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Vaishali district
District of Bihar
Relic Stupa of Vaishali
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Tirhut
Established	10 December 1972
Headquarters	Hajipur
Government
• Educationist	Shri Rajdeo Ray
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Hajipur, Vaishali
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Hajipur, Lalganj, Vaishali, Mahua, Raja Pakar, Raghopur, Mahnar, Patepur
Area
• Total	2,036 km (786 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population
• Total	3,495,021
• Density	1,700/km (4,400/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	66.60%
• Sex ratio	1.895 ♂/♀
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	Urdu
• Regional Languages	Bajjika
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN	8441xx (Vaishali)
Major highways	NH 22, NH 31, NH 322
HDI (2016)	0.407
Website	Official website

Vaishali district is a district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a part of Tirhut division. Vaishali is known for being the birthplace of Mahavira of the Jain religion. Hajipur, its largest city and district headquarters, is known for its banana forest. The district is connected via the NH-77 and NH-322 highways, Gandhi Setu and Jay Prakash Setu (JP Setu) Bridges over(Holy) Ganga River which connect the state capital Patna, the division headquarters Muzaffarpur, and the eastward district Samastipur.

History

Ancient Vaishali

According to legend, Vaishali derives its name from King Vishala, a son of Ikshvaku who founded the city. Vaishali was the capital of the vibrant Licchavi republic and was closely associated with the early histories of both Buddhism and Jainism. In that period, Vaishali was an ancient metropolis and the capital city of the republic of the Vajji confederation, which covered most of the Himalayan Gangetic region of present-day Bihar. Magadha rulers of the Shishunaga dynasty shifted their capital from Pataliputra to Vaishali.

Post-Independence

Vaishali became a district when it was split from Muzaffarpur in 1972.

Geography

The Vaishali district occupies an area of 2,036 square kilometres (786 sq mi),

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Vaishali one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Vaishali district has a population of 3,495,021, roughly equal to the nation of Panama or the US state of Connecticut. This gives it a ranking of 86th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,717 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,450/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.58%. Vaishali has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 66.60%. 6.67% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.12% and 0.07% of the population respectively.

Languages

Languages of Vaishali district (2011)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.09% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 4.80% Urdu as their first language. 69.88% of the population recorded their language as 'Other' under Hindi, while Hindi itself was only reported by 25.10%. The dialect of the region is Bajjika, variously regarded as a dialect of Maithili language.

Flora and fauna

In 1997, the district became home to the Barela Salim Ali Zubba Saheni Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 2 km (0.8 sq mi).

Administration

The Vaishali district (headquartered at Hajipur) is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of District Magistrate (DM).

The district has got 1414 villages under 290 Gram Panchayats and 30 territorial police stations.

Tehsils

Vaishali district comprises three tehsils or Sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):

1. Hajipur
2. Mahnar
3. Mahua

Blocks

These Tehsils are further divided into 16 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO)

1. Bhagwanpur
2. Bidupur
3. Chehra Kalan
4. Desari
5. Goraul
6. Hajipur
7. Jandaha
8. Lalganj
9. Mahnar
10. Mahua
11. Patedhi Belsar
12. Patepur
13. Raghopur
14. Rajapakar
15. Sahdei Buzurg
16. Vaishali

Politics

See also

• List of tehsils in Vaishali district
• List of villages in Vaishali district
• Vaishali (ancient city)

References

1. "District headquarter of Vaishali". Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021. vaishali.nic.in
2. Vaishali
3. "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States" (PDF). March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
4. "Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur | An Official website of Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur | India". Retrieved 16 September 2024.
5. "Vaisali -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
6. Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
7. Dayawanti Srivastava, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
8. ^ Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
9. "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
10. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
11. ^ "District Census Handbook: Vaishali" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
12. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Panama 3,460,462 July 2011 est.
13. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Connecticut 3,574,097
14. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
15. Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Bihar". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
16. "List of police stations in Vaishali District, India". Bihar Police. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

External links

• Vaishali district, Official website
• Vaishali district at Govt. of Bihar, website.
• Official Website of Tirhut Division

v t e Places adjacent to Vaishali district
Muzaffarpur district Saran district Vaishali district Samastipur district Patna district

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