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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gopalganj district
| name = Gopalganj district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]]
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]] of [[Bihar]]
| total_type = Total
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| native_name =
| image_map = Bihar district location map Gopalganj.svg
| image_skyline = Thawe Durga Mandir (Out).JPG
| map_caption = Location of Gopalganj district in Bihar
| image_caption = Exterior of [[Thawe Mandir]]
| coordinates =
| image_map = Bihar district location map Gopalganj.svg
| coor_pinpoint = Gopalganj, Bihar{{!}}Gopalganj
| map_caption = Location of Gopalganj district in Bihar
| coordinates = {{coord|26.4654|N|84.4416|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| coor_pinpoint = Gopalganj, Bihar{{!}}Gopalganj
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saran division|Saran]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Bihar|Division]]
| established_title = Established
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saran division|Saran]]
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| established_title = Established
| seat = [[Gopalganj, Bihar{{!}}Gopalganj]]
| established_date =
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| parts_style = para
| seat = [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]]
| p1 =
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| area_total_km2 =
| parts_style = para
| area_footnotes =
| p1 =
| population_as_of = 2011
| area_total_km2 = 2033
| population_total = 2,562,012
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_total = 2,562,012
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban =
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| population_density_km2 = 1260
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_info1 = 67.04 per cent
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info1 = 65.47%
| demographics1_info2 = 1021
| leader_title =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| leader_name =
| demographics1_info2 = 1021
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_title =
| leader_name1 = [[Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gopalganj]]
| leader_name =
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituency|Gopalganj]]
| leader_name2 = [[Baikunthpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baikunthpur]], [[Barauli, Bihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barauli]], [[Gopalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gopalganj]], [[Kuchaikote (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kuchaikote]], [[Bhore (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhore]], [[Hathua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hathua]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Baikunthpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Baikunthpur]], [[Barauli, Bihar Assembly constituency|Barauli]], [[Gopalganj Assembly constituency|Gopalganj]], [[Kuchaikote Assembly constituency|Kuchaikote]], [[Bhore Assembly constituency|Bhore]], [[Hathua Assembly constituency|Hathua]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| registration_plate =
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH-28
| registration_plate = BR-28
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec1 = NH-28
| website = http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|https://gopalganj.nic.in/}}
| official_name =
| area_rank = 26th in the state of Bihar
}}
}}
'''Gopalganj''' is one of the administrative districts in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. The district headquarters is the town of [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], and the district is part of [[Saran Division]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/places.htm |title=Welcome GOPALGANJ |date=2011-07-21 |publisher=Gopalganj.bih.nic.in |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163443/http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/places.htm |archivedate=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Major languages spoken are [[Bhojpuri]], and [[Hindi]].
'''Gopalganj''' is one of the administrative districts in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. The district headquarters is the town of [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], and the district is part of [[Saran Division]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/places.htm |title=Welcome GOPALGANJ |date=2011-07-21 |publisher=Gopalganj.bih.nic.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163443/http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/places.htm |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Major languages spoken are [[Hindi]] and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
Gopalganj district, India occupies an area of {{convert|2033|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Spain]]'s [[Tenerife Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | accessdate = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Tenerife2,034km2}}</ref>
Gopalganj district, India occupies an area of {{convert|2033|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to Spain's [[Tenerife Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Tenerife2,034km2}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Gopalganj one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |accessdate=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archivedate=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=6,28,381|13=1911|14=5,97,141|15=1921|16=6,10,307|17=1931|18=6,48,526|19=1941|20=7,46,012|21=1951|22=8,22,854|23=1961|24=9,26,736|25=1971|26=11,07,464|27=1981|28=13,62,123|29=1991|30=17,04,310|31=2001|32=21,52,638|33=2011|34=25,62,012|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Gopalganj district, India has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,562,012,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=6,28,381|13=1911|14=5,97,141|15=1921|16=6,10,307|17=1931|18=6,48,526|19=1941|20=7,46,012|21=1951|22=8,22,854|23=1961|24=9,26,736|25=1971|26=11,07,464|27=1981|28=13,62,123|29=1991|30=17,04,310|31=2001|32=21,52,638|33=2011|34=25,62,012|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|align=center}}

