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Districts of Bihar. Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks.. 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.
Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal). [1] [2] The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles. [3] 12 municipal corporations, 88 Nagar Parishads and 154 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.
It was also India's most densely populated state, with 1,106 persons per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 females per 1000 males. [1] Almost 58% of Bihar's population was below 25 years age, which is the highest in India. At 11.3%, Bihar has the second-lowest urbanisation rate in India after Himachal Pradesh. [2]
16.73% of the state population work as laborers, 7.70% are engaged in the agricultural sector, and 3.05% are self-employed. Government jobs are held by 1.57%, and 3.36% work in the private sector. Within the private sector, 1.22% are employed in the organized sector, and 2.14% work in the unorganized sector. [89]
List of largest populated cities in Bihar governed by a municipal corporation [8]; Rank City Population (2011) Rank City Population (2011) 1: Patna: 1,684,222 11: Begusarai: 252,008
The district has a population density of 1,182 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,060/sq mi). [5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.36%. [ 5 ] Bhagalpur has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males, [ 5 ] and a literacy rate of 63.14%. 19.83% of the population lives in urban areas.
Subdivision is an administrative unit below district level and above the block level in every state of India.A district may have one or more subdivisions. Presently there are 102 subdivisions in 38 districts of Bihar. [1]
According to the 2011 census Patna is the 15th most populous district, with population of 5,838,465, [2] roughly equal to the nation of Nicaragua [15] or the US state of Maryland. [16] The district has a population density of 1,823 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,720/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 22.34%.