| Voice of Bhojpur : Pratham
Bhojpur District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2474.0 Km2
Population in Bhojpur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2,720,155
Male : 1,431,722
Female : 1,288,433
Under 6 population
Total : 440,847
Male : 230,267
Female : 210,580
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 44648
In seeing : 22976
In speech : 2689
In hearing : 1621
In movement : 12625
Mental : 4737
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 313
Sex Ratio Rank : 163
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 185 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 394 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Occurrence of High Arsenic in Ground Water
Brief About Bhojpur District
Historical
The present district of Bhojpur came into existence in 1992. Earlier
this district was the part of old Shahabad district. In the year
1972 Shahabad district was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur
and Rohtas. Buxar was a sub-division of old Bhojpur district. In
1992 Buxar became a separate district and rest of Bhojpur district
has now three sub-divisions-Ara Sadar, Jagdishpur and Piro. Ara
town is the headquarters of the district and also its principal
town. The district is bounded on the north by the district of Saran
( Bihar ) and Balia district of Uttar Pradesh; on the south by the
district of Rohtas; on the West by the district of Buxar and on
the East by the district of Patna, Jahanabad and Arwal.
Bhojpur district has a close linkage with that of its parent district
of Shahabad, which had an old and interesting history. In the pre-historic
days also there is evidence of the area being inhabited. The 1961
Census report of Shahabad describes the history of the district
in following manner.
It is said that Ara, the present headquarters of the district derives
its name from the Sanskrit word 'ARANYA', which means forest. It
suggests that the entire area around modern Ara was heavily forested
in old days. According to mythology, sage Vishwamitra, the Guru
of RAMA , had his 'Ashram' somewhere in this region.
MINES AND MINERALS
Mines and minerals resources in new Bhojpur district are very little.
The only mineral product in this district is the sand from Sone
river. About 40 Kms. length of Sone river forms the part of southern
and eastern and eastern boundary of the district of Bhojpur. The
only managed sand - collecting centre is Koilwar, which is about
5 Kms. strips. About 35 Kms length is not properly managed to gather
the sand.
| SC Population |
Total |
2,66,995 |
Rural |
2,44,110 |
Urban |
22,885 |
| ST Population |
Total |
5,391 |
Rural |
4,640 |
Urban |
751 |
| Sub Divisions |
Ara Sadar, Jagdishpur, Piro. |
| Blocks |
Ara Sadar, Udwantnagar,
Jagdishpur, Koilwar, Sahar, Barhara, Sandesh, Shahpur, Charpokhari,
Piro, Tarari, Bihia, Agiawon, Garhani. |
| Agriculture |
Rich Paddy Fields, Wheat, Maize. |
| Industry |
Rice and Oil Mills. |
| Rivers |
Ganga, Sone. |
Population - As Per 2001 Census
Total population = 2233415
Male population = 1175333
Female population = 1058082
Sex Ratio
There are approximately 900 female for 1000 male.
Literacy
Literacy Rate Total = 59.71 ( without 0 - 6 age group )
Male = 74.78
Female = 42.81
Rain Fall
| Sl. |
Average Rainfall In Bhojpur |
| 1. |
General = 913.4 mm |
| 2. |
Actual = 1,160.6 mm |
| |
in Year 2001 |
About NIC Bhojpur District Unit
The Office NIC was started to function from Nov 1999, under
the Guidance of Sri Pankaj Kumar, DIO at newly build site of NIC
constructed in Main collectorate Building. NIC Bhojpur has played
pivotal role in Computerization and Communication of different government
offices since October, 1988.
NIC is technically supporting computerization of Land Records and
BPL Survey Data-Entry. This web site is being launched on account
of active participation of NIC with District administration, Bhojpur
NIC supported Centers :
NIC Bhojpur is supervising and providing technical support to
various Govt. Office's computer centers.
1. District Civil Court.
2. District Treasury.
3. District Provident Fund .
4. District Commercial Taxes
5. Civil Surgeon Office
6. Bazaar Samiti,
At a Glance
The present Bhojpur came into existence in 1992. Earlier this district
was part of old Sahabad district. In the year 1972 Sahabad district
was bifurcated in two parts namely Bhojpur and Rohtas. Buxar was
a subdivision of old Bhojpur district. In 1992, Buxar became a separate
district and rest of Bhojpur district has now three sub-divisions
- Ara Sadar,Jagdishpur and Piro. Ara town is the headquarters of
the district and also its principal town.
It is located at a Longitude of 83º-45' to 84º-45' East and the
latitude is 25º-10' to 25º-40' North.
Height from Sea
The Bhojpur district is situated at height of 192.989 meters
from Sea.
Area
Bhojpur occupies a total of 2474 sq. kms.
Main Rivers are Ganga and Sone
Perinniel Rivers are Kumhari, Cher, Banas, Gangi.
Total Cultivated Area (2001-2002) (All four seasons) = 241926 Hect.
Net Cultivated Area (2001-2002) = 177275 Hect.
Net Irrigated Area (2001-2002) = 126830 Hect.
Main Crops = Rice, Wheat, Macca, Gram.
Rainfall
Normal = 913.4 mm
Actual = 1160.6 m
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