Kishanganj
Kishanganj | |
|---|---|
Town | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | BR-37 |
| Literacy | 74.71% |
| Website | https://kishanganj.nic.in/ |
Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state in India.
History
Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region.[4]
Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by
Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).[5]
During the
The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila.[6]
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of India,[7] Kishanganj has a population of 105,782 of which male and female are 55,143 and 50,639 respectively.[7][8] Literacy rate of Kishanganj city is 73.46% higher than the state average of 61.80%. In Kishanganj, Male literacy is around 78.37% while the female literacy rate is 68.08%.[7][9] In Kishanganj, Total children (0-6) in Kishanganj city are 16,884 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 8,636 boys while 8,248 are girls. The children form 15.96% of the total population of Kishanganj City. It is one of the few districts where the population of Muslims are in majority.[7]
Despite being a Muslim majority district Kishanganj town is dominated by
Muslim
minority constituting 42.62% of the total population.
Agriculture
Agricultural produce from the district includes rice, wheat,
Climate
| Climate data for Kishanganj, Bihar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
15 (0.6) |
23 (0.9) |
69 (2.7) |
227 (8.9) |
393 (15.5) |
416 (16.4) |
371 (14.6) |
313 (12.3) |
109 (4.3) |
6 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
1,961 (77.1) |
| Average rainy days | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
67 | 59 | 45 | 55 | 75 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 66 | 65 | 71 |
| Source: en.climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "PIN Code of Kishanganj Post office Kishanganj in Bihar". CityPincode.in. IFSC Finder. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "PIN Code of Kishanganj Bazar Post office Kishanganj in Bihar". CityPincode.in. IFSC Finder. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ Kishanganj
- ISBN 9788180696800– via Google Books.
- ^ a b Witzel, Michael (1989). Caillat, C. (ed.). Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes Dans Les litteratures Indo-Aryennes. Paris: Fondation Hugot. pp. 13, 17 116–124, 141–143.
- ^ Hemchandra, R. (1972). Political History of Ancient India. Calcutta: University of Calcutta.
- ^ a b c d "Census of India: Search Details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "District Informatics Center, Kishanganj, Bihar". Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to Kishanganj District". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Unknown" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2022.