List of districts of Bihar

thumb|Districts of Bihar.

Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks.

Administration

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|+Administrative Division in Details

!Divisions

!Districts

|38

!Subdivisions

|109

!Cities and towns

|207

!Blocks

|534

!Villages

|45,103

!Panchayats

|8,406

!Police Districts

|43

!Police Stations

|853

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.

3 to 6 districts are comprised to form a division (प्रमंडल). Each district is divided into sub-divisions (अनुमंडल), which are further sub-divided into CD blocks (प्रखण्ड).

List

Existing districts

Note: These densities don't agree with the populations and areas.

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! No.

! Code

! District Name

! District Headquarters

! C.D. Blocks

! Population (2011)

! Area (km2)

! Density (/km2) (2011)

! class=unsortable|Map

|- bgcolor="#F4F9ff"

! 1

| AR||Araria|| Araria

Araria
Bhargama
Forbesganj
Jokihat
Kursa Kanta
Narpatganj
Palasi
Raniganj
Sikti

| 2,811,569|| 2,829|| 991||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 2

|AW||Arwal|| Arwal

Arwal
Kaler
Karpi
Kurtha
Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur

| 699,000 || 637|| 918||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 3

| AU||Aurangabad|| Aurangabad

Aurangabad
Barun
Daudnagar
Deo
Goh
Haspura
Kutumba
Madanpur
Nabinagar
Obra
Rafiganj

| 2,540,073 || 3,303|| 769||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 4

| BA||Banka|| Banka

Amarpur
Banka
Barahat
Belhar
Bounsi
Chandan
Dhoraiya
Fullidumar
Katoria
Rajoun
Sambhuganj

| 2,034,763|| 3,018|| 533||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 5

| BE||Begusarai|| Begusarai

Bachhwara
Bakhri
Balia
Barauni
Begusarai
Bhagwanpur
Birpur
Cheria Bariarpur
Chhorahi
Dandari
Garhpura
Khodawandpur
Mansurchak
Matihani
Naokothi
Sahebpur Kamal
Samho Akha Kurha
Teghra

| 2,970,541|| 1,917|| 1,222||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 6

| BG||Bhagalpur|| Bhagalpur

Bihpur
Gopalpur
Goradih
Ismailpur
Jagdishpur
Kahalgaon
Kharik
Narayanpur
Nathnagar
Naugachhia
Pirpainti
Rangra Chowk
Sabour
Sanhaula
Shahkund
Sultanganj

| 3,037,766|| 2,569|| 946||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 7

| BJ||Bhojpur|| Arrah

Arrah
Agiaon
Barhara
Bihiya
Charpokhari
Garhani
Jagdishpur
Koilwar
Piro
Sahar
Sandesh
Shahpur
Tarari
Udwantnagar

|| 2,728,407|| 2,473|| 903||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 8

| BU||Buxar|| Buxar

Buxar
Brahmapur
Chakki
Chausa
Chaugain
Dumraon
Itarhi
Kesath
Nawanagar
Rajpur
Simri

| 1,706,352|| 1,624|| 864||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 9

| DA||Darbhanga|| Darbhanga

Alinagar
Bahadurpur
Baheri
Benipur
Biraul
Darbhanga Sadar
Gaura Bauram
Ghanshyampur
Hanuman Nagar
Hayaghat
Jale
Keoti
Kiratpur
Kusheshwar Asthan East
Kusheshwar Asthan
Manigachhi
Singhwara
Tardih

| 3,937,385|| 2,278|| 1,442||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 10

| EC||East Champaran|| Motihari

Adapur
Areraj
Banjaria
Bankatwa
Chakia
Chiraiya
Dhaka
Ghorasahan
Harsidhi
Kalyanpur
Kesaria
Kotwa
Madhuban
Mehsi
Motihari
Narkatia
Paharpur
Pakri Dayal
Patahi
Phenhara
Piprakothi
Ramgarhwa
Raxaul
Sangrampur
Sugauli
Tetaria
Turkaulia

| 5,099,371|| 3,969|| 991||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 11

| GA||Gaya|| Gaya

Gaya Town
Amas
Atri
Banke Bazar
Barachatti
Bathani
Belaganj
Bodh Gaya
Dobhi
Dumaria
Fatehpur
Guraru
Gurua
Imamganj
Khizirsarai
Konch
Manpur
Mohanpur
Muhra
Paraiya
Sherghati
Tan Kuppa
Tekari
Wazirganj

| 4,391,418|| 4,978|| 696||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 12

