13-631: Sultanganj is a town located in the Bhagalpur district of the India state of Bihar . It is situated on the south bank of Ganga river, 25 km west of Bhagalpur city at 25°14′23″N 86°43′48″E / 25.239722°N 86.730000°E / 25.239722; 86.730000 . As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sultanganj is 70%. Thus Sultanganj has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Bhagalpur district. The male literacy rate
26-490: A ranking of 120th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,182 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,060/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.36%. Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.14%. 19.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 10.49% and 2.21% of
39-435: A study to determine the district's problems and then create a plan to address those problems. The program was funded with 19.25 billion rupees in 2006–2007. The Backward Regions Grant Fund is designed to redress regional imbalances in development by way of providing financial resources for supplementing and converging existing developmental inflows into the identified backward districts, so as to: District Plans received from
52-529: A subsidiary of RPG Groups . According to the Geological Survey of India , the coal reserve of 1366.75 metric ton has been discovered in Srinagar, Laxmipur, Mandar and Pirpainti block of Bhagalpur district. Bharat Coking Coal Limited is to start mining operations as of September 2019. Bihar Agriculture College, Sabour Mahadeo Singh Law College In 1990 Bhagalpur district became home to
65-630: Is 65.4% and the female literacy rate is 52.2% in Sultanganj. Shravani Mela is a month-long festival that is celebrated in July - August of every year by devotees of Lord Shiva . Devotees from all over the world come to this holy place and start their 100+ KM journey to another shrine city of Deoghar in Jharkhand over the foot. Bhagalpur district Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state , India . Bhagalpur
78-550: Is a town and an important railway station in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a block and one of three sub-divisions of the Bhagalpur district and is also a police district. Sultanganj Sultanganj is a town and a block in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. It located 25 km from Bhagalpur. There are 16 blocks and circles in the district and each block is headed by a block development officer and each circle
91-592: Is headed by a circle officer. In 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country's 250 Rank 3 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). A 1320MW Thermal Power Plant is going to establish at Pirapinti with a J.V of NHPC , Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL) and Nalanda Power Company,
104-539: Is the largest city in Bhagalpur district and is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. The old name of Bhagalpur is Champanagri which is capital of Anga Kingdom. Kahalgaon Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong during British rule) is a municipality town and one of 3 sub-divisions in Bhagalpur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is located close to the Vikramashila. Naugachia Naugachia
117-408: Is the oldest district of Bihar. Bhagalpur city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Bhagalpur district occupies an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi). Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division . The river Ganga flows through the district. By C.D. Block According to the 2011 census Bhagalpur district has a population of 3,037,766. This gives it
130-571: The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary , which is 50 km (31.1 mi) in length. |} Backward Regions Grant Fund The Backward Regions Grant Fund ( BRGF ) is an Indian government program designed to "address regional imbalances in development." The programme was launched by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Barpeta , Assam on 19 February 2007. The BRGF Programme covers 250 districts in 27 States, of which 232 districts fall under
143-482: The population respectively. Languages of Bhagalpur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 23.40% of the population in the district spoke Hindi , 10.29% Urdu and 2.09% Bhojpuri as their first language. 62.94% of the population spoke languages classified as 'Others' under Hindi on the census. The primary language used in the district is Angika . Other chief languages include Hindi , Urdu and Bengali language . Bhagalpur Bhagalpur
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#1732782862973156-747: The purview of Parts IX and IX-A of the Constitution dealing with the Panchayats and the Municipalities, respectively. The remaining 18 districts are covered by other local government structures, such as Autonomous District and Regional Councils under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and state specific arrangements as in the case of Nagaland and the hill areas of Manipur . The program calls for each district to undertake
169-551: The various States indicate that the untied fund allocated to the districts are generally being used for filling infrastructural gaps in drinking water, connectivity, health, education, social sectors, electrification, etc. The basket of works taken up includes construction of school buildings /class rooms, health sub-centres, drinking water facility, sanitation facilities, anganwadi buildings, Panchayat buildings, irrigation tanks/channels, street lights, link roads, culverts, soil and water conservation measures, etc. The BRGF has adopted
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