Bhagalpur District is known for Renowned Publisher and Author Dr Naresh Pandey Chakor.

Bhagalpur district occupies an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi).

[5] The district has a population density of 1,182 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,060/sq mi).

[5] Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 63.14%.

[6] In 2006 the Indian government named Bhagalpur one of the country's 250 Rank 3 backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[14] According to the Geological Survey of India, the coal reserve of 1366.75 metric ton has been discovered in Srinagar, Laxmipur, Mandar and Pirpainti block of Bhagalpur district.

Bharat Coking Coal Limited is to start mining operations as of September 2019.