Khagaria

For the district of which Khagaria is a headquarters, see Khagaria district.

Khagaria is a town in Indian state of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of Khagaria district. Khagaria is a part of Munger division. It is located at 25.5°N 86.48°E / 25.5; 86.48 and has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet). The Khagaria Junction railway station serves the town. It is situated about 25 km north of Munger.

Khagaria
Town
Khagaria Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Khagaria Khagaria (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°30′30″N 86°28′27″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Munger
District	Khagaria
District	10 May 1981
Area
• Total	1,485.8 km2 (573.7 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	49,406
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi[2][3]
• Regional (recognised)	Maithili (recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India),[4]
• Regional (other)	Angika,[5] Thēthi-dialect of Maithili[citation needed]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	851204,851205
Vehicle registration	BR-34
Website	http://www.khagaria.bih.nic.in/

Demographics

According to the 2011 India census, Khagaria nagar parishad had a population of 49,406, of which 26,594 were males and 22,812 were females. Population of children in the age group of 0 to 6 years was 7,273. The literacy rate was 71.1%, of which male literacy was 74.7% and female literacy was 70%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,782 and 89 respectively. There were 9123 household in Khagaria in 2011.^[1]

As of 2001^[update] 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 64.2%, of which male literacy was 69.8% and female literacy is 57.5%. In Khagaria, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.^[6]