Bihar

Bihar is State located in the Eastern region of India. This article provides infomation about Bihar's overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its sub-districts.

Bihar Overview

Bihar State is established on 1950 and the capital of Bihar is Patna. Total area of Bihar is 94,163 km² including 91,838 km² rural area and 2,325 km² urban area. Hindi is the official language of Bihar, which is spoken by the majority of the population. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard, The ISO code of Bihar is IN-BR.

Bihar State is further divided in to districts for administrative purposes. Pashchim Champaran is the largest district of Bihar which covers area of 5228 km² while Sheohar is the smallest district of Bihar which covers area of 349 km². Patna is the most populated whereas Sheikhpura is the least populous district in Bihar State.

Population of Bihar

As of the 2011 census, Bihar has a population of approximately 104,099,452 peoples which is divided into urban population of 11,758,016 and rular population of 92,341,436. The population density in Bihar region is about 1,106 persons per square kilometer.

Household in Bihar

There are about 18,913,565 houses in the district, including 2,050,625 urban houses and 16,862,940 rural houses. The average household size is about 6 people per house.

List Of District in Bihar

As per 2011 stats, there are 38 districts in Bihar. Here is the list of all Bihar districts along with area & population information.

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