Capital – Patna
Area ‘ – 94,163 Sq. Km.
Population – 8,28,78,796 (2001 Census)
Language – Hindi
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Districts – 38
Literacy – 47,53%
Bihar has become a mineral-less state after division of Bihar into two parts. Minerals deposit areas have gone to the newly born state Jharkhand. Bihar is now an agricultural state and has large scope for agriculture based industry,