Districts of Bihar

Bihar, a state of India, has currently 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 Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

Summary

Code District Headquarters Population (2001) Area (km²) Density (/km²) Map
AR Araria Araria 2,124,831 2,829 751
AR Arwal Arwal 589,476 4,839 918
AU Aurangabad Aurangabad 2,004,960 3,303 607
BA Banka Banka 1,608,778 3,018 533
BE Begusarai Begusarai 2,342,989 1,917 1,222
BG Bhagalpur Bhagalpur 2,430,331 2,569 946
BJ Bhojpur Arrah 2,233,415 2,473 903
BU Buxar Buxar 1,403,462 1,624 864
DA Darbhanga Darbhanga 3,285,473 2,278 1,442
EC East Champaran Motihari 3,933,636 3,969 991
GA Gaya Gaya 3,464,983 4,978 696
GO Gopalganj Gopalganj 2,149,343 2,033 1,057
JA Jamui Jamui 1,397,474 3,099 451
JE Jehanabad Jehanabad 1,511,406 1,569 963
KH Khagaria Khagaria 1,276,677 1,486 859
KI Kishanganj Kishanganj 1,294,063 1,884 687
KM Kaimur Bhabua 1,284,575 3,363 382
KT Katihar Katihar 2,389,533 3,056 782
LA Lakhisarai Lakhisarai 801,173 1,229 652
MB Madhubani Madhubani 3,570,651 3,501 1,020
MG Munger Munger 1,135,499 1,419 800
MP Madhepura Madhepura 1,524,596 1,787 853
MZ Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur 3,743,836 3,173 1,180
NL Nalanda Bihar Sharif 2,368,327 2,354 1,006
NW Nawada Nawada 1,809,425 2,492 726
PA Patna Patna 4,709,851 3,202 1,471
PU Purnia Purnia 2,540,788 3,228 787
RO Rohtas Sasaram 2,448,762 3,850 636
SH Saharsa Saharsa 1,506,418 1,702 885
SM Samastipur Samastipur 3,413,413 2,905 1,175
SO Sheohar Sheohar 514,288 443 1,161
SP Sheikhpura Sheikhpura 525,137 689 762
SR Saran Chhapra 3,251,474 2,641 1,231
ST Sitamarhi Sitamarhi 2,669,887 2,199 1,214
SU Supaul Supaul 1,745,069 2,410 724
SW Siwan Siwan 2,708,840 2,219 1,221
VA Vaishali Hajipur 2,712,389 2,036 1,332
WC West Champaran Bettiah 3,043,044 5,229 582

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Divisions and districts of Bihar, India
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