Sheikhpura district

Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Sheikhpura is the administrative headquarter of this district. Sheikhpura district is a part of the Munger division. Sheikhpura was split from the Munger district into a separate district with headquarters in Sheikhpura on 31 July 1994 by Rajo Singh.[1] As of 2011 it was the least populous district of Bihar (out of 38).[2]

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see sheikhpura.

Sheikhpura District
District
Gate in Maur village
Gate in Maur village
Location of sheikhpura district in Bihar
Location of sheikhpura district in Bihar
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionMunger
HeadquartersSheikhpura
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJamui and Nawada
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBarbigha and Sheikhpura
Area
 • Total689 km2 (266 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total636,342
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy65.96 per cent
 • Sex ratio926
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code
8111xx
Major highwaysNH 82
Websitesheikhpura.nic.in

Geography

The Sheikhpura district occupies an area of 689 square kilometres (266 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to the Solomon Islands' Kolombangara.[4]

Economy

Sheikhpura is one of the smallest districts of Bihar. The population of Shekhpura primarily depends on agriculture. Small-scale mining operations of smaller hillocks with crushers is another of the main activities. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheikhpura one of the country's 250 most-impoverished districts.[5] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.[5]

Politics
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Sheikhpura 169 Sheikhpura Vijay Kumar Yadav RJD MGB
170 Barbigha Sudarshan Kumar JD(U) MGB

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901152,726—    
1911157,460+0.31%
1921149,761−0.50%
1931168,687+1.20%
1941190,743+1.24%
1951210,915+1.01%
1961246,528+1.57%
1971294,826+1.81%
1981350,677+1.75%
1991420,260+1.83%
2001525,502+2.26%
2011636,342+1.93%
source:[6]
Religions in Sheikhpura district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 93.68%
Islam
 
 5.92%
Other or not stated
 
 0.40%

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sheikhpura district had a population of 636,342,[2] giving it a ranking of 516th in India.[2] The district had a population density of 922 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,390/sq mi).[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.82%.[2] Sheikhpura had a sex ratio of 926 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 65.96%. 17.13% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.60% and 0.10% of the population respectively.[2]

Languages

Languages in Sheikhpura district (2011)[8]

  Hindi (56.90%)
  Magahi (38.17%)
  Urdu (3.75%)
  Angika (0.68%)
  Others (0.50%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 56.90% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 38.17% Magahi and 4.70% Urdu as their first language.[8]

See also

References
  1. "महाभारत व मुगलकाल से शेखपुरा जिला का रहा है संबंध". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "District Census Handbook: Muzaffarpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2011. Kolombangara 688km2
  5. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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