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{{Short description|District in Bihar, India}}
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Khagaria}}
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Khagaria}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2008}}
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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Khagaria district
| name               = Khagaria district
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| settlement_type   = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]] of [[Bihar]]
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| image_caption      = Street in Khagaria town
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| subdivision_type   = Country
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| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name2     = [[Munger division|Munger]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]
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| seat                   = [[Khagaria]]
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics1_title1   = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1   = 72.87 per cent
| demographics1_info1 = 72.87 per cent
| demographics1_title2   = Sex ratio
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2   = 896
| demographics1_info2 = 886
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| leader_name1       = [[Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency|Khagaria]]
| timezone1             = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| registration_plate     =  
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| blank_name_sec1       = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_name_sec1   = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1       = [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]], [[National Highway 107 (India)|NH 107]]
| blank_info_sec1   = [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]], [[National Highway 107 (India)|NH 107]]
| blank_name_sec2       = Average annual precipitation
| blank_name_sec2   = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2       = 1182 mm
| blank_info_sec2   = 1182 mm
| website               ={{URL|http://khagaria.bih.nic.in/}}
| postal_code_type  = [[Postal Index Number|PIN Code]]
| postal_code        = [https://indiapincodes.net/Bihar/Khagaria/ 8512XX]
| website           = {{URL|https://khagaria.nic.in/}}
}}
}}


'''Khagaria district''' is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Khagaria]]. Earlier it was a part of Munger District as a sub-division that was created in 1943–44. It was upgraded to the status of a district on 10 May 1981. Khagaria district is a part of [[Munger Division]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khagari district info|url=https://khagaria.nic.in/about-district/}}</ref> in jalkoura 90 percent population are Syed and In khagaria 20 percent
'''Khagaria district''' is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Khagaria]]. Earlier it was a part of [[Munger district|Munger District]] as a sub-division that was created in 1943–44. It was upgraded to the status of a district on 10 May 1981. Khagaria district is a part of [[Munger Division]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khagari district info|url=https://khagaria.nic.in/about-district/}}</ref>


The present collector and District Magistrate of Khagaria is Shri Alok Ranjan Ghosh and the current S.P of Khagaria is Amitesh Kumar, IPS 2016 batch.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://khagaria.bih.nic.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715142726/http://khagaria.bih.nic.in/ |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The present collector and District Magistrate of Khagaria is Amit Kumar Pandey, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] and the current S.P. of Khagaria is Chandan Kumar Kushwaha, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://khagaria.bih.nic.in/ |title=District Official Website |access-date=2010-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715142726/http://khagaria.bih.nic.in/ |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==History==
==Geography==
Also known as Farakiya in local region. There is an interesting story behind it. Five centuries ago [[Akbar]], then the king of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal empire]] directed his revenue minister [[Todar Mal]] to map his entire empire. But he could not map this region now known as Khagaria due to difficult terrain, rivers and dense forests. So, he named it Farakiya (Farak in Urdu means separate, different). Now there is even a weekly newspaper- 'Farkiyanchal Times' (albeit published arbitrarily) and Farakiya times (weekly news paper).
Khagaria district occupies an area of {{convert|1486|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> comparatively equivalent to [[Greenland]]'s [[Nares Land]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Nares Land 1,466km2 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://archive.today/20151201081219/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | archive-date = 2015-12-01 }}</ref> The district is surrounded by seven rivers namely [[Ganges]], [[Kamala River|Kamla Balan]], [[Koshi River|Koshi]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Budhi Gandak]], Kareh, Kali Koshi and [[Bagmati River|Bagmati]]. These rivers cause floods every year which causes great loss of life and property including livestock. River Ganga forms the southern boundary of the district. Khagaria experiences an extreme climate with very hot summers and extremely cold winters. Rainy season continues up to October with heavy rainfall causing the rivers to overflow and causing floods in most regions.
== Politics ==
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{{#section:18th Bihar Assembly|MLA Header}}
{{#section:18th Bihar Assembly|Khagaria district}}
|}


==Geography==
== Constituencies ==
Khagaria district occupies an area of {{convert|1486|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> comparatively equivalent to [[Greenland]]'s [[Nares Land]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Nares Land 1,466km2 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://archive.is/20151201081219/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | archive-date = 2015-12-01 }}</ref> The district is surrounded by seven rivers namely [[Ganges]], [[Kamala River|Kamla Balan]], [[Koshi River|Koshi]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Budhi Gandak]], Kareh, Kali Koshi and [[Bagmati River|Bagmati]]. These rivers cause floods every year which causes great loss of life and property including livestock. River Ganga forms the southern boundary of the district.
Khagaria District is covered under one Parliamentary Constituency  25 – Khagaria .  25- Khagaria Parliamentary Constituency consists of six Assembly Constituencies of which four Assembly Constituencies are in Khagaria District and one in Saharsa District another in Samastipur District.


