Gopalganj
Constituency No. 17 · Scheduled Caste
Assembly segments in this district
- Baikunthpur
- Barauli
- Gopalganj
- Kuchaikote
- Bhore
- Hathua
Gopalganj District
Bihar
Gopalganj district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Gopalganj. It covers 2,033 sq km and had a population of 25,62,012 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,260 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Gopalganj
Area
2,033 sq km
Population
25.62 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,260 /km²
Literacy Rate
65.47%
Sex Ratio
1,021
per 1,000 males
Gopalganj District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Gopalganj district.
Total Population
25.62 Lakh
Male Population
12.68 Lakh
Female Population
12.94 Lakh
Rural Population
23.98 Lakh
Urban Population
1.64 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
8,210
Literacy Rate
65.47%
Population Density
1,260 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,021
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 76.51%Female literacy 54.81%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Gopalganj district.
2
Tehsils
14
Blocks
234
Nyay Panchayats
234
Gram Panchayats
1,560
Villages
- Headquarters
- Gopalganj
- Languages
- Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 26.47° N, 84.44° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Gopalganj
(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 Gopalganj
(6)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 99 · Gopalganj
PP
Prem Shankar Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
No. 100 · Gopalganj
RR
Ramprawesh Rai
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 101 · Gopalganj
KD
Kusum Devi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 102 · Gopalganj
AP
Amrendra Kumar Pandey
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
No. 103 · Gopalganj
No. 104 · Gopalganj
RS
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Your Representatives from Gopalganj
(7)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Gopalganj district.
- PPPrem Shankar PrasadRashtriya Janata DalMLABaikunthpur · No. 99
- RRRamprawesh RaiBharatiya Janata PartyMLABarauli · No. 100
- KDKusum DeviBharatiya Janata PartyMLAGopalganj · No. 101
- APAmrendra Kumar PandeyJanata Dal (United)MLAKuchaikote · No. 102
- RSRajesh Kumar SinghRashtriya Janata DalMLAHathua · No. 104
Election History
Lok SabhaGopalganj · No. 17
- 202418th Lok SabhaJD(U)Alok Kumar SumanVotes 5,11,866Vote share 48.15%Margin 1,27,180
- 1. Alok Kumar Suman · JD(U)5,11,866 (48.15%)
- 2. Premnath Chanchal · Vikassheel Insaan Party3,84,686 (36.19%)
- 3. Dinanath Manjhi · AIMIM29,992 (2.82%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaJD(U)Alok Kumar SumanVotes 5,68,150Vote share 55.44%Margin 2,86,434
- 1. Alok Kumar Suman · JD(U)5,68,150 (55.44%)
- 2. Surendra Ram · RJD2,81,716 (27.49%)
- 3. Kunal Kishor Vivek · BSP36,016 (3.51%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPJanak RamVotes 4,78,773Vote share 52.99%Margin 2,86,936
- 1. Janak Ram · BJP4,78,773 (52.99%)
- 2. Jyoti Bharti · INC1,91,837 (21.23%)
- 3. Anil Kumar · JD(U)1,00,419 (11.11%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Gopalganj District at a Glance
- State
- Bihar
- Headquarters
- Gopalganj
- Area
- 2,033 sq km
- Population
- 25.62 Lakh
- Population density
- 1,260 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 1,021 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 65.47%
- Languages
- Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu
- Tehsils
- 2
- Blocks
- 14
- Gram panchayats
- 234
- Villages
- 1,560
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 6
- 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.