Gopalganj District
| Total Population : 2,152,638 |
| Total literate : 816,173 |
| Rural : 2,022,048 |
Urban : 130,590 |
| Male : 1,075,710 |
Female : 1,076,928 |
| Area : 2,033 kmē |
|
MP
: Loksabha
Gopalganj
MP
Yadav, Shri Anirudh Prasad (Sadhu)
CONSTITUENCY : Gopalganj (Bihar )
PARTY : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Present
Address
65, South Avenue,
New Delhi-110 011
Tels. (011) 23795311,
Permanent
Address
Village Selarkala,
P.O. Line Bazar, P.S. - Uchaka Village,
Distt. - Gopalganj (Bihar)
Brief
about District
Gopalganj,
which till 1875 was only a tiny hamlet, was made a
subdivision of the old Saran district in the same
year. It became an independent district on October
2, 1973. The old Saran district included the present
districts of Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj
Gopalganj
is an administrative district in the state of Bihar
in India. The district headquarters are located in
the town of Gopalganj, and the district is a part
of Saran Division.
Gopalganj
is an important agricultural center in North Bihar.
Being an important district in the region, it has
several secondary and tertiary industries based on
agriculture, such as cold-storages.
Gopalganj
is well suited for Sugarcane production. Languages
spoken are Bhojpuri, Hindi, and English. Gopalganj
District receives an average rainfall of about 290
mm and the temperature varies from 10 to 45 degree
Celsius.
Gopalganj
has got pretty diverse climate. It is exceptionally
hot and dry during summer with temperature reaching
as high as 45 degrees Celsius. Gopalganj receives
about 500 mm rainfall during monsoons, which is followed
by pleasant temperature in winter.
The
district occupies an area of 2033 km² and has
a population of 2,149,343 (as of 2001).
Gopalganj Market is mainly known for Sugarcane, Pulses,
Agriculture, Grains Trading. Gopalganj Districtis
known for its advances in horticulture. Gopalganj
is one of the largest sugarcane growing district in
India.
Gopalganj
is also growing up as a premier educational place
with many colleges in the field of computer science.
Modern Gopalganj is now boasts of vast industrial
area, educational institutes and good hospitals. The
city is well developed with good roads, shopping centres,
residential areas, with good infrastructure in communication
and transport.
| HQ |
Gopalganj |
| SC Population
|
Total |
2,08,382 |
Rural |
1,98,559 |
Urban |
9,823 |
| ST Population |
Total |
19,167 |
Rural |
18,827 |
Urban |
340 |
| Sub
Divisions |
Gopalganj,
Hathua. |
| Blocks |
Bhore,
Gopalganj, Manjha, Uchakagaon, Kuchaikot, Kateya,
Vijayeepur, Barauli, Hathua, Baikunthpur, Phulwaria,
Thawe, Panchdevari, Sindhwalia. |
| Agriculture |
Paddy,
Wheat, Maize. |
| Industry |
Sugar
Factories and Vegetable Oil Mill. |
| Rivers |
Gandak. |
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