Bihar
Bihar | |
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 Location of Bihar in India | |
| Coordinates (Patna): 25°24′N 85°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 | Bhojpuris Maithils Magahis |
| 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 the Republic of India, covering an area of 38,202 mi² (99,200 km²). The capital is Patna. Bihar is bordered by the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south, and West Bengal to the east. To the north of Bihar is the country of Nepal. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the East Indian zone. It is one of the poorest regions in India.
Population
[change | change source]A census in 2023 of the 130 million people in the state collected information about castes for 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
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Senior BJP Leader Phagu Chauhan Appointed Governor of Bihar, to Take Over From Lal Ji Tandon". News18. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "Nitish Kumar to take oath as Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Modi to be deputy CM – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "State Profile". Government of Bihar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "census of india". Census of India 2001. Government of India. 27 May 2002. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ↑ "MOSPI Gross State Domestic Product". Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database". Global Data Lab. Institute for Management Research, Radboud University. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ↑ "6 – State of Literacy" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals – India (Report). Censusindia.gov.in. pp. 108. 111. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "Census 2011 (Final Data) – Demographic details, Literate Population (Total, Rural & Urban)" (PDF). planningcommission.gov.in. Planning Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "India's caste census becomes election faultline as opposition targets Narendra Modi". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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