Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur is a district in the State of Bihar in India. The district derives its name from its headquarter town of the same name. It is situated on the bank of the Ganges at 141 ft above the sea level.. The district of Bhagalpur is situated in the central part of Bhagalpur division. It Lies between 25° 07' - 25° 30' N Latitude and between 86° 37' - 87° 30'E longitude. The district is surrounded by Munger, Khagaria, Madhepura, Purnea, Kathiarand Banka districts of Bihar and Godda and Sahebganj districts of Jharkhand.

There are 3 subdivisions viz., Naugachia, Bhagalpur Sadar and Kahalgaon in the district. Number of C.D. Blocks in the district is 16. They are - Pirpainti, Kahalgoan, Sanhaula, Sabour, Nathnagar, Jagdishpur, Sultanganj, Sahkund, Bihpur, Navgachia, Gopalpur, Kharik, Narayanpur, Gauradih, Ismailpur, and Rangrachowk. There are 1515 villages and 4 statutory towns in the district.

Area of the district is about 2,570 sq. km. The border of the newly created state of Jharkhand is in the east of the district. After the bifurcation of the district in the year 1991 its erstwhile Banka subdivision was given status of a district.

As per the census 2011, the population of the district was 30,37,766. SC Population was 318,569 (10.49%) and ST population was 67,180 (2.21%).

Paddy, Maize, and Lentils are major crops; Tusser Silk, Thermal Power at Kahalgaon are the major industries, and Ganga is the major river of the district.

Bhagalpur is known for Vikramshila University which was founded in the latter part of the eighth century A.D by King Dharmapala. The Buddhist University of Vikramshila is located at the famous Patharghat Hill on the right bank of the Ganga, about 38 kilometers to the southeast of Bhagalpur.

History

The district of Bhagalpur, as presently constituted, comprised the southeastern part of the Subah of Bihar in the Mughal times. When the Diwani of Bihar, Bengal and Orissa was granted to the East India Company in 1765, the district consisted of a large area east of Sarkar Munger and, with the exception of Pargana Chhai, lay entirely south of the Ganges. This also included Munger which was separated in 1832. Santhal Pargana was formed into a separate district in 1855-56. The area of the district of the Ganges was thus greatly reduced. In the year 1954, the entire area north of the Ganges, with the exception of Bihpur, Naugachhia and Golpalpur Police Stations was constituted into the new Saharsa district. In the year 1991 Banka sub-division of the district was given the status of a district.

Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008

152 Bihpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Narayanpur, Bihpur, and Kharik.

153 Gopalpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Bihar - CD Blocks Gopalpur, Naugachhia, Rangra Chowk, and Ismailpur.

154 Pirpainti Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - CD Block Pirpainti; Gram Panchayats Bansipur, Birbanna, Rampur, Krisndaspur, Mohanpur Gogatta, Antichuck, Oriap, Mathurapur, Ramjanipur, Ghogha, Ekdara, Lagma, Salempur Saini, Kurma, Kairia, Nandlalpur, Siya, and Sadanandpur Baisa of Kahalgaon CD Block.

155 Kahalgaon Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Goradih & Sonhoula; Gram Panchayats Parashathdih (Shankarpur Khawas), Kodwar, Janidih, Pakkisarai, Dhanora, Maishamunda, Ekchari, Bholsar, Ogree, Shyampur and Nagar Panchayat Kahalgaon of Kahalgaon CD Block.

156 Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Bhagalpur (M. Corp) of Jagdishpur CD Block.

157 Sultanganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Sultanganj, and Shahkund.

158 Nathnagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Nathnagar & Sabour; Gram Panchayats Puraini North, Puraini South, Baluachak Puraini, Sanholi, Baijani, Khiribandh, Jamani, Saino, Bhawanipur Desri, Chandapur, Jagdishpur, Sonuchak-Puraini, Imampur, Shajangi, and Habibipur (CT) of Jagdishpur CD Block.

Nearby pages
Bhagalpur Lok Sabha Constituency, Bhagdatt, Bhagha Purana Vidhan Sabha Constituency, Bhagirath, Bhagirathi