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Bihar is a State of India. This State has Patna as its Capital. This State has a Population of 82,998,509 as per 2001 census and is divided into 37 Districts. This State is the birth place of the religion Buddhism and derives its name from Buddha Vihara. There are 120 Cities and Towns in this State

Bihar is bounded on the north by Nepal, on the east by West Bengal, on west by Uttar Pradesh and on the south by Jharkhand. Bihar has a number of rivers, the most important of which is the Ganga. The other rivers are the Sone, Poonpoon, Falgu, Karmanasa, Durgawati, Kosi, Gandak, Ghaghara, etc.

Roads: Bihar has around 13,000 km of good roads including around 2,500 km of national highways and roughly 11,000 km of state highways and major district roads.

Railways: Bihar has a fairly good railway network. Communication in north Bihar is difficult as there is only one railway bridge at Mokamah. A few railway routes connecting important places like Muzaffarpur-Samastipur-Barauni-Katihar and Muzaffarpur-Chapra-Siwan have been converted into broad gauge. The main rail junctions are at Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Katihar and Samastipur, etc.

Aviation: There is an international airport at Patna, besides landing grounds in all major districts of the State.

Important places of tourist interest are Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali, Pawapuri (where Lord Mahavira breathed his last and attained Nirvana ), Bodh Gaya, Vikramshila (ruins of Buddhist University of higher learning), Gaya, Patna (ancient city of Patliputra), Sasaram (tomb of Shershah Suri) and Madhubani (known for famous Madhubani Paintings).

Vicas Directory > Regional > Asia > India > State: Bihar > Districts:

1. Araria District		20. Munger District
2. Aurangabad District		21. Muzaffarpur District
3. Banka District		22. Nalanda District
4. Begusarai District		23. Nawada District
5. Bhagalpur District		24. Pashchim (West) Champaran District
6. Bhojpur District		25. Patna District
7. Buxar District		26. Purba (East) Champaran District
8. Darbhanga District		27. Purnia District
9. Gaya District		28. Rohtas District
10. Gopalganj District		29. Saharsa District
11. Jamui District		30. Samastipur District
12. Jehanabad District		31. Saran District
13. Kaimur (Bhabua) District		32. Sheikhpura District
14. Katihar District		33. Sheohar District
15. Khagaria District		34. Sitamarhi District
16. Kishanganj District		35. Siwan District
17. Lakhisarai District		36. Supaul District
18. Madhepura District		37. Vaishali District
19. Madhubani District

Vicas Directory > Regional > Asia > India > State: Bihar > Cities and Towns:

