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| Settlement type | District of Bihar |
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Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Most part of Bhagalpur district is in South Bihar.
Geography
Bhagalpur district occupies an area of Template:Convert.[1][2] Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division. The river Ganga flows through the district.
National protected area
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country's 250 Rank 3 backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
A 1320MW Thermal Power Plant is going to establish at Pirapinti with a J.V of NHPC, Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL) and Nalanda Power Company, a subsidiary of RPG Groups.[4]
According to Geological Survey of India, the coal reserve of 1366.75 metric ton has been discovered in Srinagar, Laxmipur, Mandar and Pirpainti block of Bhagalpur district. Bharat Coking Coal Limited is to start mining operations as of September 2019.[5][6]
Demographics
Template:Bar box According to the 2011 census Bhagalpur district has a population of 3,037,766.[7] This gives it a ranking of 120th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district has a population density of Template:Convert .[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.36%.[7] Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 63.14%.[7]Template:Historical populations
Languages
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 88.74% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 10.29% Urdu and 0.45% Santali as their first language.[8]
The primary language used in the district is Angika. Other chief languages include Hindi, Urdu and Bengali language.[9]
Flora and fauna
In 1990 Bhagalpur district became home to the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, which is Template:Convert in length.[10]
Common Service Center in Sultanganj
- S.C.T.I CSC, KrishnaGarh
References
- ↑ India 2010: A Reference Annual{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India(2010). ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7
- ↑ Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area. United Nations Environment Program(18 February 1998). Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. National Institute of Rural Development(8 September 2009). Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ NHPC inks pact for 1,320-mw thermal plant in Bihar, PTI. www.millenniumpost.in(26 February 2014). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ↑ पटना : नौ जिलों में खनिज के संकेत, भागलपुर में शुरू होगी कोयले की खुदाई. Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ↑ BCCL to start mining operations in Bhagalpur district soon, says minister - Times of India. The Times of India(26 September 2019). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Census India Bhagalpur District. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ↑ Template:Cite encyclopedia
- ↑ Protected areas: Bihar. Retrieved 25 September 2011.