The district has 17 police stations and covers an area of about 340447 Hectares, Geographically, the district can be divided into two parts viz. (i) Hilly area and (ii) Plain area.
The hilly area comprises of Kaimur plateau. The plain area on the western side is flanked by the rivers The Karmanasha and the Durgawati. The Kudra river lies on it eastern side. The district of Buxar of Bihar State and the district of Ghazipur of U.P. State bound it on the North. On the south is the district of Garhwa of Jharkhand State and on the West is the district of Chandauli and Mirjapur of the U.P. State. On the East is district of Rohtas of Bihar State. The district has close linkage with the history of Shahabad, which was its parent district also. The old district of Shahabad had four subdivisions of which Bhabua was one. The present district of Kaimur has been formed from the whole of this Bhabua subdivision.
District at a Glance
| Subject | Total |
|---|---|
| No. of Sub Divisions | 2 |
| No. of Blocks | 11 |
| No. of Nagar Parishad/ Panchayats | 5 |
| No. of Gram Panchayats | 146 |
| No. of Police Stations | 17 |
| No. of Revenue Villages | 1700 |
| Total Population | 16,26,384 |
| Male | 8,47,006 |
| Female | 7,79,378 |
| Item | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Population % | 52.49% | 47.51% | 96.76% |
| Literacy Rate | 71.01% | 81.49% | 59.56% |
The economy of Kaimur district is mainly driven by agriculture and related industries like rice polishing. Rice, wheat, sugar cane, oil-seeds, pulses and maize are the main crops of the district. Kaimur is known as the rice bowl of Bihar. Canal irrigation system is very prominent in this region.
The forest cover of Kaimur is 1,06,300 hectares. There is a good scope for forest based industries.
Kaimur town it is a local trading center for food grains, agricultural products, and agricultural equipment.
The rice grown in Kaimur is sold in the markets of Kolkatta and Delhi.
Kudra is the industrial city of Kaimur as it has 12 big rice mills and 400 mini rice mills .
The district is scantily industrialised. A few private rice mills are functional mainly in Mohania sub-division
Industries located in the district include Vanaspati Oil Ltd. and the High Voltage Direct Current grid station of Power Grid Corporation of India at Pusauli.