Bhagalpur district
Bhagalpur district | |
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Vikramshila ancient university | |
Coordinates (Bhagalpur): 25°00′N 86°55′E / 25.000°N 86.917°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Division | Bhagalpur |
Established | 1765 |
Headquarters | Bhagalpur |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | |
• NH 80 | |
Average annual precipitation | 1166 mm |
Website | bhagalpur |
Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight
city is the administrative headquarters of this district.Geography
Bhagalpur district occupies an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi).
National protected area
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1901 | 599,746 | — |
1911 | 609,927 | +1.7% |
1921 | 569,075 | −6.7% |
1931 | 655,803 | +15.2% |
1941 | 749,465 | +14.3% |
1951 | 841,309 | +12.3% |
1961 | 1,022,322 | +21.5% |
1971 | 1,250,354 | +22.3% |
1981 | 1,582,753 | +26.6% |
1991 | 1,909,967 | +20.7% |
2001 | 2,423,172 | +26.9% |
2011 | 3,037,766 | +25.4% |
source:[4] |
Religion
CD block | Hinduism | Islam | Others |
Naugachhia | 89.75% | 10.05% | 0.20% |
Gopalpur | 93.75% | 6.25% | 0.10% |
Ismailpur | 96.23% | 3.5% | 0.43% |
Bihpur | 81.66% | 17.98% | 0.35% |
Rangrachowk | 89.64% | 9.91% | 0.45% |
Jagdishpur | 65.29% | 33.92% | 0.79% |
Sanhaula | 72.82% | 26.6% | 0.57% |
Sabour | 82.33% | 17.47% | 0.19% |
Goradih | 79.05% | 20.40% | 0.55% |
Narayanpur | 88.16% | 11.69% | 0.13% |
Kahalgaon | 89.61% | 10.16% | 0.33% |
Sultanganj | 90.17% | 9.47% | 0.46% |
Pirpainti | 82.86% | 16.55% | 0.59% |
Kharik | 87.26% | 12.57% | 0.17% |
Shahkund | 83.24% | 16.35% | 0.41% |
Nathnagar | 90.70% | 9.17% | 0.13% |
According to the
Languages
At the time of the
The primary language used in the district is Angika. [9][10][11] Other chief languages include Hindi, Urdu and Bengali language.[12]
Government and administration
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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Bhagalpur | 152 | Bihpur | Kumar Shailendra | BJP | NDA | |||
153 | Gopalpur | Narendra Kumar Niraj | JD(U) | NDA | ||||
154 | Pirpainti | Lalan Kumar | BJP | NDA | ||||
155 | Kahalgaon | Pawan Kumar Yadav
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BJP | NDA | ||||
156 | Bhagalpur | Ajeet Sharma
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INC | MGB | ||||
157 | Sultanganj | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JD(U) | NDA | ||||
158 | Nathnagar | Ali Ashraf Siddiqui | RJD | MGB |
City and towns
Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur is the largest city in Bhagalpur district and is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. The old name of Bhagalpur is Champanagri which is capital of Anga Kingdom.
Kahalgaon
Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong during British rule) is a municipality town and one of 3 sub-divisions in Bhagalpur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is located close to the Vikramashila.
Naugachia
Sultanganj
Sultanganj is a town and a block in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. It located 25km from Bhagalpur.
Blocks and circles
There are 16 blocks and circles in the district and each block is headed by a block development officer and each circle is headed by a circle officer.[6]
- Goradih
- Jagdishpur
- Nathnagar
- Sabour
- Shahkund
- Sultanganj
- Kahalgaon
- Pirpainty
- Sanhaula
- Bihpur
- Gopalpur
- Ismailpur
- Kharik
- Narayanpur
- Naugachhia
- Rangrachowk
Villages
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country's 250
A 1320MW Thermal Power Plant is going to establish at
According to
Education
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Autonomous institutions
Medical
Engineering College
University
Agriculture college
Bihar agriculture college,sabour
General Colleges
- T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur
- Marwari College, Bhagalpur
- Sunderwati Mahila College, Bhagalpur
- Murarka College, Sultanganj
- Jay Prakash College, Narayanpur
Law College
Polytechnic College
Schools
- Bal Bharti Vidyalaya,Naugachhia
- Delhi Public School, Bhagalpur
- Mount Assisi School, Bhagalpur
- St. Joseph's School, Kahalgaon
- Mount Carmel School),Bhagalpur
Flora and fauna
In 1990 Bhagalpur district became home to the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, which is 50 km (31.1 mi) in length.[17]
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook - Bhagalpur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
- United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Archived from the originalon 20 February 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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- ^ "Table – Aaya Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Bhagalpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Subdivision & Blocks | Bhagalpur Administration". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "language | Bhagalpur District, Government of Bihar | India". bhagalpur.nic.in. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Maithili: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ PTI (26 February 2014). "NHPC inks pact for 1,320-mw thermal plant in Bihar". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "पटना : नौ जिलों में खनिज के संकेत, भागलपुर में शुरू होगी कोयले की खुदाई". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "BCCL to start mining operations in Bhagalpur district soon, says minister - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Bihar". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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