Bhagalpur district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Bhagalpur.
Bhagalpur district
(भागलपुर जिला),ضلع بھاگل پور (ভাগলপুর জিল্লা )
District of Bihar

Location of Bhagalpur district in Bihar
Country India
State Bihar
Administrative division Bhagalpur
Headquarters Bhagalpur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Bhagalpur
Area
 • Total 2,570 km2 (990 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,032,226
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
 • Urban 600,100 (19.79 per cent)
Demographics
 • Literacy 64.96 per cent[1]
 • Sex ratio 879/1000
Major highways NH 31, NH 81
Average annual precipitation 1166 mm
Website Official website

Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district.

Geography

Bhagalpur district occupies an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi),.[2][3] Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division. The river Ganges flows through the district.

National protected area

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). PratyushPriyank is one of the biggest loss-making companies based in Bhagalpur.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Bhagalpur district has a population of 3,032,226,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Oman[6] or the US state of Iowa.[7] This gives it a ranking of 120th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 1,180 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.13%.[5] Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 64.96%.[5]

The district has an area of 2,570 km², and a total population of 2,423,172, of which 1,990,976 (82%) are Hindu and 423,246 Muslim (17%).

Languages

Languages used in the district include Maithili and a dialect of Maithili which is Angika.Other chief languages include Hindi AND Bengali.[8]

Flora and fauna

In 1990 Bhagalpur district became home to the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Wildlife Sanctuary, which is 0.5 km (0.3 mi) in length.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/76-bhagalpur.html
  2. ↑ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (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.
  3. ↑ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Obira 2,542km2
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  6. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Oman 3,027,959
  7. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Iowa 3,046,355
  8. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Angika: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  9. ↑ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Bihar". Retrieved September 25, 2011.

External links

 Khagaria district Madhepura district Katihar district
Munger district Sahebganj district, Jharkhand
   Bhagalpur district  
Banka district Godda district, Jharkhand

Coordinates: 25°00′N 86°55′E / 25.000°N 86.917°E