Английская Википедия:Darbhanga district

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox settlement Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of this district and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district lies in Historical Mithila region. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division. The district is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts. The district covers an area of Шаблон:Cvt.

History

1976 saw the creations of two districts from Darbhanga's territory: Madhubani and Samastipur.

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Darbhanga District map

1. Darbhanga Assembly constituency
2. Baheri Assembly constituency
3. Biraul Assembly constituency
4. Keoti Assembly constituency
5. Singhwara Assembly constituency
6. Jale Assembly constituency
7. Bahadurpur Assembly constituency
8. Benipur Assembly constituency
9. Manigachhi Assembly constituency
10. Kusheshwar Asthan
11. Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
12. Hanuman nagar Assembly constituency
13. Gaura Bauram Assembly constituency
14. Hayaghat Assembly constituency
15. Alinagar Assembly constituency
16. Ghanshyampur Assembly constituency
17. Taradih Assembly constituency
18. Kiratpur Assembly constituency

Geography

Darbhanga district occupies an area of Шаблон:Convert, comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Yapen Island.

Economy

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Darbhanga one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Darbhanga district has a population of 3,937,385, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon. This gives it a ranking of 64th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of Шаблон:Convert. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19%. Literacy rate of the district is 56.56% (male 66.83%, female 45.24%). 9.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.64% and 0.07% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 72.75% of the population in the district spoke Maithili, 20.67% Urdu and 5.96% Hindi as their first language.

Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Darbhanga, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Darbhanga, year 2020

Indicators	Number of children (<5 years)	Percent (2020)	Percent (2016)
Stunted	255,374	45%	49%
Wasted	108,562	19%	17%
Severely wasted	36,000	6%	5%
Underweight	220,499	39%	41%
Overweight/obesity	8,494	2%	2%
Anemia	348,147	69%	70%
Total children	562,497

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Darbhanga of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Darbhanga of women of 15–49 years, in 2020

Indicators	Number of women (15–49 years)	Percent (2020)	Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)	293,595	26%	31%
Overweight/obesity	154,023	13%	12%
Hypertension	200,126	17%	11%
Diabetes	154,596	13%	NA
Anemia (non-preg)	703,022	61%	66%
Anemia (preg)	74,677	53%	62%
Total women (preg)	142,241
Total women	1,146,855

Politics

Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Lok Sabha Constituency.Шаблон:Transcluded section{{#section:17th Bihar Assembly|MLA Header}} {{#section:17th Bihar Assembly|Darbhanga district}} |}

External links

• Darbhanga district website