Bihar Gk

Country India Region East India Bihar Province 1 April 1936 Summary 1764 to March 1912 : part of Bengal Presidency 1912 to 1936 : part of Bihar and Orissa Province 1 November 1956 : territory transferred to West Bengal state 15 November 2000 : southern part ceded to create Jharkhand state Capital Patna Largest city Patna Districts 38 Government • Governor Ram Nath Kovind • Chief Minister Nitish Kumar • Legislature Bicameral Legislative Council 75 Legislative Assembly 243 • Parliamentary constituency 40 • High Court Patna High Court Area † • Total 94,163 km 2 (36,357 sq mi) Area rank 12th Population (2011)[1] • Total 103,804,637 • Rank 3rd • Density 1,102/km 2 (2,850/sq mi) Demonym(s) Bihari Time zone IST (UTC+05:30 ) UN/LOCODE INBR ISO 3166 code IN-BR Vehicle registration BR HDI 0.367 (low) HDI rank 21st (2007-08) Literacy 63.4% (29th) 73.4% (male) 53.3% (female) Official language Hindi[2] Additional official language Urdu [3] Website gov.bih.nic.in Symbols of Bihar[4] Animal Ox (बैल) Bird Sparrow(गौरैया) Flower Marigold (गेंदा) Tree Peepal (पीपल)