Bihar

Summary

Bihar is a state of India^[1]. Bihar draws 13,197 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #13 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bihar is located in India^[3].
• Bihar is in the country of India^[4].
• Bihar's head of government is recorded as Nitish Kumar^[5].
• Bihar's head of government is recorded as Samrat Choudhary^[6].
• Bihar's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].
• Bihar's head of state is recorded as Ram Nath Kovind^[8].
• Bihar's capital is recorded as Patna^[9].
• Bihar's shares border with is recorded as Jharkhand^[10].
• Bihar's shares border with is recorded as West Bengal^[11].
• Bihar's shares border with is recorded as Uttar Pradesh^[12].
• Bihar's shares border with is recorded as Eastern Development Region^[13].
• Bihar's shares border with is recorded as Central Development Region^[14].
• vihara is named after Bihar^[15].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bhagalpur division^[16].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kosi division^[17].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Munger division^[18].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Magadh division^[19].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tirhut division^[20].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saran division^[21].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Purnia division^[22].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Patna division^[23].
• Bihar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Darbhanga division^[24].
• Bihar followed Tapasa vai Ganga^[25].
• Bihar's legislative body is recorded as Bihar Legislature^[26].
• Bihar's executive body is recorded as Bihar Legislative Assembly^[27].

Body

Geography

Bihar is in the country of India^[4]. Bihar is located in India^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+103804637'}^[28] and {'amount': '+104099452'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Bihar's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].

History and Context

March 22, 1912 marks the founding of Bihar^[30]. vihara is named after Bihar^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bihar include Bihar School of Yoga^[31], a higher education institution^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1963^[34], headquartered in Patna^[35]; Behar Herald^[36], a newspaper^[37], founded in 1874^[38]; Bihari script^[39], a script style^[40]; and Bihar Khel Ratna Samman^[41], an award^[42], in India^[43], founded in 2000^[44].

Why It Matters

Bihar draws 13,197 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #13 of 44).^[2] Bihar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Bihar is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Bihar include Bihar School of Yoga^[31], a higher education institution^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1963^[34], headquartered in Patna^[35]; Behar Herald^[36], a newspaper^[37], founded in 1874^[38]; Bihari script^[39], a script style^[40]; and Bihar Khel Ratna Samman^[41], an award^[42], in India^[43], founded in 2000^[44].