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Another theory states that the word "Bengal" is derived from the words "Bonga" (a deity in Sarnaism, worshipped by the Santals) + āla (device used in Agriculture). The English word "Bengal" is anglicised form of the Persian word "Bangala" which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word "Vanga". The roots of the word Sanskrit "Vanga" is ...
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. The ...
Bihar (/ b ɪ ˈ h ɑːr /; Hindi: [bɪˈɦaːr] ⓘ) is a state in Eastern India. It is the third largest state by population , the 12th largest by area , and the 15th largest by GDP in 2021. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south.
Licchavi was an ancient—before the birth of Mahavira— republic in what is now the Bihar state of India. [10] Vaishali was the capital of Licchavi and the Vajjika League. The Mahavamsa tells that a courtesan in that city, Ambapali, was famous for her beauty, and helped in large measure in making the city prosperous. [41]
The founder of Sur Empire, Sher Shah Suri was born in Sasaram, a city in the state of Bihar in present-day India into a Pashtun family. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] During the period of Islamic rule, much of Bihar was under the sway of local Zamindars or chieftains who maintained their own armies and territories.
Patna has several AM and FM radio stations, including many state-owned channels. The city hosts several radio stations, including the state-owned All India Radio's Vividh Bharati, and FM 105. The All India Radio, Patna (officially Akashvani Patna Kendra) was established in 1948. [287] Patna is served by several private channels.
This gives it a ranking of 127th in India (out of a total of 640). [15] In Bihar, it is ranked 17th out of 38 in terms of population. [7] The district has a population density of 763 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,980/sq mi), ranking 34th out of 38 in Bihar (the state's density is 1,106 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,860/sq mi). [7]
The BIMARU states have some of the highest fertility rates in India. In 2010, the total fertility rate was 3.9 for Bihar, 3.5 for Uttar Pradesh, 3.2 for Madhya Pradesh and 3.1 for Rajasthan, compared to 2.5 for India as a whole. That has led to higher population growth in these states than rest of India. [18]