1. Amarpur, (Bihar), Population: 20,965
2. Araria, (Bihar), Population: 60,861
3. Areraj, (Bihar), Population: 20,356
4. Arrah, (Bihar), Population: 203,380
5. Asarganj, (Bihar), Population: 5,739
6. Aurangabad, (Bihar), Population: 79,393
7. Bagaha, (Bihar), Population: 91,467
8. Bahadurganj, (Bihar), Population: 28,118
9. Bairgania, (Bihar), Population: 34,836
10. Bakhtiarpur, (Bihar), Population: 32,293
11. Banka, (Bihar), Population: 35,455
12. Banmankhi Bazar, (Bihar), Population: 25,187
13. Barahiya, (Bihar), Population: 39,865
14. Barauli, (Bihar), Population: 34,653
15. Barbigha, (Bihar), Population: 38,200
16. Barh, (Bihar), Population: 48,442
17. Begusarai, (Bihar), Population: 107,623
18. Behea, (Bihar), Population: 20,741
19. Belsand, (Bihar), Population: 17,840
20. Bettiah, (Bihar), Population: 116,670
21. Bhabua, (Bihar), Population: 41,775
22. Bhagalpur, (Bihar), Population: 350,133
23. Bihar, (Bihar), Population: 232,071
24. Bikramganj, (Bihar), Population: 38,408
25. Birpur, (Bihar), Population: 17,982
26. Bodh Gaya, (Bihar), Population: 30,857
27. Buxar, (Bihar), Population: 83,168
28. Chakia, (Bihar), Population: 16,628
29. Chanpatia, (Bihar), Population: 22,038
30. Chapra, (Bihar), Population: 179,190
31. Colgong, (Bihar), Population: 22,049
32. Dalsinghsarai, (Bihar), Population: 20,196
33. Darbhanga, (Bihar), Population: 267,348
34. Daudnagar, (Bihar), Population: 38,014
35. Dehri, (Bihar), Population: 119,057
36. Dhaka, (Bihar), Population: 32,632
37. Dighwara, (Bihar), Population: 27,367
38. Dumraon, (Bihar), Population: 45,806
39. Fatwah, (Bihar), Population: 38,672
40. Forbesganj, (Bihar), Population: 41,499
41. Gaya, (Bihar), Population: 394,945
42. Ghoghardiha, (Bihar), Population: 14,526
43. Gogri Jamalpur, (Bihar), Population: 31,106
44. Gopalganj, (Bihar), Population: 54,449
45. Hajipur, (Bihar), Population: 119,412
46. Hilsa, (Bihar), Population: 37,775
47. Hisua, (Bihar), Population: 25,205
48. Islampur, (Bihar), Population: 29,868
49. Jagdishpur, (Bihar), Population: 28,085
50. Jainagar, (Bihar), Population: 19,567
51. Jamalpur, (Bihar), Population: 96,983
52. Jamhaur, (Bihar), Population: 8,608
53. Jamui, (Bihar), Population: 66,797
54. Janakpur Road, (Bihar), Population: 13,358
55. Jehanabad, (Bihar), Population: 81,503
56. Jhajha, (Bihar), Population: 36,447
57. Jhanjharpur, (Bihar), Population: 24,112
58. Jogabani, (Bihar), Population: 29,991
59. Kanti, (Bihar), Population: 20,871
60. Kataiya, (Bihar), Population: 17,912
61. Katihar, (Bihar), Population: 190,873
62. Khagaria, (Bihar), Population: 45,221
63. Kharagpur, (Bihar), Population: 27,075
64. Khusrupur, (Bihar), Population: 12,204
65. Kishanganj, (Bihar), Population: 85,590
66. Koath, (Bihar), Population: 15,815
67. Koilwar, (Bihar), Population: 19,928
68. Lakhisarai, (Bihar), Population: 77,875
69. Lalganj, (Bihar), Population: 29,873
70. Madhepura, (Bihar), Population: 45,031
71. Madhubani, (Bihar), Population: 66,340
72. Maharajganj, (Bihar), Population: 20,860
73. Mahnar Bazar, (Bihar), Population: 37,370
74. Mairwa, (Bihar), Population: 18,710
75. Makhdumpur, (Bihar), Population: 30,109
76. Maner, (Bihar), Population: 30,082
77. Manihari, (Bihar), Population: 21,803
78. Marhaura, (Bihar), Population: 24,548
79. Masaurhi, (Bihar), Population: 45,248
80. Mirganj, (Bihar), Population: 23,576
81. Mohiuddinagar, (Bihar), Population: 13,769
82. Mokameh, (Bihar), Population: 56,615
83. Motihari, (Bihar), Population: 108,428
84. Motipur, (Bihar), Population: 21,957
85. Munger, (Bihar), Population: 188,050
86. Murliganj, (Bihar), Population: 22,936
87. Muzaffarpur, (Bihar), Population: 305,525
88. Nabinagar, (Bihar), Population: 19,050
89. Narkatiaganj, (Bihar), Population: 40,830
90. Naugachhia, (Bihar), Population: 38,287
91. Nawada, (Bihar), Population: 81,891
92. Nirmali, (Bihar), Population: 16,141
93. Nokha, (Bihar), Population: 22,354
94. Patna, (Bihar), Population: 1,697,976
95. Piro, (Bihar), Population: 25,811
96. Purnia, (Bihar), Population: 197,211
97. Rafiganj, (Bihar), Population: 24,992
98. Raghunathpur, (Bihar), Population: 5,601
99. Rajgir, (Bihar), Population: 33,738
100. Ramnagar, (Bihar), Population: 38,554
101. Raxaul Bazar, (Bihar), Population: 41,610
102. Revelganj, (Bihar), Population: 34,042
103. Rosera, (Bihar), Population: 27,492
104. Saharsa, (Bihar), Population: 125,167
105. Samastipur, (Bihar), Population: 61,998
106. Sasaram, (Bihar), Population: 131,172
107. Shahpur, (Bihar), Population: 14,469
108. Sheikhpura, (Bihar), Population: 43,113
109. Sheohar, (Bihar), Population: 21,262
110. Sherghati, (Bihar), Population: 32,526
111. Silao, (Bihar), Population: 20,177
112. Sitamarhi, (Bihar), Population: 87,279
113. Siwan, (Bihar), Population: 109,919
114. Sonepur, (Bihar), Population: 33,490
115. Sugauli, (Bihar), Population: 31,432
116. Sultanganj, (Bihar), Population: 41,958
117. Supaul, (Bihar), Population: 54,085
118. Thakurganj, (Bihar), Population: 15,300
119. Tikari, (Bihar), Population: 17,621
120. Warisaliganj, (Bihar), Population: 31,347

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