Khagaria district is an administrative district in Mithila region 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]
Khagaria district | |
|---|---|
 Location of Khagaria district in Bihar | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Munger |
| Region | Mithila |
| Headquarters | Khagaria |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Khagaria |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,485 km2 (573 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,666,886 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 72.87 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 886 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | |
| Major highways | NH 31, NH 107 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1182 mm |
| Website | khagaria |
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
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
Constituencies
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
| S.No | Assembly Constituency No & Name | District | Member of Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 76-SimriBakhtiyarpur | Saharsa | Rajesh Verma | 140- Hasanpur | Samastipur |
| 148- Alauli | Khagaria | ||||
| 149-Khagaria | |||||
| 150-Beldaur | |||||
| 151-Parbatta |
Assembly constituency
| 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
Sub-divisions
Khagaria district comprises two sub-divisions:
1. Khagaria
2. Gogri
Blocks & Circles
Khagaria district has been divided into seven blocks as well as circles namely:[5]
Villages & Panchayats
| 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
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
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 321,380 | — |
| 1911 | 331,441 | +0.31% |
| 1921 | 315,166 | −0.50% |
| 1931 | 354,889 | +1.19% |
| 1941 | 401,206 | +1.23% |
| 1951 | 443,401 | +1.01% |
| 1961 | 540,794 | +2.01% |
| 1971 | 641,202 | +1.72% |
| 1981 | 768,653 | +1.83% |
| 1991 | 987,227 | +2.53% |
| 2001 | 1,280,354 | +2.63% |
| 2011 | 1,666,886 | +2.67% |
| source:[8] | ||
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]
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 (mainly Angika). The regional language of Khagaria is Angika.[13]
Goddess Durga temple
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.