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According to some historical data, 16.5% of the total flood affected area in India is located in Bihar while 22.1% of the flood affected population in India lives in Bihar. [25] About 68,800 square kilometres (26,600 sq mi) out of total geographical area of 94,160 square kilometres (36,360 sq mi) comprising 73.06% is flood affected.
Bihar has some small hills, such as the Rajgir hills in center, Kaimur Range in south-west and Shivalik Range in North. Bihar has a forest area of 6,764.14 km 2, which is 7.1 per cent of its geographical area. [74]
Bihar's Plain is located between the Southern Plateau and Northern Mountains which is bounded by 150m contour line in the North as well as in the South. The Ganga is the most dominant river of Bihar state and is joined by the rivers: Ghaghra , Gandak , Burhi Gandak , Bagmati , Kamla-Balan , Kosi and Mahananda flowing southward from Himalayas in ...
Location of Bihar. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bihar: . Bihar – state in East India. It is the 13th largest state in India, with an area of 94,163 km 2 (36,357 sq mi) and the 3rd largest by population; its population is the fastest-growing of any state.
Bihar geography stubs (695 P) Pages in category "Geography of Bihar" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Flooded north Bihar, India. The Kosi River is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" as the annual floods affect about 21,000 km 2 (8,100 sq mi) of fertile agricultural lands thereby disturbing the rural economy. [1] It has an average water flow of 2,166 cubic metres per second (76,500 cu ft/s). [18]
According to some historical data, 16.5% of the total flood-affected area in India is located in Bihar, while 22.1% of the flood-affected population in India lives in Bihar. [23] About 68,800 square kilometres (26,600 sq mi) out of a total geographical area of 94,160 square kilometres (36,360 sq mi), comprising 73.06% of the state, is flood ...
Mithila (IAST: Mithilā), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal, is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north.