Vaishali district

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Vaishali district
District of Bihar
Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum & Stupa.jpg
Relic Stupa of Vaishali
Bihar district location map Vaishali.svg
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Division Tirhut
Established10 December 1972
Headquarters Hajipur [1]
Government
 • EducationistShri Rajdeo Ray
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Hajipur, Vaishali
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies Hajipur, Lalganj, Vaishali, Mahua, Raja Pakar, Raghopur, Mahnar, Patepur
Area
 • Total
2,036 km2 (786 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,495,021
 • Density1,717/km2 (4,446/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Literacy 66.60%
 • Sex ratio1.895 ♂/♀
Language
 • Official Hindi
 • Additional official English
 • Regional Languages Maithili
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
8441xx (Vaishali) [2]
Major highways NH 22, NH 31, NH 322
HDI (2016)Increase2.svg 0.407 [3]
Website Official website

Vaishali district is a district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a part of Tirhut division. [4] Vaishali is known for being the birthplace of Mahavira of the Jain religion. Hajipur, its largest city and district headquarters, is known for its banana forest. The district is connected via the NH-77 and NH-322 highways, Gandhi Setu and Jay Prakash Setu (JP Setu) Bridges over(Holy) Ganga River which connect the state capital Patna, the division headquarters Muzaffarpur, and the eastward district Samastipur.

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History

Ancient Vaishali

According to legend, Vaishali derives its name from King Vishala, a son of Ikshvaku who founded the city. Vaishali was the capital of the vibrant Licchavi republic and was closely associated with the early histories of both Buddhism and Jainism. [5] In that period, Vaishali was an ancient metropolis and the capital city of the republic of the Vajji confederation, which covered most of the Himalayan Gangetic region of present-day Bihar. Magadha rulers of the Shishunaga dynasty shifted their capital from Pataliputra to Vaishali.

Post-Independence

Vaishali became a district when it was split from Muzaffarpur in 1972. [6]

Geography

The Vaishali district occupies an area of 2,036 square kilometres (786 sq mi), [7]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Vaishali one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [8] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [8]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901737,793—    
1911761,720+0.32%
1921737,475−0.32%
1931787,287+0.66%
1941868,565+0.99%
1951942,472+0.82%
19611,133,086+1.86%
19711,348,990+1.76%
19811,662,527+2.11%
19912,146,065+2.59%
20012,718,421+2.39%
20113,495,021+2.54%
source: [9]
Religions in Vaishali district (2011) [10]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
90.20%
Islam
 
9.56%
Other or not Stated
 
0.24%

According to the 2011 census Vaishali district has a population of 3,495,021, [11] roughly equal to the nation of Panama [12] or the US state of Connecticut. [13] This gives it a ranking of 86th in India (out of a total of 640). [11] The district has a population density of 1,717 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,450/sq mi) . [11] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.58%. [11] Vaishali has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males, [11] and a literacy rate of 66.60%. 6.67% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.12% and 0.07% of the population respectively. [11]

Languages

Languages of Vaishali district (2011) [14]
  1. 'Other' Hindi (69.9%)
  2. Hindi (25.1%)
  3. Urdu (4.80%)
  4. Others (0.22%)

Flora and fauna

In 1997, the district became home to the Barela Salim Ali Zubba Saheni Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi). [15]

Administration

Leaders of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Samrat Chaudhary, Jayant Raj Kushwaha, Umesh Singh Kushwaha, Siddharth Patel and others inaugurating Budhha Samyak Darshan Museum and Memorial Stupa in Vaishali. Leaders of Bihar inaugurating Budhha Samyak Darshan Museum and Stupa.jpg
Leaders of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Samrat Chaudhary, Jayant Raj Kushwaha, Umesh Singh Kushwaha, Siddharth Patel and others inaugurating Budhha Samyak Darshan Museum and Memorial Stupa in Vaishali.

The Vaishali district (headquartered at Hajipur) is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of District Magistrate (DM).

