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BiharDistrict Factbook™

Bhagalpur District

(Key Socio-economic Data of Bhagalpur District, Bihar)January, 2017

Editor & DirectorDr. R.K. Thukral

Research EditorDr. Shafeeq Rahman

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Bhagalpur District at a Glance

District came into Existence -

District Headquarter Bhagalpur

Distance from State Capital 233 Kms.

Geographical Area (In Square km.) 2,569 (Ranks 17th in State and 428th in India)Wastelands Area (In Square km.)(2008-2009)

422.62

Total Number of Households 5,63,306

Population 30,37,766 (Persons), 16,15,663 (Males), 14,22,103 (Females) (Ranks 15th inState and 120th in India)

Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)

25.36 (Persons), 25.08 (Males), 25.68 (Females)

Number of SubDistricts/Towns/Villages

Sub-districts (16), Towns (10) and Villages (1,515)

Forest Cover (2015) 2.49% of Total Geographical AreaPercentage of Urban/RuralPopulation

19.83 (Urban), 80.17 (Rural)

Administrative Language Hindi

Principal Languages (2001) Hindi (85.67%), Urdu (12.96%), Santali (0.62%), Bengali (0.23%), Kurukh/Oraon(0.13%), Maithili (0.12%) and Others (0.15%)

Population Density 1,182 (Persons per Sq. km.)

Sex Ratio 880 (Females per 1000 Males)

Child Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year) 938 (Females per 1000 Males)

Number of Live Births (2014) 44,704 (Persons), 24,352 (Males), 20,352 (Females)

Number of Deaths (2014) 5,742 (Persons), 3,766 (Males), 1,976 (Females)

Literacy Rate (In %age) 63.14 (Persons), 70.3 (Males), 54.89 (Females)

Literates 15,73,066 (Persons), 9,37,669 (Males), 6,35,397 (Females)

Illiterates 14,64,700 (Persons), 6,77,994 (Males), 7,86,706 (Females)

Major Religions Hindu (81.90%), Muslim (17.68%), Christian (0.12%), Jain (0.03%), Sikh (0.01%)and Buddhist (0.01%)

Schedule Caste Population 3,18,569 (Persons), 1,69,667 (Males), 1,48,902 (Females), Percentage of SC inTotal Population (1.92)

Major Schedule Caste PopulationChamar, Mochi, Chamar-Rabidas, Chamar-Ravidas, Chamar-Rohidas,Charmarkar (36.99%); Dusadh, Dhari, Dharhi (29.69%); Musahar (9.96%);Dhobi, Rajak (8.21%); Pasi (4.66%)

Schedule Tribe Population 67,180 (Persons), 35,545 (Males), 31,635 (Females), Percentage of ST in TotalPopulation (5.03)

Major Schedule Tribe Population Kharwar (60.53%); Santal (21.95%); Oraon, Dhangar (Oraon) (9.34%); Gond(1.67%); Sauria Paharia (0.51%)

Number of Total Workers 9,83,528 (Persons), 7,40,056 (Males), 2,43,472 (Females)Labour Force Participation Rate(2011-2012)

35.82% (Rural), 35.63% (Urban)

Major Source of Income AgriculturalGross District Domestic Product(2011-12) (Rs. in Lakh)

8,16,206 At Current Price / 4,90,590 At Constant (2004-2005) Prices

Net District Domestic Product(2011-12) (Rs. in Lakh)

7,34,083 At Current Price / 4,34,185 At Constant (2004-2005) Prices

Per Capita Income (NDDP, At FactorCost) (2011-12) (In Rs.)

25,922 At Current Price / 15,332 At Constant (2004-2005) Prices

Number of Tourists (2015) 39,00,507 (Domestic Tourist) / 33,707 (Foreign Tourist)

Major Tourist Places Mandar Hills, Ruins of Vikramshila, Shri Champapur Digamber Jain SiddhaKshetra, Tilka Manjhi, Maharshi Mehi Aashram (Kuppaghat).

