Kishanganj

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nameKishanganj
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineKishanganj at night.jpg
image_captionKishanganj
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Bihar, India
pushpin_mapIndia Bihar#India3
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Mithila
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Kishanganj
established_title
unit_prefMetric
population_total105,782
population_as_of2021
population_density_km2auto
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code855107, 855108
registration_plateBR-37
blank1_name_sec1Literacy
blank1_info_sec174.71%
websitehttps://kishanganj.nic.in/
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Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state in India.

History

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

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

The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila.

Demographics

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As of the 2011 Census of India, Kishanganj has a population of 105,782 of which male and female are 55,143 and 50,639 respectively. Literacy rate of Kishanganj city is 73.46% higher than the state average of 61.80%. In Kishanganj, Male literacy is around 78.37% while the female literacy rate is 68.08%. 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 the total population of Kishanganj City. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.63% and 1.52% of the population respectively.

Languages

| thumb = left | caption = Languages spoken in Kishanganj (2011) | label1 = Hindi | value1 = 80.73 | color1 = orange | label2 = Urdu | value2 = 31.18 | color2 = green | label3 = Surjapuri | value3 = 7.55 | color3 = mediumvioletred | label4 = Bengali | value4 = 7.73 | color4 = orchid | label5 = Maithili | value5 = 4.30 | color5 = mistyrose | label6 = Bhojpuri | value6 = 3.40 | color6 = gold | other = y | other-label = Others | other-color = grey

Hindi is the most spoken language in Kishanganj town. Urdu and Surjapuri are the second-largest languages.

Agriculture

Agricultural produce from the district includes rice, wheat, arhar, masoor and jute. It is only one of the districts in Bihar to produce tea.

Climate

| location = Kishanganj, Bihar | metric first = Y | single line = yes | Jan high C = 24.0 | Feb high C = 26.6 | Mar high C = 31.9 | Apr high C = 34.7 | May high C = 33.7 | Jun high C = 32.5 | Jul high C = 31.9 | Aug high C = 31.9 | Sep high C = 31.8 | Oct high C = 31.1 | Nov high C = 29.0 | Dec high C = 25.3 | Jan low C = 9.8 | Feb low C = 11.6 | Mar low C = 15.9 | Apr low C = 20.6 | May low C = 23.6 | Jun low C = 25.2 | Jul low C = 25.7 | Aug low C = 25.4 | Sep low C = 24.8 | Oct low C = 21.8 | Nov low C = 15.2 | Dec low C = 10.7 | Jan rain mm = 13 | Feb rain mm = 15 | Mar rain mm = 23 | Apr rain mm = 69 | May rain mm = 227 | Jun rain mm = 393 | Jul rain mm = 416 | Aug rain mm = 371 | Sep rain mm = 313 | Oct rain mm = 109 | Nov rain mm = 6 | Dec rain mm = 6 | rain colour = green | Jan rain days = 2 | Feb rain days = 2 | Mar rain days = 3 | Apr rain days = 8 | May rain days = 15 | Jun rain days = 20 | Jul rain days = 21 | Aug rain days = 20 | Sep rain days = 18 | Oct rain days = 8 | Nov rain days = 1 | Dec rain days = 1 | Jan humidity = 67 | Feb humidity = 59 | Mar humidity = 45 | Apr humidity = 55 | May humidity = 75 | Jun humidity = 85 | Jul humidity = 87 | Aug humidity = 86 | Sep humidity = 86 | Oct humidity = 80 | Nov humidity = 66 | Dec humidity = 65 | humidity colour = green |source= en.climate-data.org

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References

References

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  2. "PIN Code of Kishanganj Bazar Post office Kishanganj in Bihar". IFSC Finder.
  3. [https://indiapincodes.net/Bihar/Kishanganj/ Kishanganj]
  4. Thakur, Minni. (22 July 2018). "Women Empowerment Through Panchayati Raj Institutions". Concept Publishing Company.
  5. Witzel, Michael. (1989). "Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes Dans Les litteratures Indo-Aryennes". Fondation Hugot.
  6. Hemchandra, R.. (1972). "Political History of Ancient India". University of Calcutta.
  7. (2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  8. "Census of India: Search Details".
  9. "District Informatics Center, Kishanganj, Bihar".
  10. "Welcome to Kishanganj District".
  11. (2011). "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar (Town)". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  12. "Unknown".

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