The district has got 1422 inhabited villages under 290 Gram Panchayats and 30 territorial police stations. [16]

Tehsils

Vaishali district comprises three tehsils or Sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):

  1. Hajipur
  2. Mahnar
  3. Mahua

Blocks

These Tehsils are further divided into 16 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO)

  1. Bhagwanpur
  2. Bidupur
  3. Chehra Kalan
  4. Desari
  5. Goraul
  6. Hajipur
  7. Jandaha
  8. Lalganj
  9. Mahnar
  10. Mahua
  11. Patedhi Belsar
  12. Patepur
  13. Raghopur
  14. Rajapakar
  15. Sahdei Buzurg
  16. Vaishali

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Vaishali 123 Hajipur Awadhesh Singh BJP NDA
124 Lalganj Sanjay Kumar Singh
125 Vaishali Siddharth Patel JD(U)
126 Mahua Sanjay Kumar Singh LJP(RV) Minister
127 Raja Pakar (SC)Mahendra Ram JD(U)
128 Raghopur Tejashwi Yadav RJD MGB
129 Mahnar Umesh Singh Kushwaha JD(U) NDA
130 Patepur (SC) Lakhendra Kumar Raushan BJP Minister
Samastipur 131 Kalyanpur Maheshwar Hazari JD(U) NDA
132 Warisnagar Manjarik Mrinal
133 Samastipur Ashwamedh Devi
134 Ujiarpur Alok Kumar Mehta RJD MGB
135 Morwa Ranvijay Sahu
136 Sarairanjan Vijay Kumar Chaudhary JD(U) NDA Minister
137 Mohiuddinnagar Rajesh Kumar Singh BJP
138 Bibhutipur Ajay Kumar Kushwaha CPI(M) MGB
139 Rosera (SC) Birendra Kumar BJP NDA
140 Hasanpur Mala Pushpam JD(U)
Begusarai 141 Cheria-Bariarpur Sushil Kumar JD(U) NDA
142 Bachhwara Surendra Mehata BJP Minister
143 Teghra Rajnish Kumar Singh
144 Matihani Narendra Kumar Singh RJD MGB
145 Sahebpur Kamal Sadanand Yadav
146 Begusarai Kundan Kumar BJP NDA
147 Bakhri (SC)Sanjay Paswan LJP(RV)
Khagaria 148 Alauli (SC) Ram Chandra Sada JD(U) NDA
149 Khagaria Bablu Mandal
150 Beldaur Panna Lal Singh Patel
151 Parbatta Aditya Kumar Shorya LJP(RV)
Bhagalpur 152 Bihpur Kumar Shailendra BJP NDA
153 Gopalpur Shailesh Kumar Mandal JD(U)
154 Pirpainti (SC)Murari Paswan BJP
155 Kahalgaon Shubhanand Mukesh JD(U)
156 Bhagalpur Rohit Pandey BJP
157 Sultanganj Lalit Narayan Mandal JD(U)
158 Nathnagar Mithun Yadav LJP(RV)
Banka 159 Amarpur Jayant Raj Kushwaha JD(U) NDA
160 Dhoraiya (SC) Manish Kumar
161 Banka Ramnarayan Mandal BJP
162 Katoria (ST)Puran Lal Tudu
163 Belhar Manoj Yadav JD(U)
Munger 164 Tarapur Samrat Choudhary BJP NDA Deputy Chief Minister
165 Munger Kumar Pranay
166 Jamalpur Nachiketa Mandal JD(U)
Lakhisarai 167 Suryagarha Ramanand Mandal JD(U) NDA
168 Lakhisarai Vijay Kumar Sinha BJP Deputy Chief Minister
Sheikhpura 169 Sheikhpura Randhir Kumar Soni JD(U) NDA
170 Barbigha Kumar Puspanjay
Nalanda 171 Asthawan Jitendra Kumar JD(U) NDA
172 Biharsharif Sunil Kumar BJP
173 Rajgir (SC)Kaushal Kishore JD(U)
174 Islampur Ruhel Ranjan
175 Hilsa Krishna Murari Sharan
176 Nalanda Shrawan Kumar Minister
177 Harnaut Hari Narayan Singh
Patna 178 Mokama Anant Kumar Singh JD(U) NDA
179 Barh Siyaram Singh BJP
180 Bakhtiarpur Arun Kumar LJP(RV)
181 Digha Sanjiv Chaurasiya BJP
182 Bankipur Nitin Nabin Minister
183 Kumhrar Sanjay Kumar
184 Patna Sahib Ratnesh Kumar Kushwaha
185 Fatuha Rama Nand Yadav RJD MGB
186 Danapur Ram Kripal Yadav BJP NDA Minister
187 Maner Virendra Yadav RJD MGB
188 Phulwari (SC) Shyam Rajak JD(U) NDA
189 Masaurhi (SC) Arun Manjhi
190 Paliganj Sandeep Yadav CPI(ML)L MGB
