Bihar
Bihar is a state located in the eastern region of India. It was established on 26-Jan-1950. The capital of the state is Patna. The official language is Hindi. An additional official language is Urdu. Major rivers of Bihar include Ganga, Kosi, Gandak, Son, Bagmati.
As per Census 2011, Bihar has a total geographical area of 94,163 square kilometres, including 91,838 square kilometres of rural area and 2,325 square kilometres of urban area.
The state has a bicameral legislature with 40 Lok Sabha seats, 16 Rajya Sabha seats, 243 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the Patna High Court. Bihar shares borders with Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and has an international border with Nepal.
List of Districts in Bihar
Bihar is divided into 38 districts for administrative purposes. The following table provides the complete list of districts in Bihar along with their headquarters and the number of subdivisions in each.
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araria | Araria | 9 |
| 2 | Arwal | Arwal | 5 |
| 3 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad | 11 |
| 4 | Banka | Banka | 11 |
| 5 | Begusarai | Begusarai | 18 |
| 6 | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | 16 |
| 7 | Bhojpur | Arrah | 14 |
| 8 | Buxar | Buxar | 11 |
| 9 | Darbhanga | Darbhanga | 18 |
| 10 | Gaya | Gaya | 24 |
| 11 | Gopalganj | Gopalganj | 14 |
| 12 | Jamui | Jamui | 10 |
| 13 | Jehanabad | Jehanabad | 7 |
| 14 | Kaimur (Bhabua) | Bhabua | 11 |
| 15 | Katihar | Katihar | 16 |
| 16 | Khagaria | Khagaria | 7 |
| 17 | Kishanganj | Kishanganj | 7 |
| 18 | Lakhisarai | Lakhisarai | 7 |
| 19 | Madhepura | Madhepura | 13 |
| 20 | Madhubani | Madhubani | 21 |
| 21 | Munger | Munger | 9 |
| 22 | Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur | 16 |
| 23 | Nalanda | Bihar Sharif | 20 |
| 24 | Nawada | Nawada | 14 |
| 25 | Pashchim Champaran | Motihari | 18 |
| 26 | Patna | Patna | 26 |
| 27 | Purbi Champaran | Motihari | 27 |
| 28 | Purnia | Purnia | 14 |
| 29 | Rohtas | Sasaram | 19 |
| 30 | Saharsa | Saharsa | 10 |
| 31 | Samastipur | Samastipur | 20 |
| 32 | Saran | Chhapra | 20 |
| 33 | Sheikhpura | Sheikhpura | 6 |
| 34 | Sheohar | Sheohar | 5 |
| 35 | Sitamarhi | Sitamarhi | 17 |
| 36 | Siwan | Siwan | 19 |
| 37 | Supaul | Supaul | 11 |
| 38 | Vaishali | Hajipur | 16 |
Population of Bihar
According to the 2011 Census, Bihar had a total population of 10,40,99,452 people. The state had a sex ratio of 918 females per 1,000 males, a population density of 1,106 people per km², and an overall literacy rate of 63.82%. The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 10,40,99,452 | 9,23,41,436 | 1,17,58,016 |
| Male Population | 5,42,78,157 | 4,80,73,850 | 62,04,307 |
| Female Population | 4,98,21,295 | 4,42,67,586 | 55,53,709 |
| Households | 1,89,13,565 | 1,68,62,940 | 20,50,625 |