned UNESCO for the inclusion of Barabar hills in the world heritage list of monuments.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
  • Nalanda – Famous for "KUND" of Sufi saint Makhdoom Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri and a Buddhist tourist attraction in Rajigir, {{convert|57|or|67|km|abbr=on}}{{clarify|date=May 2017|why the discrepancy?}} from Kako.
  • Bodh Gaya – This Buddhist pilgrimage site is {{convert|73|km|abbr=on}} from Kako.
  • Ramayana Circuit – As per local legends and the epic Ramayana, Lord Ram's stepmother, Rani Kekaiy of Ayodhya, lived there for some time, and the village took its name after her.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

About Kako

The Village of Legend:

Kako is situated 08 km from Jehanabad Railway station. According to local legends, Lord Ramchandra’s stepmother, Rani Kekaiy of Ayodhya lived here for some time and the village took its name after her.

The village has also a tomb of Bibi Kamal Sahiba; a great Muslim Lady saint. This woman was the aunt of Makdum Saheb of Bihar Sharif. Bibi Kamal preached religious tolerance and love in opposition to orthodoxy. For her, there was but one God and the world the reflection of God who permeates every thing. People irrespective of their faith visit the Dargah of Bibi Kamal. Bibi Kamal’s Urs takes place in every year when cooked rice is distributed among devotees seeking her blessings

The village has a very famous Vishnu Temple.

So many legends belong to this village Kako like, Late Sir A.D.Shamsi (KCSI). He was the first ICS (British India) from Bihar. Ahmed Shamsi passed the ICS examination in 1913. The test was done in England in those days. On the strength of his hardship and perseverance, he was appointed Private Secretary of Lord Linlithgow (1936-1944) and Lord Wavell (1944-1945). On the very next day of the Shimla conference in 1945, his health suddenly deteriorated from there and he was brought to Delhi where he died. At that time he was just 44 years old.

Late Ryasat Karim (He was freedom fighter and spent 5 years in jail. He was an MLA from Dehrionson constituency with the Congress party from 1966 through 1970, and Chairman of Khadi gram udhhog board of Bihar state 1974 -1977), Late shri Shibu Lal ji (Freedom fighter), Late Ataurrahman ata kakvi (Great Urdu Poet), Late Shahwali ur rahman wali (Urdu writer), Late Akber Imam (1953-2014) (politician), Late Professor Dr. Abdul Wahab Ashrafi (He was chairman of University Service Commission in 1992-1997 and then Chairman of Intermediate council 1999-2004.) & he received Sahitya Academy Award (Urdu), for 2007 etc.

This village is also famous for own adab w tahzib.

About the District of Jehanabad

Jehanabad was carved out of the old Gaya district on 1 August 1986. It has been a sub-division of the Gaya since 1872. The main aim behind the creation of this district was to accelerate the pace of development in tandem with tackling the problems of extremism, poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment.

Geography

Kako is one of the 7 blocks in Jehanabad district. The total population of the block is 143,172. There are 93 villages and 0 towns in this block. The literacy rate is 51.65%. The female literacy rate is 35.53%. The male literacy rate is 66.9%. The number of households in Kako is 21,497. All the households are rural and there are no urban households.

Female to male ratio of Kako is 93.47% compared to the Bihar's female to male ratio 91.93%. It is unsatisfactory and the people should drive some campaign to improve this.

The literacy rate of the block is 47% compared to the literacy rate of state 47%. The literacy rate of the block is comparable to the state literacy rate. Anyhow, the rate of literacy is very low and needs immediate attention of Union and State Government.

The female literacy rate is 35.53% compared to male literacy rate of 66.9%.

The total working population is 54.17% of the total population. 63.6% of the men are employed. 44.18% of the women are employed.

The main working population is 38.21% of the total population. 56.01% of the men are main employed. 19.38% of the women are main employed. While the marginal working population is 15.96% of the total population. 7.59% of the men are marginally employed. 24.81% of the women are marginally employed.

The total non-working population is 45.83% of the total population. 36.4% of the men are unemployed. 55.82% of the women are unemployed.

Jehanabad, which is the headquarter of the district, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Dardha & Yamuna. According to the provisional estimate, this district is situated in between 25-0’ to 25-15’ degree north latitude and 84-31’ to 85-15’ eastern north latitude. Its surrounding districts are the district of Patna in the north, Gaya in the south, Nalanda in the east and the newly created district of Arwal in the west. The major part of the land in the district is plain. The rivers Sone, Phalgu, Dardha & Yamuna criss-cross the district. The river Sone that touches the western part of the district is the only perennial river. Rest of the rivers are seasonal. The river Phalgu has gotten religious importance where the Hindus offer "Pind Dan" to their fore fathers.

The district of Jehanabad has a certain place in the history of India. The description is found in the famous book "aine-e-akbari". The book says that the place was badly affected by famine in the 17th century and people were dying of hunger. The Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb, in whose time the book was re-written, established a Mandi for relief of the people and named the "Mandi" as "JAHANARA". The Mandi was under the direct control and supervision of Jahanara. It is believed that she spent a great deal of time here. In the course of time, the place came to be known as "Jahanarabad" and later as "Jehanabad".

References

1. ^Map and weather of Kako

External links

https://www.facebook.com/TeamKako7/

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