| Bihar/बिहार/بہار |
| — state — |
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Location of Bihar/बिहार/بہار in India |
| Coordinates |
25°22′N 85°08′E |
| Country |
India |
| Region |
Angika Region, Bhojpuri Region, Magadh Region, Mithila Region |
| Division |
Patna, Tirhut, Saran, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Munger, Magadha |
| District(s) |
38 |
| Bihar |
1912 |
| Capital |
Patna |
| Largest city |
Patna |
| Largest metro |
Patna |
| Governor |
Devanand Konwar |
| Chief Minister |
Nitish Kumar |
| Deputy Chief Minister |
Sushil Kumar Modi |
| Legislature (seats) |
Bicameral (243 + 96) |
| Parliamentary constituency |
parliamentary constituencies in Bihar |
| High Court |
Patna High Court |
| District Courts of India |
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Population
• Density |
100,393,433[2] (3rd)
• 837/km2 (2,168/sq mi)[2] |
| Sex ratio |
108.8 ♂/♀ |
| HDI (2005) |
▲
0.449 (low) (28th) |
Literacy
• Male
• Female |
54.1% (28th)
• 59.7%
• 33.1% |
| Official languages |
Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone |
IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area |
99,200 square kilometres (38,300 sq mi) (12th)† |
Climate
• Precipitation
Temperature
• Summer
• Winter |
ETh (Köppen)
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| Governing body |
Government of India, Government of Bihar |
Codes
| • UN/LOCODE |
• INBR |
| • Vehicle |
• BR |
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| ISO 3166-2 |
IN.BR |
| Portal: Bihar |
Footnotes
"census of india". Census of India 2001. Government of India. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 2007-04-14. |
| Website |
gov.bih.nic.in |
