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Bhagalpur Division | |
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Division ofBihar | |
 Kahalgaon city mountain | |
 Location of Bhagalpur division in Bihar | |
| Coordinates:25°15′00″N87°02′00″E / 25.25°N 87.0333°E /25.25; 87.0333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Division | Bhagalpur |
| Established | 1765 |
| Headquarters | Bhagalpur |
| Districts | Bhagalpur,Banka |
| Government | |
| • MP -Banka | Giridhari Yadav |
| • MP-Bhagalpur | Ajay Kumar Mandal |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,061,565 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| • Regional Language | Angika[1][2] |
| • Other | Bengali language,[1]Khortha,Urdu,Santali |
Bhagalpur division is one of the nineadministrative units of Bihar, astate in the east of India.Bhagalpur city is the headquarters of the division. Established in 1765, it is oldest division of the state.
| Districts | Subdivisions |
|---|---|
| Banka | Banka |
| Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur |
| Kahalgaon | |
| Naugachhia |
Bhagalpur is the largest city inBhagalpur Division situated on the southern bank of theGanges river.The old name of Bhagalpur was Champanagri which was the capital ofAnga Kingdom.
Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong during British rule) is a municipality town and one of three subdivisions inBhagalpur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is located close to the Vikramashila.
Banka is a town and headquarters ofBanka district ofbihar.
Naugachhia is a town and an important railway station inBhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a block and one of three subdivisions of the Bhagalpur district and also a police district.
Sultanganj is a town and a block inBhagalpur district ofBihar. It is located 25 km fromBhagalpur.
Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts.[1]
