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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.
Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal). [1] [2] The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles. [3] 12 municipal corporations, 88 Nagar Parishads and 154 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.
In 1977, the total number of elected members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was further raised from 318 to 324. With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 325 to 243 members.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of 38), after Patna. [3] East Champaran is the second most crowded district of Bihar. The district gets its name from the union of two words, champa and aranya. Champa alludes to scented blossom trees and Aranya alludes to the home or an encased spot.
Maharajganj is one of the 40 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. There is a constituency by the same name in Uttar Pradesh as well. Assembly segments
A bicameral system of legislature was introduced according to the act. On 22 July 1936, the first Bihar legislative council was set up. It had 30 members and Rajiv Ranjan Prasad was the chairman. The first joint session of the two houses of the Bihar Assembly took place on 22 July 1937. Ram Dayalu Singh was elected as the speaker of the Bihar ...
Rohtas district also has one of the highest forest cover among all 38 districts of Bihar. [ citation needed ] The Rohtas district is a part of Patna Division , and it has an area of 3850 km², a population of 2,959,918 (2011 census), and a population density of 763 persons per km².
Bihar has experienced strong growth in per capita net state domestic product (NSDP). At current prices, per capita NSDP of the state grew at a CAGR of 12.91% from 2004 to 2005 to 2014–15. [133] Bihar's per capita income went up by 40.6% in FY 2014–15. [134] The state's debt was estimated at 77% of GDP by 2007. [135]