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Bihar - An Introduction

Bihar established as a separate state from Bengal Presidency from 01 April 1912. But the process of establishment as separate state starts from 22 March 1912. So, Bihar Government celebrate every year from 2010, 22 March as Bihar Diwas.

Now we share some important facts about Bihar with you which helps you to crack various competitive examination of Bihar like BPSC, BSSC.

Bihar Diwas	22 March
Area	94163 Sq. KM
Rank in Area	13th
Populataion	103,804,637
Rank in Population	3rd
Capital	Patna
High Court	Patna
No. of Divisions	9
No. of Districts	38
No. of Sub-Divisions	101
No. of Blocks	534
No. of Universities	13
Member of Parliaments	40 (Loksabha Member)
	16 (Rajyasabha Member)
Member of Legislative Assembly	243
Member of Legislative Council	75
Official Language	Hindi
Literacy	63.4% (29th)
	73.4% (male)
	53.3% (female)
Symbols of Bihar
Bird	Sparrow
Animal	Ox
Flower	Marigold
Tree	Peepal
Official Symbol	Bodhi Tree`
Highest Peak of the State	Someshwar (874 Meter)
Sorrow of Bihar	Koshi River
Other Facts
First Chief Justice of High Court	Adward Chemiyar (1916)
First Indian Chief Justice of High Court	Saiyad Faisal Ali
First Women Chief Justice of High Court in Bihar	Rekha Manohar Lal Doshit
First Governor of Bihar	Stuart Belly (1912-15)
First Governor of Bihar (After Independent)	Jairam Das Daulatram
First Chief Minister of Bihar	Shrikrishna Singh
First Women Chief Minister of Bihar	Smt. Rabari Devi
Maximum Rainy District	Kishanganj
Minimum Rainy District	Aurangabad
Hottest District	Gaya
Coldest District	Gaya
District Having Maximum Average Temperature	Bhagalpur
Largest Irrigation Project of Bihar बिहार की सबसे ​बड़ी सिंचाई परियोजना	Gandak Project गंडक परियोजना
Folk Dance of Bihar बिहार के प्रमुख लोक नृत्य	Kathghorwa, Jogira, Jhihiya, Pawariya, Jharni, Dhobiya, Jhoomer, Vidyapati Nritya कठघोड़वा, जोगिड़ा, झिझिया, पवड़िया, झरनी, धोबिया, झूमर, विद्यापति नृत्य
Folk Drama of Bihar बिहार के प्रमुख लोक नाट्य	Domkach, Videshia, Sama-Chakewa, Jat-Jatin, Kirtania डोमकच, विदेशिया, सामा—चकेवा, जाट—जटिन, किरतनिया
Painting Style of Bihar बिहार के प्रमुख चित्रकला शैली	Pal Style, Patna Kalam, Madhubani Painting,/Mihila Painting, Manjusha Style. पाल शैली, पटना कलम, मधुबनी पेंटिंग/मिथिला पेंटिंग, मंजूषा शैली
Folk Songs of Bihar बिहार के प्रमुख लोकगीत	Sanskar Geet, Parv Geet, Ritu Geet, Mantra Geet, Leela Geet, etc. संस्कार गीत, पर्व गीत, ऋतु गीत, मंत्र गीत, लीला गीत, आदि
Sanctuary of Bihar बिहार के प्रमुख अभयारण्य	Bheembandh Sanctuary, Rajgir Sanctuary, Vikramshila Ganga-Dolphin Sanctuary, Gautam Buddha Sanctuary, Parman Dolphin Sanctuary, Kaimur Sanctuary, Udaipur Sanctuary. भीमबांध अभयारण्य, राजगीर अभयारण्य, विक्रमशिला गंगा—डॉल्फिन अभयारण्य, गौतम बुद्ध अभयारण्य, परमान डॉल्फिन अभयारण्य, कैमूर अभयारण्य, उदयपुर अभयारण्य
Bird Sanctuary of Bihar बिहार के प्रमुख पक्षी विहार	Kawar Lake, Gogabil, Nakti, Saraiyaman, Suhiyan, Kusheshwarsthan, Buxar Pakshi Vihar/Bird Sanctuary. कावरझील पक्षी विहार, गोगाबिल पक्षी विहार, नक्टी पक्षी विहार, सरेयामन पक्षी विहार, सुहियान पक्षी विहार, कुशेश्वर स्थान पक्षी विहार, बक्सर पक्षी विहार