| Purnia District
| Total Population : 2,543,942 |
| Total literate : 700,070 |
| Rural : 2,321,544 |
Urban : 222,398 |
| Male : 1,328,417 |
Female : 1,215,525 |
| Area : 12,784.64 sq. km. |
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MP : Loksabha
Singh, Shri Uday
CONSTITUENCY : Purnea (Bihar )
PARTY : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Present
Address
31, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar,
New Delhi - 110 057
Tels. (011) 26145393/3156 / Fax. ((011) 30970990
Permanent
Address
(i) Maul Babu Hata, Madhubani,
Purnea (Bihar)
Tel. (06454) 243222 / Fax. (06454) 241215
Brief
about District
Location
, Area & Geography
The
district of Purnia, as it existed in 1951 with an
area of 12784.64 sq. km. and a population of 25,25,231
has been pre-eminently an agricultural district.After
separating the Katihar District, the area of Purnia
District was 7943 sq. km. and accounts for 4.56 %
of the state area. In the year 1990 , the district
was split two more districts namely Araria and Kishanganj.
Now the present area of the Purnia District is 3202.31
sq. kms. , Bordering Araria district in north, Katihar
and Bhagalpur district in South, West Dinajpur district
of W.B. and Kishanganj district of Bihar in east and
Madhepura and Saharsa District in the west. It is
situated between 25 degree 13 minutes 80 seconds and
27-degree 7 minutes 59 seconds north latitude and
between 86 degree 59 minutes 6 seconds and 87-degree
52 minutes 35 seconds east longitude.
Access
(Transportation)
One
may access Purnia District using Road & Train
services . The district is connected with National
Highway No. - 31 and the nearest Railway Station is
Katihar which has linked with most of the vital places
of the country . Private as well as State Govt.
daily Bus services are available for Uttar Pradesh
, Bengal , Assam , Orisa and Jharkhand . People of
these states may reach here using bus services .
Population
& Literacy
The
total population of the district as per 1991 census
is 18,78,885 of which male and female populations
are 9,87,241 and 8,91,644 respectively. The district
has 2,34,478 (Male = 1,21,271 & Female = 1,13,207)
of Scheduled Caste population and 82,145 (Male = 42596
& Female = 39549) of Scheduled Tribe population.
The population under age group 0-6 is 404360 (Male
= 205818 & Female = 198542) . The literacy rate
of the district is 28.52 % (Male = 38.92 % & Female
= 16.8 %) . The sex ratio is 903 (903 females per
1000 males) .The district now consists 4 sub divisions,
14 Blocks, 251 Gram Panchayats, 1296 villages, 1 Nagar
Parishad & 2 Nagar Panchayats.
Hindi
is the main language of the district; however, dialects
are in vogue in different parts of the district for
day-to-day use. People of Amour and Baisa blocks,
speak Surjapuri. In the eastern side of Baisi block
people speak Polia. Chhika-Chhiki or Angika is spoken
in Rupouli and Bhawanipur and some part of Dhamdaha,
K.Nagar and Purnia East Block. In Banmankhi , B.Kothi
and some part of Dhamdaha. K.Nagar people speak a
mix of Maithili and Chhika-Chhiki. Santhali people
speak Santhali. In the east and South Baisi block
Bangla is also spoken. Out siders speak their own
dialects.
The
river Kosi and Mahananda and their tributaries crosses
different parts of the district. The tributaries are
Parman, Kankai, Soura, Faryani etc. These Himalayan
originated rivers and tributaries sub-merge with river
Ganges.
The
tract of land is plain, however, north and west part
is above the south as well as the eastern side of
the land of the district.
Climate
and rainfall
The
district has a moist humid climate. The temperature
is highest in May, when mercury shoots up to 45.5
degree Celsius and lowest in January when it is only
8.8 degree Celsius. The Wettest months of the year
are July and August. The average annual rainfall in
the district is 1411.5 mm which is the highest rainfall
in the state of Bihar. The winter starts in November
and continues up to February. Summer starts from April
and lasts up to June. Rains start from 15th
May and cool the temperature. Purnia is popularly
known as poor man's Darjeeling.
Soil
and Crops
The
soil of the district can be called alluvial or Sandy
loam. As the river Kosi popularly known as "River
of sorrow" used to flow in the plains of district
freely and used to change its course frequently from
time to time, the district has the Soil by recent
alleviation. The principal crops grown are paddy,
Jute, Wheat, Maize, Moong, Masoor, Mustard linseed,
Sugar cane and Potato. Jute is the most important
and major cash crop of the district. Jute cultivation
plays very important role in the economic uplift of
the farmer. Paddy occupies the primary position and
has got more than 50 % of the gross cropped area.
The soil and climate of the district is suitable for
fruit plants like coconut, Banana, Mango, Guava, Lemon,
Jeck Fruit, Pineapple and banana.
Livestock
The
district of Purnea possesses a larger number of livestock.
Green grasses are available throughout the year. Purnea
district produces largest number of poultry and eggs
in the state of Bihar. The district has a suitable
environment for pig production. But the local animals
required for I.R.D. Programme. The State Govt. has
established one frozen semen Bank at Maranga cattle
farm. Frozen semen of exotic breed is being utilised
for cross breeding the local cows of the district.
Goat keeping is very popular among poorest section
of people.
Industries
The
district has one Sugar mill at Banmankhi and 716 other
small-scale industries. In spite of availability of
raw materials and abundance of laborers, no marked
improvement has been made in the field of rural and
cottage industries.
Bank
Branches
There
are 101 bank branches of different commercial, Rural
and co-operative banks in the district as on 01/04/2000.
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