Bihar is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. Its capitalis Patna.To Bihar's north is the country of Nepal. The three sides Bihar is surrounded by the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south and West Bengal to the east. Bihar lies in the very fertile Indo-Gangetic Plain.The Bihar plain is divided into two parts by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east. Culturally, it is a part of the Hindi heartland of India.
Bihar is located between 21°-58'-10" N ~ 27°-31'-15" N latitude and 82°-19'-50" E ~ 88°-17'-40" E longitude. Its average elevation above sea level is 173 Feet. Bihar is spread over 94,163 sq. km area.
The name Bihar is derived from the Sanskrit Vihara, means "abode". The region roughly encompassing the present state was dotted with Buddhist vihara, which were the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval periods. Nalanda was a centre of learning established by the 5th century BC in Bihar, India. Hindi and Urdu are the official languages of the state, whilst the majority of the people speak one of the Bihari languages — Angika, Bhojpuri, Magadhi or Maithili.
Bihar was called Magadha in ancient times. Its capital Patna, then known as Pataliputra, was the center of the Mauryan empire, which dominated the Indian subcontinent from 325 BC to 185 BC. Emperor Ashoka was the most famous ruler of this dynasty. Bihar remained an important place of power, culture and education during the next one thousand years. The Vikramshila andUniversities, were among the oldest and best centres of education in ancient India but were destroyed by Islamic invaders in the medieval period.
Bihar is also the birth place of the first president of India , Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and legendary freedom fighters like Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, Basawon Singh (Sinha), Dr. Anugrah NarayanSinha, Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan , Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha and Maulana Mazharul Haque.
Bihar is located between 21°-58'-10" N ~ 27°-31'-15" N latitude and 82°-19'-50" E ~ 88°-17'-40" E longitude. Its average elevation above sea level is 173 Feet. Bihar is spread over 94,163 sq. km area.
The name Bihar is derived from the Sanskrit Vihara, means "abode". The region roughly encompassing the present state was dotted with Buddhist vihara, which were the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval periods. Nalanda was a centre of learning established by the 5th century BC in Bihar, India. Hindi and Urdu are the official languages of the state, whilst the majority of the people speak one of the Bihari languages — Angika, Bhojpuri, Magadhi or Maithili.
Bihar was called Magadha in ancient times. Its capital Patna, then known as Pataliputra, was the center of the Mauryan empire, which dominated the Indian subcontinent from 325 BC to 185 BC. Emperor Ashoka was the most famous ruler of this dynasty. Bihar remained an important place of power, culture and education during the next one thousand years. The Vikramshila andUniversities, were among the oldest and best centres of education in ancient India but were destroyed by Islamic invaders in the medieval period.
Bihar is also the birth place of the first president of India , Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and legendary freedom fighters like Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, Basawon Singh (Sinha), Dr. Anugrah NarayanSinha, Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan , Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha and Maulana Mazharul Haque.
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