Khagaria District

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Khagaria District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Khagaria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Khagaria district is a part of Munger Division.

Headquarters: Khagaria
Area: 1,486 km?
Population: Total: 987227 Rural: 928423 Urban: 58804
Sub Divisions: Khagaria, Ghoghri
Blocks: Gogari, Parwatta, Khagaria, Alauli, Chautham, Beldaur, Mansi
Agriculture: Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Jute
Industry:
Rivers: Ganges, Kosi, Budhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla Balan, Kali Kosi, Kareh

Khagaria is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Khagaria. The district occupies an area of 1486 km² and has a population of 1,276,677 (as of 2001). The district is surrounded by seven rivers namely Ganga,Kamla Balan,Koshi,Budhi Gandak,Kareh, Kali Koshi and Bagmati. These rivers cause floods every year.Khagaria is small town with a major railway junction on the Barauni Guwahati section of the Indian Railways. National Highway no 31 which connects rest of India to North Eastern region passes through this town. It is also connected to other regions of north Bihar by another rail line to Saharsa and Samastipur. Building of a major rail bridge across river Ganga is underway to connect it to south Bihar and Jharkhand directly.

Contents 1 History 2 People and Culture 3 Language and Dialects 4 Education 5 Economy 6 See also

[edit] History

Also known as Farakiya in local region. There is an interesting story behind it. Five centuries ago Akbar, then king of Mugal empire directed his revenue minister Todarmal to map his entire empire. But he could not map this region now known as Khagaria due to difficult terrain, rivers and dense forests. So he named it Farakiya(Farak in Hindi means separate). Now there is even a weekly newspaper- 'Farkiyanchal Times'.

[edit] People and Culture

Predominantly a rural district it has a colourful culture. Major festivals are Chat Pooja, Holi, Durga Pooja and Dipawali. People here tend to marry within their region only. You will find quite soft spoken and mild mannered people contrary to the general perception about Bihar. Majority of population of Khagaria town is of younger age signifying a shifting population from villages to district center. Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster has one local broadcasting center here.

[edit] Language and Dialects

Mixture of Maithili and Angika.

[edit] Education

Major educational centers are located in the town of Khagaria. Besides many govt. run schools there is one prestigious center for higher education Koshi College, Khagaria. DAV public school Khagaria has constantly ranked among the top schools of Bihar. Majority of students after finishing higher secondary go to other big cities like Patna or Delhi for higher education. District has a distinct reputation for producing IAS officers constantly. Many students from here are now settled abroad and doing great.

[edit] Economy

Agriculture is the backbone of rural economy here. Land is fertile providing major farm output. SUDHA milk cooperative Federation runs a milk pasteurising and packaging unit here. Landscape is picturesque covered by orchards, farms, rivers, swamps and forests. If properly developed it can be a big tourist attraction in future.

[edit] See also

Districts of Bihar