Bihar Basic Information: General;

Demography and Administration

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Updated : Dec 8, 2020, 13:00

By : Shubham Verma

General Information
Information Data
Date of Formation 22nd March 1912
Capital of the state Patna
Latitude of the State 24°20' N to 27°3' N
Longitude of the State 83°19' E to 88°17' E
Total Geographical Area of the State 94,163 sq km
High Court of the State Patna
Language of the State Hindi and Urdu
Length (North to South) 345 km
Length (East to West) 483 km
Height above Sea Level (Average) 173 ft
Annual Rainfall 1158 mm
 Administration

Information Data
Districts 38
Division 9
Sub-division 101
Blocks 534
Panchayats 8406
Zila Parishad 38
Lok Sabha Seats 40
Rajya Sabha Seats 16

Demography
Information Data
Population 10,40,99,452
* Male 5,42,78,157
* Female 4,98,21,295
Sex Ratio 918
Sex Ratio (0-6 years) 935
SC Population 1,65,67,325
* Male 86,06,253
* Female 79,61,072
SC Population (%) 15.9
ST Population 13,36,573
* Male 6,82,516
* Female 6,54,057
ST Population (%) 1.3
Total Literacy Population 5,25,04,553
* Male 3,16,08,023
* Female 2,08,96,530
Literacy rate (%) 61.8
Male Literacy Rate (%) 71.2
Female Literacy Rate (%) 51.5