Bihar
Bihar | |
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   Clockwise from top: Great Buddha Statue atBodh Gaya,ruins of ancientNalandaUniversity,Madhubani paintingfromMithila region,Brahma Kundhot springsinRajgir | |
 Location of Bihar inIndia | |
| Coordinates (Patna):25°24′N85°06′E/ 25.4°N 85.1°E | |
| Country | India |
| Formation |
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| Statehood | 26 January 1950 |
| Capital | Patna |
| Largest city | Patna |
| Districts | 38 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Phagu Chauhan(BJP)[1] |
| •Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar(JD(U)) |
| •Deputy Chief Minister | Sushil Kumar Modi[2](BJP) |
| •Legislature | |
| •High Court | Patna High Court |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94,163 km2(36,357 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 103,804,637 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 1,102/km2(2,850/sq mi) |
| • Major Ethnolinguistic Groups | BhojpurisMaithilsMagahis |
| Demonym | Bihari |
| GDP(2017–18) | |
| •Total | ₹4.88 lakh crore(US$64 billion) |
| •Per capita | ₹38,860(US$510) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Maithilia,[6]Urdub |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30(IST) |
| UN/LOCODE | INBR |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR |
| HDI(2017) |  0.566[7](medium) ·29th |
| Literacy(2011) | 63.82%[8] |
| Sex ratio(2011) | 918♀/1000♂[9] |
| Website | gov |
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Bihar(/bɪˈhɑːr/;Hindustani pronunciation:[bɪˈɦaːr](
listen)) is a state in theRepublic of India,covering an area of 38,202mi²(99,200km²). The capital isPatna.Bihar is bordered by the Indian states ofUttar Pradeshto the west,Jharkhandto the south, andWest Bengalto the east. To the north of Bihar is the country ofNepal.In traditional Indian geography it falls under theEast Indianzone. It is one of the poorest regions in India.
Population
[change|change source]Acensusin 2023 of the 130 million people in the state collected information aboutcastesfor the first time since 1931. 15.5% were upper caste. 27.1% were other backward class. 36% were extremely backward class and 21.4% were scheduled castes or scheduled tribes.Brahmins,the highest caste, were less than 4% of the population.[10]
Provincial symbols of Bihar
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Indian Roller, Provincial bird of Bihar -
Gaur or Indian bison, Provincial animal of Bihar -
Sacred fig, Provincial tree of Bihar -
White Orchid-tree, Provincial flower of Bihar
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Senior BJP Leader Phagu Chauhan Appointed Governor of Bihar, to Take Over From Lal Ji Tandon".News18.20 July 2019.Retrieved25 July2019.
- ↑"Nitish Kumar to take oath as Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Modi to be deputy CM – Times of India".The Times of India.Archivedfrom the original on 29 July 2017.Retrieved27 July2017.
- ↑"State Profile".Government of Bihar.Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2017.Retrieved27 September2017.
- ↑"census of india".Census of India 2001.Government of India.27 May 2002.Archivedfrom the original on 3 April 2007.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ↑"MOSPI Gross State Domestic Product".Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,Government of India.1 March 2019.Retrieved9 June2019.
- ↑"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 March 2016.Retrieved28 May2016.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑"Sub-national HDI – Area Database".Global Data Lab.Institute for Management Research, Radboud University.Archivedfrom the original on 23 September 2018.Retrieved25 September2018.
- ↑"6 – State of Literacy"(PDF).Provisional Population Totals – India (Report). Censusindia.gov.in. pp. 108. 111. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 6 July 2015.Retrieved22 August2018.
- ↑"Census 2011 (Final Data) – Demographic details, Literate Population (Total, Rural & Urban)"(PDF).planningcommission.gov.in.Planning Commission, Government of India. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 January 2018.Retrieved3 October2018.
- ↑"India's caste census becomes election faultline as opposition targets Narendra Modi".ft.Retrieved2024-05-08.
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