Bihar
Bihar is an Indian 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. Additional official language includes Urdu. Major rivers include Ganga, Kosi, Gandak, Son, Bagmati.
As per Census 2011, the total area of the state is 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 table below lists all districts of Bihar along with their respective headquarters and total area in square kilometres:
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araria | Araria | 2,830 |
| 2 | Arwal | Arwal | 638 |
| 3 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad | 3,305 |
| 4 | Banka | Banka | 3,020 |
| 5 | Begusarai | Begusarai | 1,918 |
| 6 | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | 2,569 |
| 7 | Bhojpur | Arrah | 2,395 |
| 8 | Buxar | Buxar | 1,703 |
| 9 | Darbhanga | Darbhanga | 2,279 |
| 10 | Gaya | Gaya | 4,976 |
| 11 | Gopalganj | Gopalganj | 2,033 |
| 12 | Jamui | Jamui | 3,098 |
| 13 | Jehanabad | Jehanabad | 931 |
| 14 | Kaimur (Bhabua) | Bhabua | 3,332 |
| 15 | Katihar | Katihar | 3,057 |
| 16 | Khagaria | Khagaria | 1,486 |
| 17 | Kishanganj | Kishanganj | 1,884 |
| 18 | Lakhisarai | Lakhisarai | 1,228 |
| 19 | Madhepura | Madhepura | 1,788 |
| 20 | Madhubani | Madhubani | 3,501 |
| 21 | Munger | Munger | 1,419 |
| 22 | Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur | 3,172 |
| 23 | Nalanda | Bihar Sharif | 2,355 |
| 24 | Nawada | Nawada | 2,494 |
| 25 | Pashchim Champaran | Motihari | 5,228 |
| 26 | Patna | Patna | 3,202 |
| 27 | Purbi Champaran | Motihari | 3,968 |
| 28 | Purnia | Purnia | 3,229 |
| 29 | Rohtas | Sasaram | 3,881 |
| 30 | Saharsa | Saharsa | 1,687 |
| 31 | Samastipur | Samastipur | 2,904 |
| 32 | Saran | Chhapra | 2,641 |
| 33 | Sheikhpura | Sheikhpura | 689 |
| 34 | Sheohar | Sheohar | 349 |
| 35 | Sitamarhi | Sitamarhi | 2,294 |
| 36 | Siwan | Siwan | 2,219 |
| 37 | Supaul | Supaul | 2,425 |
| 38 | Vaishali | Hajipur | 2,036 |
Population of Bihar
As per Census 2011, Bihar has a total population of 10,40,99,452 people, including 5,42,78,157 males and 4,98,21,295 females. The sex ratio is 918 females per 1,000 males, population density is 1,106 people per km², and the literacy rate is 63.82%.
The table below shows the total, rural, and urban population breakup along with household counts:
| 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 |