Bhagalpur division

Bhagalpur Division
Division of Bihar
Kahalgaon city mountain
Location of Bhagalpur division in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°15′00″N87°02′00″E / 25.25°N 87.0333°E / 25.25; 87.0333
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Bhagalpur
Established	1829
Headquarters	Bhagalpur
Districts	Bhagalpur, Banka
Government
•  MP - Banka	Giridhari Yadav
•  MP-Bhagalpur	Ajay Kumar Mandal
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,061,565
Language
• Official	Hindi [1]
• Additional official	English [1]
• Regional Language	Angika [1] [2]
• Other	Bengali language, [1] Khortha, Urdu, Santali

Bhagalpur division is one of the nine administrative units of Bihar, a state in the east of India. Bhagalpur city is the headquarters of the division, which was established in 1829 and is the oldest division of the state.

History of administrative districts in Bhagalpur Division

The Bhagalpur Division was established in 1829 as the 12th division of the Bengal Presidency of British India, along with the Saran Division and Patna Division. At the time of its establishment, the Bhagalpur Division consisted of the districts of Munger, Bhagalpur and Purnia. In 1855, the Santhal Pargana district was added to the division, followed by Malda district in 1878. In 1905, Malda district was transferred from Bhagalpur Division to the Rajshahi Division. After independent, the Bhagalpur Division was reorganized into new five divisions were created: Munger, Bhagalpur, Purnia, Santhal Pargana and Kosi.

List of subdivisions of Bhagalpur Division

Districts	Subdivisions
Banka	Banka
Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur
	Kahalgaon
	Naugachhia

City and town in Bhagalpur Division

Bhagalpur is the largest city in the Bhagalpur Division, situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. Bhagalpur's old name was Champanagri, the capital of the Anga Kingdom.

Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong during British rule) is a municipality and one of three subdivisions in Bhagalpur district in Bihar, India. It is located close to Vikramashila.

Banka is a town and the headquarters of the Banka district of Bihar.

Naugachhia is a town and an important railway station in the Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a block, one of three subdivisions of the Bhagalpur district, and a police district.

Sultanganj is a town and a block in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. It is located 25 km from Bhagalpur.

See also

• India portal

• Angika
• Divisions of Bihar
• Districts of Bihar

References

1. Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities (2015). 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (June 2014−July 2015) (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Minority Affairs; Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
2. "Language". bhagalpur.nic.in. Bhagalpur District; Government of Bihar, India. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

Note

Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts. ^[1]

1. "District Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.