Bihari languages
Some major languages and dialects
Table:
Language	ISO 639-3	Scripts	No . of speakers	Geographical distribution

Angika	anp	Devanagari ; previously Anga Lipi	743,600	Eastern Bihar , North-eastern Jharkhand , West Bengal and Eastern Madhesh

Bajjika	-	Devanagari ; previously Tirhuta	8,738,000	North-Central Bihar and Eastern Madhesh

Bhojpuri	bho	Devanagari ; previously Kaithi	39,519,400	Western Bihar , Eastern Uttar Pradesh , Northwestern Jharkhand , Northern Chhattisgarh , Northeastern Madhya Pradesh and Central Madhesh

Khortha	N.A	Tirhuta script , Devanagari	8.04 million	North-eastern Jharkhand

Kudmali	kyw	Devanagari , Chis ( also suggested as its possible script )	556,809	South-Eastern Jharkhand , West Bengal

Magahi	mah	Anga Lipi ; Kaithi and Devanagari	14,035,600	South Bihar

Maithili	mai	Tirhuta , Kaithi and Devanagari	33,890,000	Northern and eastern Bihar , Jharkhand and Eastern Madhesh

Panchpargania	tdb	Devanagari , sometimes Bengali and Kaithi	274,000	West Bengal , Jharkhand and Assam

Nagpuri	sck	Devanagari	5.1 million	West-central Jharkhand North-eastern Chhattisgarh Northern Odisha