Khagaria experiences an extreme climate with very hot summers and extremely cold winters. Rainy season continues up to October with heavy rainfall causing the rivers to overflow and causing floods in most regions.
=== Parliamentary constituency ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S.No
!Assembly Constituency No & Name
!District
!Member of Parliament
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''1.'''
|76-[[Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Simri Bakhtiarpur]]
|[[Saharsa district|Saharsa]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Rajesh Verma (Khagaria politician)|Rajesh Verma]]
|-
|140-[[Hasanpur, Bihar Assembly  constituency|Hasanpur]]
|[[Samastipur district|Samastipur]]
|-
|148-[[Alauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alauli]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Khagaria]]
|-
|149-[[Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khagaria]]
|-
|150-[[Beldaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Beldaur]]
|-
|151-[[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parbatta]]
|}


Khagaria has rich alluvial soil which is very good for cultivation which is a major occupation of most of the rural population. The district does not have any mineral resources. [[Wheat]] is a prominent rabi crop in the district while [[Maize]] is abundantly grown in almost throughout the district. [[Banana]] cultivation as a cash crop has grown into prominence in last two decades. Banana cultivation is done mostly in Choutham, Gogari and Parvatta blocks. Apart from these mango and litchi orchards are abundant in this district and are found almost throughout the entire area. The study of old gazetteers shows that these orchards have been in existence for a long time.
=== Assembly constituency ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S.No
!Assembly Constituency No. and Name
!District
!Name of M.L.A.
|-
|'''1'''
|148-[[Alauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alauli]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Khagaria]]
|Sri Ramvriksh Sada
|-
|'''2'''
|149-[[Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khagaria]]
|Sri Chhatrapati Yadav
|-
|'''3'''
|150-[[Beldaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Beldaur]]
|Sri Panna Lal Singh Patel
|-
|'''4'''
|151-[[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parbatta]]
|Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
|}


==Administration==
==Administration==
===Sub-divisions===
===Sub-divisions===
Khagaria district comprises two sub-divisions:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Khagaria District Administration|url=https://khagaria.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/}}</ref>
Khagaria district comprises two sub-divisions:
 
1. [[Khagaria]]
 
2.  [[Gogri Jamalpur|Gogri]]


{{Columns-list|colwidth=18em|style=width:850px;|
===Blocks & Circles===
Khagaria district has been divided into seven blocks as well as circles namely:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Khagaria District Administration|url=https://khagaria.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/}}</ref>
 
# Alauli
# [[Khagaria]]
# [[Khagaria]]
# [[Gogri]]
# Chautham
}}
# Mansi
 
# [[Gogri Jamalpur|Gogri]]
===Blocks===
# Beldaur
Khagaria district has been divided into 7 blocks:<ref name=":0" />
# [[Parbatta]]


{{Columns-list|colwidth=18em|style=width:850px;|
=== Villages & Panchayats ===
#[[Alauli]]
{| class="wikitable"
#[[Khagaria]]
|+
#[[Chautham]]
!S.No
#[[Mansi, Bihar|Mansi]]
!Subdivision
#[[Gogri]]
!Block/Anchal
#[[Beldaur]]
!No of Panchayat
#[[Parbatta]]
!No of Revenue Villages
}}
|-
|'''1'''
| rowspan="4" |[[Khagaria]]
|Alauli
|21
|45
|-
|'''2'''
|Khagaria
|26
|51
|-
|'''3'''
|Chautham
|13
|28
|-
|'''4'''
|Mansi
|7
|13
|-
|'''5'''
| rowspan="3" |[[Gogri Jamalpur|Gogri]]
| [[Gogri Jamalpur|Gogri]]
|24
|68
|-
|'''6'''
|Beldaur
|16
|29
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Parbatta]]
|22
|69
|}


==Economy==
==Economy==
In 2015 union Food processing minister [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]] laid the foundation stone of a mega food at Mansi block. This will provide benefit to 30000 and generate around 6000 direct and indirect jobs.<ref>https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/pti-stories/badal-lays-foundation-stone-of-2nd-mega-food-park-in-bihar-115081401622_1.html</ref>
In 2015 union Food processing minister [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]] laid the foundation stone of a mega food at Mansi block. This will provide benefit to 30000 and generate around 6000 direct and indirect jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/pti-stories/badal-lays-foundation-stone-of-2nd-mega-food-park-in-bihar-115081401622_1.html|title = Badal lays foundation stone of 2nd Mega Food Park in Bihar}}</ref>
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Khagaria one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward 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|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>
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Khagaria one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward 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|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>


