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	\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]		\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]
	\| postal_code = 855107,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.citypincode.in/bihar/kishanganj/kishanganj-855107 \|title=PIN Code of Kishanganj Post office Kishanganj in Bihar \|website=CityPincode.in \|publisher=IFSC Finder \|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> 855108<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.citypincode.in/bihar/kishanganj/kishanganj-bazar-855108 \|title=PIN Code of Kishanganj Bazar Post office Kishanganj in Bihar \|website=CityPincode.in \|publisher=IFSC Finder \|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref>		\| postal_code = 855107,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.citypincode.in/bihar/kishanganj/kishanganj-855107 \|title=PIN Code of Kishanganj Post office Kishanganj in Bihar \|website=CityPincode.in \|publisher=IFSC Finder \|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> 855108<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.citypincode.in/bihar/kishanganj/kishanganj-bazar-855108 \|title=PIN Code of Kishanganj Bazar Post office Kishanganj in Bihar\|website=CityPincode.in \|publisher=IFSC Finder \|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> <ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Bihar/Kishanganj/ Kishanganj]</ref>
	\| registration_plate = BR-37		\| registration_plate = BR-37
	\| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy		\| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
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	== Agriculture ==		== Agriculture ==
	Agricultural produce from the district includes rice, wheat, [[arhar]], [[masoor]] and [[jute]]. It is only one of the districts in Bihar to produce tea.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31bb91f73e9d31ea2830a5e73ce3ed328/uploads/2016/09/2018031273.pdf \|title=Unknown \|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>		Agricultural produce from the district includes rice, wheat, [[arhar]], [[masoor]] and [[jute]]. It is only one of the districts in Bihar to produce tea.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31bb91f73e9d31ea2830a5e73ce3ed328/uploads/2016/09/2018031273.pdf \|title=Unknown \|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>

	~~==Transport==~~
	According to the statistics, Kishanganj has a major [[railhead]] which is connected to major cities and towns of India. [[Kishanganj railway station]] comes under [[Northeast Frontier Railway]] (NFR) and is 'A' category station of Indian Railways. The railway station and [[National Highway 27 (India)\|NH 27]] connect northeastern regions of India to the rest of the country. It has direct train connections to major cities namely- [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Patna]], [[Kolkata]], [[Guwahati]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], etc. Garib Nawaz express starts from here for Ajmer. [[Rajdhani Express]] which runs between Delhi and Dibrugarh has its stoppage in Kishanganj. The NH 31 runs along with the railway line. {{citation needed\|date=February 2020}}

	~~It is also connected with [[Bagdogra Airport]] in [[Bagdogra]] which is about {{Cvt\|60\|km}} from Kishanganj.~~
	~~==Business==~~
	* [[List of businesses in Kishanganj by popularity\|List of businesses in Kishanganj]]

	==Climate==		==Climate==

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	\| settlement_type = Town		\| settlement_type = Town
	\| image_skyline =		\| image_skyline = Kishanganj at night.jpg
	\| image_alt =		\| image_alt =
	\| image_caption = ~~Bihar district location map~~ Kishanganj~~.svg~~		\| image_caption = Kishanganj Station
	\| pushpin_map = India Bihar		\| pushpin_map = India Bihar
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	†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.02%), [[Buddhism\|Buddhists]] (<0.01%).</small>		†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.02%), [[Buddhism\|Buddhists]] (<0.01%).</small>
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	~~== Education ==~~
	~~'''Technical Education'''~~

	Kishanganj has 2 private engineering colleges, 2 private polytechnic colleges, and 1 govt. engineering [https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31bb91f73e9d31ea2830a5e73ce3ed328/uploads/2016/09/2018031273.pdf college].
	UPA-1 govt had passed AMU center by seeing backwardness in education especially in minorities...but unfortunately due to the change in govt the funds are not alloted ....so if the work takes place rapidly then the dreams of our beloved mp Asrar ul haq comes true

	== Agriculture ==		== Agriculture ==
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	}}		}}

	~~==Media==~~
	~~Kishanganj has an [[All India Radio]] Relay station known as Akashvani Kishanganj. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.{{citation needed\|date= October 2015}}~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kishanganj
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
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| image_caption = Bihar district location map Kishanganj.svg
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26|04|46|N|87|56|14|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]]
| established_title = 
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 652
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| population_total = 107,076
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Surjapuri]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]],
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 855107,855108<ref>http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/KISHANGANJ/Kishanganj_PINCODE</ref>
| registration_plate = BR-37
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 74.71%
| website = http://www.kishanganj.bih.nic.in/
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}
[[File:Ramzan River.JPG|thumb|Ramzan River at Kishanganj]]
'''Kishanganj''' is a city and district headquarters of [[Kishanganj district]] in Purnia division of [[Bihar]] state.

