Bhagalpur district
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| Bhagalpur district (भागलपुर जिला) (ভাগলপুর জিল্লা ) |
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 Location of Bhagalpur district in Bihar |
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| State | Bihar, India |
| Administrative division | Bhagalpur |
| Headquarters | Bhagalpur |
| Area | 2,570 km2 (990 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,032,226 (2011) |
| Population density | 1,180 /km2 (3,100 /sq mi)[1] |
| Urban population | 600,100 (19.79 per cent) |
| Literacy | 64.96 per cent[2][3] |
| Sex ratio | 879/1000 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Bhagalpur |
| Major highways | NH 31, NH 81 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1166 mm |
| 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.
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[edit] Geography
Bhagalpur district occupies an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi),[4].[5] Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division. The river Ganges flows through the district.
[edit] Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[6] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[6]
[edit] Divisions
Sub Divisions
Blocks
- Pirpainti
- Kahalgoan\Sanhaula
- Sabour
- Nathnagar
- Jagdishpur
- Sultanganj
- Sahkund
- Bihpur
- Naugachia
- Gopalpur
- Kharik
- Narayanpur
- Gauradih
- Ismailpur
- Rangrachowk
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Bhagalpur district has a population of 3,032,226,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Oman[8] or the US state of Iowa.[9] This gives it a ranking of 120th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district has a population density of 1,180 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100 /sq mi) .[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.13 %.[7] Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 64.96 %.[7]
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%)[citation needed].
[edit] Languages
Languages used in the district include Maithili, Angika, an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script and spoken by at least 725 000 people in the Angika Region.[10]
[edit] 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.[11]
[edit] Education
Schools
- St. Joseph's School (ICSE Board - from L.K.G. to Class 12)
- Mount Assisi School (ICSE Board - from Nursery to Class 12)
- Mount Carmel School (ICSE Board - from Nursery to Class 12)
- St. Teresa's School (ICSE Board - from Nursery to Class 12)
- Delhi Public School, Bhagalpur (CBSE Board)
- Holy Family School (ICSE Board - from L.K.G. to Class 10)
- Ganpat Rai Salarpuria Saraswati Vidya Mandir (CBSE Board - from L.K.G. to Class 12)
- St. Andrew's School (CBSE Board)
- SKP Vidya Vihar (CBSE Board)
- Aryabhatt Public School (CBSE Board up to Class 12)
- Navyug Vidyalaya (CBSE Board up to Class 12)
- CMS School (CBSE Board up to Class 12)
- Vector Academy (for Class 11 and 12)
- Techno Mission (for Class 11 and 12)
" Professional Institution" :--- NEC Institute of Management & Technology (for MBA, MCA, M.Sc.-IT, BBA,BCA & Other Courses)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/76-bhagalpur.html
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/76-bhagalpur.html
- ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-11. "Obira 2,542km2"
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Oman 3,027,959"
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Iowa 3,046,355"
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Angika: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anp. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Bihar". http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
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