Bihar

Country	India
Formation	22 March 1912 (Bihar Diwas)
Statehood	26 January 1950
Capital	Patna
Largest city	Patna
Districts	38
Government
• Governor	Phagu Chauhan (BJP)[1]
• Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar (JD(U))
• Deputy Chief Minister	Sushil Kumar Modi[2] (BJP)
• Legislature	Bicameral Legislative Council 75 Legislative Assembly 243
• High Court	Patna High Court
Area [3]
• Total	94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi)
Area rank	12th
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	104,099,452
• Rank	3rd
• Density	1,102/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
• Major Ethnolinguistic Groups	Bhojpuris, Maithils, Magahis
Demonym(s)	Bihari
GDP (2017–18) [5]
• Total	₹4.88 lakh crore (US$68 billion)
• Per capita	₹38,860 (US$540)
Languages
• Official	Hindi[6]
• Additional official	Maithilia,[7] Urdub [8]
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
UN/LOCODE	INBR
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR
HDI (2017)	0.566[9] (medium) · 36th
Literacy (2011)	63.82%[10]
Sex ratio (2011)	918 ♀/1000 ♂[11]
Website	gov.bih.nic.in
a. Recognized under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India b. In 15 districts