Kishanganj

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Kishanganj
Town
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Kishanganj
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Kishanganj
Location in Bihar, India
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Kishanganj
Kishanganj (India)
Coordinates: 26°04′46″N87°56′14″E / 26.07944°N 87.93722°E / 26.07944; 87.93722
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Region Mithila
District Kishanganj
Population
 (2021)
  Total
105,782
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
855107, [1] 855108 [2] [3]
Vehicle registration BR-37
Literacy74.71%
Website https://kishanganj.nic.in/
Ramzan River at Kishanganj Ramzan River.JPG
Ramzan River at Kishanganj

Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state in India.

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History

Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region. [4]

Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videha). [5] During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), the kingdom of the Videha became one of the major political and cultural centres of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The rulers of Videha were called Janakas. [5]

The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila. [6]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, [7] Kishanganj has a population of 105,782 of which male and female are 55,143 and 50,639 respectively. [7] [8] Literacy rate of Kishanganj city is 73.46% higher than the state average of 61.80%. In Kishanganj, Male literacy is around 78.37% while the female literacy rate is 68.08%. [7] [9] In Kishanganj, Total children (0-6) in Kishanganj city are 16,884 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 8,636 boys while 8,248 are girls. The children form 15.96% of the total population of Kishanganj City. It is one of the few districts where the population of Muslims are in majority. [7]

Religion in Kishanganj town
ReligionPercent
Hindus
55.48%
Muslims
42.67%
Jain
1.07%
Christians
0.30%
Sikh
0.26%
Buddhist
0.02%
No Religion
0.24%

Languages

Languages spoken in Kishanganj City (2011) [10]
  1. Hindi (42.7%)
  2. Urdu (31.2%)
  3. Surjapuri (7.55%)
  4. Bengali (7.73%)
  5. Maithili (4.30%)
  6. Others (6.90%)

Agriculture

Agricultural produce from the district includes rice, wheat, arhar, masoor and jute. It is only one of the districts in Bihar to produce tea. [11]

Climate

Climate data for Kishanganj, Bihar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)24.0
(75.2)
26.6
(79.9)
31.9
(89.4)
34.7
(94.5)
33.7
(92.7)
32.5
(90.5)
31.9
(89.4)
31.9
(89.4)
31.8
(89.2)
31.1
(88.0)
29.0
(84.2)
25.3
(77.5)
30.4
(86.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)9.8
(49.6)
11.6
(52.9)
15.9
(60.6)
20.6
(69.1)
23.6
(74.5)
25.2
(77.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.4
(77.7)
24.8
(76.6)
21.8
(71.2)
15.2
(59.4)
10.7
(51.3)
19.2
(66.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)13
(0.5)
15
(0.6)
23
(0.9)
69
(2.7)
227
(8.9)
393
(15.5)
416
(16.4)
371
(14.6)
313
(12.3)
109
(4.3)
6
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
1,961
(77.1)
Average rainy days22381520212018811119
Average relative humidity (%)67594555758587868680666571
Source: en.climate-data.org

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See also

References

  1. "PIN Code of Kishanganj Post office Kishanganj in Bihar". CityPincode.in. IFSC Finder. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. "PIN Code of Kishanganj Bazar Post office Kishanganj in Bihar". CityPincode.in. IFSC Finder. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. Kishanganj
  4. Thakur, Minni (22 July 2018). Women Empowerment Through Panchayati Raj Institutions. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   9788180696800 via Google Books.
  5. 1 2 Witzel, Michael (1989). Caillat, C. (ed.). Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes Dans Les litteratures Indo-Aryennes. Paris: Fondation Hugot. pp. 13, 17 116–124, 141–143.
  6. Hemchandra, R. (1972). Political History of Ancient India. Calcutta: University of Calcutta.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Census of India: Search Details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. "District Informatics Center, Kishanganj, Bihar". Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  9. "Welcome to Kishanganj District". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
  11. "Unknown" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2022.