Know About - Bihar State Profile

Location

Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country (between 83°-30' to 88°-00' longitude). It is an entirely land–locked state, although the outlet to the sea through the port of Kolkata is not far away. Bihar lies mid-way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east.

Physical Features
	Latitude		24°-20'-10" ~ 27°-31'-15" N
	Longitude		82°-19'-50" ~ 88°-17'-40" E
	Rural Area		92,257.51 sq. kms
	Urban Area		1,095.49 sq. kms
	Total Area		94,163.00 sq. kms
	Height above Sea-Level		173 Feet
	Normal Rainfall		1,205 mm
	Avg. Number of Rainy Days		52.5 Days in a Year
Administrative Units
	Divisions		9
	Districts		38
	Sub-Divisions		101
	CD Blocks		534
	Panchayats		8,406
	Number of Revenue Villages		45,103
	Number of Urban Agglomerations		14
	Number of Towns		199
	- Statutory Towns		139
	- Non-Statutory Towns		60
	Police Stations		853
	- Civil Police Stations		813
	- Railway Police Stations		40
	Police Districts		43
	- Civil Police District		39
	- Railway Police District		4
Key Statistics - as per 2011 Census (Provisional)
	Population		10,38,04,637
	- Male		5,41,85,347
	- Female		4,96,19,290
	Population (0~6 Years Group)
	- In Absolute Numbers		1,85,82,229
			96,15,280
			89,66,949
	- Percentage of Total Population		17.90%
			17.75%
			18.07%
	Literacy
	- In Absolute Numbers		5,43,90,254
			3,27,11,975
			2,16,78,279
	- Percentage of Total Population		63.82%
			73.39%
			53.33%
	Decadal Population Growth (2001-2011)
	- Absolute		2,08,06,128
	- As Percentage		25.07%
	Highest Decadal Growth at		Madhepura District (30.65%)
	Lowest Decadal Growth at		Gopalganj District (18.83%)
	- Civil Police Stations		813
	- Railway Police Stations		40
	Density of Population		1,102 per sq kms
	- Highest Density		Sheohar, 1882 per sq kms
	- Lowest Density		Kaimur, 488 per sq kms
	Most Populous District		Patna: 57,72,804
	Least Populous District		Sheikhpura: 6,34,927
	Sex Ratio (Females/Thousand Males)		916
	- Highest Ratio		(Gopalganj) 1,015
	- Lowest Ratio		(Munger and Bhagalpur) 879
	Highest Literacy Rate		Rohtas, 75.59%
	Lowest Literacy Rate		Purnia, 52.49%
	Average Population of a District		27,31,701

Source - gov.bih.nic. in