Tarapur is a small town in the district of Munger

Munger

Munger town is the headquarters of Munger district, in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, Munger is known for its manufacturing of iron articles such as firearms and swords. One of the major institutions in Munger is Bihar School of Yoga. It is one of the foremost learning center in the...

 in the India

India

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n state.It has been made sub-division long time ago.It is centrally located and connects cities like Bhagalpur, Munger, Banka, Jamui and Deoghar.

Transport

It is connected by road to most important towns in Bihar . The nearest railway station is Sultanganj.

Economy

The main occupation of people residing around Tarapur is agriculture. Paddy, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, and other cereals are grown here. Mango from this region is also famous. Tarapur has been growing as an administrative unit as well as a commercial centre in Munger.

Culture

During shrawani mela, a month long religious carnival where devotees go to the historic Shiva temple in Deoghar after taking the holy water from the "utrawahini" Ganges in Sultanganj

Sultanganj

Sultanganj is a city and a notified area in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.-History:Sultanganj is a town in Bhagalpur district and has a railway station, of the same name on the loop-line of the Eastern Railway running from kolkata to Kiul. An excellent all-weather road connecting...

, the whole locality is decked like a bride.

Attraction

• Shahid Smarak, Thana Chauk, Tarapur
• Ratneshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir, Rangaon
• Ulta Mahadev Mandir, Tarapur, Main Market
• Krishna Kali Bhagwati (Teldiha) Mandir, Haribanspur
• Teldia Mandir stands with pride for over Hundred years. It is known for its special worship based on Bangla Tantrik Vidhi. Millions of devotees visit the temple for worship during Durga Puja. Over 50 thousand Patha Bali is conducted on Ashthami and Navami. On regular days, the devotees gathers in huge numbers on Tuesday and Saturday. It is widely believed that parents willing for a child gets their wish fulfilled.

Important personalities

Notable personalities from this region include:-

• Nandlal Bose
  Nandalal Bose
  Nandalal Bose was a notable Indian painter of Bengal school of art. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for "Indian style" of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhawan, Shanti Niketan in 1922...
  
  , renowned Sculptor and Painter
• The late Ram Swarat Singh, founder of R.S College Tarapur
• The late Jagdish Singh from the village of Swarndih, founder of the "Jagdish Singh Balika Ucch Vidyalaya Tarapur" serving the girls living in Tarapur and surrounding area.
• Sumitra Devi
• The late Shyama Kant Jha- a philosopher and linguistic who was also the chairman of Sanskrit Siksha Board;the Interpreter of Vedas
  Vedas
  The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism....
  
  
• Swami Narayan Das Ji Maharaj (vill-Dhouni)-spritual personality & former mathadhish at kashi vidyapeeth,varansai,
• Late Vijay Narayan Choudhary (vill-Dhouni)- socio-political figure]]
• Brahmdeo Madhur, former Head of the Arts Faculty at Banaras Hindu University
  Banaras Hindu University
  Banaras Hindu University is a public university located in Varanasi, India and is one of the Central Universities of India. It is the largest residential university in Asia, with over 24,000 students in its campus. BHU was founded in 1916 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya under the Parliamentary...
  
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• B L Das, Jail Superintendent [During Akfodwa Kand, Bhaglapur].

People from Tarapur are spread all over India and in different places of the globe.
near by place is teldiah village which is 2 km from tarapur . there is a famous durga temple is present there.