Sheikhpura district

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Sheikhpura District
District
Shri Krishn Singh Dwar in Maur Village.jpg
Gate in Maur village
Bihar district location map Sheikhpura.svg
Location of sheikhpura district in Bihar
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
Division Munger
Headquarters Sheikhpura
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Jamui and Nawada
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies Barbigha and Sheikhpura
Area
 • Total689 km2 (266 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total636,342
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Literacy 65.96 per cent
 • Sex ratio926
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code
8111xx
Major highways NH 82
Website sheikhpura.nic.in

Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Sheikhpura is the administrative headquarter of this district. Sheikhpura district is a part of the Munger division. Sheikhpura was split from the Munger district into a separate district with headquarters in Sheikhpura on 31 July 1994 due to political efforts of Rajo Singh. [1] As of 2011 it was the least populous district of Bihar (out of 38). [2]

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Geography

The Sheikhpura district occupies an area of 689 square kilometres (266 sq mi), [3] comparatively equivalent to the Solomon Islands' Kolombangara. [4]

Economy

Sheikhpura is one of the smallest districts of Bihar. The population of Shekhpura primarily depends on agriculture. Bonded labour may still occur. [5] Small-scale mining operations of smaller hillocks with crushers is another of the main activities. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheikhpura one of the country's 250 most-impoverished districts. [6] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. [6]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Sheikhpura 169 Sheikhpura Vijay Kumar Yadav RJD MGB
170 Barbigha Sudarshan Kumar JD(U) NDA

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901152,726—    
1911157,460+0.31%
1921149,761−0.50%
1931168,687+1.20%
1941190,743+1.24%
1951210,915+1.01%
1961246,528+1.57%
1971294,826+1.81%
1981350,677+1.75%
1991420,260+1.83%
2001525,502+2.26%
2011636,342+1.93%
source: [7]
Religions in Sheikhpura district (2011) [8]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
93.68%
Islam
 
5.92%
Other or not stated
 
0.40%

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sheikhpura district had a population of 636,342, [2] giving it a ranking of 516th in India. [2] The district had a population density of 922 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,390/sq mi). [2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.82%. [2] Sheikhpura had a sex ratio of 926 females for every 1000 males, [2] and a literacy rate of 65.96%. 17.13% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.60% and 0.10% of the population respectively. [2]

Languages

Languages in Sheikhpura district (2011) [9]

   Hindi (56.90%)
   Magahi (38.17%)
   Urdu (4.70%)
  Others (0.23%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 56.90% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 38.17% Magahi and 4.70% Urdu as their first language. [9]

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