Surjapuri	sjp	Devanagari	2,256,228	North-eastern Bihar

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ISO 639-3:2007 , Codes for the representation of names of languages - Part 3 : Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages , is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series . It defines three-letter codes for identifying languages . The standard was published by ISO on 1 February 2007 . ISO 639-3 extends the ISO 639-2 alpha-3 codes with an aim to cover all known natural languages . The extended language coverage was based primarily on the language codes used in the Ethnologue ( volumes 10-14 ) published by SIL International , which is now the registration authority for ISO 639-3 . It provides an enumeration of languages as complete as possible , including living and extinct , ancient and constructed , major and minor , written and unwritten . However , it does not include reconstructed languages such as Proto-Indo-European . ISO 639-3 is intended for use as metadata codes in a wide range of applications . It is widely used in computer and information systems , such as the Internet , in which many languages need to be supported . In archives and other information storage , they are used in cataloging systems , indicating what language a resource is in or about . The codes are also frequently used in the linguistic literature and elsewhere to compensate for the fact that language names may be obscure or ambiguous .
Angika ( अंगिका ) or Chhika-Chhiki is a language spoken primarily in the Anga region of Bihar and Jharkhand states of India . In addition to India , it is also spoken in some parts of the Terai region of Nepal.It belongs to the Eastern Indo-Aryan language family . It is closely related to languages such as Bengali , Assamese , Oriya , Maithili and Magahi . Angika is not listed in the 8th schedule of the constitution of India . Nevertheless , Angika language movements have advocated its inclusion , and a submitted request is currently pending with the Government . Angika is written in the Devanagari script ; although the Anga Lipi and Kaithi scripts were used historically . [ citation needed ] Angika shows a regular contrast for animates .
Devanagari ( /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡəri/ DAY-və-NAH-gər-ee ; देवनागरी , IAST : Devanāgarī , Sanskrit pronunciation : [ deːʋɐˈnaːɡɐɽiː ] ) , also called Nagari ( Nāgarī , नागरी ) , is a left-to-right abugida ( alphasyllabary ) , based on the ancient Brāhmī script , used in the Indian subcontinent . It was developed in ancient India from the 1st to the 4th century CE and was in regular use by the 7th century CE . The Devanagari script , composed of 47 primary characters including 14 vowels and 33 consonants , is one of the most adopted writing systems in the world , being used for over 120 languages . The ancient Nagari script for Sanskrit had two additional consonantal characters . The orthography of this script reflects the pronunciation of the language . Unlike the Latin alphabet , the script has no concept of letter case . It is written from left to right , has a strong preference for symmetrical rounded shapes within squared outlines and is recognisable by a horizontal line that runs along the top of full letters . In a cursory look , the Devanagari script appears different from other Indic scripts such as Bengali , Odia or Gurmukhi , but a closer examination reveals they are very similar except for angles and structural emphasis . Among the languages using it - as either their only script or one of their scripts - are Pāḷi , Sanskrit , Hindi , Nepali , Sherpa , Prakrit , Apabhramsha , Awadhi , Bhojpuri , Braj Bhasha , Chhattisgarhi , Haryanvi , Magahi , Nagpuri , Rajasthani , Bhili , Dogri , Marathi , Maithili , Kashmiri , Konkani , Sindhi , Bodo , Nepalbhasa , Mundari and Santali . The Devanagari script is closely related to the Nandinagari script commonly found in numerous ancient manuscripts of South India , and it is distantly related to a number of southeast Asian scripts .
Anga Lipi ( অঙ্গ লিপি ) is a historical writing system or script of the Anga area of India . It is believed to have been originated from Mithilakshara or the Tirhuta script used to write Maithili . [ citation needed ]
Bihar ( /bɪˈhɑːr/ ; Hindi pronunciation : [ bɪˈɦaːr ] ( listen ) ) is a state in eastern India . It is the third-largest state by population and twelfth-largest by territory , with an area of 94,163 km2 ( 36,357 sq mi ) . It is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west , Nepal to the north , the northern part of West Bengal to the east , and with Jharkhand to the south . The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges , which flows from west to east . Three main cultural regions converge in the state : Magadh , Mithila , and Bhojpur . On 15 November 2000 , southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand . Only 11.3% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas , which is the lowest in India after Himachal Pradesh . Additionally , almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25 , giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state . In ancient and classical India , the area that is now Bihar was considered a centre of power , learning , and culture . From Magadha arose India 's first empire , the Maurya empire , as well as one of the world 's most widely adhered-to religions : Buddhism . Magadha empires , notably under the Maurya and Gupta dynasties , unified large parts of South Asia under a central rule . Another region of Bihar is Mithila which was an early centre of learning and the centre of the Videha kingdom .
