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{{short description|Regional divisions in Bihar}}
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Structurally [[Bihar]] is divided into [[Divisions of Bihar|divisions]] (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), [[Districts of Bihar|districts]] (Zila), [[Subdivisions of Bihar|sub-divisions]] (Anumandal) & circles (Aanchal).<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/Bihar.html District Handbook of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://www.bihar.com/bihardistricts.aspx Districts List by Govt. Of Bihar] </ref>The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indexing Gender Parity and Estimation of Child Marriage: A comprehensive study of 534 Blocks in Bihar|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/male-child-preference-leads-to-early-marriage-for-girls-in-bihar-117092500203_1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925092627/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/male-child-preference-leads-to-early-marriage-for-girls-in-bihar-117092500203_1.html|archive-date=2017-09-25}}</ref> 12 municipal corporations, 49 Nagar Parishads and 80 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Civic elections likely in May 2017|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170330/jsp/bihar/story_143389.jsp#.WNziu7lMTcs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331031251/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170330/jsp/bihar/story_143389.jsp#.WNziu7lMTcs|archive-date=2017-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=बिहार : नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग की पहल, पुनर्गठन से नगर परिषदों की बढ़ जायेगी संख्या|url=http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/reorganization-will-increase-the-number-of-city-councils/956843.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324174135/http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/reorganization-will-increase-the-number-of-city-councils/956843.html|archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=पहली बार कोई महिला बनेगी पटना नगर निगम की मेयर|url=http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/story/954291.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324175018/http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/story/954291.html|archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ward delimitation begins in Chhapra|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ward-delimitation-begins-in-chhapra/articleshow/57299170.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227073049/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ward-delimitation-begins-in-chhapra/articleshow/57299170.cms|archive-date=2017-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=छपरा को निगम बख्तियारपुर को मिला नगर परिषद का दर्जा|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-MAT-latest-patna-news-020501-2002341-NOR.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181148/http://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-MAT-latest-patna-news-020501-2002341-NOR.html|archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref>
Structurally [[Bihar]] is divided into [[Divisions of Bihar|divisions]] (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), [[Districts of Bihar|districts]] (Zila), [[Subdivisions of Bihar|sub-divisions]] (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal).<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/Bihar.html District Handbook of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://www.bihar.com/bihardistricts.aspx Districts List by Govt. Of Bihar]</ref> The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indexing Gender Parity and Estimation of Child Marriage: A comprehensive study of 534 Blocks in Bihar|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/male-child-preference-leads-to-early-marriage-for-girls-in-bihar-117092500203_1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925092627/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/male-child-preference-leads-to-early-marriage-for-girls-in-bihar-117092500203_1.html|archive-date=2017-09-25}}</ref> 12 municipal corporations, 88 Nagar Parishads and 154 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Civic elections likely in May 2017|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170330/jsp/bihar/story_143389.jsp#.WNziu7lMTcs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331031251/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170330/jsp/bihar/story_143389.jsp#.WNziu7lMTcs|archive-date=2017-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=बिहार : नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग की पहल, पुनर्गठन से नगर परिषदों की बढ़ जायेगी संख्या|url=http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/reorganization-will-increase-the-number-of-city-councils/956843.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324174135/http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/reorganization-will-increase-the-number-of-city-councils/956843.html|archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=पहली बार कोई महिला बनेगी पटना नगर निगम की मेयर|url=http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/story/954291.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324175018/http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/story/954291.html|archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ward delimitation begins in Chhapra|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ward-delimitation-begins-in-chhapra/articleshow/57299170.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227073049/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ward-delimitation-begins-in-chhapra/articleshow/57299170.cms|archive-date=2017-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=छपरा को निगम बख्तियारपुर को मिला नगर परिषद का दर्जा|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-MAT-latest-patna-news-020501-2002341-NOR.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181148/http://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-MAT-latest-patna-news-020501-2002341-NOR.html|archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref>
 
 
 
 


