Bahraich district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Bahraich town is the district headquarters. Bahraich District is a part of Devipatan Division.
Geography Bahraich is situated along the northern border of Uttar Pradesh. The northern part of the district lies in the Terai region, split between India and Nepal. The largest river in the district is the Ghaghra, which flows into the district from Nepal and forms the western border.
Demographics According to the 2011 census Bahraich district has a population of 3,487,731, This gives it a ranking of 89th 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 29.11%. Bahraich has a sex ratio of 891 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 49.32%. 8.14% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 14.60% and 0.32% of the population respectively.
Bahraich is a category "A" district i.e. having socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below the national average.Minutes of the 34th meeting of empowered committee to consider and approve revised plan for balance fund for the districts of ghaziabad, bareilly, barabanki, siddharth nagar, shahjanpur, moradabad, muzaffar nagar, bahraich and lucknow (uttar pradesh) under multi-sectoral development programme in minority concentration districts held on 22nd july, 2010 . No. 3/64/2010-PP-I, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
Hindus are the majority population, but Muslims are a large minority. In urban areas Muslims are the majority. There are small populations of Sikhs, Christians and Buddhists in the district.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 89.36% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 7.02% Urdu, 1.82% Awadhi and 1.49% Bhojpuri as their first language.
Administration
Tehsils Bahraich district comprises 6 tehsils or sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):
Bahraich Kaisarganj Nanpara Payagpur Motipur (Mihinpurwa) Mahasi
Blocks Bahraich district comprises 14 blocks.
Hujurpur Mahasi Pakharpur Chittaura Mihinpurwa Shivpur Risia Visheshwarganj Jarwal Nawabganj Tejwapur Kaisarganj Balha Payagpur
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