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
CategoryAdministrative division
LocationBihar
Number9
GovernmentGovernment of Bihar
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]

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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


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