स्टेट प्रोफाइल

Location

Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country (between 83°-30' to 88°-00' longitude). It is an entirely land–locked state, although the outlet to the sea through the port of Kolkata is not far away. Bihar lies mid-way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east.

Physical Features
	Latitude		21°-58'-10" ~ 27°-31'-15" N
	Longitude		82°-19'-50" ~ 88°-17'-40" E
	Rural Area		92,257.51 sq. kms
	Urban Area		1,095.49 sq. kms
	Total Area		94,163.00 sq. kms
	Height above Sea-Level		173 Feet
	Normal Rainfall		1,205 mm
	Avg. Number of Rainy Days		52.5 Days in a Year
Administrative Units
	Divisions		9
	Districts		38
	Sub-Divisions		101
	CD Blocks		534
	Panchayats		8,471
	Number of Revenue Villages		45,103
	Number of Urban Agglomerations		9
	Number of Towns		130
	- Statutory Towns		125
	- Non-Statutory Towns		5
	Police Stations		853
	- Civil Police Stations		813
	- Railway Police Stations		40
	Police Districts		43
	- Civil Police District		39
	- Railway Police District		4
Key Statistics - as per 2001 Census (Provisional)
	Population		8,28,78,796
	- Male		4,31,53,964
	- Female		3,97,24,832
	Population (0~6 Years Group)
	- In Absolute Numbers		1,62,34,539
			83,75,532
			78,59,007
	- Percentage of Total Population		19.59%
			19.41%
			19.78%
	Literacy
	- In Absolute Numbers		3,16,75,607
			2,09,78,955
			1,06,96,652
	- Percentage of Total Population		47.53%
			60.32%
			33.57%
	Decadal Population Growth (1991-2001)		130
	- Absolute		1,83,48,242
	- As Percentage		28.43%
	Highest Decadal Growth at		Sheohar District (36.16%)
	Lowest Decadal Growth at		Nalanda District (18.64%)
	- Civil Police Stations		813
	- Railway Police Stations		40
	Density of Population		880 per sq kms
	- Highest Density		Patna, 1471 per sq kms
	- Lowest Density		Kaimur, 382 per sq kms
	Sex Ratio (Females/Thousand Males)		921
	- Highest Ratio		(Siwan) 1,033
	- Lowest Ratio		(Patna) 873
	Highest Literacy Rate		Patna, 63.82%
	Lowest Literacy Rate		Kishanganj, 31.02%
	Average Population of a District		22,39,967