}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Gopalganj district, India had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,562,012,<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Gopalganj |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/268/download/722/DH_2011_1015_PART_A_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62 | archive-date = 2011-09-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|accessdate=2011-09-30
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
|url-status=dead
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archivedate=2011-07-21
|archive-date=2011-07-21
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 163rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1258|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.83%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Gopalganj has a [[sex ratio]] of 1015 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.04%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
}}</ref> of which 1,267,666 are males while 1,294,346 are females. This gives it a ranking of 163rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus"/> Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 449,530 which is 17.54% of total population of Gopalganj district.<ref name="districtcensus"/> The district had a population density of {{convert|1260|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus"/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.02%.<ref name="districtcensus"/> Gopalganj had a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 65.47% and [[sex ratio]] of 1021 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, Gopalganj ranks first in terms of sex-ratio (1,021) against the state's 918. 6.35% of the population lives in urban areas. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 320,064 (12.49%) and 60,807 (2.37%) respectively. Gopalganj district had 411,930 households in 2011.<ref name="districtcensus"/>


{{Pie chart
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.95% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.76% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|caption = Languages of Gopalganj district (2011)<ref name="Language">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|label1 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value1 = 96.09 |color1 = gold
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 1.85 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 1.76 |color3 = green
|label5 = Others |value5 = 0.30 |color5 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.09% of the population in the district spoke [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 1.85% [[Hindi]] and 1.76% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


Based on the 2011 census:
Based on the 2011 census:
* Population: 2,562,012 (2.62% of the state)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/dist_glance.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165415/http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/dist_glance.html |archivedate=2011-07-21 |title=Gopalganj District At a Glance |publisher=Gopalganj.bih.nic.in |date=2011-07-21 |accessdate=2012-08-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Population: 2,562,012 (2.62% of the state)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/dist_glance.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165415/http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/dist_glance.html |archive-date=2011-07-21 |title=Gopalganj District At a Glance |publisher=Gopalganj.bih.nic.in |date=2011-07-21 |access-date=2012-08-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Density of population: 1260
* Density of population: 1260
* Men: 1,267,666 (49.48%)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Page 23|date=2011|title=Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902165730/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|archive-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
* Men: 1,267,666 (49.48%)
* Women: 1,294,346 (50.52%)
* Women: 1,294,346 (50.52%)
* Urban population: 162,805 (6.35%)
* Urban population: 162,805 (6.35%)
* Rural population: 2,399,207 (93.65%)
* Rural population: 2,399,207 (93.65%)
* % of Scheduled castes: 12.49%<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Page 24|date=2011|title=Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902165730/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|archive-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
* % of Scheduled castes: 12.43%
* % of Scheduled tribes: 0.29%
* % of Scheduled tribes: 2.37%<ref name=":3" />

