Khagaria district

Khagaria district is one of the thirty-seven of , , and  town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Khagaria district is a part of.

Headquarters: Khagaria Area: 1,486 km? Population: Total: 987227 Rural: 928423 Urban: 58804 Sub Divisions: Khagaria, Goghri Blocks: Gogari, Parwatta, Khagaria, Alauli, Chautham, Beldaur, Mansi Agriculture: Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Banana Industry: Rivers: Ganges, Kosi, Budhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla Balan, Kali Kosi, Kareh

Khagaria is an administrative in the state of  in. The district headquarters are located at. The district occupies an of 1486  and has a  of 1,276,677 (as of census ). The district is surrounded by seven rivers namely Ganga,Kamla Balan,Koshi,Budhi Gandak,Kareh, Kali Koshi and Bagmati. These rivers cause floods every year which causes great loss of life and property including lifestock. Khagaria is small town with a major railway junction on the Barauni Guwahati section of the Indian Railways. National Highway No.31, which connects rest of India to North Eastern region passes through this town. It is also connected to other regions of north Bihar by another rail line to and. Building of a major rail bridge across river Ganga is underway to connect it to south Bihar and Jharkhand directly.

History
Also known as Farakiya in local region. There is an interesting story behind it. Five centuries ago Akbar, then the king of Mugal empire directed his revenue minister Todarmal to map his entire empire. But he could not map this region now known as Khagaria due to difficult terrain, rivers and dense forests. So, he named it Farakiya (Farak in Hindi means separate). Now there is even a weekly newspaper- 'Farkiyanchal Times' (albeit published arbitrarily).

People and culture
Predominantly a rural district it has a mixed population and colourful culture. Population consist of different castes including Bhumihar Brahmins, other Brahmin sub-castes, Rajput, Kayshtha, Yadav, Koari and Kurmi, Marwari and others, but Yadavs and Koeri and Kurmis are in majority. Major festivals are Chat Pooja, Holi, Durga Pooja (Dushehra) and Dipawali. Marriage is intracaste; People here tend to marry within their region only. You will find quite soft spoken and mild mannered people contrary to the general perception about Bihar. Majority of population of Khagaria town is of younger age signifying a shifting population from villages to district center. Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster has one local broadcasting center here with one local channel Awaaz.

Language and dialects
Mainly though dialect changes every ten kilometer, like any district of Bihar.

Education
Major educational centers are located in the town of Khagaria, which includes educational institutions and vocational institutions where students can learn music, dance, art and craft. Besides many govt. run schools, there are some colleges for the higher education including women's college; one prestigious center for higher education Koshi College, Khagaria. DAV public school Khagaria has constantly ranked among the top schools of Bihar. Majority of students after finishing higher secondary go to other big cities like Patna or Delhi for higher education and competitive examinations. District has a distinct reputation for producing IAS officers constantly. Many students from here are now settled abroad and doing great.