==History==
Kishanganj, which was previously part of [[Purnia district]], is part of the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0hbA4A--9HcC&pg=PA74|title=Women Empowerment Through Panchayati Raj Institutions|first=Minni|last=Thakur|date=22 July 2018|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=9788180696800|via=Google Books}}</ref>

Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by [[Indo-Aryan peoples]] who established the [[Mithila Kingdom]] (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).<ref name="witzel">{{cite book |first=Michael |last=Witzel |authorlink=Michael Witzel |date=1989 |title=Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes |editor1-last=Caillat |editor1-first=C. |publisher=Fondation Hugot |location=Paris |pages=13, 17 116–124, 141–143}}</ref>
During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), the Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centres of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called [[Janaka]]s.<ref name="witzel" />

The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the [[Vajji]] confederacy, which had its capital in the city of [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]], which is also in Mithila.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hemchandra |first=R. |year=1972 |title=Political History of Ancient India |location=Calcutta |publisher=University of Calcutta}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=252945|title=Census of India: Search Details|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> Kishanganj has a population of 105,782 of which male and female are 55,143 and 50,639 respectively.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kishanganj.bih.nic.in|title=District Informatics Center, Kishanganj, Bihar|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330125649/http://kishanganj.bih.nic.in/|archive-date=30 March 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Literacy rate of Kishanganj city is 73.46% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Kishanganj, Male literacy is around 78.37% while female literacy rate is 68.08%.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kishanganj.bih.nic.in/Census.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309093609/http://kishanganj.bih.nic.in/Census.htm |archive-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In Kishanganj, Total children (0-6) in Kishanganj city are 16,884 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 8,636 boys while 8,248 are girls. The children form 15.96% of total population of Kishanganj City. It is one of the few districts where the population of Muslims are in majority.<ref name=":0" />

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Kishanganj
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|67.98}}
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|31.43}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|0.34}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|0.07}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.24}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.02%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.01%).</small>
}}

== Education ==
'''Technical Education'''

Kishanganj has 2 private engineering colleges, 2 private polytechnic colleges, and 1 govt. engineering [https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31bb91f73e9d31ea2830a5e73ce3ed328/uploads/2016/09/2018031273.pdf college].
UPA-1 govt had passed AMU center by seeing backwardness in education especially in minorities...but unfortunately due to the change in govt the funds are not alloted ....so if the work takes place rapidly then the dreams of our beloved mp Asrar ul haq comes true

== Agriculture ==
As of govt [https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31bb91f73e9d31ea2830a5e73ce3ed328/uploads/2016/09/2018031273.pdf reports], the agricultural produces from district are Rice, Wheat, Arhar, Masoor,jute,and also it is only one of the districts in Bihar to produce tea

==Transport==
According to the statistics, Kishanganj has a major [[railhead]] which is connected to major cities and towns of India. [[Kishanganj railway station]] comes under [[Northeast Frontier Railway]] (NFR) and is 'A' category station of Indian Railways. The railway station and [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]] connect northeastern regions of India to the rest of the country. It has direct train connected to major cities namely- [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Patna]], [[Kolkata]], [[Guwahati]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]] etc. Garib Nawaz express starts from here for Ajmer. [[Rajdhani Express]] which runs between Delhi and Dibrugarh has its stoppage in Kishanganj. The NH 31 runs along with the railway line.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

It is also connected with [[Bagdogra Airport]] in [[Bagdogra]] which is about {{Cvt|60|km}} from Kishanganj.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Kishanganj, Bihar
| metric first = Y
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 24.0
| Feb high C = 26.6
| Mar high C = 31.9
| Apr high C = 34.7
| May high C = 33.7
| Jun high C = 32.5
| Jul high C = 31.9
| Aug high C = 31.9
| Sep high C = 31.8
| Oct high C = 31.1
| Nov high C = 29.0
| Dec high C = 25.3
| Jan low C = 9.8
| Feb low C = 11.6
| Mar low C = 15.9
| Apr low C = 20.6
| May low C = 23.6
| Jun low C = 25.2
| Jul low C = 25.7
| Aug low C = 25.4
| Sep low C = 24.8
| Oct low C = 21.8
| Nov low C = 15.2
| Dec low C = 10.7
| Jan rain mm = 11
| Feb rain mm = 6
| Mar rain mm = 22
| Apr rain mm = 36
| May rain mm = 165
| Jun rain mm = 479
| Jul rain mm = 532
| Aug rain mm = 399
| Sep rain mm = 360
| Oct rain mm = 83
| Nov rain mm = 6
| Dec rain mm = 0
| rain colour = green
|source= [http://en.climate-data.org/location/55436/ en.climate-data.org]
}}

==Media==
Kishanganj has an [[All India Radio]] Relay station known as Akashvani Kishanganj. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.{{citation needed|date= October 2015}}

== See also ==

* [[List of cities in Bihar by population|List of cities in Bihar]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Purnia Division}}
{{Dalkhola topics}}

[[Category:Kishanganj| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kishanganj district]]