Khagaria district

Khagaria district
Location of Khagaria district in Bihar
Location of Khagaria district in Bihar
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionMunger
HeadquartersKhagaria
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesKhagaria
Area
 • Total
1,485 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,666,886
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy72.87 per cent
 • Sex ratio886
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code
Major highwaysNH 31, NH 107
Average annual precipitation1182 mm
Websitekhagaria.nic.in

Khagaria district is an administrative district in Mithila region in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Khagaria. Earlier it was a part of Munger District as a sub-division that was created in 1943–44. It was upgraded to the status of a district on 10 May 1981. Khagaria district is a part of Munger Division.[1]

The present collector and District Magistrate of Khagaria is Amit Kumar Pandey, IAS and the current S.P. of Khagaria is Chandan Kumar Kushwaha, IPS.[2]

  1. ^ "Khagari district info".
  2. ^ "District Official Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-08.