Jharkhand ( lit . Bushland or The land of forest ) is a state in eastern India . The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north , Uttar Pradesh to the northwest , Chhattisgarh to the west , Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east . It has an area of 79,710 km2 ( 30,778 sq mi ) . It is the 15th largest state by area , and the 14th largest by population . Hindi is the official language of the state . The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub capital . The state is known for its waterfalls , hills and holy places ; Baidyanath Dham , Parasnath and Rajrappa are major religious sites . The region has been inhabited since the Mesolithic-Chalcolithic period , as shown by several ancient cave paintings . Even evidence of use of iron started in this region as early as 1400 BCE . The region was under the rule of many sovereign and autonomous ruling dynasties including Maurya , Gupta , Gauda , Pala , Nagvanshi , Khayaravala , Ramgarh Raj , Raksel , Chero and Kharagdiha Zamindari estates . In the 16th century Mughal influence reached the region , and it finally came under the East India Company in the 18th century .
West Bengal ( /bɛnˈɡɔːl/ ; Bengali : Paschim Banga ) is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal . With over 91 million inhabitants ( as of 2011 ) , it is India 's fourth-most populous state . West Bengal is the thirteenth-largest Indian state , with an area of 88,752 km2 ( 34,267 sq mi ) . Part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent , it borders Bangladesh in the east , and Nepal and Bhutan in the north . It also borders the Indian states of Odisha , Jharkhand , Bihar , Sikkim , and Assam . The state capital is Kolkata ( Calcutta ) the seventh-largest city in India , and center of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country . West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region , the Ganges delta , the Rarh region , and the coastal Sundarbans . The main ethnic group is the Bengalis , with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority . The area 's early history featured a succession of Indian empires , internal squabbling , and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance . Ancient Bengal was the site of several major Janapadas ( kingdoms ) , while the earliest cities date back to the Vedic period . The region was part of several ancient pan−Indian empires , including the Mauryans and Guptas . It was also a bastion of regional kingdoms .
The term Madheshi people ( Nepali : मधेशी ) is used by academics for people of Indian ancestry residing in the Terai of Nepal and comprising various cultural groups such as Hindu caste groups , Muslims , Marwaris and indigenous people of the Terai . Since the late 1940s , the term 'Madhes ' was used by politicians in the Nepal Terai to differentiate between interests of the people of the Terai and of the hills . In recent times , some politicians and journalists use the term for all Nepali citizens of the Terai . Indian immigrants settled foremost in present-day eastern Nepal Terai since the late 18th century , when the Shah rulers of Nepal encouraged deforestation and agricultural development of this region . Madheshi people comprise Brahmin and Dalit caste groups as well as ethnic groups such as Maithils , Bhojpuri and Bajjika speaking people . Many of these groups share cultural traditions , educational and family ties with people living south of the international border in Bihar , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal . Tharu people and Pahari people living in the Terai do not consider themselves as Madheshi .
Bajjika is a language spoken in eastern India and Nepal , considered by some , including the Ethnologue , to be a dialect of the Maithili language . In Nepal , it has been accorded an independent language status with censuses recording it separately from Maithili and thus is one of its national languages through the constitution of Nepal 2015 . It is spoken in the north-western districts of the Bihar state of India , and the adjacent areas in Nepal .
Tirhuta or Mithilakshar is the script used for Sanskrit & Maithili language . The script has a rich history spanning a thousand years , believed to be originated in the 10th century CE , but years of neglect by the Bihar government have taken their toll on the use of Tirhuta . It is similar to Assamese script and Bengali script . Most speakers of Maithili have switched to using the Devanagari script , which is also used to write neighboring Central Indic languages to the west such as such as Hindi . As a result , the number of people with a working knowledge of Tirhuta has dropped considerably in recent years .