Note: A ll figures for 2011 Census, Otherwise year is mentioned.

No. Particulars Page No.

1 Administrative Setup 1-10

Location Map | District w ith Sub-Districts | Reference Map of District |About District | Administrative Unit | Villages | Towns | Wards |Panchayats

2 Demographics 11-31

Population l Sex Ratio | Density | Child Population | Child Sex Ratio |Decadal Growth | Age Group Population | Age Group Population ofCurrently Married | Economically Active Population | Ageing Population |Dependency Ratio | Single Year Age Population | Scheduled CastePopulation | Scheduled Tribe Population | Religious Population | CD BlockPopulation

3 Economy 32-44

GDP/NDP | Per Capita Income | Households by Income Groups |Disposable Income | Banking | District Central Co-operative Banks |Lead Banks | Annual Credit Plan | Small Savings | Fair PriceShops/Ration Cards Issued | Taxation | Allocation of Fund to LocalBodies | Investment and Debt

4 Market Size 45-56

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure | Estimated Annual Expenditure /Average Per Capita Consumer Expenditure on Services and DurableGoods

5 Life Style 57-61

Households having Radio/Transistor, Television | Households havingComputer/Laptop/Internet | Households having Telephone/MobilePhone | Households having Bicycle, Scooter/Motor Cycle/Moped &Car/Jeep/Van | Circulation of Dailies

6 Infrastructure 62-75

Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices | Amenities | Sanitation | RoadLength | Vehicle Registered | Post Offices & PIN Code | ElectrifiedVillages | Tourism | Petroleum

7 Industries 76-97

Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed (2 & 3 digit levelIndustries) | Factories by Type of Organisation/Ownership |Consumption of Fuels | Manufacturing Industries Share of GDP |Outstanding Credit of SCBs according to Industrial Occupation | Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises | Ongoing Projects

8 Labour and Workforce 98-104

Total Workers | Main Workers | Marginal Workers | Non-Workers |Average Wages/Earning per Day Received by Usual Principal ActivityStatus | Employment Indicators

9 Agriculture 105-123

Land Utilistation | Production of Major Food Crops | Production ofCommercial Crops | Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Productionof Spices | Consumption of Fertilisers | Allotment/Lifting of Wheat andRice | PDS Dealers | Kisan Credit Cards | Fisheries | Milk Production |Veterinary Institutions | Livestock Population | Poultry Population |Irrigation | Tractors | Land Holdings | Farmer

10 Education 124-129

Literacy Rate | Population by Educational Level | Census Houses Usedas School/College etc. | Enrollment | Enrollment by Medium of Instruction| Gross/Net Enrollment Ratio | Teachers | Gini Coefficient Education |Population by Mother Tongue

11 Health 130-143

Health Institutions | Diseases | Patients Treated | Live Births Registered| Still Births Registered | Deaths Registered | Infant Deaths Registered |Disabled Population by Type of Disability | Houses used forHospital/Dispensary | Households by Married Couples per Householdand Dwelling Rooms | Maternal and Child Health Indicators (HMIS) |Family Welfare Programmes | National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

12 Environment and Pollution 144-147

Geographical Area | Wastelands | Forest Cover | Rainfall | Temperature |Latitude, Longitude and Altitude | Water Quality

13 Housing 148-159

Households | Houseless Households | Houseless Population | Standardof Living Index | Housing Condition | House and Their Uses | SlumPopulation

14 Crime & Law 160-164

Incidence of IPC Crime | Police Stations and Police Posts | PoliceOfficer/Officials | Judicial Officers

15 Social and Welfare Schemes 165-172

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) | Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) | District Rural DevelopmentAgencies (DRDA) | National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) |Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) | Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Gramin |Self-Help Groups (SHGs) | Aadhaar Card (UIDAI) Enrollments

16 Electoral 173-175

Vote Distribution of Major Parties (Parliamentary Election-2014 andAssembly Election 2015) | Name and Address of MPs/MLAs | Electors

