Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) GK

State name – Bihar, it is believed that due to the abundance of Buddhist monasteries (viharas) in the region, This region was named Bihar. It is noteworthy that in ancient times this area was a major center of Buddhism.
Statehood Day (Bihar Diwas) – March 22, 1912
State capital – Patna (In ancient times Pataliputra, Pushppur, Kusumpur and Azimabad have been other names.)
Geographical location of the state – 24°20’10” to 27°31’15” North Latitude and between 83°19’50” to 88°17’40” East Longitude.
The area of the state is – 94,163 sq. km. (13^th largest state in the country)
Length from North to South – 345 km.
Length from East to West – 483 km.
States bordering the state – 3 [West Bengal (East), Uttar Pradesh (West) and Jharkhand (South)]
The country bordering the state – Nepal (in the north)
Total geographical area (all over India) – 2.86%
Districts bordering Nepal – 7 [West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj]
District bordering Uttar Pradesh – 8 [(Rohtas, Kaimur, Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Siwan) Gopalganj and West Champaran]
Districts bordering West Bengal – 3 [Kishanganj, Purnia and Katihar]
Districts bordering Jharkhand – 8 [Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui, Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas and Katihar]
District adjoining Bihar’s capital Patna – 9[Arwal, Jehanabad, Nalanda, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Samastipur, Vaishali, Saran, Bhojpur]
Largest district in terms of area – West Champaran
Smallest district in terms of area – Sheohar
Northernmost District – West Champaran
Southernmost district – Gaya
Western most district – Kaimur
Easternmost District – Kishanganj
State Climate – Monsoon
Normal rainfall – 1,205 mm
Highest rainfall district – Kishanganj
The districts with minimum rainfall – Kaimur, Rohtas, Aurangabad and Gaya.
Hottest place – Gaya
The average distance from the beach is – 200 km.
The average height above sea level is – 173 feet (about 53 m).
Total Population of the State (Census– 2011) – 10,40,99,452 (3rd place in the country)
Male – 5,42,78,157 in the total population of the state
Female – 4,98,21,295 in the total population of the state
Percentage share of total population of India – 8.60% In terms of total population, the third place in the country (first – Uttar Pradesh, while the second – Maharashtra)
Decade growth in population (2001–2011) – 25.42% (6th rank in the country)
Population Density (person/sq.km.) – 1,106 (1st in the country, Census– 2011)
Most Populated District – Patna (58,38,465)
District with minimum population – Sheikhpura (6,36,342)
District with highest decadal growth rate of population – Madhepura (31.12%)
District with lowest decadal growth rate of population – Gopalganj (19.02%)
District with highest population density – Sheohar (1880 persons/sq.km.)
District with minimum population density – Kaimur (Bhabua) (488 persons/sq.km.)
Literacy rate (as per 2011, Census) – approximately 61.80% (71.20% male, 51.50% female)
District with highest per capita income – Patna
District with minimum per capita income – Sheohar (Madhepura in other source)
District with highest literacy rate – Rohtas (73.37%)
District with lowest literacy rate – Purnia (51.08%)
District with highest male literacy rate – Rohtas (82.88%)
District with lowest male literacy rate – Purnia (59.06%)
District with highest female literacy rate – Rohtas (62.97%)
District with lowest female literacy rate – Saharsa (41.68%)
Sex Ratio – 918
District with highest sex ratio – Gopalganj (1021)
District with lowest sex ratio – Munger (876)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6 Years) – 935
District with highest child sex ratio – Kishanganj (971)
District with lowest child sex ratio – Vaishali (904)
District with highest urban population – Patna (25,14,590)
District with minimum urban population – Sheohar (28,116)
Percentage of rural population to total population – 88.71%
Percentage of urban population to total population – 11.29%
Highest percentage of urban population – Patna (43.07%)
Minimum percentage of urban population – Samastipur (3.47%)
Scheduled Castes (SC) – 15.9% of the total population
District with Highest Scheduled Caste Population – Gaya (13,343,51)
District with highest percentage of SC population – Gaya (30.39%)
District with minimum scheduled caste population – Sheohar (96,655)
District with Minimum Scheduled Caste Population Percentage – Kishanganj (6.69%)
Scheduled Tribes (ST) of the total population – 1.3%
District with highest ST population – West Champaran (250046)
District with minimum ST population – Sheohar (318)
District with highest percentage of ST population – West Champaran (6.35%)
Districts with minimum percentage of ST population – Aurangabad, Khagaria and Samastipur.
No. of Administrative Divisions – 09 (Koshi, Darbhanga, Saran, Bhagalpur, Patna, Tirhut, Munger, Magadha and Purnia)
No. of Districts – 38
No. of Sub– Divisions – 101
Block No.– 534
No. of Panchayats – 8,406
No. of Police Stations – 853
No. of Revenue Villages – 45,103
Number of Lok Sabha Members – 40
No. of Rajya Sabha members – 16
Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in Lok Sabha – 6
Legislature – Bicameral (upper house – Legislative council, Lower house – Assembly)
Number of Vidhan Sabha Members – 243
Number of Legislative Council Members – 75
State Symbol – Bodhi tree (located between two swastikas)
Official language – Hindi
Second official language – Urdu
State fish – Mangur
State anthem – Mere Bharat Ke Kanth har, Tum Ko Shat– Shat Vandan Bihar…
State Prayer – Meri raftaar pe suraj ki kiran naaz kare…
No. of Universities – 23
Folk dances – Kathghodwa, Chhau, Launda, Dhobia, Jhijhiya, Jharni, Karma and Domkach.
Major Forest Type – Deciduous