Lohana Bihar

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Madhubani District Map

Lohna (लोहना) is a village situated in Jhanjharpur Block of Madhubani District in the Indian state of Bihar.

Variants

• Lohana Bihar लोहना, बिहार, (AS, p.823)

Location

It is well connected by road and railways. The nearest railway station is Lohna Road Station which is at distance of around 2 km from the village. The river Lakshmana (Lakhandey) divides the village in two equal parts. The name Lohna came from Lohini Bhagwati which was on the bank of the river Lakshmana. Now the village is well connected by NH-57 which was completed in 2010. Nearest Railway Station is Lohna Road Station. Postal Pin Code for Lohna(West) and Lohna(East) are 847424 & 847407 respectively.

Jat clans

• Lohana (लोहाना)

History

A description about the village is given in "Skandapurana". A Sanskrit Mahavidyalay (College) is also in the village, which is about to take its last breath. 60/70 years before it was a popular Sanskrit Mahavidyalay, 400 to 500 students were studying there. The diminished building is yet evidencing it. A temple named Bideshvara is also here. Here temple of Shiva and Parvati are situated. Gramay Devata named Maksudan Baba is near Bideshwar Asthan. People come here to Worship after Mundan and Upanayana of their sons.

Legendary poet Mahakavi Umapati (author of Rukmini Swember) was born in Lohna.

लोहना, बिहार

लोहना (AS, p.823): बिहार में दरभंगा-निर्मली रेलमार्ग पर लोहना स्टेशन के निकट स्थित एक प्राचीन ग्राम है, जिसे गोविन्ददास का जन्म स्थान माना जाता है। गोविन्ददास (Govindadasa) की पदावलियाँ बंगाल में काफ़ी प्रसिद्ध हैं।