17 Annexure - I to V 176-231

18 Useful Contacts 232

19 Abbreviations & Sources 233

20 Concepts and Definitions 234-237

21 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 238

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About Bhagalpur District

Bhagalpur is a district of Bihar state with its administrative headquarters located atBhagalpur town. The place Bhagalpur derived its name from the term Bhagdatpurammeaning the city of Good Luck since it was flourished a lot during the period of the AngaKingdom. There are many mythological stories associated with the Bhagalpur district.Natives of the district believe that during the ancient period Bhagalpur was a part of theAnga Kingdom which was ruled by t h e king Karna mentioned in the great epicMahabharata. Then after some years had passed, it came under the powerful kingdom ofMagadha or Behar. In 7 th century it was emerged as an independent state and also asthe capital of the Champa city. Later the place was ruled by both the Mughals andBritish. During the British rule in India, Bhagalpur was enjoyed an important status oftrade centre.

Geographically, the district lies at 25°24'N latitude, 86°98'E longitude and 43 m Altitude.The district encompasses a geographical area of 2,569 sq km and it is bounded byKhagaria district, Medhepura district, Purnia district and Katihar district on the north,Banka district on the south, Godda district and Sahibganj district of Jharkhand on theeast and Munger district on the west. The climate of the district remains extremely hotin the summer and cold in the winter. The actual rainfall in the district was 1245.8 mm inthe year of 2015-16.

Administration wise, the district is divided into 16 sub-districts namely Bihpur, Colgong,Gopalpur, Goradih, Ismailpur, Jagdishpur, Kharik, Narayanpur, Nathnagar, Naugachhia,Pirpainti, Rangra Chowk, Sabour, Shahkund, Sonhaula and Sultanganj. Moreover, itcomprises 10 towns and 1515 villages in the district . There are 2 Parliamentaryconstituencies and 7 Assembly constituencies in the district.

According to 2011 census the district has a population of 30,37,766 persons out ofwhich 16,15,663 are males and 14,22,103 are females. The district has a sex ratio of 880females for every 1000 males. In the year 2001-2011 the population growth rate in thedistrict was 25.36% (Persons) including 25.08% are males and 25.68% are females. Themajor religions in the district are Hindu and Muslim with 81.90% and 17.68 % of the totalpopulation respectively .

The economy of the district is dependent on both the agricultural and industrial sectors.More than half of its population are engaged in agriculture in order to earn theirlivelihood. The district is fortunate enough to have a thermal power plant at NTPCKahalgaon in the place, Kahalgaon. Among all the industrial belts in the district Barariindustrial Area is the largest one. The Government of India has set up a Handloom park inthe district so as to present its varieties of handloom works. In 2006 the Government ofIndia declared Bhagalpur as one of the country's 250 most backward districts andcurrently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Inthe year 2011-2012 the gross domestic product in the district was Rs 8,16,206 lakhs atcurrent price.


The district is an abode of several reputed educational institutions. It provides a platformfor higher education. As per 2011 census the literacy rate in the district is 63.14%(Persons) including 70.3% are males and 54.89% are females.

Ashwini Kumar Choubey, a distinguished Indian politician and a former health minister ofBihar was born on 2nd January, 1953 at Bhagalpur town. He is a member of the 16 th LokSabha from the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya JanataParty.

The district has several centres of attraction which allures many travellers from differentparts of the country as well as world. Vikramashila Mahavihara, located at a distance of38 km from Bhagalpur has its rank after the Nalanda. Once there was a famous Pala kingnamed Dharmapala (770-810 AD) who loved to call himself Paramasaugata meaning achief worshipper of the Lord Buddha and a great supporter of Mahayana Buddhism. Thesethings inspired him to found the Vikramashila Mahavidhyalaya. Ajgaivinath Temple,situated at Sultanganj in the district is the well known Indian Hindu Temple devoted toLord Shiva. Natives of the district believe that the deity present in the temple is ofSwayambhu. In the past numerous significant incidents had took place in the Sultanganj.Champapur is a holy place and a historic Teerth Kshetra of Jainsim. The place has arenowned temple called Shri Champapur Digamber Jain Temple. People from far off placescome to this temple to offer their prayers. Some other notable places in the district areBudhanath temple, Kuppa Ghat, Mandar Parvat, etc.

