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Bihar is a state in Eastern India with the second-largest population in the country, bordered by Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, and divided by the Ganges River flowing west to east. It is significant as a major population center, though predominantly rural, with a notably young demographic—nearly 58% of its population is below age 25.
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Key facts
- Indian state or territory.name
- Bihar
- Indian state or territory.official_name
- State of Bihar
- Indian state or territory.type
- State
- Indian state or territory.image_seal
- Seal of Bihar.svg
- Indian state or territory.nickname
- "Land of Monasteries"
- Indian state or territory.motto
- Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
- Indian state or territory.anthem
- Mere Bharat Ke Kanthahar(The Garland of My India)
- Indian state or territory.image_map
- IN-BR.svg
- Indian state or territory.region
- East India
- Indian state or territory.before_was
- Bihar Province
- Indian state or territory.formation_date4
- 22 March 1912
- Indian state or territory.capital
- Patna
- Indian state or territory.largestcity
- capital
- Indian state or territory.districts
- 38
- Indian state or territory.Governor
- Syed Ata Hasnain
- Indian state or territory.Chief_Minister
- Nitish Kumar
- Indian state or territory.party
- JD(U)
- Indian state or territory.Deputy_CM
- Samrat Choudhary (BJP) Vijay Kumar Sinha (BJP)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- state of India
- Named after
- vihara
- Official name
- بہار
- Demonym
- Biohárach
- Country
- India
- Located in
- British Raj
- Contains
- Darbhanga division
- Capital
- Patna
- Population
- 104099452
- Area
- 94163
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Head of government
- Samrat Choudhary
- Head of state
- Ram Nath Kovind
- Legislature
- Bihar Legislature
- Shares border with
- Central Development Region
- Official website
- www.gov.bih.nic.in
- Image
- ISS012-E-21740 - View of India.jpg
- Licence plate code
- BR
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- language used
- Rangpuri
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Bihar
- category for films shot at this location
- Category:Films shot in Bihar
- Commons category
- Bihar
- topic's main category
- Category:Bihar
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bihar
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Bihar
- inception
- 1912-03-22
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 800XXX - 855XXX
- executive body
- Bihar Legislative Assembly
- male population
- 54278157
- female population
- 49821295
- urban population
- 11758016
- rural population
- 92341436
- native label
- Bihar
- literate population
- 52504553
- illiterate population
- 51594899
- related category
- Category:Bihar-related lists
- social media followers
- 211000
- P12749
- wire brush
- most populous urban area
- Patna
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