Module 5: Agro-processing Industries
Concept
Subtopic 5.1: Rice and Dal Mills
- Rice mills supply urban areas; electric hulling mills gave the trade an industrial form. The most rice mills are in Champaran and Bhojpur.
- E. Champaran: Raxaul, Adapur, Malatu, Ghorasahan, Sikta, Kotwa; W. Champaran: Narkatiaganj, Bhairoganj, Chanpatia, Ramnagar.
- Sitamarhi: Sitamarhi, Bairgania, Janakpur Road; Madhubani: Madhubani, Jaynagar, Ghoghardiha, Jhanjharpur, Laukaha; Darbhanga: Darbhanga, Usrahi, Katras.
- Araria: Jogbani, Forbesganj; Kishanganj: Kishanganj, Thakurganj; Rohtas: Nokha, Bikramganj, Dinara, Nasriganj.
- Rice-dal mills also at Buxar, Gaya, Munger, Daudnagar, Nabinagar, Jehanabad, Biharsharif, Sasaram, Bhanpur and Manpur.
- Champaran and Bhojpur have the most rice mills.
- Raxaul, Adapur, Malatu, Ghorasahan, Sikta and Kotwa are in East Champaran.
- These rice mills are in Rohtas.
- Electric mills for separating husk gave it an industrial form.
- Question: Which districts have the most rice mills in Bihar? Answer: Champaran and Bhojpur.
- Question: Raxaul, Adapur and Ghorasahan rice mills are in which district? Answer: East Champaran.
- Question: Nokha, Bikramganj, Dinara and Nasriganj rice mills are in which district? Answer: Rohtas.
- Question: What gave rice milling an industrial form in Bihar? Answer: Electric hulling mills.
MCQs
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Question 1: Which districts have the most rice mills in Bihar?
Question 2: Raxaul, Adapur and Ghorasahan rice mills are in which district?
Question 3: Nokha, Bikramganj, Dinara and Nasriganj rice mills are in which district?
Question 4: What gave rice milling an industrial form in Bihar?
One-liners
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Which districts have the most rice mills in Bihar?
Champaran and Bhojpur.Raxaul, Adapur and Ghorasahan rice mills are in which district?
East Champaran.Nokha, Bikramganj, Dinara and Nasriganj rice mills are in which district?
Rohtas.What gave rice milling an industrial form in Bihar?
Electric hulling mills.Concept
Subtopic 5.2: Flour, Oil and Vanaspati Mills
- Atta-chakki mills make atta, maida, suji and daliya; thanks to them sattu and besan industries are popular. Patna and Gaya have the most; others are in Shahabad, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Munger and Bhagalpur.
- Bihar has about 500 oil mills, mostly in Patna, Gaya, Shahabad, Begusarai and Munger, crushing linseed, rai, mustard, til and castor.
- Dalmianagar leads in vanaspati ghee, with a capacity of 18,500 t.
- Another mill on the Biharsharif-Rajgir road was set up in 1972 (daily output printed as 2.4 lakh t).
- There are about 500 oil mills, mostly in Patna, Gaya, Shahabad, Begusarai and Munger.
- Dalmianagar leads, with a capacity of 18,500 t.
- Patna and Gaya have the most flour mills.
- The mill was set up in 1972.
- Question: About how many oil mills are there in Bihar? Answer: 500.
- Question: Which place leads in vanaspati ghee production in Bihar? Answer: Dalmianagar.
- Question: Which cities have the most atta-chakki (flour) mills? Answer: Patna and Gaya.
- Question: In which year was the vanaspati mill on the Biharsharif-Rajgir road set up? Answer: 1972.
MCQs
Answer this question, then use Next.
Question 1: About how many oil mills are there in Bihar?
Question 2: Which place leads in vanaspati ghee production in Bihar?
Question 3: Which cities have the most atta-chakki (flour) mills?
Question 4: In which year was the vanaspati mill on the Biharsharif-Rajgir road set up?
One-liners
Write your answer, then submit to see the correct answer.
About how many oil mills are there in Bihar?
500.Which place leads in vanaspati ghee production in Bihar?
Dalmianagar.Which cities have the most atta-chakki (flour) mills?
Patna and Gaya.In which year was the vanaspati mill on the Biharsharif-Rajgir road set up?
1972.