Administrative divisions of Bihar
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| Divisions of Bihar | |
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| Category | Administrative division |
| Location | Bihar |
| Number | 9 |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions |
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Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal).[1][2] The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles.[3] 19 municipal corporations, 89 Nagar Parishads and 156 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.[4][5][6][7][8]
Divisions
[edit]| Map | Division | Headquarter | Area | Population*2011 | #District | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tirhut | Muzaffarpur | 17,147 km2
(6,620 sq mi) |
21,356,045 | 6 | West Champaran |
| East Champaran | ||||||
| Muzaffarpur | ||||||
| Sitamarhi | ||||||
| Sheohar | ||||||
| Vaishali | ||||||
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Patna | Patna | 16,960 km2
(6,550 sq mi) |
17,734,739 | 6 | Patna |
| Nalanda | ||||||
| Bhojpur | ||||||
| Rohtas | ||||||
| Buxar | ||||||
| Kaimur | ||||||
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Magadh | Gaya | 12,345 km2
(4,766 sq mi) |
10,931,018 | 5 | Gaya |
| Nawada | ||||||
| Aurangabad | ||||||
| Jehanabad | ||||||
| Arwal | ||||||
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Purnea | Purnea | 10,009 km2
(3,864 sq mi) |
10,838,525 | 4 | Purnia |
| Katihar | ||||||
| Araria | ||||||
| Kishanganj | ||||||
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Munger | Munger | 9,862 km2
(3,807 sq mi) |
6,120,117 | 6 | Munger |
| Jamui | ||||||
| Khagaria | ||||||
| Lakhisarai | ||||||
| Begusarai | ||||||
| Sheikhpura | ||||||
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Darbhanga | Darbhanga | 8,684 km2
(3,353 sq mi) |
15,652,799 | 3 | Darbhanga |
| Madhubani | ||||||
| Samastipur | ||||||
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Saran | Chhapra | 6,893 km2
(2,661 sq mi) |
10,819,311 | 3 | Saran |
| Siwan | ||||||
| Gopalganj | ||||||
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Kosi | Saharsa | 5,899 km2
(2,277 sq mi) |
6,120,117 | 3 | Saharsa |
| Madhepura | ||||||
| Supaul | ||||||
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Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | 5,589 km2
(2,158 sq mi) |
5,061,565 | 2 | Bhagalpur |
| Banka |
Proposed Divisions
[edit]| Division Name | Headquarter | Area | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhojpur Division | Arrah | 11,310 sq.(km) |
Bhojpur District, Buxar District, Kaimur District & Rohtas District. |
| Champaran Division | Motihari | 9,198 sq.(km) |
East Champaran district, West Champaran District & Valmiki Nagar District (Proposed). |
Summary
[edit]| Division | Headquarters | Districts | District map of Bihar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patna
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Patna | Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Patna, Rohtas, Nalanda | |
| Magadh | Gaya | Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jehanabad, Nawada | |
| Saran | Chapra | Saran, Siwan , Gopalganj | |
| Tirhut | Muzaffarpur | East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Vaishali, West Champaran | |
| Purnia | Purnia | Araria, Katihar, Kishanganj, Purnia | |
| Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | Banka, Bhagalpur | |
| Darbhanga | Darbhanga | Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipura | |
| Kosi | Saharsa | Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul | |
| Munger | Munger | Begusarai,Jamui, Khagaria, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura |
Divisional Officers
[edit]Almost every department of Bihar Government has its divisional level officers who supervise, review and guide its district level officers. There are many important divisional level committees and meetings chaired by concerned Divisional Commissioner which take inter-departmental decisions such as divisional crime and law & order review meeting, divisional security committee, divisional level monitoring committee for development work, regional transport authority etc. The below is a comparative table of state government department officials at various divisions of Bihar at division, district, sub division and block level..
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ District Handbook of Bihar
- ↑ Districts List by Govt. Of Bihar
- ↑ "Indexing Gender Parity and Estimation of Child Marriage: A comprehensive study of 534 Blocks in Bihar". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "Bihar Civic elections likely in May 2017". Archived from the original on 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "बिहार : नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग की पहल, पुनर्गठन से नगर परिषदों की बढ़ जायेगी संख्या". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "पहली बार कोई महिला बनेगी पटना नगर निगम की मेयर". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "Ward delimitation begins in Chhapra". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "छपरा को निगम बख्तियारपुर को मिला नगर परिषद का दर्जा". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
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