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Bihar (/ bɪˈhɑːr /; Hindi: [bɪˈɦaːr] ⓘ) is a state in Eastern India. It is the third largest state by population, the 12th largest by area, and the 15th largest by GDP in 2021. [11][12][13] Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south.
The History of Bihar is one of the most varied in India. Bihar consists of three distinct regions, each has its own distinct history and culture. They are Magadha, Mithila and Bhojpur. [1] Chirand, on the northern bank of the Ganga River, in Saran district, has an archaeological record dating from the Neolithic age (c. 2500 – 1345 BC).
Natural hazards. Floods. Bihar is located in the eastern region [4] of India, between latitudes 24°20'10"N and 27°31'15"N and longitudes 83°19'50"E and 88°17'40"E. It is an entirely land–locked state, in a subtropical region of the temperate zone. Bihar lies between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the ...
53. Bihar Government is the state government of the Indian state of Bihar and its nine divisions which consist of districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a judiciary and legislative branches. Like other states in India, the head of state of Bihar is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice ...
Patna remained the capital of Bihar after India gained independence in 1947, even as Bihar was partitioned again in 2000 when Jharkhand became a separate state of the Indian union. [61] On 27 October 2013, six people were killed and 85 others were injured in a series of co-ordinated bombings at an election rally for BJP candidate Narendra Modi ...
Districts of Bihar. Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks.. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service.
In India, it is widely spoken in Bihar. [8] [9] Native speakers are also found in other states and union territories of India, most notably in Jharkhand and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. [10] According to Ethnologue, there are about 12 million Maithili speakers in India as per 2011 Census. [11]
Bihar is the centre of resistance against the Emergency. 1977: Janata Party Came to power at Centre and in Bihar;Karpoori Thakur became CM after winning chief ministership battle from the [15] then Janata Party President Satyendra Narayan Sinha. 1984: Indira Gandhi Assassination leads to deadly anti-Sikh Riots in northern India, including Bihar.