Bhojpur district, India

Government • District collectorRaj Kumar (IAS) • Lok Sabha constituenciesArrah
R. K. Singh, MP • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesArea • Total2,395 km² (925 sq mi)Population • Total2,728,407 • Density1,100/km² (3,000/sq mi)Demographics • Literacy72.79%Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)PINVehicle registrationBR-03Major highwaysNH-922WebsiteBhojpur District

Bhojpur district is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Arrah city (also known as Ara) is the administrative headquarters of this district. Bhojpur district came into existence in 1972. Earlier it was the part of Shahabad district. This district is named "Bhojpur" after great Parmara King Bhoja as most early settlers were Rajput rulers of Parmara dynasty then called as Ujjainiya.^[2][3]

In the year 1972, Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. Buxar was a subdivision of old Bhojpur district then. In 1992, Buxar became a separate district and presently the rest of Bhojpur district has now three sub-divisions – Ara Sadar, Jagdishpur and Piro. It shares its border with Uttar Pradesh in the north west.

Geography

Bhojpur district occupies an area of 2,395 square kilometres (925 sq mi).^[4]

It is located (the headquarter Arrah) at a longitude of 83° 45' to 84° 45' East and the latitude is 25° 10' to 25° 40' North and is situated at a height of 193 meters above sea level.^[5]

History

Till 1972, Bhojpur was part of old Shahabad District. The present district of Bhojpur came into existence in 1972, when Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. From 1972 to 1991, Buxar was a sub-division of Bhojpur district only. Later on 17 March 1991 Buxar district got separated from Bhojpur district. Bhojpur falls under Patna division.

Administration

The Bhojpur district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of District Magistrate (DM).

The district has got 1209 villages, 36 police stations and 1 municipality, Arrah, which has now become a Municipal Corporation.^[6]

Tehsils

Bhojpur district comprises three tehsils or Sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):

1. Arrah Sadar
2. Jagdishpur
3. Piro

Blocks

These Tehsils are further divided into 14 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO)^[7]

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Bhojpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[8] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[8]

Climate

The climate of the district is of moderately extreme type. The summers are hot and the winter are cool. Most of the rain that the district receives is from the South- West monsoon, during July and August. Winters are quite dry and light showers may take place during the Rabi crop.

Politics

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Bhojpur	192	Sandesh	Kiran Devi Yadav		RJD		MGB
	193	Barhara	Raghvendra Pratap Singh		BJP		NDA
	194	Arrah	Amrendra Pratap Singh		BJP		NDA
	195	Agiaon	Manoj Manzil		CPI(ML)L		MGB	Disqualified on 16 February 2024 due to criminal conviction [9]
			Vacant
	196	Tarari	Sudama Prasad		CPI(ML)L		MGB
	197	Jagdishpur	Ram Vishnun Yadav		RJD		MGB
	198	Shahpur	Rahul Tiwari		RJD		MGB

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	641,566	—
1911	609,751	−0.51%
1921	593,796	−0.26%
1931	652,468	+0.95%
1941	762,131	+1.57%
1951	879,888	+1.45%
1961	1,021,109	+1.50%
1971	1,230,052	+1.88%
1981	1,490,714	+1.94%
1991	1,792,771	+1.86%
2001	2,243,144	+2.27%
2011	2,728,407	+1.98%
source:[10]

According to the 2011 census Bhojpur district, Bihar has a population of 2,728,407,^[12] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait^[13] or the US state of Nevada.^[14] This gives it a ranking of 145th in India (out of a total of 640).^[12] The district has a population density of 1,136 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,940/sq mi).^[12] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.27%.^[12] Bhojpur has a sex ratio of 907 females for every 1000 males,^[12] and a literacy rate of 72.79%. 14.29% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.59% and 0.51% of the population respectively.^[12]

Languages

1. ^ Bhojpur
2. ^ Gopal, Surendra (22 December 2017). Mapping Bihar: From Medieval to Modern Times. Routledge. ISBN 9781351034166.
3. ^ Singh, Surinder; Gaur, I. D. (2008). Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia. Pearson Education India. ISBN 9788131713587.
4. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
5. ^ "About District | Welcome To Bhojpur District | India". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
6. ^ Babu Veer Kunwar Singh Babu Veer Kunwar Singh. "Welcome To Bhojpur District | India". Bhojpur.nic.in. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
7. ^ https://bhojpur.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ , Bhojpur District, Bihar.
8. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
9. ^ "CPI-ML MLA Manoj Manzil disqualified from Bihar assembly". Indian Express.
10. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
11. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
12. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census Handbook: Bhojpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
13. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kuwait 2,595,62
14. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nevada 2,700,551
15. ^ ^{a b} "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
16. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.