| GO||Gopalganj|| Gopalganj

Baikunthpur
Barauli
Bhorey
Bijaipur
Gopalganj
Hathua
Katiya
Kuchaikote
Manjha
Pach Deuri
Phulwaria
Sidhwalia
Thawe
Uchkagaon

| 2,562,012|| 2,033|| 1,057||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 13

| JA||Jamui|| Jamui

Barhat
Chakai
Gidhour
Islampur Aliganj
Jamui
Jhajha
Khaira
Laxmipur
Sikandra
Sono

| 1,760,405 || 3,099|| 451||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 14

| JE||Jehanabad|| Jehanabad

Ghoshi
Hulasganj
Jehanabad
Kako
Makhdumpur
Modanganj
Ratni Faridpur

| 1,125,313|| 1,569|| 963||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 15

| KH||Khagaria|| Khagaria

Alauli
Baldaur
Chautham
Gogri
Khagaria
Mansi
Parbatta

| |1,666,886 || 1,486|| 859||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 16

| KI||Kishanganj|| Kishanganj

Bahadurganj
Dighalbank
Kishanganj
Kochadhaman
Pothia
Terhagachh
Thakurganj

| 1,690,400 || 1,884|| 687||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 17

| KM||Kaimur|| Bhabua

Adhaura
Bhabua
Bhagwanpur
Chainpur
Chand
Durgawati
Kudra
Mohania
Nuaon
Ramgarh
Rampur

|| 1,626,384|| 3,363|| 382||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 18

| KT||Katihar|| Katihar

Amdabad
Azamnagar
Balrampur
Barari
Barsoi
Dandkhora
Falka
Hasanganj
Kadwa
Katihar
Korha
Kursela
Manihari
Mansahi
Pranpur
Sameli

|| 3,071,029|| 3,056|| 782||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 19

| LA||Lakhisarai|| Lakhisarai

Barahiya
Chanan
Halsi
Lakhisarai
Pipariya
Ramgarh Chowk
Surajgarha

|| 1,000,912 || 1,229|| 652||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 20

| MB||Madhubani|| Madhubani

Andhra Tharhi
Babubarhi
Basopatti
Benipatti
Bisfi
Ghoghardiha
Harlakhi
Jainagar
Jhanjharpur
Kaluahi
Khajauli
Ladania
Lakhnaur
Laukahi
Madhwapur
Madhubani
Pandaul
Phulparas
Rahika
Rajnagar

| 4,487,379|| 3,501|| 1,020||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 21

| MG||Munger|| Munger

Asarganj
Bariarpur
Dharhara
Haveli Kharagpur
Jamalpur
Munger
Sangrampur
Tarapur
Tetia Bambar

|| 1,367,765 || 1,419|| 800||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 22

| MP||Madhepura|| Madhepura

Alamnagar
Bihariganj
Chousa
Gamhariya
Ghelardh
Gwalpara
Kumarkhand
Madhepura
Murliganj
Puraini
Shankarpur
Singheshwar
Udakishunganj

|| 2,001,762|| 1,787|| 853||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 23

| MZ||Muzaffarpur|| Muzaffarpur

Aurai Block
Bandra
Bochaha
Gaighat
Kanti
Katra
Kurhani
Marwan
Minapur
Muraul (Dholi)
Motipur
Musahri
Paroo
Sahebganj
Sakra
Saraiya

|| 4,801,062|| 3,173|| 1,180||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 24

| NL||Nalanda|| Bihar Sharif

Asthawan
Bena
Biharsharif
Bind
Chandi
Ekangarsarai
Giriyak
Harnaut
Hilsa
Islampur
Karai Parsurai
Katrisarai
Nagarnausa
Noorsarai
Parwalpur
Rahui
Rajgir
Sarmera
Silao
Tharthari

|| 2,877,653|| 2,354|| 1,006||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 25

| NW||Nawada|| Nawada

Akbarpur
Govindpur
Hisua
Kashichak
Kawakol
Meskaur
Nardiganj
Narhat
Nawada
Pakribarawan
Rajauli
Roh
Sirdala
Warisaliganj

| 2,219,146|| 2,492|| 726||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 26

| PA||Patna|| Patna

Patna Sadar
Athmalgola
Bakhtiarpur
Barh
Belchi
Bihta
Bikram
Danapur
Daniyawan
Dhanarua
Dulhin Bazar
Fatuha
Ghoswari
Khusrupur
Maner
Masaurhi
Mokama
Naubatpur
Paliganj
Pandarak
Phulwari Sharif
Punpun
Sampatchak

