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Bihar ( / bɪˈhɑːr /; Hindi pronunciation: [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. [ 10][ 11][ 12] Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the ...
Bhumihar. Bhumihar, also locally called Bhuinhar[ 3] and Babhan[ 4], is a Hindu caste mainly found in Bihar (including the Mithila region), [ 5] the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Nepal. [ 6]
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 ...
Bhumi Sena (transl. Land Army) was a private army which operated in the Patna, Nalanda, Jehanabad, and Gaya regions of Bihar, India in the 1980s, made up of members of the Kurmi caste. [1] [2] [3] [4]
2022 Bihar caste-based survey. The 2022 Bihar Caste Based Survey was notified by the Government of Bihar on 6 June 2022 by gazette notification after a Supreme Court ruling. [ 3][ 4] The survey was conducted in two phases, house listing and caste and economic enumeration. The data collection for the survey began on 7 January 2023 and the data ...
Districts affected by the Ranvir Sena. The Ranvir Sena is a militia functioning as a landlord group, [2] mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. [3] The group was formed by Bhumihar landlords [4] in 1994, with the aim to counter the influence of various left-wing militants, Naxalite groups and the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPI-ML) in central Bihar. [5]
The History of Bihar is one of the most varied in India. [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). [2] [3] Regions of Bihar—such as Magadha, Mithila and Anga—are mentioned in religious texts and epics of ancient India.
Dalits in Bihar are a social group composed of many Scheduled Castes, placed at the bottom of the " caste -based social order". The Dalits also include some of the erstwhile untouchable castes, who suffered various forms of oppression in the feudal - agrarian society of Bihar. Some of the Dalit castes have specific cultural practices, which ...