Pritish Nandy, an illustrious Indian poet, painter, journalist, politician, media andtelevision personality, animal activist and film producer was born at Bhagalpur town. Hewas honoured by many prestigious awards likewise Padma Shri in 1977, Vijaya RatnaAward in 1989, Karmaveer Puraskaar in 2008 and many more.

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Administrative Setup Administrative UnitAdministrative Division:- Bhagalpur

Sub-districts:

1. Bihpur 14. Shahkund

2. Colgong 15. Sonhaula

3. Gopalpur 16. Sultanganj

4. Goradih

5. Ismailpur

6. Jagdishpur

7. Kharik

8. Narayanpur

9. Nathnagar

10. Naugachhia

11. Pirpainti

12. Rangra Chowk

13. Sabour

Towns:

1. Bhagalpur (M Corp.)

2. Colgong (CT)

3. Colgong (NP)

4. Habibpur (CT)

5. Naugachhia (NP)

6. Nurpur (CT)

7. Puraini (CT)

8. Sabour (CT)

9. Shahjangi (CT)

10. Sultanganj (Nagar Parishad)

Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages(2011)

District Sub-districts Towns CD Blocks Villages

Bhagalpur 16 10 16 1515

Bihar 534 199 534 44874

India 5924 7933 6596 640930

Rank of District in State 17 4 17 12

Rank of District in India 71 263 81 140

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Demographics

Population(2011)

Residence District Persons Male Female

Total Bhagalpur 3037766 1615663 1422103

Bihar 104099452 54278157 49821295

India 1210569573 623121843 587447730

Rank of District in State 15 14 15

Rank of District in India 120 110 127

Rural Bhagalpur 2435234 1295386 1139848

Bihar 92341436 48073850 44267586

India 833463448 427632643 405830805



Urban Bhagalpur 602532 320277 282255

Bihar 11758016 6204307 5553709

India 377106125 195489200 181616925




Economy

Offices, Deposits, Credit and C-D Ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)Rs. in Million (September, 2016)

District Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank ofDistrictin State

Rank ofDistrictin India

Number of Offices 234 6489 135263 7 187

Deposits 91740 2543093 100965397 5 176

Credit 24877 858804 75178857 9 307

Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 27.12 33.77 74.46 33 537

By Bank GroupRs. in Million (September, 2016)

Bank Group Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


State Bank of India and Its AssociatesNumber of Offices 38 994 24493 5 182

Deposits 31933 770692 22988903 3 148

Credit 7276 200385 15874037 6 270


Nationalised BanksNumber of Offices 139 3010 66577 3 139

Deposits 50073 1358783 47342652 4 158

Credit 12182 445822 34201792 6 293


Regional Rural BanksNumber of Offices 40 2112 20858 24 183

Deposits 4506 257057 3215425 22 231

Credit 2843 137078 2187606 26 255


Private Sector BanksNumber of Offices 17 372 23020 3 278

Deposits 5228 156060 22460896 5 271

Credit 2577 75519 19231413 5 327


Foreign BanksNumber of Offices - 1 315 0 0

Deposits - 500 4957521 0 0

Credit - 0 3684010 0 0

Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) - 0.01 74.31 0 0

All Scheduled Commercial BanksNumber of Offices 234 6489 135263 7 187

Deposits 91740 2543093 100965397 5 176

Credit 24877 858804 75178857 9 307


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Market Size

Broad Category-wise Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Total In Rs. (2011-2012)

Broad Categories of Goods and Services Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Cereals 209.84 168.71 159.53 2 73

