Lakhisarai district

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

Lakhisarai district
District of Bihar
Location of Lakhisarai district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Munger
Headquarters	Lakhisarai
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Munger
Area
• Total	1,228 km^2 (474 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,000,912
• Density	820/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	64.95 per cent
• Sex ratio	900
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	lakhisarai.bih.nic.in

Lakhisarai district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Lakhisarai town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Lakhisarai district is a part of Munger Division. The district occupies an area of 1,228 km² (474 sq mi).

History

On 3 July 1994 this district was carved out from Munger district, which comprised the erstwhile Lakhisarai sub-division of the undivided district.

Geography

Lakhisarai district occupies an area of 1,228 square kilometres (474 sq mi),^[1]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Lakhisarai one of the country's 250 districts (out of a total of 640).^[2] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[2]

Industrial background; there are various fertiliser and pesticide factories in the district, including Bihar Mineral Industries. The market for fabrics in the district also flourishes with many old and new shops, and there are many factories like Sindur.

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited and Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd has signed Memorandum of Understanding to set up 1320MW thermal power plant in Kajra.^[3]

Divisions

The district consists only one sub-division Lakhisarai, which is divided into Seven developmental blocks, namely, Lakhisarai, Surajgarha, Barahiya, Halsi, Pipariya, Ramgarh Chowk and Chanan.

The district headquarters Lakhisarai is a city with mixed population, the majority being the upper-caste (Bhumihaar-Brahmins) people. Still under the process of development, the city has one newly constructed PCC road and a New bypass is constructed recently which gives some relaxation from traffic jams in the city. The Law and Order as well as development process is taking place during Nitish Kumar government's tenure. Also, Piribazar, Chanan police stations are naxal-prone due to their geographical layout. The city well known for its sindur (vermilion) production.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	229,288	—
1911	236,466	+0.31%
1921	224,854	−0.50%
1931	253,195	+1.19%
1941	286,239	+1.23%
1951	316,343	+1.01%
1961	352,448	+1.09%
1971	439,256	+2.23%
1981	533,840	+1.97%
1991	646,395	+1.93%
2001	802,225	+2.18%
2011	1,000,912	+2.24%
source:[4]

Religions in Lakhisarai district (2011)[5]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			95.55%
Islam			4.08%
Other or not stated			0.37%

According to the 2011 census Lakhisarai district has a population of 1,000,912,^[6] This gives it a ranking of 445th in India (out of a total of 640).^[6] The district has a population density of 815 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,110/sq mi).^[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.74%.^[6] Lakhisarai has a sex ratio of 900 females for every 1000 males,^[6] and a literacy rate of 64.95%. 14.29% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 15.31% and 0.83% of the population respectively.^[6]

Languages in Lakhisarai district (2011)^[7]

  Magahi (46.96%)

  Hindi (29.09%)

  'Other' Hindi (21.17%)

  Urdu (1.73%)

  Others (1.05%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 46.96% of the population in the district spoke Magahi, 29.09% Hindi and 1.73% Urdu as their first language. 21.17% of the population recorded a language classified as 'Others' under Hindi on the census.^[7] The main languages are Magahi and Angika, but both are counted as Hindi under the census.

Politics

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Lakhisarai	167	Suryagarha	Prahlad Yadav		JD(U)		NDA	Switched from RJD to JDU
	168	Lakhisarai	Vijay Kumar Sinha		BJP		NDA	Deputy Leader of BJP

Notable towns

• Barahiya
• Lakhisarai
• Surajgarha

Notable villages

• Babhangawan
• Balgudar
• Bhaluee
• Maheshpur
• Nijai
• Pokhrama
• Sabikpur

Notable people

• Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development, Government of India

See also

• Patna

External links

• Official website
• Lakhisarai Information Portal

References

1. 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)
2. 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.
3. "NTPC to set up 1,320-MW power plant in Bihar". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 23 February 2014.
4. "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. "District Census Handbook: Lakhisarai" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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