Aurangabad district, Bihar

Aurangabad district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[1]

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Aurangabad, Bihar. For other uses, see Aurangabad (disambiguation).

Aurangabad district
District of Bihar
Dhava river at Rafiganj
Location of Aurangabad district in Bihar
Coordinates (Aurangabad, Bihar): 24.70°N 84.35°E / 24.70; 84.35
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionMagadh
HeadquartersAurangabad, Bihar
Government
 • MPSushil Kumar Singh, BJP
 • District Magistrate & CollectorSaurabh Jorawal IAS
Area
 • Total3,305 km2 (1,276 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,540,073
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy72.77%
 • Sex ratio916
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH2 now NH19
Websiteaurangabad.bih.nic.in

Aurangabad played a major role in the Indian independence struggle,[2] and is also the birthplace of eminent nationalist & first Deputy Chief Minister of state, Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, a participant of Champaran Satyagraha who is regarded among makers of modern independent Bihar.[3]

Geography

Aurangabad district occupies an area of 3,389 square kilometres (1,309 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Vaygach Island.[5] Aurangabad town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Aurangabad district is a part of Magadh division.

Aurangabad became a fully-fledged district when it was split from the Gaya district in 1972.[6]

Economy

In 2006, the Indian government named Aurangabad one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[7] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[7]

Demographics
Religions in Aurangabad District
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 90.20%
Muslims
 
 9.34%

According to the 2011 census Aurangabad district, Bihar has a population of 2,540,073,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[9] or the US state of Nevada.[10] This gives it a ranking of 172nd in India (out of a total of 640).[8] The district has a population density of 760 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,000/sq mi).[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 24.75%.[8] Aurangabad has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 72.77%.[8]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 69.69% of the population in the district spoke Magahi, 24.68% Hindi and 5.17% Urdu as their first language.[11]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901467,445—    
1911489,924+0.47%
1921488,092−0.04%
1931541,490+1.04%
1941629,204+1.51%
1951696,115+1.02%
1961830,989+1.79%
19711,016,094+2.03%
19811,237,072+1.99%
19911,539,988+2.21%
20012,013,055+2.71%
20112,540,073+2.35%
source:[12]

See also

References
  1. "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. Indian Post. "First Bihar Deputy CM cum Finance Minister;Dr. A N Sinha". official Website. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2011. Vaygach Island 3,329km2
  6. Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  8. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  9. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kuwait 2,595,62
  10. "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nevada 2,700,551
  11. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  12. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
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