Bhojpuri ( /ˌboʊdʒˈpʊəri/ ; भोजपुरी ( help·info ) ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in northern-eastern India and the Terai region of Nepal . It is chiefly spoken in western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh . Sociolinguistically , Bhojpuri is considered one of several Hindi dialects . The language is an official language of Nepal [ citation needed ] and a minority language in Guyana , Trinidad and Tobago , Suriname , South Africa , and Mauritius . Fiji Hindi , an official language of Fiji , is a variant of Awadhi and Bhojpuri . Caribbean Hindustani , another variant of Awadhi and Bhojpuri , is spoken by the Indo-Caribbean people . It has experienced lexical influence from Caribbean English in Trinidad and Tobago and in Guyana . In Suriname , languages that have lexically influenced it include Sranan Tongo Creole , Surinamese Dutch , and English . Another dialect is spoken in Mauritius ; its use is declining , and As of 2000 [ update ] it is spoken by about 5% of the country 's population .
Kaithi , also called Kayathi or Kayasthi , is a historical script used widely in parts of northern India , primarily in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar . It was used for writing legal , administrative , and private records .
Uttar Pradesh ( /ˌʊtər prəˈdɛʃ/ ; IAST : Uttar Pradeś [ ˈʊtːəɾ pɾəˈdeːʃ ] ( listen ) ) is a state in northern India . With roughly 200 million inhabitants , it is the most populous state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world . It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule , and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950 . The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts with the capital being Lucknow . On 9 November 2000 , a new state , Uttarakhand , was carved out from the state 's Himalayan hill region . The two major rivers of the state , the Ganga and Yamuna , join at Allahabad ( Prayagraj ) and then flow as the Ganga further east . Hindi is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state , along with Urdu . The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the northwest , Uttarakhand and Nepal to the north , Bihar to the east , Madhya Pradesh to the south , and touches the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast . It covers 243,290 square kilometres ( 93,933 sq mi ) , equal to 7.34% of the total area of India , and is the fourth-largest Indian state by area . Agriculture and service industries are the largest parts of the state 's economy . The service sector comprises travel and tourism , hotel industry , real estate , insurance and financial consultancies . The economy of Uttar Pradesh is the fifth-largest state economy in India with ₹15.42 lakh crore ( US $ 220 billion ) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹61,000 ( US $ 860 ) .
Chhattisgarh ( Chhattīsgaṛh , Hindi pronunciation : [ /ˈtʃʰət̪ːisgəɽʱ/ ] , translation : Thirty-Six Forts ) is one of the 28 states of India , located in the centre-east of the country . It is the ninth-largest state in India , with an area of 135,192 km2 ( 52,198 sq mi ) . With a 2011 population of 25.5 million , Chhattisgarh is the 16th-most populated state in the country . A resource-rich state , it is a source of electricity and steel for the country , accounting for 15% of the total steel produced as well as large contributor of coal . Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India . The state was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning ten Chhattisgarhi and six Gondi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh . The capital city is Raipur . Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest , Uttar Pradesh in the north , Jharkhand in northeast , Maharashtra in the southwest , Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south , and Odisha in the southeast . Currently the state comprises 30 districts . The Gross State Domestic Product ( GSDP ) of Chhattisgarh is ₹3.63 lakh crore ( US $ 51 billion ) and the per capita GSDP ₹102,762 ( US $ 1,400 )
Madhya Pradesh ( MP ; /ˌmʌdjə prəˈdɛʃ/ , Hindi : [ ˈmədʱjə pɾəˈdeːʃ ] ( listen ) ; meaning Central Province ) is a state in central India . Its capital is Bhopal , and the largest city is Indore , with Jabalpur , Gwalior , and Ujjain being the other major cities . Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 75 million residents . It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast , Chhattisgarh to the southeast , Maharashtra to the south , Gujarat to the west , and Rajasthan to the northwest . Before 2000 , when Chhattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state , Singoli and Konta , was 1500 km . The area covered by the present-day Madhya Pradesh includes the area of the ancient Avanti Mahajanapada , whose capital Ujjain ( also known as Avantika ) arose as a major city during the second wave of Indian urbanisation in the sixth century BCE . Subsequently , the region was ruled by the major dynasties of India . By the early 18th century , the region was divided into several small kingdoms which were captured by the British and incorporated into Central Provinces and Berar and the Central India Agency . After India 's independence , Madhya Pradesh state was created with Nagpur as its capital : this state included the southern parts of the present-day Madhya Pradesh and northeastern portion of today 's Maharashtra . In 1956 , this state was reorganised and its parts were combined with the states of Madhya Bharat , Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal to form the new Madhya Pradesh state , the Marathi-speaking Vidarbha region was removed and merged with the then Bombay State . This state was the largest in India by area until 2000 , when its southeastern Chhattisgarh region was made as a separate state . The economy of Madhya Pradesh is the tenth-largest state economy in India with ₹8.09 lakh crore ( US $ 110 billion ) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹90,000 ( US $ 1,300 ) .