Cereal Substitute 0.08 0.01 0.99 2 204

Pulses & Products 40.05 35.78 45.48 10 333

Milk & Milk Products 88.49 95.43 136.22 25 354

Sugar & Salt 22.82 18.80 27.34 8 332

Edible Oil 36.73 42.48 52.62 29 510

Egg, Fish & Meat 22.55 31.23 51.71 27 423

Vegetables 71.74 61.92 67.46 6 221

Fruits (Fresh) 13.45 11.25 25.70 12 434

Fruits (Dry) 2.50 1.90 7.95 9 382

Spices 18.72 21.10 31.13 27 543

Beverages etc. 5.88 13.57 27.25 33 611

Served Processed Food 19.86 21.28 51.40 24 484

Packaged Processed Food 17.08 12.08 23.17 5 375

Pan 2.54 3.37 4.43 23 324

Tobacco 6.92 7.03 15.35 20 491

Intoxicants 7.49 5.28 11.31 10 334

Fuel and Light 108.09 103.19 136.63 12 444

C lothing 71.74 91.70 87.26 25 355

Bedding etc. 0.93 9.92 6.54 38 542

Footwear 3.06 17.81 20.33 37 609

Education 18.69 33.63 67.24 27 493

Medical (Institutional) 11.79 10.92 26.00 9 219

Medical (Non-institutional) 33.81 41.49 74.33 22 472

Entertainment 4.22 7.77 22.67 30 576

Minor Durable Type Goods 1.07 5.91 5.50 33 576

Toilet Articles 17.44 22.72 38.16 33 598

Other Household Consumables 21.80 19.86 34.10 11 452

Consumer Services excl. Conveyance 31.43 51.61 85.63 34 575

Conveyance 10.82 22.10 95.22 36 613

Rent 0.09 5.59 52.20 36 596

Consumer Taxes & Cesses 0.17 0.18 8.91 11 578

Durable Goods 12.88 48.20 99.27 33 560

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 934.75 1043.81 1599.04 27 544

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Life Style

Circulation of Dailies (January - June 2016)

Publication Edition Language AverageCirculation

Prabhat Khabar Bhagalpur edition Hindi 23857

Aj Patna edition Hindi 4560

The Times of India Patna edition English 918

Hindustan Times Patna edition English 417

The Economic Times Patna edition English 259

Dainik Jagran Bhagalpur edition Hindi 49589

Hindustan Bhagalpur edition Hindi 47125


Infrastructure

Households by Main Source of Drinking Water - Total(2011)

Particulars Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Total Number of Households 563306 18940629 246692667 15 150

Tap water from Treated Source(%)

30227 (5.37) 582001 (3.07) 78873488(31.97)

18 338

Tap water from UntreatedSource (%)

15692 (2.79) 252513 (1.33) 28533688(11.57)

34 515

Total Tap (%) 45919 (8.15) 834514 (4.41) 107407176(43.54)

10 214

Covered Well (%) 5237 (0.93) 125675 (0.66) 3895409 (1.58) 9 173

Un-covered Well (%) 58207 (10.33) 696238 (3.68) 23289867(9.44)

11 167

Total Well (%) 63444 (11.26) 821913 (4.34) 27185276(11.02)

10 127

Handpump (%) 406622 (72.18) 16401987(86.60)

82599531(33.48)

20 217

Tubewell/Borehole (%) 30554 (5.42) 567104 (2.99) 20916074(8.48)

21 356

Spring (%) 208 (0.04) 6418 (0.03) 1314556 (0.53) 27 458

River/Canal (%) 1431 (0.25) 29001 (0.15) 1550549 (0.63) 37 555

Tank/Pond/Lake (%) 883 (0.16) 22842 (0.12) 2075181 (0.84) 3 41

Other Sources (%) 14245 (2.53) 256850 (1.36) 3644324 (1.48) 34 562

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Infrastructure

Road LengthIn Kms. (Upto Sept., 2015)

