Facts about Bihar state of India

The Maurya Empire and the religion of Buddhism arose in the region that now makes up modern Bihar. The Mauryan Empire, which originated from Magadha in 325 BC, was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, who was born in Magadha. It had its capital at Pataliputra (modern Patna) Bihar ia also called as Blissful Bihar.

Bihar is located in the eastern part of India. The state is surrounded by Nepal in the north, West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh in the west and Jharkhand in the south. The state enjoys a unique location specific advantage because of its proximity to the vast markets of eastern and northern India, access to ports such as Kolkata and Haldia and to raw material sources and mineral reserves from the neighbouring states.

CAPITAL : Patna (Ganga River)

ESTABLISHED : 26 January, 1956

HIGH COURT : Patna (1916)

DISTRICTS : 38

LANGUAGES : Hindi, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili, Angika

POPULATION : 10, 40, 99, 452 (3rd)

[Males = 5, 42, 78, 157 & Females = 4, 98, 21, 295]

M : F = 916 : 1000

AREA : 94, 163 sq km (13th)

Density : 1, 102 per sq. km

LITERACY : 63. 80%

ASSEMBLY : 243

Legisletive Council = 75

LOKSABHA : 40

RAJYASABHA : 16

BOUNDARY STATES : Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Nepal

STATE ANIMAL : Gaur (Ox)

STATE BIRD : House Sparrow

STATE TREE : Peepal

STATE FLOWER : White Orchid

STATE DANCE : Bako, Natuna, Jadhana, Chau (Folk Dance), Jati Jatin, Jhijhiya, Karma, Gadur, Bidesia, Seraikella

TRIBES : Sarhul, Karam

FESTIVALS : Chhath

TEMPLES : Mahabodhi Temple – Bodh Gaya

RIVERS : Ganga, Sone, Gandak, Kosi, Kamla, Panar, Saura, Durgawati, Karmanasa

LAKES : The Kanwar Thal Lake (Kabar Thal Lake)

POWER PLANTS 

Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station

Barauni Thermal Power Station

Suvarnalekha Hydro Power Plant

PROJECTS/ DAMS : Mahatma Gandhi Sethu (Ganga river – Patna), Kosi Project, Gandak Project

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES 

Valmiki National Park, Gautam Budha Wild Life Sanctuary (Gaya)

Kaimur WildLife Sanctuary

Pant (Rajgir) Wild Life Sanctuary

Valmiki Wild Life Sanctuary

Bheemaband Wild Life Sanctuary

Datma Wild Life Sanctuary

INDUSTRIES

Fertilizers Corporation of India – Sindri, Cotton spinning mills, Sugar mills, Jute mills, Leather Industries

MAIN CITIES

 Champaran, Barauni, Sindri, Poosa, Bodhgaya, Aurangabad, Buxar, Chapra, Sasaram, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Dehri, Jehangabad, Kishanganj, Muzaffarpur, Barauni, Katihar, Vaishali, Patna (Ganga River)

AIRPORTS

 Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport – Patna, Gaya Airport – Gaya

IMPORTANT PERSONS

Gautama Buda, Vardhamana, Ashoka, Babu Rajendra Prasad, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash

Other Informations

 Lord Curgon Agriculture Research Institute: Poosa

First woman Loksabha Speaker: Meira Kumar

 First woman Chief Minister: Rabri Devi

 Indian Institute of Management (IIM): Bodhgaya

Famous Persons from Bihar

• Raja Kunwar Singh – was the King of the then Jagdishpiur (presently part of Bhojpur district) who participated and fought during 1857 revolt.
• Rajendra Prasad – was the first President of India who was born in Ziradei, Siwan district of Bihar.
• Anugrah Narayan Singh – was better known as Bihar Vibhuti.  He was famous Gandhian-leader. He was born in Gaya district of Bihar.
• Jagjeevan Ram – was better known as Babuji. He was a great freedom fighter and born in Arrah district of Bihar.
• Jai Prakash Narayan -his nick-name was JP and Lok Nayak. He was instrumental in creating mass uprising against Indira Gandhi government. His agitation was called as Sampurna Kranti (Total Revolution). He was conferred Bharat Ratna posthumously in year 1999. He was born in Saran district of Bihar.
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar – was the most famous modern Hindi poets. The themes of his poetry is mostly Veer Ras (freedom struggle). He was called as Rashtra Kavi. He was born in Munger district of Bihar.
• Bismillah Khan – the famous Shahnai maestro and Bharat Ratna awardee in year 2001 was born in Dumraon district of Bihar. In the very childhood he shifted to Varanasi.
• Girija Prasad Koirala– was the eminent Nepali politician who was elected four times as Prime Minister of Nepal. He was born in Saharsa district of Bihar.
• Karpoori Thakur – was better known as Jan Nayak. He was born in Samastipur district in 1924. His contribution is remembered for Quit India Movement. He also served as Chief Minister of Bihar.

Districts in Bihar (38 Districts )

• Araria
• Arwal
• Aurangabad
• Banka
• Begusarai
• Bhagalpur
• Bhojpur
• Buxar
• Darbhanga
• Gaya
• Gopalganj
• Jamui
• Jehanabad
• Kaimur (Bhabua)
• Katihar
• Khagaria
• Kishanganj
• Lakhisarai
• Madhepura
• Madhubani
• Munger
• Muzaffarpur
• Nalanda
• Nawada
• Pashchim Champaran
• Patna
• Purbi Champaran
• Purnia
• Rohtas
• Saharsa
• Samastipur
• Saran
• Sheikhpura
• Sheohar
• Sitamarhi
• Siwan
• Supaul
• Vaishali