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Nalanda district
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History
Nalanda became a fully-fledged district when it was split from Patna on 9 November 1972.WEB, Sub-Divisions {{!, District Nalanda, Government of Bihar {{!}} India |url=https://nalanda.nic.in/en/sub-divisions/ |website=nalanda.nic.in |access-date=3 January 2021}}WEB,weblink Districts of India, statoids.com, 3 January 2021,Geography
Nalanda district occupies an area of {{convert|2355|km2|sqmi}}.BOOK, Nitima Shiv Charan Dayawanti Srivastava, India 2010: A Reference Annual, States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government, 54th, Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India, 2010, New Delhi, India, 1118â1119, 978-81-230-1617-7, The Phalgu, Mohane, Jirayan, and Kumbhari rivers flow through it. The district is a part of Patna Division. Majority of the land in the district is fertile land of Indo Gangetic plane. In the extreme South, there lies the hills of Rajgir. There is also one small hillock in the district headquarters of Bihar Sharif.Flora and fauna
In 1978 Nalanda district became home to the Pant Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajgir which has an area of {{convert|35.84|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.WEB, Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment, Protected areas: Bihar,weblink 25 September 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110823163836weblink">weblink 23 August 2011,Demographics
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,95,009|13=1911|14=5,89,310|15=1921|16=5,77,663|17=1931|18=6,76,424|19=1941|20=7,85,619|21=1951|22=9,26,189|23=1961|24=10,86,972|25=1971|26=13,04,832|27=1981|28=16,39,922|29=1991|30=19,96,257|31=2001|32=23,70,528|33=2011|34=28,77,653|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:WEB, Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar,weblink census.gov.in, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, |align=center}}{{bar boxPolitics
Since Kurmis are dominant in Nalanda, it is also known by the name Kurmistan in political circle.NEWS,weblink Caste dominates in Bihar's third round polling, IANS, 27 October 2015, Business Standard India, 18 June 2019, Nalanda district is the birthplace of Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar. The Nalanda district comprises Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency, which can further be fragmented into seven Legislative Assembly constituencies. In 2015 Bihar Assembly elections, Janata Dal (United) (JDU), the political party led by Kumar was able to win five out of seven Legislative Assembly constituencies of the district. It has been stated that preponderance of Kushwahas apart from Kurmis and sizeable population of Extremely Backward Castes, who are considered as the supporters of Kumar, has been the prime factor behind success of JDU in polls conducted in this district.NEWS, à¤à¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°, सà¥à¤à¥à¤¤, नà¥à¤¤à¥à¤¶ à¤à¥à¤®à¤¾à¤° à¤à¤¾ मà¤à¤¬à¥à¤¤ दà¥à¤°à¥à¤ हॠà¤à¥à¤¹ à¤à¤¿à¤²à¤¾ नालà¤à¤¦à¤¾, à¤à¥à¤¯à¤¾ सातà¥à¤ सà¥à¤ à¤à¥à¤¤à¤à¤° à¤à¤°à¥à¤à¤à¥ à¤à¥à¤²à¥à¤¨ सà¥à¤µà¥à¤ª?,weblink 21 June 2023, Aaj Tak, 27 September 2020, hi, {{transcluded section|source=17th Bihar Assembly}} {{#section:17th Bihar Assembly|MLA Header}}{{#section:17th Bihar Assembly|Nalanda district}}Divisions
- Sub Divisions: 3 - Bihar Sharif, Rajgir and Hilsa. Modern District of Nalanda with HQ Biharsharif was established on 9 November 1972. Earlier it was Biharsharif sub-division of Patna district.
- Blocks: 20 - Giriyak, Rahui, Noorsarai, Harnaut, Chandi, Islampur, Rajgir, Asthawan, Sarmera, Hilsa, Biharsharif, Ekangarsarai, Bena, Nagarnausa, Karai Parsurai, Silao, Parwalpur, Katrisarai, Bind, Tharthari.
- Municipal bodies: 14- Municipal corporation Bihar Sharif, Municipal council Rajgir, Islampur and Hilsa, Nagar panchayat Pawapuri, Parwalpur, Asthawan, sarmera, rahui, ekangsrsarai, Harnaut, chandi, Nalanda, Giriyak and Silao
Status
Nalanda district is fast developing and the ruins of the ancient Nalanda University or UNESCO Nalanda Archaeological Site attracts tourists from all over the world driving the local economy.Economy
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy, with the majority of the population engaged in agriculture. Rice, wheat, maize, pulses, potato, fruits, and vegetables are the main crops. A newly setup Ordnance Factory, one of the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories has been set up by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India to manufacture artillery shells at Nalanda by the then Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes. Then there is the railway coach maintenance plant at Harnaut Block of Nalanda.Tourism is well developed, with lakhs of people flocking at ruins of Nalanda University, Rajgir and Pawapuri. Rajgir was the first capital of Magadh Empire. Buddha had spent years at this place. Surrounded by five hills, it has got scenic views. Pawapuri, the Nirwana place of Mahavir, is holy place for the Jains.WEB,weblink Govt won't shift ordnance factory from Bihar - Times of India, articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 17 January 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130511083119weblink">weblink 11 May 2013, dead, NEWS, PTI, OFB Nalanda to develop indigenous artillery shells,weblink 19 November 2020, @businessline, 17 November 2017, en, In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nalanda one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).WEB, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, 8 September 2009, A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme, National Institute of Rural Development,weblink 27 September 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120405033402weblink">weblink 5 April 2012,Notable people
- Kalim Ajiz, a Padma Shri recipient and Urdu writer
- Shah Amanat, a Sufi figure
- Satyadev Narayan Arya, politician and Governor of Haryana
- Aasim Bihari, social activist
- Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Urdu language writer, critic, Bibliographer, and linguist.
- Nawal Kishore Dhawal, a writer, poet, editor, and critic
- Ganesh Dutt, administrator and educationalist
- Manazir Ahsan Gilani, a writer and Islamic scholar
- Jabir Husain, politician
- Zafar Iqbal, former Indian field hockey player and captain
- Abhay Kumar, a poet-diplomat
- Aditya Kumar, actor
- Chandra Mohan Kumar, named as the Britain's "Top Doctor" under the anesthesia category by The Times newspaper in 2010
- Kaushalendra Kumar, MP of Nalanda
- Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar and former MP from Nalanda
- Vikas Kumar, actor
- Sulaiman Nadvi, Islamic scholar, writer and Pakistani historian
- Krishna Ballabh Prasad Narain, RSS activist
- Mrityunjay Prabhakar, theatre director and dramatist
- Kapil Dev Prasad, a weaver and Padma Shri recipient
- L. S. N. Prasad, Indian paediatrician and Padma Shri recipient
- Siddheshwar Prasad, former MP and served as Governor of Tripura
- Pramod Ranjan, journalist
- Abul Muhasin Muhammad Sajjad, Islamic scholar, political activist and politician
- Brahmadeo Narayan Singh, singer
- Kapildev Prasad Singh, former member of Bihar Legislative Council from Nalanda
- Ramchandra Prasad Singh, Member of Rajya Sabha and former IAS officer
- Veer Pratap Singh, Cricketer
- Tarkeshwari Sinha, politician
- Hari Uppal, founder of Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir and a Padma Shri recipient
- Vijay Kumar Yadav, Ex- MP from Nalanda
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