Administrative divisions of Bihar


Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions ), districts, sub-divisions & circles. The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles. 12 municipal corporations, 88 Nagar Parishads and 154 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.

Divisions

MapDivisionHeadquarterAreaPopulation*2011#DistrictDistricts
TirhutMuzaffarpur17,147 km2
21,356,0456West Champaran
TirhutMuzaffarpur17,147 km2
21,356,0456East Champaran
TirhutMuzaffarpur17,147 km2
21,356,0456Muzaffarpur
TirhutMuzaffarpur17,147 km2
21,356,0456Sitamarhi
TirhutMuzaffarpur17,147 km2
21,356,0456Sheohar
TirhutMuzaffarpur17,147 km2
21,356,0456Vaishali
PatnaPatna16,960 km2
17,734,7396Patna
PatnaPatna16,960 km2
17,734,7396Nalanda
PatnaPatna16,960 km2
17,734,7396Bhojpur
PatnaPatna16,960 km2
17,734,7396Rohtas
PatnaPatna16,960 km2
17,734,7396Buxar
PatnaPatna16,960 km2
17,734,7396Kaimur
MagadhGaya12,345 km2
10,931,0185Gaya
MagadhGaya12,345 km2
10,931,0185Nawada
MagadhGaya12,345 km2
10,931,0185Aurangabad
MagadhGaya12,345 km2
10,931,0185Jehanabad
MagadhGaya12,345 km2
10,931,0185Arwal
PurneaPurnea10,009 km2
10,838,5254Purnia
PurneaPurnea10,009 km2
10,838,5254Katihar
PurneaPurnea10,009 km2
10,838,5254Araria
PurneaPurnea10,009 km2
10,838,5254Kishanganj
MungerMunger9,862 km2
6,120,1176Munger
MungerMunger9,862 km2
6,120,1176Jamui
MungerMunger9,862 km2
6,120,1176Khagaria
MungerMunger9,862 km2
6,120,1176Lakhisarai
MungerMunger9,862 km2
6,120,1176Begusarai
MungerMunger9,862 km2
6,120,1176Sheikhpura
DarbhangaDarbhanga8,684 km2
15,652,7993Darbhanga
DarbhangaDarbhanga8,684 km2
15,652,7993Madhubani
DarbhangaDarbhanga8,684 km2
15,652,7993Samastipur
SaranChhapra6,893 km2
10,819,3113Saran
SaranChhapra6,893 km2
10,819,3113Siwan
SaranChhapra6,893 km2
10,819,3113Gopalganj
KosiSaharsa5,899 km2
6,120,1173Saharsa
KosiSaharsa5,899 km2
6,120,1173Madhepura
KosiSaharsa5,899 km2
6,120,1173Supaul
BhagalpurBhagalpur5,589 km2
5,061,5652Bhagalpur
BhagalpurBhagalpur5,589 km2
5,061,5652Banka