== Politics ==
{{transcluded section|source=17th Bihar Assembly}}
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{{#section:17th Bihar Assembly|Gopalganj district, India}}
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==Education==
Initially, Gopalganj had little to offer in terms of good quality education to its residents. Presently Schools and colleges in the city are either run by the government or by private trusts and individuals. The schools are each affiliated with either the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|Central Board for Secondary Education]] (CBSE), or the Bihar School Examination Board.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://biharboard.bih.nic.in/ |title=Bihar School Examination Board |publisher=Biharboard.bih.nic.in |date=2010-12-03 |accessdate=2012-08-24}}</ref> English is the medium of instruction in most private schools; though government run schools offer both English and Hindi. The [[Sainik School Gopalganj|Sainik School]] prepares boys for entry into the National Defence Academy. After completing their secondary education, which involves ten years of schooling, students typically enroll at [[junior college|Higher Secondary School]] in one of the three streams—[[liberal arts|Arts]], [[Commerce]] or [[Science]].
==Administrative Division==
==Administrative Division==
Gopalganj is divided into 2 sub-divisions, 14 Blocks, 4 municipalities and 234 gram-panchayat (village councils). There are total 1566 villages in Gopalganj District.<ref name="gopal"> {{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165439/http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/dist_admin.html |title=archive}}</ref>
Gopalganj is divided into 2 sub-divisions, 14 Blocks, 4 [[Municipal council (India)|municipalities]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipalities {{!}} Website of Gopalganj District {{!}} India|url=https://gopalganj.nic.in/public-utility-category/municipality/|access-date=2021-09-07|language=en-US}}</ref> and 234 [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayats]] (village councils).
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|-
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!2,562,012
!2,562,012
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]|| [[Baikunthpur, Gopalganj|Baikunthpur]]||बैकुंठपुर||204.11|| 217,165
| rowspan="7" | [[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]|| [[Baikunthpur, Gopalganj|Baikunthpur]]||बैकुंठपुर||204.11|| 217,165
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]||[[Barauli (community development block)|Barauli]]||बरौली|| 184.38|| 263,876
|[[Barauli (community development block)|Barauli]]||बरौली|| 184.38|| 263,876
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]||[[Gopalganj (community development block)|Gopalganj]]||गोपालगंज|| 195.47|| 219,527
|[[Gopalganj (community development block)|Gopalganj]]||गोपालगंज|| 195.47|| 219,527
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]||[[Kuchaikote]]||कुचायकोट||251.43||332,041
|[[Kuchaikote (community development block)|Kuchaikote]]||कुचायकोट||251.43||332,041
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]||[[Manjha, Gopalganj|Manjha]]||मांझा||141.47||199,452
|[[Manjha, Gopalganj|Manjha]]||मांझा||141.47||199,452
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]||[[Thawe (community development block)|Thawe]]||थावे||69.99||116,106
|[[Thawe (community development block)|Thawe]]||थावे||69.99||116,106
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj Subdivision|Gopalganj]]||[[Sidhwaliya]]||सिधवलिया||120.13||141,563
|[[Sidhwaliya]]||सिधवलिया||120.13||141,563
|-
|-
|[[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Bhorey]]||भोरे||147.73||178,199
| rowspan="7" | [[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Bhorey]]||भोरे||147.73||178,199
|-
|-
|[[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Hathua]]||हथुआ||146.65||221,804
|[[Hathua]]||हथुआ||146.65||221,804
|-
|-
|[[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Kateya]]||कटेया||126.17||130,830
|Kateya||कटेया||126.17||130,830
|-
|-
|[[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Panchdewari]]||पंचदेवरी||92.82||99,933
|[[Panchdewari]]||पंचदेवरी||92.82||99,933
|-
|-
|[[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Phulwariya]]||फुलवरिया||95.56||130,801
|[[Phulwariya]]||फुलवरिया||95.56||130,801
|-
|-
|[[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Uchkagaon]]||ऊँचकागांव||113.29||177,677
|[[Uchkagaon]]||ऊँचकागांव||113.29||177,677
|-
|-
|[[Hathua Subdivision|Hathua]]||[[Vijayipur]]||विजयीपुर||130.40||133,038
|[[Vijayipur]]||विजयीपुर||130.40||133,038
|}
|}

===Urban councils===
===Urban councils===
There are 4 urban area in Gopalganj district. 3 [[Nagar Panchayat]] and 1 [[Nagar Parishad]]. Although [[Hathua]] is also an urban area categorized as [[Census town]] but not counted as municipality.
There are 4 urban areas in Gopalganj district. 3 [[Nagar Panchayat]] and 1 [[Nagar Parishad]]. Although [[Hathua, Bihar|Hathua]] is also an urban area categorized as [[Census town]] but not counted as municipality.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!City council
![[Municipal council (India)|Urban council]]
!Council's type
!Council's type
!Hindi name
!Hindi name
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|67,339
|67,339
|-
|-
|[[Kataiya, India|Kataiya]]
|[[Kataiya, Gopalganj|Kataiya]]
|[[Nagar Panchayat]]
|[[Nagar Panchayat]]
|कटैया
|कटैया
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|22.21
|22.21
|41877
|41877
|-
|[[Hathua]]
|[[Census town]]
|हथुआ
|[[Hathua (community development block)|Hathua]]
|1.06
|7,156
|}
|}


