Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in eastern India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of Darbhanga Distric and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district lies in Historical Mithila region. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division.
The district is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts.
The district covers an area of 2,279 km (880 sq mi). There are several locations related to the epic Ramayana. The Ahalya Sthan, Gautam Ashram and Gautam Kund are major destinations for the Ramayana circuit in the district.
History
1976 saw the creations of two districts from Darbhanga's territory: Madhubani and Samastipur.
Block and circle
- Darbhanga
- Baheri
- Biraul
- Keoti
- Singhwara
- Jale
- Bahadurpur
- Benipur
- Manigachhi
- Kusheshwar Asthan
- Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Hanuman nagar
- Gaura Bauram
- Hayaghat
- Alinagar
- Ghanshyampur
- Taradih
- Kiratpur
Geography
Darbhanga district occupies an area of 2,279 square kilometres (880 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Yapen Island.
Economy
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Darbhanga one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 distric). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 889,022 | — |
| 1911 | 894,232 | +0.06% |
| 1921 | 889,302 | −0.06% |
| 1931 | 966,393 | +0.83% |
| 1941 | 1,055,208 | +0.88% |
| 1951 | 1,150,582 | +0.87% |
| 1961 | 1,337,802 | +1.52% |
| 1971 | 1,622,812 | +1.95% |
| 1981 | 2,008,193 | +2.15% |
| 1991 | 2,510,959 | +2.26% |
| 2001 | 3,295,789 | +2.76% |
| 2011 | 3,937,385 | +1.79% |
According to the 2011 census, Darbhanga district has a population of 3,937,385, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon. This gives it a ranking of 64th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,721 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,460/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19%. Literacy rate of the district is 56.56% (male 66.83%, female 45.24%). 9.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.64% and 0.07% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 72.75% of the population in the district spoke Maithili, 20.67% Urdu and 5.96% Hindi as their first language.
Politics
Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Lok Sabha Constituency.
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