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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Lakhisarai}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Lakhisarai district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]] <br />
| total_type = Total<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_map = Bihar district location map Lakhisarai.svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Lakhisarai district in Bihar<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| coor_pinpoint = Lakhisarai<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Munger division|Munger]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Lakhisarai]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 1228<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 1,000,912<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_urban = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = 64.95 per cent<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio<br />
| demographics1_info2 = 900<br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = [[Munger (Lok Sabha constituency)|Munger]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
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| website = {{URL|http://lakhisarai.bih.nic.in/}}<br />
| official_name = <br />
| image_skyline = Lakhisarai climate.jpg<br />
| image_caption = <br />
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'''Lakhisarai district''' is one of the thirty-eight [[districts of Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]], and [[Lakhisarai]] town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Lakhisarai district is a part of [[Munger division|Munger Division]]. The district occupies an area of {{cvt|1228|km2}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
On 3 July 1994 this district was carved out from [[Munger district]], which comprised the erstwhile Lakhisarai sub-division of the undivided district.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Lakhisarai district occupies an area of {{convert|1228|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref><br />
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==Economy==<br />
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Lakhisarai one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development. |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref><br />
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Industrial background; there are various fertilizer and pesticide factories in the district, including Bihar Mineral Industries. The market for fabrics in the district also flourishes with many old and new shops, and there are many factories like Sindur.<br />
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[[National Thermal Power Corporation Limited]] and Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd has signed Memorandum of Understanding to set up 1320MW thermal power plant in Kajra.<ref>https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/companies/ntpc-to-set-up-1-320-mw-power-plant-in-bihar-114022300260_1.html</ref><br />
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==Divisions==<br />
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2013}}<br />
The district consists only one sub-division Lakhisarai, which is divided into Seven developmental [[Community development block in India|block]]s, namely, Lakhisarai, [[Surajgarha]], Barahiya, Halsi, Pipariya, Ramgarh Chowk and Chanan.<br />
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The district headquarters Lakhisarai is a city with mixed population, the majority being the upper-caste (Bhumihaar-Brahmins) people. Still under the process of development, the city has one newly constructed PCC road and a New bypass is constructed recently which gives some relaxation from traffic jams in the city . The Law and Order as well as development process is taking place during [[Nitish Kumar]] government's tenure. Also, Piribazar, Chanan police stations are naxal-prone due to their geographical layout. The city well known for its ''sindur'' (vermilion) production.<br />
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==Religion==<br />
Lakhisarai is also famous for Indradameshwar Ashokdham temple, Bhagvati Sthan temple at Abhaipur, Abhaynath temple at the hills beside Abhaipur Village, Maharani temple at Barahiya, Shree Shesh Nag Temple at Babhangawan, Baba Govind temple at Mano-Rampur Rameshavar Dham Singarpur and for Shringirishi mountains and Surya Mandir at Pokhrama village in Alinagar Panchyat. This area is to be developed for Gautam Budha visits and related relics.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,29,288|13=1911|14=2,36,466|15=1921|16=2,24,854|17=1931|18=2,53,195|19=1941|20=2,86,239|21=1951|22=3,16,343|23=1961|24=3,52,448|25=1971|26=4,39,256|27=1981|28=5,33,840|29=1991|30=6,46,395|31=2001|32=8,02,225|33=2011|34=10,00,912|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Lakhisarai District<br />
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|right1=Percent<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|95.55}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|4.08}}<br />
{{bar percent|Not Stated|black|0.28}}<br />
{{bar percent|Christian|blue|0.05}}<br />
{{bar percent|Sikh|olive|0.01}}<br />
{{bar percent|Buddhist|yellow|0.01}}<br />
{{bar percent|Jain|brown|0.01}}<br />
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.01}}<br />
}}<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Lakhisarai district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,000,912,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | title = District Census 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 445th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 815 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.74%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Lakhisarai has a [[sex ratio]] of 900 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.95%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 15.3% and 0.8% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.28% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.73% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref> The main language is [[Magahi language|Magahi]], but is counted as Hindi under the census.<br />
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===Notable towns===<br />
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*[[Barahiya]]<br />
*[[Lakhisarai]]<br />
*[[Surajgarha]]<br />
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Notable Person <br />
*Giriraj Singh(politician)<br />
*Dashrath Singh(Landlord)<br />
*Devki Babu (Businessman)<br />
*Sachin Bhardwaj(Eminent Law student)<br />
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===Notable villages===<br />
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*[[Balgudar]]<br />
*[[Bhaluee]]<br />
*[[Dariapur, Lakhisarai district|Dariapur]]<br />
*[[Maheshpur, Lakhisarai district|Maheshpur]]<br />
*[[Nijai]]<br />
*[[Pokhrama]]<br />
*[[Sabikpur, Lakhisarai|Sabikpur]]<br />
*[[Siswan]]<br />
*[[singarpur]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://lakhisarai.nic.in/ Official website]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110430231941/http://www.allaboutbihar.com/districts/lakhisarai/index.php Lakhisarai Information Portal]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Lakhisarai district<br />
|North = [[Begusarai district]]<br />
|Northeast = <br />
|East = [[Munger district]]<br />
|Southeast = <br />
|South = [[Jamui district]]<br />
|Southwest = [[Sheikhpura district]]<br />
|West = [[Nalanda district]]<br />
|Northwest = [[Patna district]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{Munger Division}}<br />
{{Munger Division topics}}<br />
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