The ancient name of Bihar was 'Vihar'. Which means monastery. It is located in the eastern part of India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in India by area and the third most populous state in terms of population. The Ganges river flows through this state before reaching the triangular region of Bengal, due to which this state is rich in flora and fauna.
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The forest area of Bihar is also huge which is 6,764 sq km. Bihar is effective as a state language because many languages are spoken here such as Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Bajjika and Angika. The capital of Bihar is Patna, whose name was earlier Pataliputra.
Bihar became the center of power, culture and education under the rule of some of the great kings of India like Samudragupta, Chandragupta Maurya, Vikramaditya and Ashoka. There were also two great education centers of that time.
Vikramshila and Nalanda University. Even today, there are many ancient monuments in Bihar, testifying to its 3,000-year-old history and millions of tourists from all over the world come to see them. Mahabodhi Temple located in Bihar has been declared a heritage site by UNESCO.
How many districts are there in Bihar?
There are 38 districts in Bihar, the administration of the district is looked after by the District Collector or the Commissioner of the same rank. Patna is the most populated district and Sekhpur is the most populated district.
DISTRICTS OF BIHAR
1. Araria
2. Arwal
3. Aurangabad
4. Banka
5. Begusarai
6. Bhagalpur
7. Bhojpur
8. Buxar
9. Darbhanga
10. East Champaran (Motihari)
11. Gaya
12. Gopalganj
13. Jamui
14. Jehanabad
15. Kaimur (Bhabua)
16. Katihar
17. Khagaria
18. Kishanganj
19. Lakhisarai
20. Madhepura
21. Madhubani
22. Munger (Monghyr)
23. Muzaffarpur
24. Nalanda
25. Nawada
26. Patna
27. Purnia (Purnea)
28. Rohtas
29. Saharsa
30. Samastipur
31. Saran
32. Sheikhpura
33. Sheohar
34. Sitamarhi
35. Siwan
36. Supaul
37. Vaishali
38. West Champaran
Which is the highest literacy district in Bihar?
You can see below the names of districts with highest literacy in Bihar.
1. Rohtas
2. Patna
3. Bhojpur
4. Munger
5. Aurangabad
6. Buxar
Which is the most populated district in Bihar?
You can see the names of districts with the highest population in Bihar below.
2. Patna
2. East Champaran
3. Muzaffarpur
3. Madhubani
4. Gone
5. Samastipur
Which are the districts with the highest sex ratio in Bihar?
You can see the names of districts with the highest sex ratio in Bihar below.
1. Gopalganj
Which district has the largest land area in Bihar?
You can see the names of the districts with the highest land area in Bihar below.
1. West Champaran
2. Gone
3. Arwal
Which districts have the highest growth rate in Bihar? Is?
You can see the names of the districts with the highest growth rate in Bihar below.
1. Madhepura
2. Kishanganj
3. Araria
4. Khagaria
Which district has the highest population density in Bihar?
You can see the names of the districts with the highest population density in Bihar below.
1. Sheohar
2. Patna
3. Darbhanga
4. Vaishali
5. Begusarai
6. Muzaffarpur
7. Siwan
8. Saran
9. Sitamarhi
10. Samastipur