===Village councils===
===Village councils===
There are 234 [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayats]] in Gopalganj district grouped into 14 blocks. There are a total of 1566 villages in Gopalganj District. There are 169 uninhabited villages (out of 1,566 total villages) in the district of Gopalganj.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demography {{!}} Website of Gopalganj District {{!}} India|url=https://gopalganj.nic.in/demography/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801172941/https://gopalganj.nic.in/demography/|archive-date=1 August 2021|access-date=2021-09-06|language=en-US}}</ref>
There are 234 Village councils in Gopalganj district grouped into 14 blocks.


==Vidhan Sabha Constituencies==
==Constituencies==
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*Baikunthpur
*Barauli
*Gopalganj
*Kuchaikote
*Bhore
*Hathua
*Mirganj


=== [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha Constituencies]] ===
==Transport==
#Baikunthpur<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constituencies {{!}} Website of Gopalganj District {{!}} India|url=https://gopalganj.nic.in/constituencies/|access-date=2021-09-06|language=en-US}}</ref>
#Barauli
#Gopalganj
#Kuchaikote
#Bhore
#Hathua


=== [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] ===
NH 28 passes through Gopalganj one can find the multiple buses for commuting in state and other state.


# Gopalganj
[[Siwan Junction railway station]] is the main railway station for Gopalganj. Thawe station also serves local passenger other small station: Hathua Road, Sasamusa, Sipaya-(Serves Kuchaikote,Khutwania,Dubey Khariya,Vinod Khariya and nearby Villages), and Tamkuhi Road.

==Education==
Initially, Gopalganj had little to offer in terms of good quality education to its residents. Presently Schools and colleges in the city are either run by the government or by private trusts and individuals. The schools are each affiliated with either the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|Central Board for Secondary Education]] (CBSE), or the Bihar School Examination Board.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=2010-12-03|title=Bihar School Examination Board|url=http://biharboard.bih.nic.in/|access-date=2012-08-24|publisher=Biharboard.bih.nic.in|archive-date=2007-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523133307/http://biharboard.bih.nic.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> English is the medium of instruction in most private schools; though government run schools offer both English and Hindi. The [[Sainik School Gopalganj|Sainik School]] prepares boys for entry into the National Defence Academy. After completing their secondary education, which involves ten years of schooling, students typically enroll at [[junior college|Higher Secondary School]] in one of the three streams—[[liberal arts|Arts]], [[Commerce]] or [[Science]].Imperial Public School (located in Hathwa) and DAV Thawe are the two best CBSE affiliated Schools along with Sainik School , providing quality education upto higher secondary level.
One Government Engineering college
And two Government polytechnic colleges started recently.
Government teacher training college, para medical college and Govt ITI colleges setup recently.
The Bihar Government announce that the new medical college and hospital will be located in Gopalganj.

==Economy==
Gopalganj district is famous for sugar industries. Now three Sugar factories are in running position situated in Sasamusa, Gopalganj City and Sidhwaliya.
Two grain and sugar cane based ethanol plants recently started their production. Many rice mills, milk packaging plants, mustard oil plants, flour mills, cattle seeds plants, ply factory, egg layer firms, cement bricks plants and many more small scale industries are operational in district.
Maximum people depends on agriculture mainly paddy, wheat, sugarcane and vegetables.
Government has allotted industrial area in Gopalganj districts in which many factories are coming in next coming years.
Gopalganj is at the top in Bihar and ranked among the ten highest districts in India among foreign exchanged currency because many people go to the Gulf countries through the district such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait and Yemen.
Gopalganj is among top ten in per capita income in 38 Districts of Bihar, ranked 7 last year ranked by Niti Ayog.

==Transport==
NH 28 passes through Gopalganj one can find the multiple buses for commuting in state and other state.

