Bhagalpur District

Population: 3,032,226 (2011)

State: Bihar

Language: Hindi, Angika

Headquarters: Bhagalpur

 

Area: 2570 square kilometers

Density of population: 1180 people per square kilometer                 

Literacy Rate: 64.96 % - Male: 72.30 %, Female: 56.49 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:879

 

Boundaries of Bhagalpur District

 

North: Madhepura District and Purnia District, Bihar

North East: Katihar District, Bihar

North West: Khagaria District, Bihar

South West: Banka District, Bihar

South East and East: Jharkhand

West: Munger District, Bihar

 

Bhagalpur District Average Rainfall: 893.56 mm

Bhagalpur District Average Temperature in Summer: 30.72 deg C

Bhagalpur District Average Temperature in Winter: 16.66 deg C

 

BHAGALPUR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Ganga

Sub Divisions: Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon, Naugachhia

Blocks: Pirpainti, Kahalgaon, Sanhaula, Sabour, Nath Nagar, Jagdishpur, Sultanganj, Sadpur, Bihpur, Naugachhia, Gopalpur, Kharik, Narayanpur, Gauripur, Ismailpur, Rangra

Assembly Constituencies: Bhagalpur, Bihpur, Gopalpur, Pirpainti, Kahalgaon, Sultanganj, Nath Nagar

 

Bhagalpur District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Mandar Hills

2. Ruins of Vikramshila

3. Shri Champapur Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra

4. Tilka Manjhi

5. Maharshi Mehi Aashram

6. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Bhagalpur District Facts: It is one of the 36 most backward districts in Bihar and is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program. It is known as the silk city of India. This is the second largest city in Bihar.           

 

Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, maize, lentils

 

Major Industries: Tusser silk, thermal power station at Kahalgaon

 

Major Educational Institutions: St. Joseph’s School, Mount Assissi School, Mount Carmel School, CMS School, Techno Mission, Aryabhatt Public School, SKP Vidya Vihar, St. Andrew’s School, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, K N H Medical College and Hospital, Sunderwati Mahila College, Marwari College, Bhagalpur College of Engineering

 

What Is Bhagalpur District Famous For: Tusser Silk

 

Famous People From Bhagalpur District: Ajit Pal Mangat, Sisir Kumar Mitra, Sushil Kumar Modi, Rabindra Kumar Rana, Kadambini Ganguly, Amarendranath Chatterjee, Suchitra Bhattacharya, Bhagwat Jha Azad, Amiya Charan Banerjee, Ramjee Singh

 

Bhagalpur District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Bhagalpur District