Bihar
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| Bihar | |||
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| Coordinates (Patna): 25°22′N 85°08′E / 25.37°N 85.13°E | |||
| Kintra | Indie | ||
| Region | Angika Region, Bhojpur Region, Magadh Region, Mithila Region | ||
| Diveesion | Patna, Tirhut, Saran, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Munger, Magadha | ||
| Established | 1912 (as Bihar) | ||
| Caipital | Patna | ||
| Destricts | 38 total | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Govrenor | Devanand Konwar | ||
| - Chief Meenister | Nitish Kumar (JDU) | ||
| - Legislatur | Bicameral (243 + 75 seats) | ||
| - Parliamentary constituency | 40 | ||
| - Heich Court | Patna Heich Court | ||
| Aurie† | |||
| - Tot | 94,163 km2 (36,356.5 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | 12t | ||
| Indwallers (2011)[1] | |||
| - Tot | 103,804,637 | ||
| - Rank | 3rd | ||
| - Densitie | 1,102.4/km2 (2,855.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| UN/LOCODE | INBR | ||
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR | ||
| Vehicil registration | BR | ||
| HDI |  0.367 (low) |
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| HDI rank | 21st (2011) | ||
| Literacy | 63.82% (28t) 73.4% (male) 53.3% (female) |
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| Offeecial language(s) | Hindi, Urdu, Maithili,[2] | ||
| Wabsteid | gov.bih.nic.in | ||
Bihar (/bɨˈhɑr/, pronounced [bɪˈɦaːr] (
listen)) is a state in northren Indie.[3][4] It is the 12t lairgest state in terms o geografical size at 38,202 sq mi (98,940 km2) an 3rd lairgest bi population. Amaist 58% o Biharis are belaw the age o 25,[5] which is the heichest proportion in Indie.
The Bihar plain is dividit intae twa pairts bi the river Ganges which flows through the middle frae wast tae east.[6] Bihar haes notifee'd forest aurie o 6,764.14 km2,[7] which is 6.8% o its geografical aurie. Hindi an Urdu are the offeecial leids o the state, while the majority o the fowk speak Angika, Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili and Bajjika. In 2000, Bihar was divided into 2 parts, the Southern part kent as Jharkhand.
References [edit]
- ↑ census of india. Census of India 2001. Government of India (27 May 2002). Retrieved on 14 Apryle 2007. .
- ↑ National Commissioner Linguistic Minorities. Retrieved on 12 October 2010. .
- ↑ State Profile. Bihar Government website.
- ↑ "Food riots, anger as floods swamp South Asia", Reuters India, 22 August 2008.
- ↑ Guruswamy, Mohan; Kaul Abhishek (15 December 2003). The Economic Strangulation of Bihar. Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi, India.
- ↑ State Profile.
- ↑ State Profile. Gov. of India.
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