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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vaishali district

District of Bihar

Relic Stupa in Vaishali

Country India

State Bihar

Division Tirhut

Established 10 December 1972

Headquarters Hajipur[1]

Government

• Educationist Shri Rajdeo Ray

• Lok Sabha Hajipur, Ujjiyarpur

constituencies

• Vidhan Sabha Hajipur, Lalganj, Vaishali, Mahua, Raja

constituencies Pakar, Raghopur, Mahnar, Patepur

Area

• Total 2,036 km2 (786 sq mi)

Elevation 51 m (167 ft)

Population

(2011)
 • Total 3,495,021

• Density 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)

Demographics

• Literacy 66.60%

• Sex ratio 1.895 ♂/♀

Language

• Official Hindi

• Additional official Urdu

• Regional [Vajjika [Vajjika] ]

Languages

Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)

PIN 8441xx (Vaishali)[2]

Major highways NH 22, NH 31, NH 322

HDI (2016) 0.407[3]

Website Official website

Vaishali district is a district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a part of Tirhut division.
[4]
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, which connect the state capital Patna,
the division headquarters Muzaffarpur, and the eastward district Samastipur.

History[edit]
Ancient Vaishali[edit]
Main article: Vaishali (ancient city)
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.[5] In that period, Vaishali was an ancient metropolis and
the capital city of the republic of the Vajji confederation of Mithila, which covered most
of the Himalayan Gangetic region of present-day Bihar. Magadha rulers of the
Shishunaga dynasty shifted its capital from Pataliputra to Vaishali.
Post-Independence[edit]
Vaishali became a district when it was split from Muzaffarpur in 1972.[6]

Geography[edit]
The Vaishali district occupies an area of 2,036 square kilometres (786 sq mi),[7]

Economy[edit]
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Vaishali one of the country's 250 most
backward districts (out of a total of 640).[8] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently
receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[8]

Demographics[edit]
Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1901 737,793 —

1911 761,720 +0.32%

1921 737,475 −0.32%

1931 787,287 +0.66%

1941 868,565 +0.99%

1951 942,472 +0.82%

1961 1,133,086 +1.86%

1971 1,348,990 +1.76%

1981 1,662,527 +2.11%

1991 2,146,065 +2.59%

2001 2,718,421 +2.39%

2011 3,495,021 +2.54%

source:[9]
Religions in Vaishali district (2011)[10]
Religion Percent
Hinduism 90.20%
Islam 9.56%
Other or not Stated 0.24%

According to the 2011 census Vaishali district has a population of 3,495,021,[11] roughly
equal to the nation of Panama[12] or the US state of Connecticut.[13] This gives it a ranking
of 86th in India (out of a total of 640).[11] The district has a population density of 1,717
inhabitants per square kilometre (4,450/sq mi) .[11] Its population growth rate over the
decade 2001-2011 was 28.58%.[11] Vaishali has a sex ratio of 892 females for every
1000 males,[11] 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.[11]
Languages[edit]
Languages of Vaishali district (2011)[14]

'Other' Hindi (69.88%)

Hindi (25.10%)
Urdu (4.80%)
Others (0.22%)

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.[14]

Flora and fauna[edit]

In 1997, the district became home to the Barela Salim Ali Zubba Saheni Wildlife
Sanctuary, which has an area of 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi).[15]

Politics[edit]
This section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly. (edit | history)

No
District Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
.

Vaishali 123 Hajipur Awadhesh Singh BJP NDA

124 Lalganj Sanjay Kumar Singh BJP NDA

 No
District Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
.

125 Vaishali Siddharth Patel JD(U) MGB

126 Mahua Mukesh Raushan Yadav RJD MGB

127 Raja Pakar Pratima Kumari INC MGB

128 Raghopur Tejashwi Yadav RJD MGB

129 Mahnar Bina Singh RJD MGB

130 Patepur Lakhendra Kumar Raushan BJP NDA

See also[edit]
 List of tehsils in Vaishali district
 List of villages in Vaishali district
 Vaishali (ancient city)

References[edit]
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. ^ Official website of Tirhut Division Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
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. ^ Jump up to:a b 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. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f "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. ^ Jump up to:a b "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.

External links[edit]
 Vaishali district, Official website
 Vaishali district at Govt. of Bihar, website.
 Official Website of Tirhut Division