# Darbhanga district

Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of this district and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district lies in Historical Mithila region. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division. The district is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts. The district covers an area of 2,279 km$^2$ (880 sq mi).

## History

1976 saw the creations of two districts from Darbhanga's territory: Madhubani and Samastipur.

## Block and circle

* Darbhanga Assembly constituency
* Baheri Assembly constituency
* Biraul Assembly constituency
* Keoti Assembly constituency
* Singhwara Assembly constituency
* Jale Assembly constituency
* Bahadurpur Assembly constituency
* Benipur Assembly constituency
* Manigachhi Assembly constituency
* Kusheshwar Asthan
* Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
* Hanuman nagar Assembly constituency
* Gaura Bauram Assembly constituency
* Hayaghat Assembly constituency
* Alinagar Assembly constituency
* Ghanshyampur Assembly constituency
* Taradih Assembly constituency
* Kiratpur Assembly constituency

## Geography

Darbhanga district occupies an area of 2,279 square kilometres (880 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Yapen Island.

## Economy

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Darbhanga one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

## Demographics

Religions in Darbhanga district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 77.28% | 77.28% |
| Islam | Islam | 22.39% | 22.39% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.33% | 0.33% |
According to the 2011 census, Darbhanga district has a population of 3,937,385, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon. This gives it a ranking of 64th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,721 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,460/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19%. Literacy rate of the district is 56.56% (male 66.83%, female 45.24%). 9.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.64% and 0.07% of the population respectively.
* Maithili (72.75%)
* Urdu (20.67%)
* Hindi (5.96%)
* Others (0.62%)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 72.75% of the population in the district spoke Maithili, 20.67% Urdu and 5.96% Hindi as their first language.

## Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Darbhanga, as of year 2020.
District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Darbhanga, year 2020 :
| Indicators | Number of children (<5 years) | Percent (2020) | Percent (2016) |
| Stunted | 255,374 | 45% | 49% |
| Wasted | 108,562 | 19% | 17% |
| Severely wasted | 36,000 | 6% | 5% |
| Underweight | 220,499 | 39% | 41% |
| Overweight/obesity | 8,494 | 2% | 2% |
| Anemia | 348,147 | 69% | 70% |
| Total children | 562,497 | | |
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Darbhanga of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.
District nutritional profile of Darbhanga of women of 15–49 years, in 2020 :
| Indicators | Number of women (15–49 years) | Percent (2020) | Percent (2016) |
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) | 293,595 | 26% | 31% |
| Overweight/obesity | 154,023 | 13% | 12% |
| Hypertension | 200,126 | 17% | 11% |
| Diabetes | 154,596 | 13% | NA |
| Anemia (non-preg) | 703,022 | 61% | 66% |
| Anemia (preg) | 74,677 | 53% | 62% |
| Total women (preg) | 142,241 | | |
| Total women | 1,146,855 | | |

## Politics

Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Lok Sabha Constituency.
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks |
| Darbhanga | 78 | Kusheshwar Asthan | Shashi Bhushan Hazari | JD(U) | NDA | Died in 1 July 2021 |
| Darbhanga | 78 | Kusheshwar Asthan | Aman Bhushan Hajari | JD(U) | NDA | Elected on 2 November 2021 in by-election |
| Darbhanga | 79 | Gaura Bauram | Swarna Singh | BJP | NDA | Switched from VIP to BJP |
| Darbhanga | 80 | Benipur | Binay Kumar Choudhary | JD(U) | NDA | |
| Darbhanga | 81 | Alinagar | Mishrilal Yadav | BJP | NDA | Switched from VIP to BJP |
| Darbhanga | 82 | Darbhanga Rural | Lalit Kumar Yadav | RJD | MGB | |
| Darbhanga | 83 | Darbhanga | Sanjay Saraogi | BJP | NDA | |
| Darbhanga | 84 | Hayaghat | Ram Chandra Prasad | BJP | NDA | |
| Darbhanga | 85 | Bahadurpur | Madan Sahni | JD(U) | NDA | |
| Darbhanga | 86 | Keoti | Murari Mohan Jha | BJP | NDA | |
| Darbhanga | 87 | Jale | Jibesh Kumar | BJP | NDA | |