| State Profile |
| Geographical Location |
Between
24° 20' 10" and 27°3'15" North Latitude
83° 19' 50" and 88°17'40" Eastern Longitude |
| Soil of Bihar |
Clay Soil, Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil. |
| Main Rivers |
Ganga , Saryu , Gandak ,Bagmati , Koshi , Sone ,Punpun , Phalgu |
| Height above Sea Level |
173 feet ( 53 meters) |
| Climate |
Temperature
Varies from a maximum of 44°C in Summer to a minimum of around 2.3°C in the Winters (recorded in January'2003).
Rainfall (1999)
Medium to Heavy :1384.3 mm (average) |
| Total Area |
94163.00 Sq.Kms.(2001 Census) |
| Connectivity |
Bihar is well connected by roads.
NH 30 & 31 connects- Varanasi, Lucknow, New Delhi and Kolkata. National Waterway No. 1 is used for cargo transport between Haldia (West Bengal) and Patna.
Air services connect Patna with Kolkata, Ranchi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Kathmandu ( Nepal ) .
State is well connected by railway network - with major city of Kolkata, Delhi, Ranchi, Bombay, Varanasi, Jammu, Guwahati, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochin, Goa, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodra, Indore, Amritsar.
Length of Road (1999-2000)
National Highway : 26594.75 Kms
State Highway : 11050.12 Kms
Other P.W.D Road : `15385.88 Kms |
| Geographical Boundaries |
North : Nepal
South : Jharkhand
East : West Bengal
West : Uttar Pradesh |
| Length & Breadth |
Length : North to South 345 kms.
Breadth : East to West 483 kms. |
| Physiography,Flora & Fauna |
Physiographically the entire state is part of the Ganga-Plains. The formation of plains have come out with sediments deposited by the River Ganga, Gandak and Sone. The River Ganga divides whole Bihar into two physical divisions- the north Bihar Plain and South Bihar Plain. The river system is the lifeline of the state. |
| State Capital |
PATNA
It was once Capital of the Mighty Magadh Empire.
Patna was known in ancient times as Pataliputra, Pataligrama, Pushp Pur, Kusumpur and Azimabad.
Hon'ble Chief Minister, Bihar :
Shri Nitish Kumar
Hon'ble Minister, Tourism, Bihar :
Shri Ram Pravesh Rai.
Principal Secretary, Tourism, Bihar & CMD, Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation, Patna:
Mrs. Rashmi Verma, IAS
Symbol of the City :Golghar
Important River: The Ganga
Important Bridge: The Mahatma Gandhi Setu
(The Longest River Road Bridge, across the River Ganga which connects North Bihar (Hazipur) and South Bihar (Patna) |
| Airport |
Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna;
Gaya International Airport, Gaya |
| High Court |
Patna High Court |
| State's Official Languages |
Hindi / Urdu |
| Divisions |
9 ( PATNA, MAGADH, SARAN, TIRHUT, DARBHANGA, KOSHI, PURNEA, BHAGALPUR, AND MUNGER ) |
| Districts |
38 (Arwal, Patna, Nalanda, Rohtas, Bhabhua, Bhojpur, Buxar, Gaya, Jehanabad, Nawada, Siwan, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Shivahar, West Champaran, East Champaran, Vaishali, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur, Saharsa, Supaul, Madhepura, Purnia, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar, Banka, Bhagalpur, Munger, Lakhisarai, Aurangabad, Saran, Shekhpura, Jamui, Khagaria and, Begusarai) |
| Density of Population (2001) |
880 per sq. Km. |
Population
(1991 Census )
Total Population
(2001 Census) |
6,45,30,554
8,28,78,796 ( Provisional ) |
| Population Growth Ratio |
23.38 % [1981-91]
28.43 % [1991-2001] |
| Most Populous districts |
Patna, East Champaran and Muzaffarpur. |
| Food Habits |
Rice, Dal, Chapaties, Vegetables, Non-Vegetarian items ; Items of Gram Flour;
Litti-Chokha, and Chura-Dahi (Curd). |
| Common Languages |
Hindi, Urdu & Local Dialects (Bhojpuri, Magahi,Maithili) |
| Festivals |
Chhath (Oct.- Nov.), Jeutia, Teej, Godhan, Buddha Purnima, Shrawani Purnima (Kanwar Festival: when Pilgrims collect holy water from the Ganga at Sultanganj and offer it to Lord Shiva at Deoghar (Jharkhand), Madhu Shravani of Mithila,Pitripaksha etc. |
| Art and Craft |
Madhubani Paintings, Appliqu work, Bamboo products, Jute products |
| Important Fairs |
Harihar Kshetra (Sonepur) Cattle Fair is one of the biggest Cattle fair in Asia. Shrawani Fair of Sultanganj. |
| Traditional Costumes |
Male:
Kurta-Dhoti, Kurta-Pajama, Pant-Shirt
Female :
Saree , Salwar-Kurta |
| Districts having the largest area |
Lakhisarai, Gaya, West Champaran and East Champaran. |
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