Darbhanga district

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Darbhanga district
District
Building of Lalit Naryan Mithla University, Darbhanga Bihar.jpg
Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga
Bihar district location map Darbhanga.svg
Location of Darbhanga district in Bihar
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
Region Mithila
Division Darbhanga
Headquarters Darbhanga
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Darbhanga
 •  Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Gopal Jee Thakur, BJP
 •  District Magistrate Shri Rajiv Raushan(IAS)
 •  Senior Superintendent of Police Shri Awakash Kumar(IPS)
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies Kusheshwar Asthan, Gaura Bauram, Benipur, Alinagar, Darbhanga Rural, Darbhanga, Hayaghat, Bahadurpur, Keoti, Jale
Area
 • Total2,279 km2 (880 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,937,385
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
 •  Urban
8.7 per cent
Demographics
 •  Literacy 56.56 per cent
 • Sex ratio1024
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways NH 27, NH 527B
Website darbhanga.bih.nic.in

Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of this district and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district lies in Historical Mithila region. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division. The district is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts. The district covers an area of 2,279 km2 (880 sq mi).

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History

1976 saw the creations of two districts from Darbhanga's territory: Madhubani and Samastipur. [1]

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Darbhanga District map
  1. Darbhanga Assembly constituency
  2. Baheri Assembly constituency
  3. Biraul Assembly constituency
  4. Keoti Assembly constituency
  5. Singhwara Assembly constituency
  6. Jale Assembly constituency
  7. Bahadurpur Assembly constituency
  8. Benipur Assembly constituency
  9. Manigachhi Assembly constituency
  10. Kusheshwar Asthan
  11. Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
  12. Hanuman nagar Assembly constituency
  13. Gaura Bauram Assembly constituency
  14. Hayaghat Assembly constituency
  15. Alinagar Assembly constituency
  16. Ghanshyampur Assembly constituency
  17. Taradih Assembly constituency
  18. Kiratpur Assembly constituency

[2]

Geography

Darbhanga district occupies an area of 2,279 square kilometres (880 sq mi), [3] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Yapen Island. [4]

Economy

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Darbhanga one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [5] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901889,022—    
1911894,232+0.06%
1921889,302−0.06%
1931966,393+0.83%
19411,055,208+0.88%
19511,150,582+0.87%
19611,337,802+1.52%
19711,622,812+1.95%
19812,008,193+2.15%
19912,510,959+2.26%
20013,295,789+2.76%
20113,937,385+1.79%
source: [6]
Religions in Darbhanga district (2011) [7]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
77.28%
Islam
 
22.39%
Other or not stated
 
0.33%

According to the 2011 census, Darbhanga district has a population of 3,937,385, [8] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia [9] or the US state of Oregon. [10] This gives it a ranking of 64th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,721 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,460/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19%. Literacy rate of the district is 56.56% (male 66.83%, female 45.24%). 9.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.64% and 0.07% of the population respectively.

Languages of Darbhanga district (2011) [11]

   Maithili (72.75%)
   Urdu (20.67%)
   Hindi (5.96%)
  Others (0.62%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 72.75% of the population in the district spoke Maithili, 20.67% Urdu and 5.96% Hindi as their first language. [11]

Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Darbhanga, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Darbhanga, year 2020 [12]
IndicatorsNumber of children (<5 years)Percent (2020)Percent (2016)
Stunted255,37445%49%
Wasted108,56219%17%
Severely wasted36,0006%5%
Underweight220,49939%41%
Overweight/obesity8,4942%2%
Anemia348,14769%70%
Total children562,497

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Darbhanga of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Darbhanga of women of 15–49 years, in 2020 [12]
IndicatorsNumber of women (15–49 years)Percent (2020)Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)293,59526%31%
Overweight/obesity154,02313%12%
Hypertension200,12617%11%
Diabetes154,59613%NA
Anemia (non-preg)703,02261%66%
Anemia (preg)74,67753%62%
Total women (preg)142,241
Total women1,146,855

Politics

Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Lok Sabha Constituency. [13] [14]

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Darbhanga 78 Kusheshwar Asthan Shashi Bhushan Hazari JD(U) NDA Died in 1 July 2021
Aman Bhushan Hajari Elected on 2 November 2021 in by-election
79 Gaura Bauram Swarna Singh BJP NDA Switched from VIP to BJP [15]
80 Benipur Binay Kumar Choudhary JD(U) NDA
81 Alinagar Mishrilal Yadav BJP NDA Switched from VIP to BJP [16]
82 Darbhanga Rural Lalit Kumar Yadav RJD MGB
83 Darbhanga Sanjay Saraogi BJP NDA
84 Hayaghat Ram Chandra Prasad BJP NDA
85 Bahadurpur Madan Sahni JD(U) NDA
86 Keoti Murari Mohan Jha BJP NDA
87 Jale Jibesh Kumar BJP NDA

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