Bahadurganj is a town nestled in the Tarai of Himalaya and a

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Kishanganj district Kishanganj district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Kishanganj town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Kishanganj district is a part of Purnia division (Seemanchal). History Kishanganj district ...

in the state of

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Geography

Bahadurganj is town at . It has an average elevation of 51 metres (167 feet).

Demographics

2001 Census

India

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, Bahadurganj had a population of 28,224. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bahadurganj has an average literacy rate of 34%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 69% of the males and 31% of females literate. 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.

2011 Census

As per 2011 census report Bahadurganj has a total population of 36,993 of which 51.02% are males while 48.98% are females. In Bahadurganj Nagar Panchayat, Female

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is of 960 against state average of 918.Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Bahadurganj is around 1010 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Bahadurganj city is 61.90% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Bahadurganj, Male literacy is around 68.42% while female literacy rate is 55.02%. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 7019 which is 18.97% of total population of Bahadurganj (NP).

References

{{Purnia Division Cities and towns in Kishanganj district