== Divisions ==
== Divisions ==
{{See also|Administration in Bihar}}{{Further information|Districts of Bihar|Subdivisions of Bihar}}
{{See also|Administration in Bihar}}{{Further|Districts of Bihar|Subdivisions of Bihar}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Details of Divisions
|+ Details of Divisions
!Map
!Map
!Division
!Division
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!#District
!#District
!Districts
!Districts
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Patna division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Patna division|Patna]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Patna]]
| rowspan="6" |16,960 km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(6,550 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="6" |17,734,739
| rowspan="6" |6
|[[Patna District|Patna]]
|-
|[[Nalanda District|Nalanda]]
|-
|[[Bhojpur District, Bihar|Bhojpur]]
|-
|[[Rohtas District|Rohtas]]
|-
|[[Buxar District|Buxar]]
|-
|[[Kaimur district|Kaimur]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Tirhut division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Tirhut division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Tirhut Division|Tirhut]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Tirhut Division|Tirhut]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Muzaffarpur]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Muzaffarpur]]
| rowspan="6" |
| rowspan="6" |17,147&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(6,620 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="6" |21,356,045
| rowspan="6" |21,356,045
| rowspan="6" |6
| rowspan="6" |6
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|[[Muzaffarpur District|Muzaffarpur]]
|[[Muzaffarpur District|Muzaffarpur]]
|-
|-
|[[Sitamarhi District|Sitamarhi]].
|[[Sitamarhi District|Sitamarhi]]
|-
|-
|[[Sheohar District|Sheohar]]  
|[[Sheohar District|Sheohar]]
|-
|-
|[[Vaishali District|Vaishali]]
|[[Vaishali District|Vaishali]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Saran division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Patna division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Saran Division|Saran]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Patna division|Patna]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Chhapra]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Patna]]
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="6" |16,960&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| rowspan="3" |10,819,311
<small>(6,550 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="3" |3
| rowspan="6" |17,734,739
|[[Saran District|Saran]]
| rowspan="6" |6
|[[Patna District|Patna]]
|-
|[[Nalanda District|Nalanda]]
|-
|-
|[[Siwan District|Siwan]]
|[[Bhojpur District, Bihar|Bhojpur]]
|-
|-
|[[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj]]
|[[Rohtas District|Rohtas]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Darbhanga division.svg|frameless]]
|[[Buxar district|Buxar]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Darbhanga division|Darbhanga]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Darbhanga]]
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" |15,652,799
| rowspan="3" |3
|[[Darbhanga District|Darbhanga]]
|-
|-
|[[Madhubani District|Madhubani]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Official Website :: Home Page|url=http://darbhangadivision.bih.nic.in/|access-date=2020-01-24|website=darbhangadivision.bih.nic.in}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-03-06|title=Official Website :: Home Page|url=http://darbhangadivision.bih.nic.in/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043611/http://darbhangadivision.bih.nic.in/|archive-date=2019-03-06|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>
|[[Kaimur district|Kaimur]]
|-
|-
|[[Samastipur District|Samastipur]]
| rowspan="5" |[[File:Magadh division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Magadh Division|Magadh]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| rowspan="5" |12,345&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(4,766 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="5" |10,931,018
| rowspan="5" |5
|[[Gaya District|Gaya]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Kosi division.svg|frameless]]
|[[Nawada District|Nawada]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Kosi Division|Kosi]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Saharsa]]
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" |6,120,117
| rowspan="3" |
|[[Saharsa District|Saharsa]]
|-
|-
|[[Madhepura District|Madhepura]]  
|[[Aurangabad District, Bihar|Aurangabad]]
|-
|-
|[[Supaul District|Supaul]]
|[[Jehanabad District|Jehanabad]]
|-
|[[Arwal District|Arwal]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Purnia division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Purnia division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Purnia Division|Purnea]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Purnia Division|Purnea]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Purnia|Purnea]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Purnia|Purnea]]
| rowspan="4" |10,009 km<sup>2</sup>  
| rowspan="4" |10,009&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(3,864 sq mi)</small>
<small>(3,864 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="4" |10,838,525
| rowspan="4" |10,838,525
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|[[Katihar District|Katihar]]
|[[Katihar District|Katihar]]
|-
|-
|[[Araria District|Araria]]  
|[[Araria District|Araria]]
|-
|-
|[[Kishanganj District|Kishanganj]]
|[[Kishanganj District|Kishanganj]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Bhagalpur division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhagalpur division|Bhagalpur]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhagalpur]]
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |5,061,565
| rowspan="2" |2
|[[Bhagalpur District|Bhagalpur]]
|-
|[[Banka District|Banka]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Munger division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="6" |[[File:Munger division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Munger Division|Munger]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Munger Division|Munger]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Munger]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Munger]]
| rowspan="6" |
| rowspan="6" |9,862&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(3,807 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="6" |6,120,117
| rowspan="6" |6,120,117
| rowspan="6" |6
| rowspan="6" |6
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|[[Sheikhpura District|Sheikhpura]]
|[[Sheikhpura District|Sheikhpura]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Darbhanga division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Magadh Division|Magadh]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Darbhanga division|Darbhanga]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Darbhanga]]
| rowspan="5" |
| rowspan="3" |8,684&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| rowspan="5" |10,931,018
<small>(3,353 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="5" |5
| rowspan="3" |15,652,799
|[[Gaya District|Gaya]]
| rowspan="3" |3
|[[Darbhanga District|Darbhanga]]
|-
|-
|[[Nawada District|Nawada]]
|[[Madhubani District|Madhubani]]
|-
|-
|[[Aurangabad District, Bihar|Aurangabad]]
|[[Samastipur District|Samastipur]]
|-
|-
|[[Jehanabad District|Jehanabad]]
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Saran division.svg|frameless]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Saran Division|Saran]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Chhapra]]
| rowspan="3" |6,893&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(2,661 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="3" |10,819,311
| rowspan="3" |3
|[[Saran District|Saran]]
|-
|-
|[[Arwal District|Arwal]]
|[[Siwan District|Siwan]]
|}
Note : 
 
