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Physical
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21
58' 10" to 27 31' 15" North
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82
19' 50" to 88 17' 40" East
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Area
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(i)
Normal rainfall (M.M.)
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(ii)
Actual rainfall (M. M.)
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(iii)
Avg. no. of rainy days
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| Administrative
Units |
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1.
Divisons
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2.
Districts
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3.
Subdivisons
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4.
CD Blocks
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5.
Panchayats
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6.
Number of Revenue Villages
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7.
Number of Urban Agglomerations
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8.
Number of Towns
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(ii)
Census Towns (Non-Statutory)
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9.
Police Station :-
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(ii)
Railway Police Station
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10.
Police District :-
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| Population
of Bihar |
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1.
Population (2001 Census) Provisional :-
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Total
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8,28,78,796
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Male
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4,31,53,964
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Female
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3,97,24,832
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2.
Population (0-6 Age Group)
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(i)
Absolute - Persons
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1,62,34,539
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Male
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83,75,532
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Female
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78,59,007
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(ii)
Percentage to total Population - Persons
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3.
Literacy
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Female
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1,06,96,652
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(ii)
Percentage - Persons
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4.
Decadal Population Growth (1991-2001)
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(i)
Absolute
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1,83,48,242
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(ii)
Percentage
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28.43%
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5.
District With Highest Decadal Growth ---
Sheohar
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6.
District With Lowest Decadal Growth
--- Nalanda
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18.64%
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7.
Density of Population ( Per Sq.Km.)
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880
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(i)
Most Densely Populated District - Patna
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(ii)
Least Densely Populated District - Kaimur
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382
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8.
Sex Ratio (No. of Females /1000 Males)
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921
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District having highest Sex Ratio - Siwan
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1033
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(ii)
District having Lowest Sex Ratio - Patna
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873
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9.
District having highest literacy rate ---
Patna
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63.82%
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10.
District having lowest literacy rate --- Kishanganj
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31.02%
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11.
Average population of a district of the State
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2239967
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