Administrative divisions of Bihar
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The state of Bihar in India is divided into 9 divisions(प्रमंडल).
Patna
- Headquarters: Patna
- Number of Districts : 6
- Names of Districts : Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar and Kaimur.
- Population (2011) : 17,662,618
Tirhut
- Headquarters: Muzaffarpur
- Number of Districts : 6
- Names of Districts : West Champaran, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar and Vaishali.
- Population (2011) : 21,356,045
Saran
- Headquarters: Chhapra
- Number of Districts : 3
- Names of Districts : Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj.
- Population (2011) : 9,819,311
Darbhanga
- Headquarters: Darbhanga
- Number of Districts : 3
- Names of Districts : Darbhanga, Madhubani [1]and Samastipur.
- Population (2011) : 12,652,797
Kosi
- Headquarters: Saharsa
- Number of Districts : 3
- Names of Districts : Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul.
- Population (2011) : 6,120,117
Purnia
- Headquarters: Purnia
- Number of Districts : 4
- Names of Districts : Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj.
- Population (2011) : 10,838,424
Bhagalpur
- Headquarters: Bhagalpur
- Number of Districts : 2
- Names of Districts : Bhagalpur and Banka
- Population (2011) : 5,061,565
Munger
- Headquarters: Munger
- Number of Districts : 6
- Names of Districts : Munger, Jamui, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Begusarai and Sheikhpura.
- Population (2011) : 9,362,742
Magadh
- Headquarters: Gaya
- Number of Districts : 5
- Names of Districts : Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal
- Population (2011) : 10,931,018
Note
Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts.[3]
References
- ^ http://darbhangadivision.bih.nic.in/AboutUs.aspx
- ^ http://begusarai.bih.nic.in/
- ^ "District Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
See also
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