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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,21,380|13=1911|14=3,31,441|15=1921|16=3,15,166|17=1931|18=3,54,889|19=1941|20=4,01,206|21=1951|22=4,43,401|23=1961|24=5,40,794|25=1971|26=6,41,202|27=1981|28=7,68,653|29=1991|30=9,87,227|31=2001|32=12,80,354|33=2011|34=16,66,886|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|align=center}}
{{bar box
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|title=Religions in Khagaria District
|title=Religions in Khagaria district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.21}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|10.53}}
{{bar percent|[[Bihari Muslims|Islam]]|green|10.53}}
{{bar percent|Not Stated|black|0.16}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.26}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Khagaria district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,666,886,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | archive-date = 2011-06-11 }}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est. | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-date = 27 September 2011 }}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Khagaria district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,666,886,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Khagaria |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/278/download/762/DH_2011_1021_PART_A_DCHB_KHAGARIA.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est. | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-date = 27 September 2011 }}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |title=2010 Resident Population Data  
  |title=2010 Resident Population Data  
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  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |archive-date=2013-10-19  
  |archive-date=2013-10-19  
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 300th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 1115 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.46%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Khagaria has a [[sex ratio]] of 883 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 60.87%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 300th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 1115 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.46%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Khagaria has a [[sex ratio]] of 883 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 60.87%. 5.23% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.83% and 0.04% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>


At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 93.86% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 5.90% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
{{Pie chart
 
|caption = Languages of Khagaria district (2011)<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,21,380|13=1911|14=3,31,441|15=1921|16=3,15,166|17=1931|18=3,54,889|19=1941|20=4,01,206|21=1951|22=4,43,401|23=1961|24=5,40,794|25=1971|26=6,41,202|27=1981|28=7,68,653|29=1991|30=9,87,227|31=2001|32=12,80,354|33=2011|34=16,66,886|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}
|label1 = "Other" Hindi |value1 = 64.46 |color1 = hotpink
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 29.28 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 5.90 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.36 |color4 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 29.28% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 5.90% [[Urdu]] as their first language. 64.46% of the population speaks languages classified as "Others" under Hindi in the census.


== Goddess Durga temple  ==
== Goddess Durga temple  ==
Mother Durga's temple is situated in sanhouli,<ref>http://atulyabihar.com/goddess-durga-temple-in-khagaria/</ref> adjacent to [[Khagaria]] city for decades. A large number of pilgrims perform religious rituals worshiping here. In addition to various parts of the state, devotees of [[Assam]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] etc. States also come here to offer prayers and offerings in mother's court.
Mother Durga's temple is situated in Sanhouli,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atulyabihar.com/goddess-durga-temple-in-khagaria/|title = सन्हौली दुर्गास्थान में दशकों से मां दुर्गा विराजमान हैं|date = 7 June 2018}}</ref> adjacent to [[Khagaria]] city for decades. A large number of pilgrims perform religious rituals worshiping here. In addition to various parts of the state, devotees of [[Assam]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] etc. States also come here to offer prayers and offerings in mother's court.


==References==
==References==

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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Khagaria.
Khagaria district
District of Bihar
Street in Khagaria town
Street in Khagaria town
Location of Khagaria district in Bihar
Location of Khagaria district in Bihar
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionMunger
HeadquartersKhagaria
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesKhagaria
Area
 • Total1,485 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,666,886
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy72.87 per cent
 • Sex ratio886
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code
8512XX
Major highwaysNH 31, NH 107
Average annual precipitation1182 mm
Websitekhagaria.nic.in

Khagaria district is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Khagaria. Earlier it was a part of Munger District as a sub-division that was created in 1943–44. It was upgraded to the status of a district on 10 May 1981. Khagaria district is a part of Munger Division.[1]

The present collector and District Magistrate of Khagaria is Amit Kumar Pandey, IAS and the current S.P. of Khagaria is Chandan Kumar Kushwaha, IPS.[2]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Khagaria district occupies an area of 1,486 square kilometres (574 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Greenland's Nares Land.[4] The district is surrounded by seven rivers namely Ganges, Kamla Balan, Koshi, Budhi Gandak, Kareh, Kali Koshi and Bagmati. These rivers cause floods every year which causes great loss of life and property including livestock. River Ganga forms the southern boundary of the district. Khagaria experiences an extreme climate with very hot summers and extremely cold winters. Rainy season continues up to October with heavy rainfall causing the rivers to overflow and causing floods in most regions.