[[Siwan Junction railway station]] is the main railway station for Gopalganj.
Thawe station also serves local passenger other small station: Hathua Road, Sasamusa, Sipaya-(Serves Kuchaikote, Khutwania, Dubey Khariya, Vinod Khariya and nearby Villages), Tamkuhi Road and Gopalganj railway station.
Now Thawe to Lucknow,thawe to taranagar and thawe to patna,thawe to gorakhapur train started.
[[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]] [[Patna]] and [[Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport]] [[Gorakhpur]] are the nearest commercial airports.
[[Sabeya Airport]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]] [[Patna]] and [[Gorakhpur Airport|Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport]], [[Gorakhpur]] are the nearest commercial airports.
Sabeya Airport is now including in government UDAN scheme. Some preliminary paperwork and mapping of the airport area has started, and boundary identification will start.


==Notable People==
==Notable people==
* [[Kamla Rai]], freedom fighter and first Mla of Gopalganj, founder of Kamla Rai College, Gopalganj{{cn|date=January 2020}}
* [[Kamla Rai was Freedom Fighter and two times MLA of Gopalganj in 1952 and 1957 .He was the first Chairman of Saran District Board in 1947 .He was the Founder of Kamla Rai College,Gopalganj ]]
* Gorakh Rai was Freedom Fighter
* [[Abdul Ghafoor (politician)|Abdul Ghafoor]], former Chief Minister of Bihar, 1973 to 1975
and renowned Politician.He was MLA from Barauni constituency in 1962
* [[Laloo Prasad Yadav]], former Chief Minister of Bihar and former Rail Minister of India
* [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)]]
* [[Rabri Devi]], thrice Chief Minister of Bihar, wife of Laloo Prasad Yadav
* [[Ram Dulari Sinha]] of the Indian National Congress, former Union-Minister of state, and Former Governor of Kerala, and freedom fighter
* [[Ram Dulari Sinha]] of [[Indian National Congress]], freedom fighter, former Union-Minister and Former Governor of Kerala, and freedom fighter, first Women to attain master's degree from Bihar and the first woman from Bihar to become Governor
* [[Abdul Ghafoor (politician, born 1918)|Abdul Ghafoor]], former Chief Minister of Bihar, 1973 to 1975
* [[UK Sinha]], Chairman of the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]]
* [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], former Chief Minister of Bihar and former Rail Minister of India
* [[U. K. Sinha]], Chairman of the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]]
* [[Anurag Kumar]], Director, IISc.
* [[Anurag Kumar]], Director, IISc.
* [[Pankaj Tripathi]], actor
* [[Pankaj Tripathi]], actor
* [[Alok Kumar Suman]], MP
*[[Subhash Singh (Bihar politician)|Subhash Singh (politician)]], Politician.
*[[Janak Ram]], Politician.
*[[Amrendra Kumar Pandey]], Politician.
* [[Shambhu Sharan Shrivastava]], Politician
* [[Nagina Rai]] Member of parliament from Gopalganj Lok Sabha.
* [[Avinash Tiwary]] Actor
* Balraj Arpit, Former International Youth Representative of India at [[United Nations]] | Computer Scientist | Entrepreneur


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://gopalganj.nic.in/ Official website]


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Gopalganj district
District of Bihar
Exterior of Thawe Mandir
Exterior of Thawe Mandir
Location of Gopalganj district in Bihar
Location of Gopalganj district in Bihar
Coordinates (Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj): 26°27′55″N 84°26′30″E / 26.4654°N 84.4416°E / 26.4654; 84.4416
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionSaran
HeadquartersGopalganj
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesGopalganj
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBaikunthpur, Barauli, Gopalganj, Kuchaikote, Bhore, Hathua
Area
 • Total
2,033 km2 (785 sq mi)
 • Rank26th in the state of Bihar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,562,012
 • Density1,260/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy65.47%
 • Sex ratio1021
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationBR-28
Major highwaysNH-28
Websitegopalganj.nic.in

Gopalganj is one of the administrative districts in the Indian state of Bihar. The district headquarters is the town of Gopalganj, and the district is part of Saran Division.[1] Major languages spoken are Hindi and Bhojpuri.

