Bhagalpur
Constituency No. 26 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Bihpur
- Gopalpur
- Pirpainti
- Kahalgaon
- Bhagalpur
- Nathnagar
Bhagalpur District
Bihar
Bhagalpur district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Bhagalpur. It covers 2,569 sq km and had a population of 30,37,233 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,182 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Bhagalpur
Area
2,569 sq km
Population
30.37 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,182 /km²
Literacy Rate
63.14%
Sex Ratio
880
per 1,000 males
Bhagalpur District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Bhagalpur district.
Total Population
30.37 Lakh
Male Population
16.16 Lakh
Female Population
14.22 Lakh
Rural Population
24.32 Lakh
Urban Population
6.05 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
68,210
Literacy Rate
63.14%
Population Density
1,182 /km²
Sex Ratio
880
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 70.3%Female literacy 54.89%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Bhagalpur district.
3
Tehsils
16
Blocks
242
Nyay Panchayats
242
Gram Panchayats
1,512
Villages
- Headquarters
- Bhagalpur
- Languages
- Hindi, Angika, Urdu
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 25.25° N, 87° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bhagalpur
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Bhagalpur
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 152 · Bhagalpur
KS
Kumar Shailendra
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 153 · Bhagalpur
NN
Narendra Kumar Niraj
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
No. 154 · Bhagalpur
LK
Lalan Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 155 · Bhagalpur
PY
Pawan Kumar Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 156 · Bhagalpur
AS
Ajeet Sharma
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 157
LM
Lalit Narayan Mandal
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
No. 158 · Bhagalpur
AS
Ali Ashraf Siddiqui
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Your Representatives from Bhagalpur
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bhagalpur district.
- KSKumar ShailendraBharatiya Janata PartyMLABihpur · No. 152
- NNNarendra Kumar NirajJanata Dal (United)MLAGopalpur · No. 153
- LKLalan KumarBharatiya Janata PartyMLAPirpainti · No. 154
- PYPawan Kumar YadavBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKahalgaon · No. 155
- ASAjeet SharmaIndian National CongressMLABhagalpur · No. 156
- LMLalit Narayan MandalJanata Dal (United)MLASultanganj · No. 157
- ASAli Ashraf SiddiquiRashtriya Janata DalMLANathnagar · No. 158
Election History
Lok SabhaBhagalpur · No. 26
- 202418th Lok SabhaJD(U)Ajay Kumar MandalVotes 5,36,031Vote share 52.95%Margin 1,04,868
- 1. Ajay Kumar Mandal · JD(U)5,36,031 (52.95%)
- 2. Ajeet Sharma · INC4,31,163 (42.59%)
- 3. Deepak Kumar · BSP12,410 (1.23%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaJD(U)Ajay Kumar MandalVotes 6,18,254Vote share 59.3%Margin 2,77,630
- 1. Ajay Kumar Mandal · JD(U)6,18,254 (59.3%)
- 2. Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal · RJD3,40,624 (32.67%)
- 3. Naim Karimi · Independent25,210 (2.42%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaRJDShailesh Kumar alias Bulo MandalVotes 3,67,623Vote share 37.74%Margin 9,485
- 1. Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal · RJD3,67,623 (37.74%)
- 2. Shahnawaz Hussain · BJP3,58,138 (36.76%)
- 3. Abu Qaiser · JD(U)1,32,223 (13.57%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Bhagalpur District at a Glance
- State
- Bihar
- Headquarters
- Bhagalpur
- Area
- 2,569 sq km
- Population
- 30.37 Lakh
- Population density
- 1,182 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 880 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 63.14%
- Languages
- Hindi, Angika, Urdu
- Tehsils
- 3
- Blocks
- 16
- Gram panchayats
- 242
- Villages
- 1,512
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.