Kishanganj district

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Kishanganj district
District of Bihar
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Location of Kishanganj district in Bihar
Coordinates(Kishanganj): 26°15′N87°59′E / 26.250°N 87.983°E / 26.250; 87.983
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
Division Purnia
Headquarters Kishanganj
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Kishanganj
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies Bahdurganj, Thakurganj, Kishanganj, Kochadhaman
Area
 • Total1,884 km2 (727 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,690,400
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Literacy 57.04 per cent
 • Sex ratio946
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration BR-37
Major highways
Website kishanganj.nic.in

Kishanganj district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Kishanganj town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Kishanganj district is a part of Purnia division (Seemanchal).

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History

Kishanganj district, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region. [1] Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas) which was ruled by the Videhas, an Indo-Aryan tribe. [2]

During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called Janakas. [3] The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila. [4]

Kishanganj was an old and important Sub-Division of Purnia district. After the long and hard struggle of around seventeen years by the people of Kishanganj including social workers, politicians, journalists, businessmen, farmers, etc., the Kishanganj district was carved out of Purnia district on 14 January 1990. [5]

Geography

Kishanganj district occupies an area of 1,884 square kilometres (727 sq mi), [6] Kishanganj district is surrounded by Araria district in the west, Purnia district in the south-west, Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal on the east, and Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Nepal on the north. A narrow strip of West Bengal, about 20 km wide separates it from Bangladesh. [7]

Kishanganj district is located between 250 20’ and 260 30’ north latitudes, and 870 7’ and 880 19’ east longitudes. [8]

River

Major rivers flowing through the district are Mahananda, Kankai, Mechi, Donk, Ratua . [8]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Kishanganj 52 Bahadurganj Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi RJD MGB Switched from AIMIM to RJD [9]
53 Thakurganj Saud Alam RJD MGB
54 Kishanganj Ijaharul Hussain INC MGB
55 Kochadhaman Muhammad Izhar Asfi RJD MGB Switched from AIMIM to RJD [10]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Kishanganj one of the country's 250 most backward districts out of a total of 640. [11] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [11]

Kishanganj is the only tea producing district in Bihar. [12]

Sub-divisions

The district comprises only one sub-division, Kishanganj, which is further divided into seven blocks :


Education

On 30 January 2014, the foundation stone was laid down of the Kishanganj campus of Aligarh Muslim University by Sonia Gandhi. [13] The study centre started out by offering two courses. [14]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901234,482—    
1911251,966+0.72%
1921269,059+0.66%
1931291,023+0.79%
1941316,813+0.85%
1951336,235+0.60%
1961459,703+3.18%
1971618,773+3.02%
1981805,333+2.67%
1991984,107+2.03%
20011,296,348+2.79%
20111,690,400+2.69%
source: [15]

According to the 2011 census Kishanganj district has a population of 1,690,400, [16] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau [17] or the US state of Idaho. [18] This gives it a ranking of 293rd in India (out of a total of 640). [16] The district has a population density of 898 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,330/sq mi) . [16] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 30.44%. [16] Kishanganj has a sex ratio of 946 females for every 1,000 males, [16] and a literacy rate of 57.04%. 9.53% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.69% and 3.80% of the population respectively. [16]

Religions in Kishanganj district (2011) [19]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
67.98%
Hinduism
 
31.43%
Other or not stated
 
0.59%

A vast majority of the people live in villages. Kishanganj is the only Muslim-majority district of Bihar, with Muslims forming about 68% of the population. [16] There are also Hindus of whom most are Surajpuris (Rajbanshi). There also are small pockets of Santals. [20] [21] Most of the inhabitants of Kishanganj speak Surajpuri. [22]

Languages in Kishanganj district (2011) [23]

   Surjapuri (42.61%)
   Urdu (32.62%)
   Hindi (9.05%)
   Bengali (6.66%)
   Santali (3.45%)
   Maithili (2.63%)
   Bhojpuri (1.23%)
  Others (1.75%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 42.61% of the population in the district spoke Surjapuri, 32.62% Urdu, 9.05 Hindi, 6.66% Bengali, 3.45% Santali, 2.63% Maithili and 1.23% Bhojpuri as their first language. [23]

Gender Ratio of District [24]
Year19711981199120012011
123456
Gender Ratio926950946936948

Administrative units

Sl. no.Name of the BlocksNo. of Gram Panchayats
1Kishanganj10
2Bahadurganj20
3Thakurganj22
4Kochadhaman24
5Dighalbank16
6Pothia22
7Terhagachh12
Total number of Gram Panchayats [25] 126

See also - Literacy In Bihar

Notable people

Asrarul Haq Qasmi

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