District NationalHighway State Highway Major District Road

Bhagalpur 146.00 72.00 263.64

Bihar 4594.88 4253.35 10633.87


Registered Motor VehiclesIn Nos. (As on March, 2015)

Vehicles Bhagalpur BiharRank of

District inState

Truck 2907 116645 7

Bus 957 29384 10

Car 11624 235762 3

Taxi 3574 85119 7

Jeep 6888 113377 3

Three Wheelers 12061 210086 5

Two Wheelers 130589 3489194 6

Tractors 12509 315048 8

Trailors 5638 157877 11

Others 1306 25104 7

Total 188053 4777596 4

Post Offices(March, 2010)

District HeadOffice

Mukhya DakGhar (MDG)

SubOffices

ExtraDepartmental

Branch PostOffice

Total PostOffices

Bhagalpur 2 1 50 477 530

Bihar 31 19 996 8011 9057

Rank of District in State 5 10 7 3 4


Industries

Main Workers(2011)

Sex District Total Rural UrbanPersons Bhagalpur 534129 395958 138171

Bihar 21359611 18723966 2635645

India 362446420 245749270 116697150



Male Bhagalpur 451588 331904 119684

Bihar 17270690 14988080 2282610

India 273149359 178034713 95114646



Female Bhagalpur 82541 64054 18487

Bihar 4088921 3735886 353035

India 89297061 67714557 21582504



Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(2011-12)

Particulars Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank of

District inState

Rank ofDistrict in

IndiaNumber of Registered Units 123 1868 301999 14 160

Employment 492 9003 1637246 4 117

Investment (Rs. in Lakh) 516 13800 2042830 4 114

Entrepreneurs Memorandum (Part-II) Filed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)In Nos. (2014-2015)

District Micro Small Medium TotalBhagalpur 25 3 0 28

Bihar 1851 137 21 2009

India 346206 70933 8219 425358

Rank of District in State 28 11 0 26

Rank of District in India 503 422 0 507

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Labour and Workforce

Total Workers(2011)


Total Bhagalpur 983528 740056 243472

Bihar 34724987 25222189 9502798

India 481743311 331865930 149877381



Rural Bhagalpur 805833 593610 212223

Bihar 31359767 22436685 8923082

India 348597535 226763068 121834467



Urban Bhagalpur 177695 146446 31249

Bihar 3365220 2785504 579716

India 133145776 105102862 28042914



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Agriculture

Land UtilisationIn Hectares (2014-15)

Particulars Bhagalpur Bihar Rank ofDistrictin State

i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 254300 9359568 17

- Forests 78 621635 18

ii) Not Available for Cultivation

-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 70994 1712094 6

-Barren and Un Culturable Land 22403 431715 5

-Total 93397 2143809 3

iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land

-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 618 15326 9

-Land under Misc Tree Crops and Groves Not Included in NetArea

6742 247813 16

-Culturable Waste Land 2258 44672 4

-Total 9618 307811 13

iv) Fallow Land

-Fallow Lands Other than Current Fallows 4882 119411 7

-Current Fallow 14014 888586 21

-Total 18896 1007997 19

v) Net Area Sown 132311 5278316 21

vi) Total C ropped Area 163519 7672952 26

vii) Area Sown More than Once 31208 2394636 30


Education

Literacy Rate (2011)


Total Bhagalpur 63.14 70.3 54.89

Bihar 61.8 71.2 51.5

India 72.99 80.89 64.64



Rural Bhagalpur 59.84 67.61 50.86

Bihar 59.78 69.67 49

India 67.77 77.15 57.93



Urban Bhagalpur 75.87 80.73 70.33

Bihar 76.86 82.56 70.49

India 84.11 88.76 79.11



Population by Educational Level(2011)

Educational Level Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Illiterate 1464700 51594899 447216165 15 70

