Bihar Important Facts( Bihar G.K) ========================== Bihar Important Facts and Point to Remember: Bihar Established in Year: 1912 as Bihar and Orissa Province while in 1936 as Bihar Total area of Bihar: 94,163 km2 Rank of Bihar as per Area in India: 12th Total Population of Bihar: 103,804,637 (Census 2011) Rank of Bihar as per Population in India: 3rd (Census 2011) Population Density of Bihar: 1,102/km2 (Census 2011) Total Literacy of Bihar (Census 2011) = 63.4% (28th) Literacy of Bihar (Census 2011) = 73.4% (male) Literacy of Bihar (Census 2011) = 53.3% (female) Capital of Bihar: Patna ( It was once Capital of the Mighty Magadh Empire). Patna was known in ancient times as Pataliputra, Pataligrama, Pushp Pur, Kusumpur and Azimabad etc. High Court of Bihar: Patna High Court Geographical Location of Bihar: 24º 20′ 10″ and 27º3’15” North Latitude 83º 19′ 50″ and 88º17’40” Eastern Longitude Soil of Bihar: Clay Soil, Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil. Main Rivers in Bihar: Ganga , Saryu , Gandak ,Bagmati , Koshi , Sone ,Punpun , Phalgu Geographical Boundaries of Bihar: North: Nepal, South: Jharkhand. East: West Bengal, West: Uttar Pradesh Length & Breadth of Bihar: Length: North to South 345 kms & Breadth: East to West 483 kms. State Animal of Bihar: Ox State Bird of Bihar: Sparrow State Flower of Bihar: Marigold State Tree of Bihar: Peepal Divisions in Bihar: 9 ( PATNA, MAGADH, SARAN, TIRHUT, DARBHANGA, KOSHI, PURNEA, BHAGALPUR, AND MUNGER ) Districts in Bihar: 38 (Arwal, Patna, Nalanda, Rohtas, Bhabhua, Bhojpur, Buxar, Gaya, Jehanabad, Nawada, Siwan, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Shivahar, West Champaran, East Champaran, Vaishali, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur, Saharsa, Supaul, Madhepura, Purnia, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar, Banka, Bhagalpur, Munger, Lakhisarai, Aurangabad, Saran, Shekhpura, Jamui, Khagaria and, Begusarai) Festivals of Bihar: Chhath (Oct.- Nov.), Jeutia, Teej, Godhan, Buddha Purnima, Shrawani Purnima (Kanwar Festival: when Pilgrims collect holy water from the Ganga at Sultanganj and offer it to Lord Shiva at Deoghar (Jharkhand), Madhu Shravani of Mithila,Pitripaksha etc. Main Fairs of Bihar: Harihar Kshetra (Sonepur) Cattle Fair is one of the biggest Cattle fair in Asia. Shrawani Fair of Sultanganj.
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