Politics[edit | edit source]

This section is transcluded from 18th Bihar Assembly. (edit | history)
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Khagaria 148 Alauli (SC) Ram Chandra Sada JD(U) NDA
149 Khagaria Bablu Mandal
150 Beldaur Panna Lal Singh Patel
151 Parbatta Aditya Kumar Shorya Lok Janshakti Party

Constituencies[edit | edit source]

Khagaria District is covered under one Parliamentary Constituency  25 – Khagaria .  25- Khagaria Parliamentary Constituency consists of six Assembly Constituencies of which four Assembly Constituencies are in Khagaria District and one in Saharsa District another in Samastipur District.

Parliamentary constituency[edit | edit source]

S.No Assembly Constituency No & Name District Member of Parliament
1. 76-Simri Bakhtiarpur Saharsa Rajesh Verma
140-Hasanpur Samastipur
148-Alauli Khagaria
149-Khagaria
150-Beldaur
151-Parbatta

Assembly constituency[edit | edit source]

S.No Assembly Constituency No. and Name District Name of M.L.A.
1 148-Alauli Khagaria Sri Ramvriksh Sada
2 149-Khagaria Sri Chhatrapati Yadav
3 150-Beldaur Sri Panna Lal Singh Patel
4 151-Parbatta Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

Administration[edit | edit source]

Sub-divisions[edit | edit source]

Khagaria district comprises two sub-divisions:

1. Khagaria

2. Gogri

Blocks & Circles[edit | edit source]

Khagaria district has been divided into seven blocks as well as circles namely:[5]

  1. Alauli
  2. Khagaria
  3. Chautham
  4. Mansi
  5. Gogri
  6. Beldaur
  7. Parbatta

Villages & Panchayats[edit | edit source]

S.No Subdivision Block/Anchal No of Panchayat No of Revenue Villages
1 Khagaria Alauli 21 45
2 Khagaria 26 51
3 Chautham 13 28
4 Mansi 7 13
5 Gogri Gogri 24 68
6 Beldaur 16 29
7 Parbatta 22 69

Economy[edit | edit source]

In 2015 union Food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal laid the foundation stone of a mega food at Mansi block. This will provide benefit to 30000 and generate around 6000 direct and indirect jobs.[6] In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Khagaria one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[7] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[7]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Khagaria is a small town with a major railway junction on the Barauni Guwahati section of the Indian Railways. National Highway No.31, which connects rest of India to North Eastern region passes through this town. It is also connected to other regions of north Bihar by another rail line to Saharsa and Samastipur. A major rail bridge across river Ganges at Munger connects it to south Bihar and Jharkhand directly.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901321,380—    
1911331,441+0.31%
1921315,166−0.50%
1931354,889+1.19%
1941401,206+1.23%
1951443,401+1.01%
1961540,794+2.01%
1971641,202+1.72%
1981768,653+1.83%
1991987,227+2.53%
20011,280,354+2.63%
20111,666,886+2.67%
source:[8]
Religions in Khagaria district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 89.21%
Islam
 
 10.53%
Other or not stated
 
 0.26%

According to the 2011 census Khagaria district has a population of 1,666,886,[10] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[11] or the US state of Idaho.[12] This gives it a ranking of 300th in India (out of a total of 640).[10] The district has a population density of 1,115 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,890/sq mi) .[10] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.46%.[10] Khagaria has a sex ratio of 883 females for every 1000 males,[10] and a literacy rate of 60.87%. 5.23% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.83% and 0.04% of the population respectively.[10]

Languages of Khagaria district (2011)[13]

  "Other" Hindi (64.46%)
  Hindi (29.28%)
  Urdu (5.90%)
  Others (0.36%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 29.28% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 5.90% Urdu as their first language. 64.46% of the population speaks languages classified as "Others" under Hindi in the census.

Goddess Durga temple[edit | edit source]

Mother Durga's temple is situated in Sanhouli,[14] adjacent to Khagaria city for decades. A large number of pilgrims perform religious rituals worshiping here. In addition to various parts of the state, devotees of Assam, Uttar Pradesh etc. States also come here to offer prayers and offerings in mother's court.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Khagari district info".
  2. ↑ "District Official Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  3. ↑ 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. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Nares Land 1,466km2{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Khagaria District Administration".
  6. ↑ "Badal lays foundation stone of 2nd Mega Food Park in Bihar".
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "District Census Handbook: Khagaria" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
  12. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Idaho 1,567,582
  13. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  14. ↑ "सन्हौली दुर्गास्थान में दशकों से मां दुर्गा विराजमान हैं". 7 June 2018.

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