Administrative divisions of Bihar

The state of Bihar in India is divided into 38 districts under 9 divisions (प्रमंडल).[1][2]

Divisions of Bihar

Divisions of Bihar
Category	Administrative division
Location	Bihar
Number	9
Government	Government of Bihar
Subdivisions	38 Districts 101 Subdivisions

Patna

• Headquarters: Patna
• Number of Districts : 6
• Names of Districts : Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar and Kaimur.
• Population (2011) : 17,734,739

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) : 10,819,311

Darbhanga

• Headquarters: Darbhanga
• Number of Districts : 3
• Names of Districts : Darbhanga, Madhubani[3][4]and Samastipur.
• Population (2011) : 15,652,799

Kosi

• Headquarters: Saharsa
• Number of Districts : 3
• Names of Districts : Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul.
• Population (2011) : 6,120,117

Purnea

• Headquarters: Purnia
• Number of Districts : 4
• Names of Districts : Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj.
• Population (2011) : 10,838,525

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

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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.[6]

References

1. District Handbook of Bihar
2. Districts List by Govt. Of Bihar
3. "Official Website :: Home Page". darbhangadivision.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
4. "Official Website :: Home Page". 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "District Census 2011". Census 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

See also

• Administration in Bihar
• Government of Bihar
• Districts of Bihar
• Divisions of India