Geography

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Gopalganj district, India occupies an area of 2,033 square kilometres (785 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to Spain's Tenerife Island.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901628,381—    
1911597,141−0.51%
1921610,307+0.22%
1931648,526+0.61%
1941746,012+1.41%
1951822,854+0.99%
1961926,736+1.20%
19711,107,464+1.80%
19811,362,123+2.09%
19911,704,310+2.27%
20012,152,638+2.36%
20112,562,012+1.76%
source:[4]
Religions in Gopalganj district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 82.72%
Islam
 
 17.02%
Other or not stated
 
 0.26%

According to the 2011 census Gopalganj district, India had a population of 2,562,012,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[7] or the US state of Nevada.[8] of which 1,267,666 are males while 1,294,346 are females. This gives it a ranking of 163rd in India (out of a total of 640).[6] Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 449,530 which is 17.54% of total population of Gopalganj district.[6] The district had a population density of 1,260 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,300/sq mi).[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.02%.[6] Gopalganj had a literacy rate of 65.47% and sex ratio of 1021 females for every 1000 males, Gopalganj ranks first in terms of sex-ratio (1,021) against the state's 918. 6.35% of the population lives in urban areas. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 320,064 (12.49%) and 60,807 (2.37%) respectively. Gopalganj district had 411,930 households in 2011.[6]

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Languages of Gopalganj district (2011)[9]

  Bhojpuri (96.09%)
  Hindi (1.85%)
  Urdu (1.76%)
  Others (0.30%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.09% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 1.85% Hindi and 1.76% Urdu as their first language.[10]

Based on the 2011 census:

  • Population: 2,562,012 (2.62% of the state)[11]
  • Density of population: 1260
  • Men: 1,267,666 (49.48%)[12]
  • Women: 1,294,346 (50.52%)
  • Urban population: 162,805 (6.35%)
  • Rural population: 2,399,207 (93.65%)
  • % of Scheduled castes: 12.49%[13]
  • % of Scheduled tribes: 2.37%[13]

Politics

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This section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly. (edit | history)
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Gopalganj 99 Baikunthpur Prem Shankar Yadav RJD MGB
100 Barauli Rampravesh Rai BJP NDA
101 Gopalganj Subhash Singh BJP NDA Death of Subhash Singh[14]
Kusum Devi Won in 2022 bypoll
102 Kuchaikote Amrendra Kumar Pandey JD(U) NDA
103 Bhore Sunil Kumar JD(U) NDA
104 Hathua Rajesh Kumar Singh RJD MGB

Administrative Division

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Gopalganj is divided into 2 sub-divisions, 14 Blocks, 4 municipalities[15] and 234 Gram Panchayats (village councils).

Subdivision CD Block Hindi name Area (KM2) Population (2011)
2 14 १४ 2,033 2,562,012
Gopalganj Baikunthpur बैकुंठपुर 204.11 217,165
Barauli बरौली 184.38 263,876
Gopalganj गोपालगंज 195.47 219,527
Kuchaikote कुचायकोट 251.43 332,041
Manjha मांझा 141.47 199,452
Thawe थावे 69.99 116,106
Sidhwaliya सिधवलिया 120.13 141,563
Hathua Bhorey भोरे 147.73 178,199
Hathua हथुआ 146.65 221,804
Kateya कटेया 126.17 130,830
Panchdewari पंचदेवरी 92.82 99,933
Phulwariya फुलवरिया 95.56 130,801
Uchkagaon ऊँचकागांव 113.29 177,677
Vijayipur विजयीपुर 130.40 133,038

Urban councils

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There are 4 urban areas in Gopalganj district. 3 Nagar Panchayat and 1 Nagar Parishad. Although Hathua is also an urban area categorized as Census town but not counted as municipality.