Literate 1573066 52504553 763638812 14 166

Literate without Educational Level 78946 3025999 35153231 16 151

Below Primary 355276 13701980 146897597 19 115

Primary 377291 13154969 184170833 16 175

Middle 244979 7969599 133903266 14 198

Matric/Secondary 240919 7266128 105939743 14 145

Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre-University/Senior Secondary

137857 3839395 77942593 10 195

Non-technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal toDegree

3578 93051 1072289 10 79

Technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal toDegree

1827 35466 7238719 5 377

Graduate and Above 122967 3061676 68288971 6 159

Unclassified 9426 356290 3031570 18 91

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Health

Live Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female

Total Bhagalpur 44704 24352 20352

Bihar 1694565 907329 787236

India 23001523 12183175 10804541



Rural Bhagalpur 30427 16266 14161

Bihar 1103170 582349 520821

India 10763908 5709934 5044361




Bihar 591395 324980 266415

India 12237615 6473241 5760180



Still Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female

Total Bhagalpur 194 92 102

Bihar 11769 6157 5612

India 124130 56442 47832



Rural Bhagalpur 76 36 40

Bihar 7803 4149 3654

India 41620 21359 17953




Bihar 3966 2008 1958

India 82494 35075 29871




Health

Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary(2011)

Residence District Total Number ofCensus Houses

Hospital/Dispensary etc.

Total Bhagalpur 653161 762

Bihar 23414674 29587

India 330407375 682584

Rank of District in State 17 17

Rank of District in India 177 309

Rural Bhagalpur 522527 339

Bihar 20713342 19814

India 220633493 360065



Urban Bhagalpur 130634 423

Bihar 2701332 9773

India 109773882 322519



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Environment and Pollution

Geographical Area

Area in Km2 (2011)

District Total Rural Urban

Bhagalpur 2569 2499.90 69.10

Bihar 94163 91838.28 2324.72

India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00



Wastelands by Category

Area in Km2 (2008-2009)

Category Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) - 71.44 6145.96 0 0

Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - - 1266.06 0 0

Land with Dense Scrub 4.61 543.97 86979.91 18 444

Land with Open Scrub 60.19 1948.44 93033.00 6 290

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) 18.15 358.39 1757.07 7 32

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) 333.59 5379.36 6946.31 4 4

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) - - 5414.53 0 0

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) - 1.65 1391.09 0 0

Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum - - 4814.68 0 0

Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum - - 4210.46 0 0

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) - 1090.42 83699.71 0 0

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) - 46.64 15680.26 0 0

Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - 34.57 6832.17 0 0

Degraded Land under Plantation Crop - 1.32 278.53 0 0

Sands-Riverine - 17.98 2111.96 0 0

Sands-Coastal - - 654.47 0 0

Sands-Desertic - - 3934.80 0 0

Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - - 9279.75 0 0

Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - - 14273.03 0 0

Mining Wastelands - 3.78 593.65 0 0

Industrial wastelands 5.10 6.29 58.00 1 3

Barren Rocky/Stony Waste 0.96 96.77 59482.29 11 319

Snow covered /Glacial Area - - 58183.44 0 0

Total 422.62 9601.01 467021.16 8 260

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Housing

Total Households(2011)


Bhagalpur 564711 458408 106303

Bihar 18913565 16862940 2050625

India 249454252 168565486 80888766



Houseless Households(2011)


Bhagalpur 167 107 60

Bihar 9818 6775 3043

India 449761 192865 256896



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Crime & Law

Incidence of IPC Crime (2014)

Crime Heads Bhagalpur Bihar IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Murder 139 3403 34134 6 29Attempt to Commit Murder 70 4379 41898 21 171Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder 5 201 3349 12 179Attempt To Commit Culpable Homicide 0 463 4371 0 0Rape 62 1127 38678 5 213Attempt To Commit Rape 25 484 4310 7 41Kidnapping & Abduction 267 6570 78412 5 66Dacoity 17 538 4399 10 58Making Preparation And Assembly ForCommitting Dacoity 3 56 2835 7 135

