Bihar

**Bihar** (; ) is a state in the Republic of India, covering an area of 38,202 mi² (99,200 km²).  The capital is Patna.  Bihar is bordered by the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south, and West Bengal to the east.  To the north of Bihar is the country of Nepal. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the East Indian zone. It is one of the poorest regions in India.

## Population

A census in 2023 of the 130 million people in the state collected information about castes for the first time since 1931.  15.5% were upper caste.  27.1% were other backward class. 36% were extremely backward class and 21.4% were scheduled castes or scheduled tribes.  Brahmins, the highest  caste, were less than 4% of the population.

## Related pages

- Sasaram

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bihar
- **native name**: बिहार
 𑒥𑒱𑒯𑒰𑒩𑓂
- **type**: States and union territories of India, State
- **image blank emblem**: Seal of Bihar.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Emblem of Bihar, Emblem
- **blank emblem size**: 100px
- **image map**: IN-BR.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Bihar in India
- **coor pinpoint**: Patna
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: India
- **established title1**: Formation
- **established title2**: Statehood
- **established date2**: 26 January 1950
- **parts type**: List of districts of Bihar, Districts
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: List of districts of Bihar, 38
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Patna
- **seat1 type**: Largest city
- **seat1**: Patna
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Phagu Chauhan (Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP)
- **leader title1**: Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister
- **leader name1**: Nitish Kumar (Janata Dal (United), JD(U))
- **leader title2**: Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister
- **leader name2**: Sushil Kumar Modi (Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP)
- **leader title3**: Bihar Legislative Assembly, Legislature
- **leader title4**: High Courts of India, High Court
- **leader name4**: Patna High Court
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 94,163
- **area rank**: List of states and union territories of India by area, 12th
- **population total**: 103,804,637
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population rank**: List of states and union territories of India by population, 3rd
- **population density km2**: 1,102
- **population blank1 title**: Major Ethnolinguistic Groups
- **population blank1**: Bhojpuri people, Bhojpuris, Maithils, Magahi people, Magahis
- **population demonym**: Biharis, Bihari
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +05:30
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:IN, IN-BR
- **demographics type1**: GDP
- **demographics1 title1**: List of Indian states and union territories by GDP, Total
- **demographics1 title2**: List of Indian states and union territories by GDP per capita, Per capita
- **blank name sec2**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec2**: 0.566 () · List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index, 29th
- **blank1 name sec2**: Literacy in India, Literacy
- **blank1 info sec2**: 63.82%
- **blank2 name sec2**: Human sex ratio, Sex ratio
- **blank2 info sec2**: 918 females, ♀/1000 males, ♂
- **demographics type2**: Languages
- **demographics2 title1**: Official
- **demographics2 info1**: Hindi
- **demographics2 title2**: Additional official
- **demographics2 info2**: Maithili language, Maithili<sup>a</sup>, Urdu<sup>b</sup>
- **area code type**: UN/LOCODE
- **area code**: INBR
- **registration plate**: BR