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
Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012
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