Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district.

Geography

Bhagalpur district occupies an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi),. Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division. The river Ganges flows through the district.

National protected area

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). PratyushPriyank is one of the biggest loss-making companies based in Bhagalpur.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Bhagalpur district has a population of 3,032,226, roughly equal to the nation of Oman or the US state of Iowa. This gives it a ranking of 120th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,180 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.13%. Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 64.96%.

Bhagalpur is a city and a municipal corporation situated on the southern bank of the Ganges in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the third largest city in Bihar and the largest city in eastern Bihar. It is one of the major educational, commercial and political centers of Eastern India. It covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and is the administrative headquarters of the Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. The town is situated 220 kilometres (140 mi) east of Patna and 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Munger.

The city was referred to as one of the largest trade centers in Eastern India by the 7th century Chinese travellers Xuanzang and Faxian. At that time the city had a large harbour at Champanagar, now known as Champanala on the Ganges river, which flows on the western boundary of the present city near Nathnagar. Many boats and coins of the Middle and Far East were found during archaeological excavations carried out in the 1970s. The silk industry in the city is hundreds of years old producing Tussar Silk and Tussar Saree, and Bhagalpur is known in India as the "Silk City". The Silk Institute and Agricultural University are located in the city. Other education facilities include the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, T.N.B.Law College and Homeopathic colleges. In 2010, Bihar Agricultural University was set up in Sabour, Bhagalpur.

Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of 243 legislative assembly of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Bhagalpur lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Gopalpur, Pirpainti, Kahalgaon, Bihpur and Nathnagar. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Bhagalpur will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.

Overview

Bhagalpur comprises Bhagalpur (Municipal Corporation) of Jagdishpur CD Block.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election

2010

See also

Sources

Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: भागलपुर लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

Presently, Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency

Darbhanga cum Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency:

Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency: