Kishanganj (District)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kishanganj District
District map
State Bihar
Administrative headquarters : Kishanganj
Area : 1884 km²
Residents : 1,690,400 (2011)
Population density : 897 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.kishanganj.in/

Kishanganj is a district in the Indian state of Bihar . The district is part of the historic Mithila region .

The area is 1884 km². The administrative seat is the city of Kishanganj .

history

Kishanganj became a district in 1990 when it was separated from Purnia .

population

The population was 1,690,400 in 2011. The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 30.25% and was therefore very high. Kishanganj has a gender ratio of 946 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. In 2011 the district had a literacy rate of 55.46%, a strong increase of almost 24 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is still well below the national average. Almost 68% of the population are Muslims and around 31% are Hindus . Kishanganj is the only district in Bihar with a Muslim majority. The language in the district is Maithili .

Only 9.5% of the population live in cities. The largest city is Kishanganj with 105,782 inhabitants.

economy

According to official statistics, the district of Kishanganj is one of the 250 most backward districts in India, which is divided into a total of 640 districts.

The cultivation of tea is important .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
  2. ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .