Outline of Bihar
{{Short description|State in Eastern India}}
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bihar:
Bihar – state in East India. It is the 13th largest state in India, with an area of 94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi) and the 3rd largest by population; its population is the fastest-growing of any state.
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General reference
= Names =
- Common English country name(s): Bihar
- Pronunciation
- English {{IPAc-en|b|ᵻ|ˈ|h|ɑːr}}
- {{IPA|hi|bɪˈɦaːr|-|Bihar.ogg}}
- Official English country name(s): State of Bihar
- Nickname(s):
- Adjectival(s): Bihari
- Demonym(s): Biharis
= Rankings (amongst India's states) =
- by population: 3rd
- by area (2011 census): 13th
- by crime rate (2015): 19th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 11th
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate:
Geography of Bihar
- Bihar is: an Indian state
- Population of Bihar:
- Area of Bihar:
- Atlas of Bihar
= Location of Bihar =
- Bihar is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- South Asia
- Indian subcontinent
- India
- East India
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bihar
|North = Nepal
|Northeast ={{flagicon|Nepal}}Eastern Region
|East = West Bengal
|Southeast =
|South = Jharkhand
|Southwest =
|West = Uttar Pradesh
|Northwest ={{flagicon|Nepal}}Central Region
}}
= Environment of Bihar =
== Natural geographic features of Bihar ==
= Regions of Bihar =
== Administrative divisions of Bihar ==
=== Divisions of Bihar ===
=== Districts of Bihar ===
=== Municipalities of Bihar ===
= Demography of Bihar =
Government and politics of Bihar
= Elections in Bihar =
- 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
- October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
= Union government in Bihar =
= Branches of the government of Bihar =
== Executive branch of the government of Bihar ==
== Legislative branch of the government of Bihar ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Bihar ==
= Law and order in Bihar =
History of Bihar
= History of Bihar, by period =
== Prehistoric Bihar ==
== Ancient Bihar ==
- Anga
- Magadha
- Vaishali
- Haryanka dynasty
- Bimbisara
- Ajatashatru
- Rajgir
- Aryabhata
- Pataliputra
- Nanda Dynasty
- Maurya Empire
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Chanakya
- Arthashastra
- Bindusara
- Ashoka the Great
- Promotion of Buddhism
- Edicts of Ashoka
- Ashoka Chakra
- Lion Capital of Ashoka
- Sunga Empire
- Kanva dynasty
- Gupta Empire
- Chandragupta I
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta II
== Medieval Bihar ==
== Colonial Bihar ==
== Contemporary Bihar ==
= History of Bihar, by region =
= History of Bihar, by subject =
- Earthquakes in Bihar
- 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake
- Floods in Bihar
- 1987 Bihar flood
- 2004 Bihar flood
- 2007 Bihar flood
- 2008 Bihar flood
- 2013 Bihar Flood
- Terrorist attacks in Bihar
- 2008 attacks on Uttar Pradeshi and Bihari migrants in Maharashtra
- 2013 Bihar Maoist attack
Culture of Bihar
= The arts in Bihar =
= People of Bihar =
= Religion in Bihar =
= Sports in Bihar =
= Symbols of Bihar =
- State animal: Gaur
- State bird: House sparrow
- State flower:
- State seal: Seal of Bihar
- State symbol:
- State tree:
Economy and infrastructure of Bihar
- Economic rank (by nominal GDP):
- Agriculture in Bihar
- Banking in Bihar
- National Bank of Bihar
- Communications in Bihar
- Internet in Bihar
- Media in Bihar
- Companies of Bihar
- Currency of Bihar:
- Economic history of Bihar
- Energy in Bihar
- Energy policy of Bihar
- Oil industry in Bihar
- Health care in Bihar
- Mining in Bihar
- Bihar Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Bihar
- Transport in Bihar
- Airports in Bihar
- Rail transport in Bihar
- Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway
- Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express
- Patna Metro
- Roads in Bihar
- National Highways in Bihar
- State highways in Bihar
- State Highway 48 (Bihar)
- State Highway 49 (Bihar)
- State Highway 74 (Bihar)
Health and safety in Bihar
Education in Bihar
- List of museums in Bihar
- Literacy In Bihar
- List of institutions of higher education in Bihar
- Central University of South Bihar
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna,
- Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
- AIIMS, Patna
- National Institute of Technology, Patna
- IIIT Bhagalpur
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur(NIPER Hajipur) and
- Nalanda University.
