Kishanganj

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Kishanganj
Town
Kishanganj Station
Kishanganj Station
Kishanganj is located in Bihar
Kishanganj
Kishanganj
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°04′46″N 87°56′14″E / 26.07944°N 87.93722°E / 26.07944; 87.93722Coordinates: 26°04′46″N 87°56′14″E / 26.07944°N 87.93722°E / 26.07944; 87.93722
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictKishanganj
Area rank652
Population
 (2011)
 • Total107,076
Languages
 • OfficialSurjapuri, Hindi, Urdu, Maithili,
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
855107,855108[1]
Vehicle registrationBR-37
Literacy74.71%
Websitehttp://www.kishanganj.bih.nic.in/
Ramzan River at Kishanganj

Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state.

History[]

Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region.[2]

Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).[3] During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), the Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centres of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called Janakas.[3]

The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajji confederacy, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila.[4]

Demographics[]

As of the 2011 Census of India,[5] Kishanganj has a population of 105,782 of which male and female are 55,143 and 50,639 respectively.[5][6] Literacy rate of Kishanganj city is 73.46% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Kishanganj, Male literacy is around 78.37% while female literacy rate is 68.08%.[5][7] In Kishanganj, Total children (0-6) in Kishanganj city are 16,884 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 8,636 boys while 8,248 are girls. The children form 15.96% of total population of Kishanganj City. It is one of the few districts where the population of Muslims are in majority.[5]

Religions in Kishanganj
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 67.98%
Hindus
 
 31.43%
Christians
 
 0.34%
Jains
 
 0.07%
Others†
 
 0.24%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.02%), Buddhists (<0.01%).

Agriculture[]

As of govt reports, the agricultural produces from district are Rice, Wheat, Arhar, Masoor,jute,and also it is only one of the districts in Bihar to produce tea

Transport[]

According to the statistics, Kishanganj has a major railhead which is connected to major cities and towns of India. Kishanganj railway station comes under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and is 'A' category station of Indian Railways. The railway station and NH 31 connect northeastern regions of India to the rest of the country. It has direct train connected to major cities namely- New Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bangalore, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram etc. Garib Nawaz express starts from here for Ajmer. Rajdhani Express which runs between Delhi and Dibrugarh has its stoppage in Kishanganj. The NH 31 runs along with the railway line.[citation needed]

It is also connected with Bagdogra Airport in Bagdogra which is about 60 km (37 mi) from Kishanganj.

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Kishanganj, Bihar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		31.9
(89.4) 		34.7
(94.5) 		33.7
(92.7) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.1
(88.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		25.3
(77.5) 		30.4
(86.7)
Average low °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6) 		11.6
(52.9) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		19.2
(66.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 11
(0.4) 		6
(0.2) 		22
(0.9) 		36
(1.4) 		165
(6.5) 		479
(18.9) 		532
(20.9) 		399
(15.7) 		360
(14.2) 		83
(3.3) 		6
(0.2) 		0
(0) 		2,099
(82.6)
Source: en.climate-data.org

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/KISHANGANJ/Kishanganj_PINCODE
  2. ^ Thakur, Minni (22 July 2018). Women Empowerment Through Panchayati Raj Institutions. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180696800 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Witzel, Michael (1989). Caillat, C. (ed.). Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes. Paris: Fondation Hugot. pp. 13, 17 116–124, 141–143.
  4. ^ Hemchandra, R. (1972). Political History of Ancient India. Calcutta: University of Calcutta.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Census of India: Search Details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ "District Informatics Center, Kishanganj, Bihar". Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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