Nalanda district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar in India. Bihar Sharif is the administrative headquarters of this district. The districts contain the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nalanda is located in the Magadh region of Bihar(south Bihar).
History
Nalanda became a fully-fledged district when it was split from Patna on 9 November 1972.
Geography
Nalanda district occupies an area of 2,355 square kilometres (909 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Canada’s Cornwall Island. 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.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 595,009 | — |
| 1911 | 589,310 | −0.10% |
| 1921 | 577,663 | −0.20% |
| 1931 | 676,424 | +1.59% |
| 1941 | 785,619 | +1.51% |
| 1951 | 926,189 | +1.66% |
| 1961 | 1,086,972 | +1.61% |
| 1971 | 1,304,832 | +1.84% |
| 1981 | 1,639,922 | +2.31% |
| 1991 | 1,996,257 | +1.99% |
| 2001 | 2,370,528 | +1.73% |
| 2011 | 2,877,653 | +1.96% |
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