Bihar District Map

Bihar, located in eastern India, has been popular as the birthplace of Buddhism over the years. The state is considered a great center of learning, power and culture. Nalanada and Vikramshila were two of the important seats of learning in ancient Bihar. Bihar has also been home to many powerful dynasties, including the Mauryan Empire. The population of Bihar is 103,804,637 (2011 census) and covers an area of 94,163 km sq.

Districts and Administration of Bihar: Bihar is divided into 38 districts and 9 divisions. The head of bureaucracy in the state is the Chief Secretary and under this position are officers from the Indian Administrative Services and the Indian Police Service. The Chief Justice heads the judiciary in the state.

List of Bihar Districts:

District	Headquarters	Population (2011)[4]	Area (km2)
Araria	Araria	2806200	2829
Arwal	Arwal	699563	4839
Aurangabad	Aurangabad	2511243	3303
Banka	Banka	2029339	3018
Begusarai	Begusarai	2954367	1917
Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur	3032226	2569
Bhojpur	Arrah	2720155	2473
Buxar	Buxar	1707643	1624
Darbhanga	Darbhanga	3921971	2278
East Champaran	Motihari	5082868	3969
Gaya	Gaya	4379383	4978
Gopalganj	Gopalganj	2558037	2033
Jamui	Jamui	1756078	3099
Jehanabad	Jehanabad	1124176	1569
Kaimur	Bhabua	1626900	3363
Katihar	Katihar	3068149	3056
Khagaria	Khagaria	1657599	1486
Kishanganj	Kishanganj	1690948	1884
Lakhisarai	Lakhisarai	1000717	1229
Madhepura	Madhepura	1994618	1787
Madhubani	Madhubani	4476044	3501
Munger	Munger	1359054	1419
Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur	4778610	3173
Nalanda	Bihar Sharif	2872523	2354
Nawada	Nawada	2216653	2492
Patna	Patna	5772804	3202
Purnia	Purnia	3273127	3228
Rohtas	Sasaram	2962593	3850
Saharsa	Saharsa	1897102	1702
Samastipur	Samastipur	4254782	2905
Saran	Chhapra	3943098	2641
Sheikhpura	Sheikhpura	634927	689
Sheohar	Sheohar	656916	443
Sitamarhi	Sitamarhi	3419622	2199
Siwan	Siwan	3318176	2219
Supaul	Supaul	2228397	2410
Vaishali	Hajipur	3495249	2036
West Champaran	Bettiah	3922780	5229

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Last Updated on : 01 April 2013