Bihar , a state of India , has currently (as of 2005) thirty-eight administrative districts .
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service . The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.
A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Serviceis entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.
Summary [ ]
Code
District
Headquarters
Population (2001)
Area (km²)
Density (/km²)
Official website
AR
Araria
Araria
2,124,831
67789
751
http://araria.bih.nic.in
AR
Arwal
Arwal
589,476
4,839
918
http://arwal.bih.nic.in/
AU
Aurangabad
Aurangabad
2,004,960
3,303
607
http://aurangabad.bih.nic.in
BA
Banka
Banka
1,608,778
3,018
533
http://banka.bih.nic.in
BE
Begusarai
Begusarai
2,342,989
1,917
1,222
http://begusarai.bih.nic.in
BG
Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur
2,430,331
2,569
946
http://bhagalpur.bih.nic.in
BJ
Bhojpur
Arrah
2,233,415
2,473
903
http://bhojpur.bih.nic.in
BU
Buxar
Buxar
1,403,462
1,624
864
http://buxar.bih.nic.in
DA
Darbhanga
Darbhanga
3,285,473
2,278
1,442
http://darbhanga.bih.nic.in
EC
East Champaran
Motihari
3,933,636
3,969
991
http://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in
GA
Gaya
Gaya
3,464,983
4,978
696
http://gaya.bih.nic.in
GO
Gopalganj
Gopalganj
2,149,343
2,033
1,057
http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in
JA
Jamui
Jamui
1,397,474
3,099
451
http://jamui.bih.nic.in
JE
Jehanabad
Jehanabad
1,511,406
1,569
963
http://Jehanabad.bih.nic.in
KH
Khagaria
Khagaria
1,276,677
1,486
859
http://khagaria.bih.nic.in
KI
Kishanganj
Kishanganj
1,294,063
1,884
687
http://kishanganj.bih.nic.in
KM
Kaimur
Bhabua
1,284,575
3,363
382
http://kaimur.bih.nic.in
KT
Katihar
Katihar
2,389,533
3,056
782
http://katihar.bih.nic.in
LA
Lakhisarai
Lakhisarai
801,173
1,229
652
http://lakhisarai.bih.nic.in
MB
Madhubani
Madhubani
3,570,651
3,501
1,020
http://madhubani.bih.nic.in
MG
Munger
Munger
1,135,499
1,419
800
http://munger.bih.nic.in
MP
Madhepura
Madhepura
1,524,596
1,787
853
http://madhepura.bih.nic.in
MZ
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur
3,743,836
3,173
1,180
http://muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in
NL
Nalanda
Bihar Sharif
2,368,327
2,354
1,006
http://nalanda.bih.nic.in
NW
Nawada
Nawada
1,809,425
2,492
726
http://nawada.bih.nic.in
PA
Patna
Patna
4,709,851
3,202
1,471
http://patna.bih.nic.in
PU
Purnia
Purnia
2,540,788
3,228
787
http://purnia.bih.nic.in
RO
Rohtas
Sasaram
2,448,762
3,850
636
http://rohtas.bih.nic.in
SH
Saharsa
Saharsa
1,506,418
1,702
885
http://saharsa.bih.nic.in
SM
Samastipur
Samastipur
3,413,413
2,905
1,175
http://samastipur.bih.nic.in
SO
Sheohar
Sheohar
514,288
443
1,161
http://sheohar.bih.nic.in
SP
Sheikhpura
Sheikhpura
525,137
689
762
http://sheikhpura.bih.nic.in
SR
Saran
Chhapra
3,251,474
2,641
1,231
http://saran.bih.nic.in
ST
Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi
2,669,887
2,199
1,214
http://sitamarhi.bih.nic.in
SU
Supaul
Supaul
1,745,069
2,410
724
http://supaul.bih.nic.in
SW
Siwan
Siwan
2,708,840
2,219
1,221
http://siwan.bih.nic.in
VA
Vaishali
Hajipur
2,712,389
2,036
1,332
http://vaishali.bih.nic.in
WC
West Champaran
Bettiah
3,043,044
5,229
582
http://westchamparan.bih.nic.in
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