Kishanganj District

Bihar

Kishanganj district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Kishanganj. It covers 1,884 sq km and had a population of 16,90,400 at the 2011 census, a density of 897 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kishanganj
Area
1,884 sq km
Population
16.90 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
897 /km²
Literacy Rate
55.46%
Sex Ratio
950
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Kishanganj District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kishanganj district.

Total Population
16.90 Lakh
Male Population
8.67 Lakh
Female Population
8.23 Lakh
Rural Population
15.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.69 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
62,400
Literacy Rate
55.46%
Population Density
897 /km²
Sex Ratio
950
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 63.66%Female literacy 46.72%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kishanganj district.

1
Tehsils
7
Blocks
126
Nyay Panchayats
126
Gram Panchayats
770
Villages
Headquarters
Kishanganj
Languages
Surjapuri, Urdu, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
26.07° N, 87.95° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kishanganj

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kishanganj

Constituency No. 10 · General
Primary
Mohammad Jawed
Mohammad Jawed
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bahadurganj
  • Thakurganj
  • Kishanganj
  • Kochadhaman
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kishanganj

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Bahadurganj
No. 52 · Kishanganj
AN
Anzar Nayeemi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Thakurganj
No. 53 · Kishanganj
SA
Saud Alam
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Kishanganj
No. 54 · Kishanganj
IH
Izarul Hussain
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kochadhaman
No. 55 · Kishanganj
MA
Muhammad Izhar Asfi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA

Your Representatives from Kishanganj

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kishanganj district.

  • Mohammad Jawed
    Mohammad Jawed
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Kishanganj · No. 10
  • AN
    Anzar Nayeemi
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Bahadurganj · No. 52
  • SA
    Saud Alam
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Thakurganj · No. 53
  • IH
    Izarul Hussain
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Kishanganj · No. 54
  • MA
    Muhammad Izhar Asfi
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Kochadhaman · No. 55

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kishanganj · No. 10

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCMohammad Jawed
    Votes 4,02,850Vote share 35%Margin 59,692
    1. 1. Mohammad Jawed · INC4,02,850 (35%)
    2. 2. Mujahid Alam · JD(U)3,43,158 (29.81%)
    3. 3. Akhtarul Iman · AIMIM3,09,264 (26.87%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCMohammad Jawed
    Votes 3,67,017Vote share 33.32%Margin 34,466
    1. 1. Mohammad Jawed · INC3,67,017 (33.32%)
    2. 2. Syed Mahmood Ashraf · JD(U)3,32,551 (30.19%)
    3. 3. Akhtarul Iman · AIMIM2,95,029 (26.78%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCMohammad Asrarul Haque
    Votes 4,93,461Vote share 53.15%Margin 1,94,612
    1. 1. Mohammad Asrarul Haque · INC4,93,461 (53.15%)
    2. 2. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal · BJP2,98,849 (32.19%)
    3. 3. Akhtarul Iman · JD(U)55,822 (6.01%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Kishanganj
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 10
4 Assembly
No. 52, 53, 54, 55

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Kishanganj District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Kishanganj
Area
1,884 sq km
Population
16.90 Lakh
Population density
897 per km²
Sex ratio
950 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
55.46%
Languages
Surjapuri, Urdu, Hindi
Tehsils
1
Blocks
7
Gram panchayats
126
Villages
770
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
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.
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