Know Your Bihar from the Government

Full information presented below is taken from government's website

Learn about Darbhanga

 

For interesting facts about Bihar from Dr. Moiz Shams, Makkah Al-Mokarrama, click here

 

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.

Administrative Units

 

Physical Features

Latitude	21°-58'-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

 

Key Statistics - as per 2001 Census (Provisional)