Sheikhpura District
Geography
The Sheikhpura district occupies an area of 689 square kilometres (266 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to the Solomon Islands' Kolombangara.
Economy
Sheikhpura is one of the smallest districts of Bihar. The population of Shekhpura primarily depends on agriculture. Bonded labour may still occur. 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. It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheikhpura | 169 | Sheikhpura | Vijay Kumar Yadav | RJD | MGB | |||
170 | Barbigha | Sudarshan Kumar | JD(U) | NDA |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 152,726 | — |
1911 | 157,460 | +0.31% |
1921 | 149,761 | −0.50% |
1931 | 168,687 | +1.20% |
1941 | 190,743 | +1.24% |
1951 | 210,915 | +1.01% |
1961 | 246,528 | +1.57% |
1971 | 294,826 | +1.81% |
1981 | 350,677 | +1.75% |
1991 | 420,260 | +1.83% |
2001 | 525,502 | +2.26% |
2011 | 636,342 | +1.93% |
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According to the 2011 Census of India, Sheikhpura district had a population of 636,342, giving it a ranking of 516th in India. The district had a population density of 922 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,390/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.82%. Sheikhpura had a sex ratio of 926 females for every 1000 males, 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.
Languages
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.
See also
- Nawada
- Gaya
- Patna
- Begusarai
- Lakhisarai
- Ariari Pharpar
- Maa Vatsala Bhavani Mandir Pharpar
References
- ^ "महाभारत व मुगलकाल से शेखपुरा जिला का रहा है संबंध". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Muzaffarpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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