Vaishali district

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Vaishali district
District of Bihar
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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
 • Total2,036 km2 (786 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,495,021
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Literacy 66.60%
 • Sex ratio1.895 ♂/♀
Language
 • Official Hindi
 • Additional official Urdu
 • Regional Languages Bajjika
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]

  'Other' Hindi (69.88%)
   Hindi (25.10%)
   Urdu (4.80%)
  Others (0.22%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.09% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 4.80% Urdu as their first language. 69.88% of the population recorded their language as 'Other' under Hindi, while Hindi itself was only reported by 25.10%. The dialect of the region is Bajjika, variously regarded as a dialect of Maithili language. [14]

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

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

The district has got 1414 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 BJP NDA
125 Vaishali Siddharth Patel JD(U) NDA
126 Mahua Mukesh Raushan Yadav RJD MGB
127 Raja Pakar Pratima Kumari INC MGB
128 Raghopur Tejashwi Yadav RJD MGB
129 Mahnar Bina Singh RJD MGB
130 Patepur Lakhendra Kumar Raushan BJP NDA

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