'''*''' Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php|archive-date=11 June 2011|access-date=26 December 2012|publisher=Census 2011}}</ref>
 
==Summary ==
{{Divisions and Districts of Bihar}}
 
== See Also ==
{| class="infobox" style="width:22em; float:RIGHT"
|+[[Administration in Bihar|Administrative Division in Details]]
![[Divisions of Bihar|Divisions]]
|9
|-
|-
![[List of districts of Bihar|Districts]]
|[[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj]]
|38
|-
|-
![[Subdivisions of Bihar|Subdivisions]]
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Kosi division.svg|frameless]]
|101
| rowspan="3" |[[Kosi Division|Kosi]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Saharsa]]
| rowspan="3" |5,899&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(2,277 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="3" |6,120,117
| rowspan="3" |3
|[[Saharsa District|Saharsa]]
|-
|-
![[List of cities in Bihar by population|Cities and towns]]
|[[Madhepura District|Madhepura]]
|207
|-
|-
![[Blocks in Bihar|Blocks]]
|[[Supaul District|Supaul]]
|534
|-
|-
![[Lists of villages in Bihar|Villages]]
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Bhagalpur division.svg|frameless]]
|45,103
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhagalpur division|Bhagalpur]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhagalpur]]
| rowspan="2" |5,589&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
<small>(2,158 sq mi)</small>
| rowspan="2" |5,061,565
| rowspan="2" |2
|[[Bhagalpur District|Bhagalpur]]
|-
|-
![[Panchayati raj|Panchayats]]
|[[Banka District|Banka]]
|8,406
|-
!Police Districts
|43
|-
!Police Stations
|853
|}
|}
==Summary ==
{{Divisions and Districts of Bihar}}
== See also ==


*[[India]]  
*[[India]]  

Latest revision as of 11:51, 27 January 2026


Divisions of Bihar
CategoryAdministrative division
LocationBihar
Number9
GovernmentGovernment of Bihar
Subdivisions

Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal).[1][2] The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles.[3] 12 municipal corporations, 88 Nagar Parishads and 154 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.[4][5][6][7][8]

Divisions[edit | edit source]

See also: Administration in Bihar
Further information: Districts of Bihar and Subdivisions of Bihar
Details of Divisions
Map Division Headquarter Area Population*2011 #District Districts
Tirhut Muzaffarpur 17,147 km2

(6,620 sq mi)

21,356,045 6 West Champaran
East Champaran
Muzaffarpur
Sitamarhi
Sheohar
Vaishali
Patna Patna 16,960 km2

(6,550 sq mi)

17,734,739 6 Patna
Nalanda
Bhojpur
Rohtas
Buxar
Kaimur
Magadh Gaya 12,345 km2

(4,766 sq mi)

10,931,018 5 Gaya
Nawada
Aurangabad
Jehanabad
Arwal
Purnea Purnea 10,009 km2

(3,864 sq mi)

10,838,525 4 Purnia
Katihar
Araria
Kishanganj
Munger Munger 9,862 km2

(3,807 sq mi)

6,120,117 6 Munger
Jamui
Khagaria
Lakhisarai
Begusarai
Sheikhpura
Darbhanga Darbhanga 8,684 km2

(3,353 sq mi)

15,652,799 3 Darbhanga
Madhubani
Samastipur
Saran Chhapra 6,893 km2

(2,661 sq mi)

10,819,311 3 Saran
Siwan
Gopalganj
Kosi Saharsa 5,899 km2

(2,277 sq mi)

6,120,117 3 Saharsa
Madhepura
Supaul
Bhagalpur Bhagalpur 5,589 km2

(2,158 sq mi)

5,061,565 2 Bhagalpur
Banka

Summary[edit | edit source]

Template:Divisions and Districts of Bihar

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ District Handbook of Bihar
  2. ↑ Districts List by Govt. Of Bihar
  3. ↑ "Indexing Gender Parity and Estimation of Child Marriage: A comprehensive study of 534 Blocks in Bihar". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bihar Civic elections likely in May 2017". Archived from the original on 31 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "बिहार : नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग की पहल, पुनर्गठन से नगर परिषदों की बढ़ जायेगी संख्या". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "पहली बार कोई महिला बनेगी पटना नगर निगम की मेयर". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ward delimitation begins in Chhapra". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "छपरा को निगम बख्तियारपुर को मिला नगर परिषद का दर्जा". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.

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