See also
{{Portal|India}}
- List of international rankings
- Outline of geography
- Adapur Bihar
- Administration in Bihar
- Ahe Dayamaya Biswa Bihari
- Arun Pathak (Bihari politician)
- Association of Bihar Cricket
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium
- Aurangabad (Bihar Lok Sabha constituency)
- Aurangabad district, Bihar
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
- Banke Bihari Temple
- Bari Sangat Bihar
- Bayt al-Bihar
- Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention
- Bihar 996
- Bihar Agricultural University
- Bihar Colony
- Bihar Cricket Association
- Bihar Diwas
- Bihar Light Horse
- Bihar Mennonite Mandli
- Bihar Movement
- Bihar Museum
- Bihar National College
- Bihar Province
- Bihar Public Service Commission
- Bihar Regiment
- Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
- Bihar School Examination Board
- Bihar School of Yoga
- Bihar Sharif
- Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation
- Bihar Times
- Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation
- Bihar Vikas Party
- Bihar al-Anwar
- Bihar cricket team
- Bihar famine of 1873–74
- Bihari (disambiguation)
- Bihari Hindi
- Bihari Lal
- Bihari Mauritian
- Bihari Muslims
- Bihari brothers
- Bihari hindi
- Bihari languages
- Bihari literature
- Biharinath
- Biharipur
- Biharis
- Biharkeresztes
- Biharmonic Bézier surface
- Biharmonic equation
- Biharnagybajom
- Biharsharif (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- Bihartorda
- Biharugra
- Biharwe
- Biharwe Division
- Biharwe F.C.
- Biman Bihari Das
- Binod Bihari Chowdhury
- Brahmapur, Bihar
- Bridges in Bihar
- Brij Bihari Chaubey
- Brij Bihari Pandey
- DD Bihar
- Digvijay Singh (Bihar)
- ETV Bihar
- Electoral history of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Ferenc Bihar
- Floods in Bihar
- Girish Bihari
- Gola Bazar, Bihar
- HMIS Bihar (J247)
- Hajdú-Bihar County
- Hindi in Bihar
- János Bihari
- József Bihari
- Kunj Bihari Lal Rathi
- Lal Bihari
- List of chief ministers of Bihar
- List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar
- List of finance ministers of Bihar
- List of governors of Bihar
- List of governors of Bihar and Orissa Province
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Bihar
- List of State Protected Monuments in Bihar
- List of cities in Bihar by population
- List of constituencies of Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Malik clan (Bihar)
- Nalanda College Biharsharif
- Rajendra Nagar Bihar – Indore Express
- Pathans in Bihar
- Persecution of Biharis in Bangladesh
- Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Pulin Bihari Baske
- Pune Via Bihar
- Rahas Bihari Dwivedi
- Raj Bhavan (Bihar)
- Rajnagar Bihar
- S. H. Bihari
- Shaikh of Bihar
- Shita Coat Bihar, Nawabganj
- Shoshit Seva Sangh
- Shyam Bihari Misra
- State Mahadalit Commission, Bihar
- Sándor Bihari
- Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
References
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External links
{{Sister project links|voy=Bihar|Bihar}}
{{wikiatlas|Bihar}}
- {{Official website |www.biharonline.gov.in}}
- [http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/ Bihar State Trouism Development Corporation, Ltd.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127030717/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/ |date=2010-01-27 }}
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