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Bihar
is a state in eastern India.
Bihar, which is the 12th largest
state in terms of geographical
size and 3rd largest by
population, has close to 85 per
cent rural population. Almost 58
per cent of Biharis are below 25
years of age, which is the
highest in India. It is a
land–locked state, although the
outlet to the sea through the
port of Kolkata is not far away.
Bihar lies mid-way between the
humid West Bengal in the east
and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh
in the west which provides it
with a transitional position in
respect of climate, economy and
culture. It is bounded by the
country Nepal in the north and
by Jharkhand in the south. The
Bihar plain is divided into two
unequal halves by the river
Ganga which flows through the
middle from west to east. Bihar
has notified forest area of
6,764.14 km˛, which is 7.1 per
cent of its geographical area.
Hindi and Urdu are the official
languages of the state, whilst
the majority of the people speak
one of the Bihari languages
(considered to be dialects of
Hindi) - Bhojpuri, Magadhi,
Maithili or Angika.
The
constitutional head of the
Government of Bihar is the
Governor, who is appointed by
the President of India. The real
executive power rests with the
Chief Minister and the cabinet.
The political party or the
coalition of political parties
having a majority in the
Legislative Assembly forms the
Government.
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