Bhojpur District

Population: 2,720,155 (2011)

State: Bihar

Language: Hindi, Bhojpuri

Headquarters: Bhojpur

 

Date of formation: Bhojpur District was formed in 1972.

Area: 2395 square kilometers

Density of population: 1136 people per square kilometer                 

Literacy Rate: 72.79 % - Male: 84.08 %, Female: 60.20 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:900

 

Boundaries of Bhojpur District

 

North: Saran District, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

South West: Rohtas District, Bihar

South East: Arwal District, Bihar

East: Patna District, Bihar

West: Buxar District, Bihar

 

Bhojpur District Average Rainfall: 792.66 mm

Bhojpur District Average Temperature in Summer: 33.42 deg C

Bhojpur District Average Temperature in Winter: 16.44 deg C

 

BHOJPUR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Ganga, River Sone

Sub Divisions: Ara Nagar, Jagdishpur , Piro

Blocks: Ara Sadar, Udwantnagar, Jagdishpur, Koilwar, Sahar, Barhahara, Sandesh, Shahpur, Charpokhari, Piro, Tarari , Bihiya, Agiaon, Garhani

Assembly Constituencies: Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon, Tarari, Jagdishpur, Shahpur

 

Bhojpur District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Gundi Village

2. Sun Temple

3. Veer Kunwar Singh Kila

4. Maharaja College

5. Aranya Devi Temple

6. Chaturvuj Narayan Mandir

7. Bhawani Mandir

8. Jain Sidhant Bhawan

9. Sahi Jama Masjid

 

Bhojpur District Facts: It is one of the 36 most backward districts in Bihar and is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program.      

 

Major Agricultural Products: Rice, wheat, maize, gram, oil seeds

 

Major Industries: Rice mills, oil mills, clothes

 

Major Educational Institutions: Maharaja College, Jain College, B. S. S. College, Sanjay Gandhi College, Maa Maittryainee Yogini Senior Secondary School, Dr. K. K. Mandal, Saint Barahna Mahila College, STSM College, Panwari T.S.I.M. College

 

Famous People From Bhojpur District: Babu Jagjiwan Ram, Justice Bhuwaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Shri Bindeswari Dubey

 

Bhojpur District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Bhojpur District