| Darbhanga district | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Darbhanga |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
| Subdivision Type3: | Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | Darbhanga |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mithila |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Darbhanga |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 2279 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 3,937,385 |
| Population Urban: | 8.7 per cent |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 56.56 per cent |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1024 |
| Leader Title: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name: | Darbhanga |
| Leader Title1: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Leader Name1: | Gopal Jee Thakur, BJP |
| Leader Title2: | District Magistrate |
| Leader Name2: | Shri Rajiv Raushan(IAS) |
| Leader Title3: | Senior Superintendent of Police |
| Leader Name3: | Shri Awakash Kumar(IPS) |
| Leader Title4: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name4: | Kusheshwar Asthan, Gaura Bauram, Benipur, Alinagar, Darbhanga Rural, Darbhanga, Hayaghat, Bahadurpur, Keoti, Jale |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NH 27, NH 527B |
Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of this district and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district lies in Historical Mithila region. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division. The district is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts. The district covers an area of .
1976 saw the creations of two districts from Darbhanga's territory: Madhubani and Samastipur.[1]
Darbhanga district occupies an area of 2279km2,[3] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Yapen Island.[4]
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Darbhanga 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).[5]
According to the 2011 census, Darbhanga district has a population of 3,937,385,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[7] or the US state of Oregon.[8] This gives it a ranking of 64th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1721PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19%. Literacy rate of the district is 56.56% (male 66.83%, female 45.24%). 9.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.64% and 0.07% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 72.75% of the population in the district spoke Maithili, 20.67% Urdu and 5.96% Hindi as their first language.[9]
The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Darbhanga, as of year 2020.
| Stunted | 255,374 | 45% | 49% | |
| Wasted | 108,562 | 19% | 17% | |
| Severely wasted | 36,000 | 6% | 5% | |
| Underweight | 220,499 | 39% | 41% | |
| Overweight/obesity | 8,494 | 2% | 2% | |
| Anemia | 348,147 | 69% | 70% | |
| Total children | 562,497 |
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Darbhanga of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) | 293,595 | 26% | 31% | |
| Overweight/obesity | 154,023 | 13% | 12% | |
| Hypertension | 200,126 | 17% | 11% | |
| Diabetes | 154,596 | 13% | NA | |
| Anemia (non-preg) | 703,022 | 61% | 66% | |
| Anemia (preg) | 74,677 | 53% | 62% | |
| Total women (preg) | 142,241 | |||
| Total women | 1,146,855 |
Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Lok Sabha Constituency.[11] [12] |}