Khortha ( also romanized as Kortha or Khotta ) is a language which is considered dialect of Magahi language spoken in the Indian state of Jharkhand , mainly in 16 districts of two divisions : North Chotanagpur and Santhal Pargana . The 13 districts are Hazaribagh , Koderma , Giridih , Bokaro , Dhanbad , Chatra , Ramgarh , Deoghar , Dumka , Sahebganj , Pakur , Godda , and Jamtara . Khortha is not only spoken by the Sadaans , it is also used by the Adivasis as a link . [ citation needed ] It is most spoken language of Jharkhand , and considered a dialect of Magahi by linguists , Grierson has called this as eastern Magahi .
Tirhuta or Mithilakshar is the script used for Sanskrit & Maithili language . The script has a rich history spanning a thousand years , believed to be originated in the 10th century CE , but years of neglect by the Bihar government have taken their toll on the use of Tirhuta . It is similar to Assamese script and Bengali script . Most speakers of Maithili have switched to using the Devanagari script , which is also used to write neighboring Central Indic languages to the west such as such as Hindi . As a result , the number of people with a working knowledge of Tirhuta has dropped considerably in recent years .
Kurmali ( Devanagari : कुर्माली , कुरमाली , Bengali : কুর্মালী , কুড়মালি , Odia : କୁଡ଼ମାଲି / କୁର୍ମାଲି , kur ( a ) mālī ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in eastern India . Kurmali is generally linked to the Kudumi Mahato ( also known as Kurmi , Mahanta or Mohanta ) community of Jharkhand , Odisha , and West Bengal . Kurmali is also spoken by the Kudumi people of Assam , and was brought to the tea gardens from Bihar , Odisha and West Bengal . Intellectuals claim that Kurmali may be the nearest form of language used in Charyapada . As a trade dialect , it is known as Panchpargania ( Bengali : পঞ্চপরগনিয়া ) , for the five districts of the region it covers , or Tamaria . Kurmali is a traditional language of Kurmi community .
The Magahi language , also known as Magadhi , is a language spoken in Bihar , Jharkhand and West Bengal states of eastern India . Magadhi Prakrit was the ancestor of Magadhi , from which the latter 's name derives . It has a very rich and old tradition of folk songs and stories . It is spoken in seven districts of Bihar ( Gaya , Patna , Jehanabad , Aurangabad , Nalanda , Sheikhpura , Nawada , Lakhisarai , Arwal ) , seven districts of Jharkhand ( Hazaribag , Chatra , Koderma , Jamtara , Bokaro , Dhanbad , Giridih ) and in West Bengal 's Malda district . There are around 20,700,000 speakers of Magahi language including Khortha which is considered dialect of Magahi . Magahi or Magadhi language derived from the ancient Magadhi Prakrit , which was created in the ancient kingdom of Magadha , the core of which was the area south of the Ganges and east of Son River . It is believed to be the language spoken by Gautama Buddha . It was the official language of the Mauryan court , in which the edicts of Ashoka were composed . The name Magahi is directly derived from the name Magadhi Prakrit , and educated speakers of Magahi prefer to call it Magadhi rather than Magahi . Though the number of speakers in Magahi is large , it has not been constitutionally recognised in India . In Bihar Hindi is the language used for educational and official matters . Magadhi was legally absorbed under Hindi in the 1961 Census .
Maithili ( /ˈmaɪtɪli/ ; Maithilī ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent , mainly spoken in India and Nepal . In India , it is spoken in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand and is one of the 22 recognised Indian languages . In Nepal , it is spoken in the eastern Terai and is the second most prevalent language of Nepal . It is also one of the 122 recognized Nepalese languages . Tirhuta was formerly the primary script for written Maithili . Less commonly , it was also written in the local variant of Kaithi . Today it is written in the Devanagari script .
Kurmali ( Devanagari : कुर्माली , कुरमाली , Bengali : কুর্মালী , কুড়মালি , Odia : କୁଡ଼ମାଲି / କୁର୍ମାଲି , kur ( a ) mālī ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in eastern India . Kurmali is generally linked to the Kudumi Mahato ( also known as Kurmi , Mahanta or Mohanta ) community of Jharkhand , Odisha , and West Bengal . Kurmali is also spoken by the Kudumi people of Assam , and was brought to the tea gardens from Bihar , Odisha and West Bengal . Intellectuals claim that Kurmali may be the nearest form of language used in Charyapada . As a trade dialect , it is known as Panchpargania ( Bengali : পঞ্চপরগনিয়া ) , for the five districts of the region it covers , or Tamaria . Kurmali is a traditional language of Kurmi community .
