Gopalganj is one of the administrative districts in the Indian state of Bihar. The district headquarters is the town of Gopalganj, and the district is part of Saran Division.[1] Major language spoken is Bhojpuri.

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2016) This article possibly contains original research. (May 2017)

Gopalganj district
District of Bihar
Exterior of Thawe Mandir
Location of Gopalganj district in Bihar
Coordinates (Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj): 26.4654°N 84.4416°E / 26.4654; 84.4416
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Saran
Headquarters	Gopalganj
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Gopalganj
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Baikunthpur, Barauli, Gopalganj, Kuchaikote, Bhore, Hathua
Area
• Total	2,033 km2 (785 sq mi)
• Rank	26th in the state of Bihar
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,562,012
• Density	1,260/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	65.47%
• Sex ratio	1021
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	BR-28
Major highways	NH-28
Website	gopalganj.nic.in

Geography

Gopalganj district, India occupies an area of 2,033 square kilometres (785 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to Spain's Tenerife Island.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Gopalganj district, India had a population of 2,562,012,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[6] or the US state of Nevada.[7] of which 1,267,666 are males while 1,294,346 are females. This gives it a ranking of 163rd in India (out of a total of 640).[5] Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 449,530 which is 17.54% of total population of Gopalganj district.[8] The district had a population density of 1,260 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,300/sq mi) .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.02%.[9] Gopalganj had a literacy rate of 65.47%[10] and sex ratio of 1021 females for every 1000 males, Gopalganj ranks first in terms of sex-ratio (1,021) against the state's 918.[9] The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 320,064 (12.49%) and 60,807 (2.37%) respectively.[10] Gopalganj district had 411,930 households in 2011.[9]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.09% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 1.85% Hindi and 1.76% Urdu as their first language.[12]

Based on the 2011 census:

• Population: 2,562,012 (2.62% of the state)[13]
• Density of population: 1260
• Men: 1,267,666 (49.48%)[9]
• Women: 1,294,346 (50.52%)
• Urban population: 162,805 (6.35%)
• Rural population: 2,399,207 (93.65%)
•  % of Scheduled castes: 12.49%[10]
•  % of Scheduled tribes: 2.37%[10]

Politics

Administrative Division

Gopalganj is divided into 2 sub-divisions, 14 Blocks, 4 municipalities[14] and 234 Gram Panchayats (village councils).

Urban councils

There are 4 urban area in Gopalganj district. 3 Nagar Panchayat and 1 Nagar Parishad. Although Hathua is also an urban area categorized as Census town but not counted as municipality.

Village councils

There are 234 Gram Panchayats in Gopalganj district grouped into 14 blocks. There are total 1566 villages in Gopalganj District. There are 169 uninhabited villages (out of 1,566 total villages) in the district of Gopalganj.[15]

Constituencies

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies

1. Baikunthpur[16]
2. Barauli
3. Gopalganj
4. Kuchaikote
5. Bhore
6. Hathua

Lok Sabha constituencies

1. Gopalganj

Education

Initially, Gopalganj had little to offer in terms of good quality education to its residents. Presently Schools and colleges in the city are either run by the government or by private trusts and individuals. The schools are each affiliated with either the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the Bihar School Examination Board.[17] English is the medium of instruction in most private schools; though government run schools offer both English and Hindi. The Sainik School prepares boys for entry into the National Defence Academy. After completing their secondary education, which involves ten years of schooling, students typically enroll at Higher Secondary School in one of the three streams—Arts, Commerce or Science.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Gopalganj one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[18] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[18]

Transport

NH 28 passes through Gopalganj one can find the multiple buses for commuting in state and other state.

Siwan Junction railway station is the main railway station for Gopalganj. Thawe station also serves local passenger other small station: Hathua Road, Sasamusa, Sipaya-(Serves Kuchaikote, Khutwania, Dubey Khariya, Vinod Khariya and nearby Villages), and Tamkuhi Road.

Sabeya Airport, Jay Prakash Narayan Airport Patna and Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport, Gorakhpur are the nearest commercial airports.

Notable people

• Ram Dulari Sinha of Indian National Congress, freedom fighter, former Union-Minister and Former Governor of Kerala, and freedom fighter, first Women to attain master's degree from Bihar and the first woman from Bihar to become Governor
• Abdul Ghafoor, former Chief Minister of Bihar, 1973 to 1975
• Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar and former Rail Minister of India
• Rabri Devi, thrice Chief Minister of Bihar, wife of Laloo Prasad Yadav
• U. K. Sinha, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
• Anurag Kumar, Director, IISc.
• Pankaj Tripathi, actor
• Subhash Singh (politician), Politician.
• Janak Ram, Politician.
• Amrendra Kumar Pandey, Politician.
• Shambhu Sharan Shrivastava, Politician

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

[de] Gopalganj (Distrikt, Bihar)

[ru] Гопалгандж (округ, Индия)