Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The city of Darbhanga is the administrative headquarters of this district and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district lies in the Darbhanga division, within the historical Mithila region. 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 . There are several locations related to the epic Ramayana. The Ahalya Sthan, Gautam Ashram and Gautam Kund are major destinations for the Ramayana circuit in the district.
History 1976 saw the creations of two districts from Darbhanga's territory: Madhubani and Samastipur.
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Darbhanga Assembly constituency Baheri Assembly constituency Biraul Assembly constituency Keoti Assembly constituency Singhwara Assembly constituency Jale Assembly constituency Bahadurpur Assembly constituency Benipur Assembly constituency Manigachhi Assembly constituency Kusheshwar Asthan Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi Hanuman nagar Assembly constituency Gaura Bauram Assembly constituency Hayaghat Assembly constituency Alinagar Assembly constituency Ghanshyampur Assembly constituency Taradih Assembly constituency Kiratpur Assembly constituency
Geography Darbhanga district occupies an area of , 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 . 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 2020IndicatorsNumber of children (<5 years) Percent (2020) Percent (2016)Stunted255,37445%49%Wasted108,56219%17%Severely wasted36,0006%5%Underweight220,49939%41%Overweight/obesity8,4942%2%Anemia348,14769%70%Total children562,497
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Darbhanga of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.
+District nutritional profile of Darbhanga of women of 15–49 years, in 2020IndicatorsNumber of women (15–49 years) Percent (2020)Percent (2016)Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)293,59526%31%Overweight/obesity154,02313%12%Hypertension200,12617%11%Diabetes154,59613%NAAnemia (non-preg)703,02261%66%Anemia (preg)74,67753%62%Total women (preg)142,241Total women1,146,855
Politics Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Lok Sabha Constituency.
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References
External links Darbhanga district website