Hajipur
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State : | India | |
State : | Bihar | |
District : | Vaishali | |
Location : | 25 ° 41 ′ N , 85 ° 13 ′ E | |
Height : | 46 m | |
Area : | 19.64 km² | |
Residents : | 147,688 (2011) | |
Population density : | 7520 inhabitants / km² |
Hajipur is a city in the state of Bihar in eastern India . It is the headquarters of the Vaishali district . Hajipur has the status of a City Council ( Nagar parishad ). The city is divided into 39 wards. It is about 10 km from Bihar's capital, Patna . The city is growing very quickly and is becoming more and more integrated into the metropolitan area of Patma.
Demographics
The city's population is 147,688 according to the 2011 census. Hajipur has a gender ratio of 892 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 76.8% in 2011. Almost 85.8% of the population are Hindus , around 13.9% are Muslims and around 0.3% belong to other religions. 14.2% of the population are children under 6 years of age. 16.9% of the population were part of the Scheduled Castes .
year | 1901 | 1951 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Residents | 21,398 | 25,149 | 62,520 | 87,687 | 119.412 | 147,688 |
economy
Hajipur's economy is largely service-oriented, but it also has an agricultural base and an industrial sector. In 2011, services account for 55%, industry 9% and agriculture 35% of the city's economic output.
Infrastructure
Hajipur is the headquarters of the East Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Hajipur City Population Census 2011-2019 | Bihar. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
- ↑ City Development Plan (2010-30) Hajipur. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .