Gopalganj is one of the administrative districts in the Indian state of Bihar. The district headquarters is the town of Gopalganj, and the district is part of Saran Division. Major languages spoken are Hindi and Bhojpuri. Geography Gopalganj district, India occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Spain's Tenerife Island. Demographics According to the 2011 census Gopalganj district, India had a population of 2,562,012, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. of which 1,267,666 are males while 1,294,346 are females. This gives it a ranking of 163rd in India (out of a total of 640). Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 449,530 which is 17.54% of total population of Gopalganj district. The district had a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.02%. Gopalganj had a literacy rate of 65.47% and sex ratio of 1021 females for every 1000 males, Gopalganj ranks first in terms of sex-ratio (1,021) against the state's 918. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 320,064 (12.49%) and 60,807 (2.37%) respectively. Gopalganj district had 411,930 households in 2011. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.09% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 1.85% Hindi and 1.76% Urdu as their first language. Based on the 2011 census: Population: 2,562,012 (2.62% of the state) Density of population: 1260 Men: 1,267,666 (49.48%) Women: 1,294,346 (50.52%) Urban population: 162,805 (6.35%) Rural population: 2,399,207 (93.65%) % of Scheduled castes: 12.49% % of Scheduled tribes: 2.37% Politics |} Administrative Division Gopalganj is divided into 2 sub-divisions, 14 Blocks, 4 municipalities and 234 Gram Panchayats (village councils). Urban councils There are 4 urban areas in Gopalganj district. 3 Nagar Panchayat and 1 Nagar Parishad. Although Hathua is also an urban area categorized as Census town but not counted as municipality. Village councils There are 234 Gram Panchayats in Gopalganj district grouped into 14 blocks. There are total 1566 villages in Gopalganj District. There are 169 uninhabited villages (out of 1,566 total villages) in the district of Gopalganj. Constituencies Vidhan Sabha Constituencies Baikunthpur Barauli Gopalganj Kuchaikote Bhore Hathua Lok Sabha constituencies Gopalganj Education Initially, Gopalganj had little to offer in terms of good quality education to its residents. Presently Schools and colleges in the city are either run by the government or by private trusts and individuals. The schools are each