Urban council Council's type Hindi name part of (Block) Area (KM²) Population (2011)
Gopalganj Nagar Parishad गोपालगंज Gopalganj 11.11 67,339
Kataiya Nagar Panchayat कटैया Kataiya 12.06 20,193
Mirganj Nagar Panchayat मीरगंज Unchkagaon 5.48 26,240
Barauli Nagar Panchayat बरौली Barauli 22.21 41877

Village councils

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There are 234 Gram Panchayats in Gopalganj district grouped into 14 blocks. There are a total of 1566 villages in Gopalganj District. There are 169 uninhabited villages (out of 1,566 total villages) in the district of Gopalganj.[16]

Constituencies

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Vidhan Sabha Constituencies

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  1. Baikunthpur[17]
  2. Barauli
  3. Gopalganj
  4. Kuchaikote
  5. Bhore
  6. Hathua

Lok Sabha constituencies

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  1. Gopalganj

Education

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Initially, Gopalganj had little to offer in terms of good quality education to its residents. Presently Schools and colleges in the city are either run by the government or by private trusts and individuals. The schools are each affiliated with either the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the Bihar School Examination Board.[18] English is the medium of instruction in most private schools; though government run schools offer both English and Hindi. The Sainik School prepares boys for entry into the National Defence Academy. After completing their secondary education, which involves ten years of schooling, students typically enroll at Higher Secondary School in one of the three streams—Arts, Commerce or Science.Imperial Public School (located in Hathwa) and DAV Thawe are the two best CBSE affiliated Schools along with Sainik School , providing quality education upto higher secondary level. One Government Engineering college And two Government polytechnic colleges started recently. Government teacher training college, para medical college and Govt ITI colleges setup recently. The Bihar Government announce that the new medical college and hospital will be located in Gopalganj.

Economy

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Gopalganj district is famous for sugar industries. Now three Sugar factories are in running position situated in Sasamusa, Gopalganj City and Sidhwaliya. Two grain and sugar cane based ethanol plants recently started their production. Many rice mills, milk packaging plants, mustard oil plants, flour mills, cattle seeds plants, ply factory, egg layer firms, cement bricks plants and many more small scale industries are operational in district. Maximum people depends on agriculture mainly paddy, wheat, sugarcane and vegetables. Government has allotted industrial area in Gopalganj districts in which many factories are coming in next coming years. Gopalganj is at the top in Bihar and ranked among the ten highest districts in India among foreign exchanged currency because many people go to the Gulf countries through the district such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait and Yemen. Gopalganj is among top ten in per capita income in 38 Districts of Bihar, ranked 7 last year ranked by Niti Ayog.

Transport

[edit]

NH 28 passes through Gopalganj one can find the multiple buses for commuting in state and other state.

Siwan Junction railway station is the main railway station for Gopalganj. Thawe station also serves local passenger other small station: Hathua Road, Sasamusa, Sipaya-(Serves Kuchaikote, Khutwania, Dubey Khariya, Vinod Khariya and nearby Villages), Tamkuhi Road and Gopalganj railway station. Now Thawe to Lucknow,thawe to taranagar and thawe to patna,thawe to gorakhapur train started.

Sabeya Airport, Jay Prakash Narayan Airport Patna and Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport, Gorakhpur are the nearest commercial airports. Sabeya Airport is now including in government UDAN scheme. Some preliminary paperwork and mapping of the airport area has started, and boundary identification will start.

Notable people

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and renowned Politician.He was MLA from Barauni constituency in 1962

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome GOPALGANJ". Gopalganj.bih.nic.in. 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  2. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (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. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Tenerife2,034km2
  4. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Gopalganj" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Kuwait 2,595,62
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Nevada 2,700,551
  9. ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  10. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. ^ "Gopalganj District At a Glance". Gopalganj.bih.nic.in. 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  12. ^ Page 23 (2011). "Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b Page 24 (2011). "Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Bihar BJP MLA Subhash Singh passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 2022-08-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  15. ^ "Municipalities | Website of Gopalganj District | India". Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  16. ^ "Demography | Website of Gopalganj District | India". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  17. ^ "Constituencies | Website of Gopalganj District | India". Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  18. ^ "Bihar School Examination Board". Biharboard.bih.nic.in. 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
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