191 Bikram Siddharth Saurav BJP NDA
Bhojpur 192 Sandesh Radha Charan Sah JD(U) NDA
193 Barhara Raghvendra Pratap Singh BJP
194 Arrah Sanjay Singh Tiger Minister
195 Agiaon (SC)Mahesh Paswan
196 Tarari Vishal Prashant
197 Jagdishpur Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha JD(U)
198 Shahpur Rakesh Ranjan BJP
Buxar 199 Brahampur Shambhu Nath Yadav RJD MGB
200 Buxar Anand Mishra BJP NDA
201 Dumraon Rahul Singh JD(U)
202 Rajpur (SC) Santosh Kumar Nirala
Kaimur 203 Ramgarh Satish Kumar Singh Yadav BSP None
204 Mohania (SC) Sangita Kumari BJP NDA
205 Bhabua Bharat Bind
206 Chainpur Mohammad Zama Khan JD(U)
Rohtas 207 Chenari (SC) Murari Prasad Gautam LJP(RV) NDA
208 Sasaram Snehlata Kushwaha RLM
209 Kargahar Bashisth Singh JD(U)
210 Dinara Alok Kumar Singh RLM
211 Nokha Nagendra Chandravanshi JD(U)
212 Dehri Rajeev Ranjan Singh LJP(RV)
213 Karakat Arun Singh Kushwaha CPI(ML)L MGB
Arwal 214 Arwal Manoj Kumar BJP NDA
215 Kurtha Pappu Verma JD(U)
Jehanabad 216 Jehanabad Rahul Sharma RJD MGB
217 Ghosi Rituraj Kumar JD(U) NDA
218 Makhdumpur (SC) Subedar Das RJD MGB
Aurangabad 219 Goh Amrender Kushwaha RJD MGB
220 Obra Prakash Chandra LJP(RV) NDA
221 Nabinagar Chetan Anand JD(U)
222 Kutumba (SC)Lalan Ram HAM(S)
223 Aurangabad Trivikram Singh BJP
224 Rafiganj Pramod Kumar Singh JD(U)
Gaya 225 Gurua Upendra Prasad BJP NDA
226 Sherghati Uday Kumar Singh LJP(RV)
227 Imamganj (SC) Deepa Manjhi HAM(S)
228 Barachatti (SC) Jyoti Devi
229 Bodh Gaya (SC) Kumar Sarvjeet RJD MGB
230 Gaya Town Prem Kumar BJP NDA Speaker
231 Tikari Ajay Dangi RJD MGB
232 Belaganj Manorama Devi JD(U) NDA
233 Atri Romit Kumar HAM(S)
234 Wazirganj Birendra Singh BJP
Nawada 235 Rajauli (SC)Vimala Rajvanshi LJP(RV) NDA
236 Hisua Anil Singh BJP
237 Nawada Vibha Devi Yadav JD(U)
238 Gobindpur Binita Mehta LJP(RV)
239 Warsaliganj Anita Mahto RJD MGB
Jamui 240 Sikandra (SC) Prafull Kumar Manjhi HAM(S) NDA
241 Jamui Shreyasi Singh BJP Minister
242 Jhajha Damodar Rawat JD(U)
243 Chakai Savitri Devi RJD MGB

References

  1. ↑ "District headquarter of Vaishali". Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021. vaishali.nic.in
  2. ↑ Vaishali
  3. ↑ "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States" (PDF). March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur | An Official website of Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur | India" . Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vaisali -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Dayawanti Srivastava, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN   978-81-230-1617-7.
  8. 1 2 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census Handbook: Vaishali" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  12. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Panama 3,460,462 July 2011 est.
  13. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Connecticut 3,574,097
  14. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  15. ↑ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Bihar". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "List of police stations in Vaishali District, India". Bihar Police. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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