Khagaria
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Khagaria is a city
in India
, and the administrative headquarter of Khagaria district. Khagaria is a part of Munger division
. The town has a major railway junction on the Barauni Guwahati section of the Indian Railways. National Highway 31
which connects rest of the India
to North Eastern region passes through this town. It is connected to other parts of Bihar by another rail line to Saharsa and Samastipur. Building of a major rail bridge across river Ganges in Munger is underway to connect it to south Bihar
and Jharkhand
directly.
, Khagaria had a population of 45,126. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Khagaria has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 58%. In Khagaria, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
PSU bank branches in Khagaria:
(State Bank Of India,
Central Bank Of India,
Union Bank Of India,
Punjab National Bank,
UCO Bank,
Bank Of Baroda,
Canara Bank,
Bank Of India)
Private bank branches in Khagaria:
(ICICI Bank
)
In addition to these, various regional and cooperative banks are located at Khagaria.
s (Shri Lakshami, Shri Krishna, Shri Ram Talkies) and earlier there was a good cinema hall "Kamal talkies" but now it does not exist and people miss it. Now the oldest one being Sri Laxmi Cinema which was established by Late Sri Nirmal Chandra Gupta in the year 1954 and started its screening at the present campus in the year 1968. The cinema hall being amongst the few entertainment sources in the town holds a key place in the hearts of people of Khagaria. Now lakshmi talkies is using satellite tecnology for broadcasting movies.
City
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in India
India
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, and the administrative headquarter of Khagaria district. Khagaria is a part of Munger division
Munger Division
Munger division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Munger is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently , the division consists of Munger District, Begusarai District Jamui District, Khagaria District, Lakhisarai District, and Sheikhpura District...
. The town has a major railway junction on the Barauni Guwahati section of the Indian Railways. National Highway 31
National Highway 31 (India)
National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...
which connects rest of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to North Eastern region passes through this town. It is connected to other parts of Bihar by another rail line to Saharsa and Samastipur. Building of a major rail bridge across river Ganges in Munger is underway to connect it to south Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
and Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
directly.
Geography
Khagaria is located at 25.5°N 86.48°E. It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).khagaria was under munger division till 1980 when it became a district.Surrounded districts
- North - SaharsaSaharsaSaharsa is a city and a municipality in the Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar in north India, east of the Kosi River. It is the administrative headquarters of the Saharsa District, and is in the Kosi Division. Sahrasa is also the name of the Parliamentary constituency, which contains...
District - South - Munger and Begusarai District
- East - BhagalpurBhagalpurBhagdattpuram was one of the most influential towns in "Aryavarta" . It is supposed to have been concurrent to Patliputra or Patna. Bhagdattpuram finds its mention in the Vedas and Ramayana as well. It is supposed to be the kingdom of Daanvir Karna, the son of Kunti and the Sun God...
and Madhepura District - West - BegusaraiBegusaraiBegusarai is a city and a municipal council in Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. Begusarai had traditionally been a communist stronghold and it was earlier also referred to as the Leningrad of Bihar.- Recent history :...
and SamastipurSamastipurSamastipur is a city and a municipality in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is headquarters of the Samastipur district.It is situated on the banks of Burhi Gandak River.-Demographics:...
Districts
Subdivisions
- Total Sub-division - 2
- Total Blocks and Circle - 7
- Total Panchayats - 129
- Total HalkaHalkaHalka is an opera by the Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko. The libretto was by Wlodzimierz Wolski , a young Warsaw poet with radical social views. It is part of the canon of Polish national operas.-Performance history:...
- 61 - Total urban Localities - 2
- Total Revenue Villages- 306
- Habitate - 241
- Unhabitate - 69
Demographics
India censusCensus
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, Khagaria had a population of 45,126. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Khagaria has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 58%. In Khagaria, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
Also known as Farakiya in local region. There is an interesting story behind it. Five centuries ago Akbar, then the king of Mugal empire directed his revenue minister Todarmal to map his entire empire. But he could not map this region now known as Khagaria due to difficult terrain, rivers and dense forests. So, he named it Farakiya (Farak in Urdu means separate). Now there is even a weekly newspaper- 'Farkiyanchal Times' (albeit published arbitrarily).People and culture
Predominantly a rural district it has a mixed population and colourful culture. Population consist of different castes and communities including Bhumihar Brahmins, other Brahmin sub-castes,barai, Rajput, Kayshtha, Yadav, Koari and Kurmi, Marwari, Muslim and others, but Barai, Yadavs, Koeri and Kurmis are in majority though Muslims constitutes 12% of the total population. Major festivals are Chhat Pooja, Holi, Durga Pooja (Dushehra) and Dipawali. Marriage is intracaste and intra-religion; people here tend to marry within their region only. You will find quite soft spoken and mild mannered people contrary to the general perception about Bihar. Majority of population of Khagaria town is of younger age signifying a shifting population from villages to district center. Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster has one local broadcasting center here with one local channel Awaaz.Language and dialects
Mainly Angutarap (distorted mix version of Angika & Maithili), though dialect changes every ten kilometres, like any other district of Bihar, the mix language is also known as "theti".Banks/Financial Institutions
Several national banks (PSU as well as Private) are having presence at Khagaria with their branches.PSU bank branches in Khagaria:
(State Bank Of India,
Central Bank Of India,
Union Bank Of India,
Punjab National Bank,
UCO Bank,
Bank Of Baroda,
Canara Bank,
Bank Of India)
Private bank branches in Khagaria:
(ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank
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)
In addition to these, various regional and cooperative banks are located at Khagaria.
Education
Major educational centers are located in the town of Khagaria, which includes educational institutions and vocational institutions where students can learn music, dance, art and craft. Besides many govt. run schools, there are some colleges for the higher education including a women's college. One prestigious center for higher education Koshi College, Khagaria. Kendriya Vidyalaya Khagaria is educational bone and DAV public school, Rose Bud Academy & holy Ganges public school (HGPS) Khagaria has constantly ranked among the top schools of Bihar. Majority of students after finishing higher secondary go to other big cities like Patna or Delhi or kolkata or bangalore for higher education and competitive examinations. Many students from here are now settled abroad. Most of the students study for engineering, medicine and some also go for Union Public Services. Khagaria also has a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya located in Sonbarsha Ghat, nearly 35 km from the district headquarter. It was established in year 1994 by the HRD ministary of India.Cinema
Khagaria is now left only with three cinemaMovie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
s (Shri Lakshami, Shri Krishna, Shri Ram Talkies) and earlier there was a good cinema hall "Kamal talkies" but now it does not exist and people miss it. Now the oldest one being Sri Laxmi Cinema which was established by Late Sri Nirmal Chandra Gupta in the year 1954 and started its screening at the present campus in the year 1968. The cinema hall being amongst the few entertainment sources in the town holds a key place in the hearts of people of Khagaria. Now lakshmi talkies is using satellite tecnology for broadcasting movies.