The Bengali alphabet ( Bengali : বাংলা বর্ণমালা , bangla bôrnômala ) or Bengali script ( Bengali : বাংলা লিপি , bangla lipi ) , is the writing system , originating in the Indian subcontinent , for the Bengali language and is the fifth most widely used writing system in the world . The script is used for other languages like Bishnupriya Manipuri and has historically been used to write Sanskrit within Bengal . There are a total 50 letters , 11 vowels and 39 consonants . From a classificatory point of view , the Bengali script is an abugida , i.e . its vowel graphemes are mainly realised not as independent letters , but as diacritics modifying the vowel inherent in the base letter they are added to . Bengali script is written from left to right and has no distinct letter cases . It is recognisable , as are other Brahmic scripts , by a distinctive horizontal line known as মাত্রা , matra running along the tops of the letters that links them together . The Bengali script is however less blocky and presents a more sinuous shape . [ clarification needed ]
Assam ( /ˈæsæm/ , Assamese : [ ɔxɔm ] ( listen ) ) is a state in northeastern India , situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys . Assam covers an area of 78,438 km2 ( 30,285 sq mi ) . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north ; Nagaland and Manipur to the east ; Meghalaya , Tripura , Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south ; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor , a 22 kilometres ( 14 mi ) strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India . Assam is known for Assam tea and Assam silk . The state was the first site for oil drilling in Asia . Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros , along with the wild water buffalo , pygmy hog , tiger and various species of Asiatic birds , and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant . The Assamese economy is aided by wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park , which are World Heritage Sites . Sal tree forests are found in the state which , as a result of abundant rainfall , look green all year round . Assam receives more rainfall than most parts of India ; this rain feeds the Brahmaputra River , whose tributaries and oxbow lakes provide the region with a hydro-geomorphic environment .
Sadri ( Nagpuri ) is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian states of Jharkhand , Bihar , Chhattisgarh and Odisha . It is sometimes considered a Hindi dialect . It is native language of the Sadan . In addition to native speakers , it is also used as lingua franca by many tribal groups such as Kharia , Munda and Kurukh , and a number of speakers of these tribal groups have adopted it as their first language . It is also used as a lingua franca among Tea-garden community of Assam , West Bengal and Bangladesh . According to the 2011 Census , there were approximately 5,130,000 native speakers of the Nagpuri language , including 19,100 identifying as Gawari , 4,350,000 as Sadan/Sadri and 763,000 as Nagpuria .
Odisha ( /əˈdɪsə/ , /ɒˈrɪsə , ɔː- , oʊ-/ ; , pronounced [ oɽɪˈsaː ] ( listen ) ; is an Indian state located on the eastern coast of India . It neighbors the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand to the north , Chhattisgarh to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the south . Odisha has a coastline of 485 kilometres ( 301 mi ) along the Bay of Bengal . It is the 8th largest state by area , and the 11th largest by population . The state has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India . The ancient kingdom of Kalinga , which was invaded by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War , coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha . The modern state of Odisha was established on 1 April 1936 , as a province in British India , and consisted of Odia-speaking regions . 1 April is celebrated as Utkala Dibasa . The region is also known as Utkala and is mentioned in India 's national anthem , Jana Gana Mana . Cuttack was made the capital of the region by Anantavarman Chodaganga in c. 1135 , after which the city was used as the capital by many rulers , through the British era until 1948 . Thereafter , Bhubaneswar became the capital of Odisha . The economy of Odisha is the 16th-largest state economy in India with ₹4.16 lakh crore ( US $ 58 billion ) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹93,000 ( US $ 1,300 ) .
Surjapuri , a language possessing similarities with Kamatapuri , Assamese , Bengali and Maithili , is mainly spoken in the parts of Purnia division ( Kishanganj , Katihar , Purnia , Araria districts ) of Mithila region of Bihar . Apart from Bihar , it is also spoken in West Bengal ( Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur districts , and in Siliguri city of Darjeeling district - part of the North Bengal region within Jalpaiguri division ) , as well as in parts of eastern Nepal . It is one of the lesser known Bihari languages spoken in Eastern India comprising today 's northern West Bengal and Eastern Bihar . It is associated with Kamtapuri language ( and its dialects Rangpuri and Koch Rajbangshi ) spoken in North Bengal and Western Assam .