Nalanda
Constituency No. 29 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Asthawan
- Biharsharif
- Rajgir
- Islampur
- Hilsa
- Nalanda
- Harnaut
Nalanda District
Bihar
Nalanda district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Bihar Sharif. It covers 2,355 sq km and had a population of 28,77,653 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,222 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Bihar Sharif
Area
2,355 sq km
Population
28.78 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,222 /km²
Literacy Rate
64.43%
Sex Ratio
922
per 1,000 males
Nalanda District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Nalanda district.
Total Population
28.78 Lakh
Male Population
14.97 Lakh
Female Population
13.81 Lakh
Rural Population
24.21 Lakh
Urban Population
4.57 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
6.08 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2,410
Literacy Rate
64.43%
Population Density
1,222 /km²
Sex Ratio
922
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 74.83%Female literacy 52.99%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Nalanda district.
3
Tehsils
20
Blocks
249
Nyay Panchayats
249
Gram Panchayats
1,082
Villages
- Headquarters
- Bihar Sharif
- Languages
- Hindi, Magahi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 25.2° N, 85.52° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Nalanda
(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 Nalanda
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 171 · Nalanda
JK
Jitendra Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
No. 172 · Nalanda
DK
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 173 · Nalanda
KK
Kaushal Kishore
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
No. 174 · Nalanda
RR
Rakesh Kumar Raushan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
No. 175 · Nalanda
KM
Krishnamurari Sharan alias Prem Mukhia
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
No. 176 · Nalanda
SK
Shrawan Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
No. 177 · Nalanda
HS
Hari Narayan Singh
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Your Representatives from Nalanda
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Nalanda district.
- JKJitendra KumarJanata Dal (United)MLAAsthawan · No. 171
- DKDr. Sunil KumarBharatiya Janata PartyMLABiharsharif · No. 172
- KKKaushal KishoreJanata Dal (United)MLARajgir · No. 173
- RRRakesh Kumar RaushanRashtriya Janata DalMLAIslampur · No. 174
- KMKrishnamurari Sharan alias Prem MukhiaJanata Dal (United)MLAHilsa · No. 175
- SKShrawan KumarJanata Dal (United)MLANalanda · No. 176
- HSHari Narayan SinghJanata Dal (United)MLAHarnaut · No. 177
Election History
Lok SabhaNalanda · No. 29
- 202418th Lok SabhaJD(U)Kaushalendra KumarVotes 5,59,422Vote share 66.5%Margin 1,69,114
- 1. Kaushalendra Kumar · JD(U)5,59,422 (66.5%)
- 2. Sandeep Saurav · CPI(ML) Liberation3,90,308 (46.4%)
- 3. Raja Ram Singh · Independent12,410 (1.48%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaJD(U)Kaushalendra KumarVotes 5,40,888Vote share 52.45%Margin 2,56,137
- 1. Kaushalendra Kumar · JD(U)5,40,888 (52.45%)
- 2. Ashok Kumar Azad Chandravanshi · HAM(S)2,84,751 (27.61%)
- 3. Ramcharitar Prasad · Independent21,210 (2.06%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaJD(U)Kaushalendra KumarVotes 3,21,982Vote share 34.93%Margin 9,627
- 1. Kaushalendra Kumar · JD(U)3,21,982 (34.93%)
- 2. Satyanand Sharma · Lok Jan Shakti Party3,12,355 (33.89%)
- 3. Ashish Ranjan Sinha · INC1,27,270 (13.81%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Nalanda District at a Glance
- State
- Bihar
- Headquarters
- Bihar Sharif
- Area
- 2,355 sq km
- Population
- 28.78 Lakh
- Population density
- 1,222 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 922 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 64.43%
- Languages
- Hindi, Magahi
- Tehsils
- 3
- Blocks
- 20
- Gram panchayats
- 249
- Villages
- 1,082
- 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.