| 5,838,465|| 3,202|| 1,471||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 27

| PU||Purnia|| Purnia

Amour
Baisa
Baisi
Banmankhi
Barhara Kothi
Bhawanipur Rajdham
Dagarua
Dhamdaha
Jalalgarh
Kasba
Krityanand Nagar
Purnia East
Rupauli
Srinagar

|| 3,264,619|| 3,228|| 787||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 28

| RO||Rohtas|| Sasaram

Akorhi Gola
Bikramganj
Chenari
Dawath
Dehri
Dinara
Karakat
Kargahar
Kochas
Nasriganj
Nauhatta
Nokha
Rajpur
Rohtas
Sanjhauli
Sasaram
Sheosagar
Suryapura
Tilauthu

|| 2,959,918|| 3,850|| 636||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 29

| SH||Saharsa|| Saharsa

Banma Itahri
Kahara
Mahishi
Nauhatta
Patarghat
Salkhua
Sattar Kataiya
Sour Bazar
Simri Bakhtiyarpur
Sonbarsa

|| 1,900,661 || 1,702|| 885||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 30

| SM||Samastipur|| Samastipur

Bibhutipur
Bithan
Dalsing Sarai
Hasanpur
Kalyanpur
Khanpur
Mohanpur
Mohiuddin Nagar
Morwa
Patori
Pusa
Rosera
Samastipur
Sarairanjan
Shivajinagar
Singhiya
Tajpur
Ujiyarpur
Vidyapati Nagar
Warishnagar

| 4,261,566|| 2,905|| 1,175||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 31

| SO||Sheohar|| Sheohar

Dumri Katsari
Piprahi
Purnahiya
Sheohar
Tariani Chowk

|| 656,246 || 349|| 1,880||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 32

| SP||Sheikhpura|| Sheikhpura

Ariari
Barbigha
Chewara
Ghat Kusumbha
Sheikhpura
Shekhopur Sarai

|| 634,927 || 689|| 762||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 33

| SR||Saran|| Chhapra

Amnour
Baniapur
Chhapra
Dariyapur
Dighwara
Ekma
Garkha
Ishupur
Jalalpur
Lahladpur
Maker
Manjhi
Marhaura
Mashrakh
Nagra
Panapur
Parsa
Revelganj
Sonpur
Taraiya

| 3,951,862|| 2,641|| 1,231||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 34

| ST||Sitamarhi|| Dumra, Sitamarhi

Bairgania
Bajpatti
Bathnaha
Belsand
Bokhra
Choraut
Dumra
Majorganj
Nanpur
Parihar
Parsauni
Pupri
Riga
Runni Saidpur
Sonbarsa
Suppi
Sursand

|3,423,574|| 2,199|| 1,214||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 35

| SU||Supaul|| Supaul

Basantpur
Chhatapur
Kishanpur
Marauna
Nirmali
Pipra
Pratapganj
Raghopur
Saraigarh-Bhaptiyahi
Supaul
Triveniganj

|| 2,229,076|| 2,410|| 724||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 36

| SW||Siwan|| Siwan

Andar
Barharia
Basantpur
Bhagwanpur Hat
Darauli
Daraundha
Goriakothi
Guthani
Hasanpura
Hussainganj
Lakri Nabiganj
Maharajganj
Mairwa
Nautan
Panchrukhi
Raghunathpur
Siswan
Siwan
Ziradei

|| 3,330,464|| 2,219|| 1,221||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 37

| VA||Vaishali|| Hajipur

Bhagwanpur
Bidupur
Chehra Kalan
Desari
Goraul
Hajipur
Jandaha
Lalganj
Mahnar
Mahua
Patedhi Belsar
Patepur
Raghopur
Rajapakar
Sahdei Buzurg
Vaishali

|| 3,495,021|| 2,036|| 1,332||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

! 38

| WC||West Champaran|| Bettiah

Bagaha
Bairia
Bettiah
Bhitaha
Chanpatia
Gaunaha
Jogapatti
Lauriya Nandangarh
Madhubani
Mainatand
Majhaulia
Narkatiaganj
Nautan
Piprasi
Ramnagar
Sidhaw
Sikta
Thakrahan

|| 3,935,042|| 5,229|| 582||150px|center

|- bgcolor="#F4F9FF"

Proposed districts

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

! Proposed District

! Current District

|Barh District

|Patna District

|Valmiki Nagar(Bagaha) District

|West Champaran district

References

Latest Bihar news in hindi

Administration

List

Existing districts

Proposed districts

See also

References