The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bihar:
Bihar – state in East India. It is the 13th largest state in India, with an area of 94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi) and the 3rd largest by population; its population is the fastest-growing of any state.
General reference[edit | edit source]
Names[edit | edit source]
- Common English country name(s): Bihar
- Official English country name(s): State of Bihar
- Nickname(s):
- Adjectival(s): Bihari
- Demonym(s): Biharis
Rankings (amongst India's states)[edit | edit source]
- by population: 3rd
- by area (2011 census): 13th
- by crime rate (2015): 19th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 11th
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate:
Geography of Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Bihar is: an Indian state
- Population of Bihar:
- Area of Bihar:
- Atlas of Bihar
Location of Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Bihar is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
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Environment of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Natural geographic features of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Regions of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Administrative divisions of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Divisions of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Districts of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Municipalities of Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Capital of Bihar: Patna
- Cities of Bihar
- Villages of Bihar
Demography of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Government and politics of Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Form of government:
- Capital of Bihar: Capital of Bihar
- Political parties in Bihar
- List of politicians from Bihar
Elections in Bihar[edit | edit source]
- 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
Union government in Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
- Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee
- Indian general election, 1971 (Bihar)
- Indian general election, 1977 (Bihar)
- Indian general election, 2004 (Bihar)
- Indian general election, 2009 (Bihar)
- Indian general election, 2014 (Bihar)
Branches of the government of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Executive branch of the government of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Legislative branch of the government of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Judicial branch of the government of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Law and order in Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Capital punishment in Bihar
- Crime in Bihar
- Law enforcement in Bihar
- Penal system of Bihar
- Bihar Police
History of Bihar[edit | edit source]
History of Bihar, by period[edit | edit source]
Prehistoric Bihar[edit | edit source]
Ancient Bihar[edit | edit source]
Medieval Bihar[edit | edit source]
Colonial Bihar[edit | edit source]
Contemporary Bihar[edit | edit source]
History of Bihar, by region[edit | edit source]
History of Bihar, by subject[edit | edit source]
- Earthquakes in Bihar
- Floods in Bihar
- Terrorist attacks in Bihar
Culture of Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Architecture of Bihar
- Cuisine of Bihar
- Ethnic minorities in Bihar
- Festivals in Bihar
- Humor in Bihar
- Languages of Bihar
- Media in Bihar
- Prostitution in Bihar
- Public holidays in Bihar
- Records of Bihar
- World Heritage Sites in Bihar
The arts in Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Art in Bihar
- Cinema of Bihar
- Literature of Bihar
- Music of Bihar
- Television in Bihar
- Theatre in Bihar
People of Bihar[edit | edit source]
Religion in Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Buddhism in Bihar
- Christianity in Bihar
- Hinduism in Bihar
- Islam in Bihar
- Judaism in Bihar
- Jainism in Bihar
Sports in Bihar[edit | edit source]
Symbols of Bihar[edit | edit source]
- State animal: Gaur
- State bird: House sparrow
- State flower:
- State seal: Seal of Bihar
- State symbol:
- State tree:
Economy and infrastructure of Bihar[edit | edit source]
- Economic rank (by nominal GDP):
- Agriculture in Bihar
- Banking in Bihar
- Communications in Bihar
- Companies of Bihar
- Currency of Bihar:
- Economic history of Bihar
- Energy in Bihar
- Health care in Bihar
- Mining in Bihar
- Bihar Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Bihar
- Transport in Bihar
Health and safety in Bihar[edit | edit source]
Water supply and sanitation in Bihar
Education in Bihar[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of international rankings
- Outline of geography
- Adapur Bihar
- Administration in Bihar
- Ahe Dayamaya Biswa Bihari
- Arun Pathak (Bihari politician)
- Ashok "Bihari" Lall
- Association of Bihar Cricket
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium
- Aurangabad (Bihar Lok Sabha constituency)
- Aurangabad district, Bihar
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
- Banke Bihari Temple
- Bari Sangat Bihar
- Bayt al-Bihar
- Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention
- Bihar 996
- Bihar Agricultural University
- Bihar Colony
- Bihar Cricket Association
- Bihar Diwas
- Bihar Light Horse
- Bihar Mennonite Mandli
- Bihar Movement
- Bihar Museum
- Bihar National College
- Bihar Province
- Bihar Public Service Commission
- Bihar Regiment
- Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
- Bihar School Examination Board
- Bihar School of Yoga
- Bihar Sharif
- Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation
- Bihar Times
- Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation
- Bihar Vikas Party
- Bihar al-Anwar
- Bihar cricket team
- Bihar famine of 1873–74
- Bihari (disambiguation)
- Bihari Hindi
- Bihari Lal
- Bihari Mauritian
- Bihari Muslims
- Bihari brothers
- Bihari hindi
- Bihari languages
- Bihari literature
- iharinath
- Biharipur
- Biharis
- Biharkeresztes
- Biharmonic Bézier surface
- Biharmonic equation
- Biharnagybajom
- Biharsharif (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- Bihartorda
- Biharugra
- Biharwe
- Biharwe Division
- Biharwe F.C.
- Biman Bihari Das
- Binod Bihari Chowdhury
- Binod Bihari Verma
- Brahmapur, Bihar
- Bridges in Bihar
- Brij Bihari Chaubey
- Brij Bihari Pandey
- DD Bihar
- Digvijay Singh (Bihar)
- ETV Bihar
- Electoral history of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Ferenc Bihar
- Floods in Bihar
- Girish Bihari
- Gola Bazar, Bihar
- HMIS Bihar (J247)
- Hajdú-Bihar County
- Hindi in Bihar
- János Bihari
- József Bihari
- Kunj Bihari Lal Rathi
- Lal Bihari
- List of Chief Ministers of Bihar
- List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar
- List of Finance Ministers of Bihar
- List of Governors of Bihar
- List of Governors of Bihar and Orissa
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Bihar
- List of State Protected Monuments in Bihar
- List of cities in Bihar by population
- List of constituencies of Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Malik clan (Bihar)
- Nalanda College Biharsharif
- Rajendra Nagar Bihar – Indore Express
- Pathans in Bihar
- Persecution of Biharis in Bangladesh
- Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Pulin Bihari Baske
- Pune Via Bihar
- Rahas Bihari Dwivedi
- Raj Bhavan (Bihar)
- Rajnagar Bihar
- S. H. Bihari
- Shaikh of Bihar
- Shita Coat Bihar, Nawabganj
- Shoshit Seva Sangh
- Shyam Bihari Misra
- State Mahadalit Commission, Bihar
- Sándor Bihari
- Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
