Purnia division
Purnia Division | ||
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Inspector General Mr. Vinod Kumar | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 10,009 km2 (3,864 sq mi) | |
• Rank | 4th in Bihar | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 10,837,617 | |
• Rank | 4th in Bihar | |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Purnia division is an administrative geographical unit of
History
Purnia division, all of which was previously part of
English rule and freedom struggle
The last of the
Kisan Sabha movement, which had been responsible for an acute agitation in Purnia district in the third decade in 20th century and figured prominently for about 20 years, had its roots in the very agricultural economy and the precious structure of permanent land-lordism in this state. The Kisan Sabha was formed at Munger near about 1922–23. After 1940–41, the kisan sabha movement slowly merged into the Congress Movement.
Purnia district, being so very contiguous to several districts of undivided Bengal, had been promptly affected by the swadeshi movement in the first decade of the 20th century. At that time there were no facilities for
Since 1919, Purnia had closely followed the policy, aims and objectives of the Indian National Congress. Some of the delegates of Purnia attended the Nagpur session of Congress in 1920 and the moment Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for the Non-Cooperation, there were a number of volunteers in this district. Some of the early local leaders were Gokul Krishna Roy, Satyendra Narayan Roy and a few others who gave up their practice in the Bar and joined the movement.
In 1921, a national school was started in Katihar. Shri Rajendra Prasad toured Purnia district in 1921 and addressed meetings at Purnia and at other places. In 1942 Quit India Movement tactics were fully implemented by the people of Purnia. Mahatma Gandhi visited Purnia in 1929, during which time he met the Raja of Nazargunj and addressed crowded meetings at various places including Kisahnganj, Bishnupur, Araria and Purnia. The survey and settlement operations in Purnia district commenced in 1952 and settlement operations were concluded in 1960. During the 1911–20 period, Purnia suffered from epidemics of cholera every year from 1915 to 1919. A very serious outbreak of cholera occurred in 1925. Incidences of smallpox and malaria was very high during this period.
Since Independence, the region has suffered from significant neglect from successive governments.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Purnia division has a population of 1,08,37,617 which is 10.41% of the population of Bihar.[12] Maithili is the main language of this area.[13] Hindi, Urdu, Surjapuri, Bengali, Santali and Kulhaiya boli are also spoken in this area.[14]
The religious demographics of Purnia division are very different from the rest of Bihar. Although in Bihar the overall Muslim population is 16.86%, in Purnia division the Muslim population is 45.93% while the Hindu population is 53.51%.[14]
2017 North Bihar Floods
Note
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- ^ Purnea District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 414
- ^ Purnia District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 415
- ^ The Times of India, Patna Edition Feb 15, 2012
- ^ a b Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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- ^ a b "District Census Hand Book - BIHAR". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Floods in state not man-made, says minister". The Times of India. 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Flood Situation Improves In Bihar, Number Of Dead At 514".
- ^ "Bihar flood toll reaches 418; 1.67 crore affected in 19 districts". The Times of India. 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Flood situation worsens in Bihar, death toll rises to 253". The Times of India. 20 August 2017.
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- ^ "Bihar floods: Death toll rises to 202 in 18 districts; thundershowers likely to continue today". 20 August 2017.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi to make aerial survey of flood-hit Purnia today". The Times of India. 26 August 2017.