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Khagaria is a town in Indian state of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of Khagaria district. Khagaria is a part of Munger division. It is located at 25°30′N 86°29′E / 25.5°N 86.48°E and has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet). The Khagaria Junction railway station serves the town. It is situated about 25 km north of Munger.
Khagaria | |
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Town | |
  Khagaria Location in Bihar, India  Khagaria Khagaria (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°30′30″N 86°28′27″E / 25.50833°N 86.47417°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Division | Munger |
| District | Khagaria |
| District | 10 May 1981 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,485.8 km2 (573.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 49,406 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[2][3] |
| • Regional (recognised) | Maithili (recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India),[4] |
| • Regional (other) | Angika,[5] Thēthi-dialect of Maithili[citation needed] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 851204,851205 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-34 |
| Website | http://www.khagaria.bih.nic.in/ |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 India census, Khagaria nagar parishad had a population of 49,406, of which 26,594 were males and 22,812 were females. Population of children in the age group of 0 to 6 years was 7,273. The literacy rate was 71.1%, of which male literacy was 74.7% and female literacy was 70%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,782 and 89 respectively. There were 9123 household in Khagaria in 2011.[1]
As of 2001[update] India census, Khagaria had a population of 45,126. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Khagaria has an average literacy rate of 64.2%, of which male literacy was 69.8% and female literacy is 57.5%. In Khagaria, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Census of India: Khagaria". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar. 1950. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "language | Munger District, Government of Bihar | India". munger.nic.in. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.