Bhagalpur division

Summary

Bhagalpur division is one of the nine administrative units of Bihar, a state in the east of India. Bhagalpur city is the headquarters of the division. Established in 1765, it is oldest division of the state.

Bhagalpur Division
Division of Bihar
Kahalgaon city mountain
Kahalgaon city mountain
Location of Bhagalpur division in Bihar
Location of Bhagalpur division in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°15′00″N 87°02′00″E / 25.25°N 87.0333°E / 25.25; 87.0333
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionBhagalpur
Established1765
HeadquartersBhagalpur
DistrictsBhagalpur, Banka
Government
 • MP - BankaGiridhari Yadav
 • MP-BhagalpurAjay Kumar Mandal
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,061,565
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
 • Regional LanguageAngika[1][2]
 • OtherBengali language,[1] Khortha, Urdu, Santali

List of subdivisions of Bhagalpur Division edit

Districts Subdivisions
Banka Banka
Bhagalpur Bhagalpur
Kahalgaon
Naugachhia

City and town in Bhagalpur Division edit

Bhagalpur is the largest city in Bhagalpur Division situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river.The old name of Bhagalpur was Champanagri which was the capital of Anga Kingdom.

Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong during British rule) is a municipality town and one of three subdivisions in Bhagalpur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is located close to the Vikramashila.

Banka is a town and headquarters of Banka district of bihar.

Naugachia is a town and an important railway station in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a block and one of three subdivisions of the Bhagalpur district and also a police district.

Sultanganj is a town and a block in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. It is located 25 km from Bhagalpur.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities (2015). 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (June 2014−July 2015) (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Minority Affairs; Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Language". bhagalpur.nic.in. Bhagalpur District; Government of Bihar, India. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

Note edit

Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts.[1]


  1. ^ "District Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.