Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) GK | 09 Aug 2021

Last Updated: May 2024

BIHAR GK

State Symbol
State Animal: Bull		State Flower: Marigold
State Bird: Sparrow		Main painting: Madhubani
State Tree: Peepal		Main Festival: Chhath Puja

Bihar : General Information

• State name – Bihar, it is believed that due to the abundance of Buddhist monasteries (viharas) in the region, This region was named Bihar. It is noteworthy that in ancient times this area was a major center of Buddhism.
• Statehood Day (Bihar Diwas) – March 22, 1912
• State capital – Patna (In ancient times Pataliputra, Pushppur, Kusumpur and Azimabad have been other names.)
• Geographical location of the state – 24°20'10" to 27°31'15" North Latitude and between 83°19'50" to 88°17'40" East Longitude.
• The area of ​​the state is – 94,163 sq. km. (13^th largest state in the country)
• Length from North to South – 345 km.
• Length from East to West – 483 km.
• States bordering the state – 3 [West Bengal (East), Uttar Pradesh (West) and Jharkhand (South)]
• The country bordering the state – Nepal (in the north)
• Total geographical area (all over India) – 2.86%
• Districts bordering Nepal – 7 [West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj]
• District bordering Uttar Pradesh – 8 [(Rohtas, Kaimur, Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Siwan) Gopalganj and West Champaran]
• Districts bordering West Bengal – 3 [Kishanganj, Purnia and Katihar]
• Districts bordering Jharkhand – 8 [Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui, Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas and Katihar]
• District adjoining Bihar's capital Patna – 9[Arwal, Jehanabad, Nalanda, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Samastipur, Vaishali, Saran, Bhojpur]
• Largest district in terms of area – West Champaran
• Smallest district in terms of area – Sheohar
• Northernmost District – West Champaran
• Southernmost district – Gaya
• Western most district – Kaimur
• Easternmost District – Kishanganj
• State Climate – Monsoon
• Normal rainfall – 1,205 mm
• Highest rainfall district – Kishanganj
• The districts with minimum rainfall – Kaimur, Rohtas, Aurangabad and Gaya.
• Hottest place – Gaya
• The average distance from the beach is – 200 km.
• The average height above sea level is – 173 feet (about 53 m).
• Total Population of the State (Census– 2011) – 10,40,99,452 (3rd place in the country)
• Male – 5,42,78,157 in the total population of the state
• Female – 4,98,21,295 in the total population of the state
• Percentage share of total population of India – 8.60% In terms of total population, the third place in the country (first – Uttar Pradesh, while the second – Maharashtra)
• Decade growth in population (2001–2011) – 25.42% (6th rank in the country)
• Population Density (person/sq.km.) – 1,106 (1st in the country, Census– 2011)
• Most Populated District – Patna (58,38,465)
• District with minimum population – Sheikhpura (6,36,342)
• District with highest decadal growth rate of population – Madhepura (31.12%)
• District with lowest decadal growth rate of population – Gopalganj (19.02%)
• District with highest population density – Sheohar (1880 persons/sq.km.)
• District with minimum population density – Kaimur (Bhabua) (488 persons/sq.km.)
• Literacy rate (as per 2011, Census) – approximately 61.80% (71.20% male, 51.50% female)
• District with highest per capita income – Patna
• District with minimum per capita income – Sheohar (Madhepura in other source)
• District with highest literacy rate – Rohtas (73.37%)
• District with lowest literacy rate – Purnia (51.08%)
• District with highest male literacy rate – Rohtas (82.88%)
• District with lowest male literacy rate – Purnia (59.06%)
• District with highest female literacy rate – Rohtas (62.97%)
• District with lowest female literacy rate – Saharsa (41.68%)
• Sex Ratio – 918
• District with highest sex ratio – Gopalganj (1021)
• District with lowest sex ratio – Munger (876)
• Child Sex Ratio (0–6 Years) – 935
• District with highest child sex ratio – Kishanganj (971)
• District with lowest child sex ratio – Vaishali (904)
• District with highest urban population – Patna (25,14,590)
• District with minimum urban population – Sheohar (28,116)
• Percentage of rural population to total population – 88.71%
• Percentage of urban population to total population – 11.29%
• Highest percentage of urban population – Patna (43.07%)
• Minimum percentage of urban population – Samastipur (3.47%)
• Scheduled Castes (SC) – 15.9% of the total population
• District with Highest Scheduled Caste Population – Gaya (13,343,51)
• District with highest percentage of SC population – Gaya (30.39%)
• District with minimum scheduled caste population – Sheohar (96,655)
• District with Minimum Scheduled Caste Population Percentage – Kishanganj (6.69%)
• Scheduled Tribes (ST) of the total population – 1.3%
• District with highest ST population – West Champaran (250046)
• District with minimum ST population – Sheohar (318)
• District with highest percentage of ST population – West Champaran (6.35%)
• Districts with minimum percentage of ST population – Aurangabad, Khagaria and Samastipur.
• No. of Administrative Divisions – 09 (Koshi, Darbhanga, Saran, Bhagalpur, Patna, Tirhut, Munger, Magadha and Purnia)
• No. of Districts – 38
• No. of Sub– Divisions – 101
• Block No.– 534
• No. of Panchayats – 8,406
• No. of Police Stations – 853
• No. of Revenue Villages – 45,103
• Number of Lok Sabha Members – 40
• No. of Rajya Sabha members – 16
• Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in Lok Sabha – 6
• Legislature – Bicameral (upper house – Legislative council, Lower house – Assembly)
• Number of Vidhan Sabha Members – 243
• Number of Legislative Council Members – 75
• State Symbol – Bodhi tree (located between two swastikas)
• Official language – Hindi
• Second official language – Urdu
• State fish – Mangur
• State anthem – Mere Bharat Ke Kanth har, Tum Ko Shat– Shat Vandan Bihar...
• State Prayer – Meri raftaar pe suraj ki kiran naaz kare...
• No. of Universities – 23
• Folk dances – Kathghodwa, Chhau, Launda, Dhobia, Jhijhiya, Jharni, Karma and Domkach.
• Major Forest Type – Deciduous