bihar : General Information

 State name – Bihar, it is believed that due to the abundance of

Buddhist monasteries (viharas) in the region, This region
was named Bihar. It is noteworthy that in ancient times this
area was a major center of Buddhism.
 Statehood Day (Bihar Diwas) – March 22, 1912
 State capital – Patna (In ancient times Pataliputra, Pushppur,
Kusumpur and Azimabad have been other names.)
 Geographical location of the state – 24°20'10" to 27°31'15"
North Latitude and between 83°19'50" to 88°17'40" East
Longitude.
 The area of the state is – 94,163 sq. km. (13th largest state in
the country)
 Length from North to South – 345 km.
 Length from East to West – 483 km.
 States bordering the state – 3 [West Bengal (East), Uttar
Pradesh (West) and Jharkhand (South)]
 The country bordering the state – Nepal (in the north)
 Total geographical area (all over India) – 2.86%
 Districts bordering Nepal – 7 [West Champaran, East
Champaran, Sitamarhi Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and
Kishanganj]
 District bordering Uttar Pradesh – 8 [(Rohtas, Kaimur, Buxar,
Bhojpur, Saran, Siwan) Gopalganj and West Champaran]
 Districts bordering West Bengal – 3 [Kishanganj, Purnia and
Katihar]
 Districts bordering Jharkhand – 8 [Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui,
Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas and Katihar]
 District adjoining Bihar's capital Patna – 9[Arwal, Jehanabad,
Nalanda, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Samastipur, Vaishali, Saran,
Bhojpur]
 Largest district in terms of area – West Champaran
 Smallest district in terms of area – Sheohar
 Northernmost District – West Champaran
 Southernmost district – Gaya
 Western most district – Kaimur
 Easternmost District – Kishanganj
 State Climate – Monsoon
 Normal rainfall – 1,205 mm
 Highest rainfall district – Kishanganj
 The districts with minimum rainfall – Kaimur, Rohtas,
Aurangabad and Gaya.
 Hottest place – Gaya
 The average distance from the beach is – 200 km.
 The average height above sea level is – 173 feet (about 53 m).
 Total Population of the State (Census– 2011) – 10,40,99,452 (3rd
place in the country)
 Male – 5,42,78,157 in the total population of the state
 Female – 4,98,21,295 in the total population of the state
 Percentage share of total population of India – 8.60% In terms of
total population, the third place in the country (first – Uttar
Pradesh, while the second – Maharashtra)
 Decade growth in population (2001–2011) – 25.42% (6th rank in
the country)
 Population Density (person/sq.km.) – 1,106 (1st in the country,
Census– 2011)
 Most Populated District – Patna (58,38,465)
 District with minimum population – Sheikhpura (6,36,342)
 District with highest decadal growth rate of population
– Madhepura (31.12%)
 District with lowest decadal growth rate of population – Gopalganj
(19.02%)
 District with highest population density – Sheohar (1880
persons/sq.km.)
 District with minimum population density – Kaimur (Bhabua) (488
persons/sq.km.)
 Literacy rate (as per 2011, Census) – approximately 61.80%
(71.20% male, 51.50% female)
 District with highest per capita income – Patna
 District with minimum per capita income – Sheohar (Madhepura
in other source)
 District with highest literacy rate – Rohtas (73.37%)
 District with lowest literacy rate – Purnia (51.08%)
 District with highest male literacy rate – Rohtas (82.88%)
 District with lowest male literacy rate – Purnia (59.06%)
 District with highest female literacy rate – Rohtas (62.97%)
 District with lowest female literacy rate – Saharsa (41.68%)
 Sex Ratio – 918
 District with highest sex ratio – Gopalganj (1021)
 District with lowest sex ratio – Munger (876)
 Child Sex Ratio (0–6 Years) – 935
 District with highest child sex ratio – Kishanganj (971)
 District with lowest child sex ratio – Vaishali (904)
 District with highest urban population – Patna (25,14,590)
 District with minimum urban population – Sheohar (28,116)
 Percentage of rural population to total population – 88.71%
 Percentage of urban population to total population – 11.29%
 Highest percentage of urban population – Patna (43.07%)
 Minimum percentage of urban population – Samastipur (3.47%)
 Scheduled Castes (SC) – 15.9% of the total population
 District with Highest Scheduled Caste Population – Gaya
(13,343,51)
 District with highest percentage of SC population – Gaya
(30.39%)
 District with minimum scheduled caste population – Sheohar
(96,655)
 District with Minimum Scheduled Caste Population Percentage
– Kishanganj (6.69%)
 Scheduled Tribes (ST) of the total population – 1.3%
 District with highest ST population – West Champaran (250046)
 District with minimum ST population – Sheohar (318)
 District with highest percentage of ST population – West
Champaran (6.35%)
 Districts with minimum percentage of ST population
– Aurangabad, Khagaria and Samastipur.
 No. of Administrative Divisions – 09 (Koshi, Darbhanga, Saran,
Bhagalpur, Patna, Tirhut, Munger, Magadha and Purnia)
 No. of Districts – 38
 No. of Sub– Divisions – 101
 Block No.– 534
 No. of Panchayats – 8,406
 No. of Police Stations – 853
 No. of Revenue Villages – 45,103
 Number of Lok Sabha Members – 40
 No. of Rajya Sabha members – 16
 Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in Lok Sabha – 6
 Legislature – Bicameral (upper house – Legislative council,
Lower house – Assembly)
 Number of Vidhan Sabha Members – 243
 Number of Legislative Council Members – 75
 State Symbol – Bodhi tree (located between two swastikas)
 Official language – Hindi
 Second official language – Urdu
 State fish – Mangur
 State anthem – Mere Bharat Ke Kanth har, Tum Ko Shat– Shat
Vandan Bihar...
 State Prayer – Meri raftaar pe suraj ki kiran naaz kare...
 No. of Universities – 23
 Folk dances – Kathghodwa, Chhau, Launda, Dhobia, Jhijhiya,
Jharni, Karma and Domkach.
 Major Forest Type – Deciduous