KHAGARIA
Khagaria district is one of the thirty eight districts of Bihar State and Khagaria town is the administrative headquarter of this district. Khagaria is a part of Munger Division. The town has a major railway junction on the Barauni Guwahati section of the Indian Railways. National Highway 31 which connects rest of the India to North Eastern region passes through this town. It is connected to other parts of Bihar by another rail line to Saharsa and Samastipur. Building of a major rail bridge across river Ganges in Munger is underway to connect it to south Bihar and Jharkhand directly. Headquarters - Khagaria Area - 1486sq.km Sub-Division - Khagaria, Gogari Blocks - Gogari, Parwatta, Alauli, Khagaria, Chautham, Beldaur, Mansi Agriculture - Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Banana Rivers - Ganges, Koshi, Budhi Gandak, Bagmati, kali Koshi, Kamla Balan, Kareh Population - 1,276,677 Geography Khagaria is located at. It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).khagaria was under munger division till 1980 when it became a district. Demographics As of 2001 India census, Khagaria had a population of 45,126. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Khagaria has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 58%. In Khagaria, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. History Also known as Farakiya in local region. There is an interesting story behind it. Five centuries ago Akbar, then the king of Mugal empire directed his revenue minister Todarmal to map his entire empire. But he could not map this region now known as Khagaria due to difficult terrain, rivers and dense forests. So, he named it Farakiya (Farak in Urdu means separate). Now there is even a weekly newspaper- 'Farkiyanchal Times' (albeit published arbitrarily).