Robbery 58 1600 38090 9 136Criminal Trespass/Burglary 242 4674 114667 3 123Theft 753 22888 442464 5 108Unlawful Assembly 0 360 9878 0 0Riots 432 13566 66206 12 32Criminal Breach of Trust 53 1219 20089 7 86Cheating 112 5187 109737 16 227Forgery 109 967 11268 3 18Counterfeiting 1 310 1979 9 219Arson 13 517 9299 16 226Grievous Hurt 12 17351 105560 35 512Dowry Deaths 30 1373 8458 15 82Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage herModesty 34 572 82411 5 428

Insult to the Modesty of Women 0 69 9738 0 0Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives 249 4672 123163 5 143Importation of Girls From Foreign Country 0 5 14 0 0Causing Death by Negligence 203 4719 128837 6 229Offences Against State 0 20 177 0 0Offences Promoting Enmity Between DifferentGroups 0 0 337 0 0

Extortion 59 972 8210 6 31Disclosure of Identity of Victims 0 0 135 0 0Incidence of Rash Driving 184 3485 409857 5 344Human Trafficking 1 44 726 10 74Unnatural Offence 0 5 1148 0 0Other IPC Crimes 3362 75799 944105 5 66Total Cognizable IPC Crimes 6495 177595 2858939 7 122

Police Stations and Police Posts(2011)

District No. of PoliceSub. Division

No. ofPoliceBlocks

No. ofPolice

Stations

No. of Out PostsArkshi Chounki

NagarArkshi

ChounkiBhagalpur 3 9 35 10 13

Bihar 108 209 848 227 231

Rank of District in State 18 5 4 7 4

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Social and Welfare Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Financial Performance under MGNREGSRs. in Lakh (2015-2016)

Particulars Bhagalpur Bihar India

Rankof

Districtin

State

Rankof

Districtin

IndiaA. Opening Balance (OB)C losing Blance (CB) as Opening Balance (OB) 631.60 31984.53 187890.93 21 83

Entered Opening Balance (OB) 1317.10 32563.21 206168.02 7 42

Release of Last Financial Year but Received during the Current Financial Year

Centre 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

State 0.00 190.93 3206.67 0 0

Release from State Fund to DistrictsCentral Share - - 1294.39 0 0

State Share 0.00 0.00 411894.31 0 0

Authorisation of EFMS 4350.54 157912.72 3313284.01 17 242

Miscellaneous Reciept 0.00 789.87 39265.75 0 0

B. Borrowed Fund From Other District or Revolving Fund 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0

Refunded to District/State 150.80 3190.23 79011.76 9 85

Inter-District Fund TransferFund Transfer to Other District 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0

Fund Received from Other Districts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

Availabilty 5516.84 188266.50 3896101.39 17 215Cumulative Labour Budget (LB) Estimation ofExpenditure

0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

C. Cumulative Expenditure C. (I) Actual ExpenditureUnskilled Wage 2817.23 102487.28 3033565.51 17 274

Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 13.32 1334.19 68276.52 29 367

Material 1269.74 47616.70 923707.02 15 216

Tax 17.04 932.94 6412.06 22 96

C. (II) Administrative Expenditure I. Receipts Expenditure 419.31 7678.85 194050.46 3 108

II. Non-Receipts Expenditure 0.00 5.20 1442.79 0 0

Total (I+II) 419.31 7684.05 195493.25 3 110

Cumulative Expenditure (C. (I) + C. (II)) 4536.64 160055.16 4227454.30 15 272%age Utilization 82.23 85.02 108.50 26 519

Balance 980.19 28211.35 -331353.00 12 61

D. Payment DueI. On Unskilled Wage 806.09 40137.77 659585.02 24 183

II. On Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 1.53 447.72 32387.42 33 355

III. On Material 286.31 19936.60 395314.25 30 303

IV. Tax 11.95 746.24 3830.43 26 98

Total (I+II+III+IV) 1105.88 61268.33 1091117.12 29 243

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