Module 7: Kishanganj, Jamui, Saharsa, Munger and Khagaria
Concept
Subtopic 7.1: Kishanganj to Khagaria
These notes follow the printed district tables. Population, density, the 2001–11 growth rate, sex ratio and literacy are the Census 2011 figures printed in those tables. A formation year is the year printed beside that row. A row the table leaves out is not filled in from anywhere else.
Kishanganj
- Headquarters: Kishanganj
- Formed: 1990
- Area: 1,884 sq km
- Population: 16,90,400
- Density (2011): 897
- Growth (2001–11): 30.40%
- Sex ratio (2011): 950
- Literacy (2011): 55.46%
- Male literacy: 63.66%
- Female literacy: 46.76%
- Bordering districts: Araria, Purnia and Katihar
- Lok Sabha seats: 1
- Assembly seats: 4
- Subdivisions: Kishanganj
- Blocks: 7
- Crops: rice, wheat, maize, jute
- Industry: jute industry
- Rivers: Mahananda
Jamui
- Headquarters: Jamui
- Formed: 1991
- Area: 3,123 sq km
- Population: 17,60,405
- Density (2011): 568
- Growth (2001–11): 25.85%
- Sex ratio (2011): 922
- Literacy (2011): 59.79%
- Male literacy: 71.24%
- Female literacy: 47.28%
- Bordering districts: Nawada, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai, Munger
- Lok Sabha seats: 1
- Assembly seats: 3
- Subdivisions: Jamui
- Crops: rice, wheat, lentil
Saharsa
- Headquarters: Saharsa
- Formed: 1954
- Area: 1,896 sq km
- Population: 19,00,661
- Density (2011): 1,127
- Growth (2001–11): 26.02%
- Sex ratio (2011): 906
- Literacy (2011): 53.20%
- Male literacy: 63.56%
- Female literacy: 61.68%
- Bordering districts: Darbhanga, Khagaria, Madhepura, Supaul and Madhubani
- Lok Sabha seats: 1
- Assembly seats: 4
- Subdivisions: Saharsa Sadar, Simri Bakhtiarpur
- Blocks: 10
- Crops: rice
- Industry: jute, bidi
- Rivers: Kosi
Munger
- Headquarters: Munger
- Formed: 1832
- Area: 1,419 sq km
- Population: 13,67,765
- Density (2011): 964
- Growth (2001–11): 20.21%
- Sex ratio (2011): 876
- Literacy (2011): 70.46%
- Male literacy: 77.74%
- Female literacy: 62.08%
- Bordering districts: Khagaria, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Jamui, Banka and Bhagalpur
- Lok Sabha seats: 1
- Assembly seats: 3
- Subdivisions: Haveli Kharagpur, Munger, Tarapur
- Blocks: 9
- Crops: rice, wheat, lentil
- Industry: gun factory
- Rivers: Ganga, Mohani, Harohar, Kiul
Khagaria
- Headquarters: Khagaria
- Formed: 1980
- Area: 1,486 sq km
- Population: 16,66,886
- Density (2011): 1,122
- Growth (2001–11): 30.19%
- Sex ratio (2011): 886
- Literacy (2011): 57.52%
- Male literacy: 65.25%
- Female literacy: 49.56%
- Bordering districts: Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger, Bhagalpur, Madhepura, Saharsa and Darbhanga
- Subdivisions: Khagaria, Gogri
- Blocks: 7
- Crops: rice, wheat, maize, jute
- Rivers: Ganga, Kosi
- Munger, formed 1832, has a gun factory. Sex ratio 876 is the lowest in these tables.
- Kishanganj’s growth is 30.40%, the same figure as Patna. River: Mahananda.
- Saharsa was formed in 1954. Its female literacy is printed as 61.68%.
- Jamui density is 568. Khagaria was formed in 1980.
- Question: Which district has a gun factory in the industry line? Answer: Munger.
- Question: In which year was Saharsa formed, as printed? Answer: 1954.
- Question: What is Jamui’s printed density? Answer: 568.
- Question: Which river is printed for Kishanganj? Answer: Mahananda.
MCQs
Answer this question, then use Next.
Question 37: Which industry is printed for Munger?
Question 38: In which year does the table place the formation of Munger?
Question 39: What population growth for 2001–11 is printed for Kishanganj?
Question 40: In which year does the table place the formation of Saharsa?
Question 41: What Census 2011 density is printed for Jamui?
Question 42: In which year does the table place the formation of Khagaria?
One-liners
Write your answer, then submit to see the correct answer.
Which district has a gun factory in the industry line?
Munger.In which year was Saharsa formed, as printed?
1954.What is Jamui’s printed density?
568.Which river is printed for Kishanganj?
Mahananda.