Darbhanga District

Bihar

Darbhanga district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Darbhanga. It covers 2,279 sq km and had a population of 39,37,847 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,728 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Darbhanga
Area
2,279 sq km
Population
39.38 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,728 /km²
Literacy Rate
56.56%
Sex Ratio
911
per 1,000 males
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Darbhanga District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Darbhanga district.

Total Population
39.38 Lakh
Male Population
20.60 Lakh
Female Population
18.78 Lakh
Rural Population
35.50 Lakh
Urban Population
3.88 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
6.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3,210
Literacy Rate
56.56%
Population Density
1,728 /km²
Sex Ratio
911
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 66.83%Female literacy 45.24%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Darbhanga district.

3
Tehsils
18
Blocks
329
Nyay Panchayats
329
Gram Panchayats
1,260
Villages
Headquarters
Darbhanga
Languages
Maithili, Hindi, Urdu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
26.15° N, 85.9° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Darbhanga

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Darbhanga

Constituency No. 14 · General
Primary
Gopal Jee Thakur
Gopal Jee Thakur
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Benipur
  • Darbhanga Rural
  • Darbhanga
  • Hayaghat
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Darbhanga

(7)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Benipur
No. 80 · Darbhanga
BC
Binay Kumar Choudhary
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Alinagar
No. 81
MY
Mishri Lal Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Darbhanga Rural
No. 82 · Darbhanga
LY
Lalit Kumar Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Darbhanga
No. 83 · Darbhanga
SS
Sanjay Saraogi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Hayaghat
No. 84 · Darbhanga
RP
Ram Chandra Prasad
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Darbhanga

(8)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Darbhanga district.

  • Gopal Jee Thakur
    Gopal Jee Thakur
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Darbhanga · No. 14
  • AH
    Aman Bhushan Hajari
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Kusheshwar Asthan · No. 78
  • SS
    Swarna Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Gaura Bauram · No. 79
  • BC
    Binay Kumar Choudhary
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Benipur · No. 80
  • MY
    Mishri Lal Yadav
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Alinagar · No. 81
  • LY
    Lalit Kumar Yadav
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Darbhanga Rural · No. 82
  • SS
    Sanjay Saraogi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Darbhanga · No. 83
  • RP
    Ram Chandra Prasad
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Hayaghat · No. 84

Election History

Lok Sabha

Darbhanga · No. 14

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPGopal Jee Thakur
    Votes 5,66,630Vote share 55.97%Margin 1,78,156
    1. 1. Gopal Jee Thakur · BJP5,66,630 (55.97%)
    2. 2. Lalit Kumar Yadav · RJD3,88,474 (38.37%)
    3. 3. Mokhtar Ahmad · BSP12,410 (1.23%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPGopal Jee Thakur
    Votes 5,86,668Vote share 60.79%Margin 2,67,979
    1. 1. Gopal Jee Thakur · BJP5,86,668 (60.79%)
    2. 2. Abdul Bari Siddiqui · RJD3,18,689 (33.02%)
    3. 3. Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi · BSP19,820 (2.05%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPKirti Azad
    Votes 3,14,949Vote share 38%Margin 35,043
    1. 1. Kirti Azad · BJP3,14,949 (38%)
    2. 2. Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi · RJD2,79,906 (33.77%)
    3. 3. Sanjay Kumar Jha · JD(U)1,04,494 (12.61%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Darbhanga
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 14
7 Assembly
No. 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84

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Darbhanga District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Darbhanga
Area
2,279 sq km
Population
39.38 Lakh
Population density
1,728 per km²
Sex ratio
911 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
56.56%
Languages
Maithili, Hindi, Urdu
Tehsils
3
Blocks
18
Gram panchayats
329
Villages
1,260
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
7
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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