BIHAR STATE PROFILE

Physical Features
	Latitude		21°-58'-10" ~ 27°-31'-15" N
	Longitude		82°-19'-50" ~ 88°-17'-40" E
	Rural Area		92,257.51 sq. kms
	Urban Area		1,095.49 sq. kms
	Total Area		94,163.00 sq. kms
	Height above Sea-Level		173 Feet
	Normal Rainfall		1,205 mm
	Avg. Number of Rainy Days		52.5 Days in a Year
Administrative Units
	Divisions		9
	Districts		38
	Sub-Divisions		101
	CD Blocks		534
	Panchayats		8,471
	Number of Revenue Villages		45,103
	Number of Urban Agglomerations		9
	Number of Towns		130
	- Statutory Towns		125
	- Non-Statutory Towns		5
	Police Stations		853
	- Civil Police Stations		813
	- Railway Police Stations		40
	Police Districts		43
	- Civil Police District		39
	- Railway Police District		4
Key Statistics - as per 2001 Census (Provisional)
	Population		8,28,78,796
	- Male		4,31,53,964
	- Female		3,97,24,832
	Population (0~6 Years Group)
	- In Absolute Numbers		1,62,34,539
			83,75,532
			78,59,007
	- Percentage of Total Population		19.59%
			19.41%
			19.78%
	Literacy
	- In Absolute Numbers		3,16,75,607
			2,09,78,955
			1,06,96,652
	- Percentage of Total Population		47.53%
			60.32%
			33.57%
	Decadal Population Growth (1991-2001)		130
	- Absolute		1,83,48,242
	- As Percentage		28.43%
	Highest Decadal Growth at		Sheohar District (36.16%)
	Lowest Decadal Growth at		Nalanda District (18.64%)
	- Civil Police Stations		813
	- Railway Police Stations		40
	Density of Population		880 per sq kms
	- Highest Density		Patna, 1471 per sq kms
	- Lowest Density		Kaimur, 382 per sq kms
	Sex Ratio (Females/Thousand Males)		921
	- Highest Ratio		(Siwan) 1,033
	- Lowest Ratio		(Patna) 873
	Highest Literacy Rate		Patna, 63.82%
	Lowest Literacy Rate		Kishanganj, 31.02%
	Average Population of a District		22,39,967