Panchobh

Panchobh
Panchobh
village
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bahadurpur

Panchobh is a village in

Laheriasarai

, the administrative headquarters of Darbhanga district, is eight kilometers to the east. The name of the village comes from the ancestor Sri Panchu Baba, who established the village.

Geography

Floods occur in the area in July and August, and cause damage. The main commerce of the village is agriculture.

Demographics

Muslim, Nai, Dhobi, Kumhar and others. In Mahnauli

, Rajputs are in the majority.

Transport

Panchobh is located beside State Highway 50 (SH 50), to Samastipur. Panchobh is also located alongside the National Highway 57 (NH 57) near Simri, which goes to Porbandar (Gujarat) and Guwahati, Assam. Panchobh is 8.5 km from Laheriasarai station, and 14 km from Darbhanga station.

Education

Panchobh has a high school, a middle school, a primary school, and a Saraswati Sishu Mandir.

Dev Narayan High School (DN High School) was established in the village in 1957, near the Rajwan of Dihrampur Village. The school is named after D.N. Jha (Birla), a local businessman.

Political representation

Panchobh is in the

JDU

is the MLA since 2020.

Temples

Temples in Panchobh include:

Bhola baba mandir - known as "Sivala"
Brahm baba mandir - Known as "Baba Dihbar"
Ram-janki mandir - known as "Shthal"
Mata Durga sthan - Panchobh celebrates Durga Puja here every year.

Panchobh also has its own Shamashan Bhoomi behind Maa Durga Sthan.