Forbesganj

The city was given its present name from its British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890). A.J. Forbes was a military adventurer and had taken part in the adventures of Northwest India. He was also in the team of Commissioner George Yule of Bhagalpur while fighting the rebels of 73rd native infantry. A.J. Forbes founded the Sultanpur estate and a number of indigo factories situated at different places in this district.

After the Independence the name was changed to Forbesganj. It is said that the British used this place for Indigo farming. Still the remains of the British premises can be seen at the banks of the famous landlocked water body Sultan Pokhar. This city is famous for its culture.

This small city has hot and wet summers and cold and dry winters. This place has also got he record of having experienced coldest ever recorded temperature in Bihar at -2.1 °C.

Forbesganj is located at 26.3°N 87.25°E / 26.3; 87.25.[1] It has an average elevation of 46 meters (150 feet). The Nepalese border is only 12 km away.

Forbesganj is a Nagar Parishad city in district of Araria, Bihar. The Forbesganj city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Forbesganj Nagar Parishad has population of 50,475 of which 26,524 are males while 23,951 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 7512 which is 14.88% of total population of Forbesganj (Nagar Parishad). In Forbesganj Nagar Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 903 against state average of 918. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Forbesganj is around 963 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Forbesganj city is 78.64% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Forbesganj, Male literacy is around 82.94% while female literacy rate is 73.83%.

The city is well planned with a central road, Sadar Road, which runs through the heart of Forbesganj. Most of the major shops are located on both the sides of this road. Another major road, Hospital Road, connects to the main bus stand; it passes through the other part of the city and joins to the highways.

Forbesganj Municipal Corporation is responsible for maintaining the city's civic infrastructure and carrying out associated administrative duties. Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: फारबिसगंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Forbesganj was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]

In addition to its role as an educational and administrative place, the economy of this small city is fueled by fertilizer production, rice production, building and construction material supply, and other industry.

There are several beautiful, religious as well as historical spots which one can visit after reaching this place.

There are several CBSE and State Board schools present in this city. Some Senior Secondary schools are Mithila public school(established in 1989) , S.R.S Vidya Mandir, Delhi Public School Forbesganj, DAV Public School, Dev gurukul primary school and sisu mandir etc.
All Colleges of this city are under Purnia University. There is also an Engineering college present in the city named [http://mbit.in/ Moti Babu Institute of Technology

Major daily Hindi news in Forbesganj include Dainik Jagaran, Hindustan and Prabhat Khabar.