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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Thakurganj
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.45|N|88.13|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 = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 82
| population_total = 18348
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 855116
| registration_plate = BR - 37
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kishanganj]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Thakurganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thakurganj]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Thakurganj''' is a town and a [[notified area]], divided into 12 wards, in [[Kishanganj district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Geography==
Thakurganj is located at {{Coord|26.45|N|88.13|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Thakurganj.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Thakurganj]</ref> It has an average elevation of 82 metres (269 feet). It touches international border of Nepal in one side and of West Bengal on other side.

==Demographics==
As of India [[census|2011 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801308-thakurganj-bihar.html|title=Thakurganj Population Census 2011}}</ref> Thakurganj had a population of 18,348. Males constitute 52.5% of the population and females 47.5%. In Thakurganj Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 905 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Thakurganj is around 937 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Thakurganj has an average literacy rate of 76.09%, higher than the state average of 61.80%: male literacy is 81.76%, and female literacy is 69.79%. In Thakurganj, 10.54% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{Cite book|title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK, KISHANGANJ|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar|year=2014|pages=54}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
{{Purnia Division}}

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

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