This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Bhagalpur.
Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Biharstate, India. Bhagalpur is the oldest district of Bihar. Bhagalpur city is the administrative headquarters of this district.
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
Naugachia is a town and a important railway station in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a block and one of three sub-divisions of the Bhagalpur district and is also a police district.
Sultanganj
Sultanganj is 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.[2]
Bhagalpur district occupies an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi).[3][4] Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division. The river Ganga flows through the district.
A 1320MW Thermal Power Plant is going to establish at Pirapinti with a J.V of NHPC, Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL) and Nalanda Power Company, a subsidiary of RPG Groups.[6]
According to Geological Survey of India, the coal reserve of 1366.75 metric ton has been discovered in Srinagar, Laxmipur, Mandar and Pirpainti block of Bhagalpur district. Bharat Coking Coal Limited is to start mining operations as of September 2019.[7][8]
According to the 2011 census Bhagalpur district has a population of 3,037,766.[11] This gives it a ranking of 120th in India (out of a total of 640).[11] The district has a population density of 1,182 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,060/sq mi).[11] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.36%.[11] Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males,[11] and a literacy rate of 63.14%. 19.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 10.49% and 2.21% of the population respectively.[11]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 23.40% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 10.29% Urdu and 2.09% Bhojpuri as their first language mainly by the bhojpuri migrants. 62.94% of the population spoke languages classified as Angika under Hindi on the census.[12]
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Bhagalpur Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty eight districts of Bihar state India Bhagalpur is the oldest district of Bihar Bhagalpur city is the administrative headquarters of this district Bhagalpur districtDistrict of BiharAn image of the vikramshila Ancient UniversityLocation of Bhagalpur district in BiharCoordinates Bhagalpur 25 00 N 86 55 E 25 000 N 86 917 E 25 000 86 917Country IndiaStateBiharDivisionBhagalpurEstablished1765HeadquartersBhagalpurGovernment Lok Sabha constituenciesBhagalpur Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBhagalpur Nathnagar Pirpainty Kahalgaon Sultanganj Bihpur GopalpurArea Total2 569 km2 992 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total3 037 766 Density1 200 km2 3 100 sq mi Urban602 532Demographics Literacy63 14 per cent Sex ratio880 1000Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Major highwaysNH 33 NH 31 NH 80Average annual precipitation1166 mmWebsitebhagalpur wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 City and towns in Bhagalpur district 2 Blocks and circles 3 Geography 3 1 National protected area 4 Politics 5 Economy 6 Demographics 6 1 Languages 7 Flora and fauna 8 References 9 External linksCity and towns in Bhagalpur district EditBhagalpurBhagalpur 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 KahalgaonKahalgaon 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 NaugachiaNaugachia is a town and a important railway station in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar It is a block and one of three sub divisions of the Bhagalpur district and is also a police district SultanganjSultanganj is town and a block in Bhagalpur district of Bihar It located 25km from Bhagalpur Blocks and circles EditThere 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 2 Goradih Jagdishpur Nathnagar Sabour Shahkund Sultanganj Kahalgaon Pirpainty Sanhaula Bihpur Gopalpur Ismailpur Kharik Narayanpur Naugachia RangrachowkGeography EditBhagalpur district occupies an area of 2 569 square kilometres 992 sq mi 3 4 Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division The river Ganga flows through the district National protected area Edit Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin SanctuaryPolitics EditThis section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly edit history District No Constituency Name Party Alliance RemarksBhagalpur 152 Bihpur Kumar Shailendra BJP NDA153 Gopalpur Narendra Kumar Niraj JD U MGB154 Pirpainti Lalan Kumar BJP NDA155 Kahalgaon Pawan Kumar Yadav BJP NDA156 Bhagalpur Ajeet Sharma INC MGB157 Sultanganj Lalit Narayan Mandal JD U MGB158 Nathnagar Ali Ashraf Siddiqui RJD MGBEconomy EditIn 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country s 250 Rank 3 backward districts out of a total of 640 5 It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme BRGF 5 A 1320MW Thermal Power Plant is going to establish at Pirapinti with a J V of NHPC Bihar State Power Generation Company BSPGCL and Nalanda Power Company a subsidiary of RPG Groups 6 According to Geological Survey of India the coal reserve of 1366 75 metric ton has been discovered in Srinagar Laxmipur Mandar and Pirpainti block of Bhagalpur district Bharat Coking Coal Limited is to start mining operations as of September 2019 7 8 Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop 1901599 746 1911609 927 1 7 1921569 075 6 7 1931655 803 15 2 1941749 465 14 3 1951841 309 12 3 19611 022 322 21 5 19711 250 354 22 3 19811 582 753 26 6 19911 909 967 20 7 20012 423 172 26 9 20113 037 766 25 4 source 9 Religions in Bhagalpur district 2011 10 Religion PercentHinduism 81 90 Islam 17 68 Other or not stated 0 42 According to the 2011 census Bhagalpur district has a population of 3 037 766 11 This gives it a ranking of 120th in India out of a total of 640 11 The district has a population density of 1 182 inhabitants per square kilometre 3 060 sq mi 11 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 25 36 11 Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males 11 and a literacy rate of 63 14 19 83 of the population lives in urban areas Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 10 49 and 2 21 of the population respectively 11 Languages Edit Languages of Bhagalpur district 2011 12 Angika 62 94 Hindi 23 40 Urdu 10 29 Bhojpuri 2 09 Others 1 28 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 23 40 of the population in the district spoke Hindi 10 29 Urdu and 2 09 Bhojpuri as their first language mainly by the bhojpuri migrants 62 94 of the population spoke languages classified as Angika under Hindi on the census 12 The primary language used in the district is Angika 13 14 15 Other chief languages include Hindi Urdu and Bengali language 16 Flora and fauna EditIn 1990 Bhagalpur district became home to the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary which is 50 km 31 1 mi in length 17 References Edit District Census Handbook Bhagalpur PDF censusindia gov in Retrieved 16 January 2021 Subdivision amp Blocks Bhagalpur Administration Retrieved 5 July 2023 Srivastava Dayawanti ed 2010 States and Union Territories Bihar Government India 2010 A Reference Annual 54th ed New Delhi India Additional Director General Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting India Government of India pp 1118 1119 ISBN 978 81 230 1617 7 Island Directory Tables Islands by Land Area United Nations Environment Program 18 February 1998 Retrieved 11 October 2011 Obira 2 542km2 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 पटन न ज ल म खन ज क स क त भ गलप र म श र ह ग क यल क ख द ई 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 Table Aaya Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901 Bihar PDF census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Table C 01 Population by Religion Bihar censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b c d e f District Census Handbook Bhagalpur PDF Census of India 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 Masica Colin P 9 September 1993 The Indo Aryan Languages Cambridge University Press p 12 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 Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment Protected areas Bihar Archived from the original on 23 August 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2011 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhagalpur district amp oldid 1168065353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
