Hajipur

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Hajipur
Hajipur (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Bihar
District : Vaishali
Location : 25 ° 41 ′  N , 85 ° 13 ′  E Coordinates: 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 .

Population development
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

Commons : Hajipur, Bihar  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Hajipur City Population Census 2011-2019 | Bihar. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
  3. City Development Plan (2010-30) Hajipur. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .