Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal).District Handbook of BiharDistricts List by Govt. Of Bihar The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles. 19 municipal corporations, 89 Nagar Parishads and 156 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.
Divisions
+ Details of DivisionsMapDivisionHeadquarterArea Population*2011#DistrictDistrictsTirhutMuzaffarpur17,147 km2 (6,620 sq mi)21,356,0456West ChamparanEast ChamparanMuzaffarpurSitamarhiSheoharVaishaliPatnaPatna16,960 km2 (6,550 sq mi)17,734,7396PatnaNalandaBhojpurRohtasBuxarKaimurMagadhGaya12,345 km2 (4,766 sq mi)10,931,0185GayaNawadaAurangabadJehanabadArwalPurneaPurnea10,009 km2 (3,864 sq mi)10,838,5254PurniaKatiharArariaKishanganjMungerMunger9,862 km2 (3,807 sq mi)6,120,1176MungerJamuiKhagariaLakhisaraiBegusaraiSheikhpuraDarbhangaDarbhanga8,684 km2 (3,353 sq mi)15,652,7993DarbhangaMadhubaniSamastipurSaranChhapra6,893 km2 (2,661 sq mi)10,819,3113SaranSiwanGopalganjKosiSaharsa5,899 km2 (2,277 sq mi)6,120,1173SaharsaMadhepuraSupaulBhagalpurBhagalpur5,589 km2 (2,158 sq mi)5,061,5652BhagalpurBanka
Proposed Divisions Division Name HeadquarterArea Districts Bhojpur Division Arrah11,310 sq.(km)Bhojpur District, Buxar District, Kaimur District & Rohtas District. Champaran Division Motihari9,198 sq.(km)East Champaran district, West Champaran District & Valmiki Nagar District (Proposed).
Summary
Divisional Officers Almost every department of Bihar Government has its divisional level officers who supervise, review and guide its district level officers. There are many important divisional level committees and meetings chaired by concerned Divisional Commissioner which take inter-departmental decisions such as divisional crime and law & order review meeting, divisional security committee, divisional level monitoring committee for development work, regional transport authority etc. The below is a comparative table of state government department officials at various divisions of Bihar at division, district, sub division and block level..
See also Government of Bihar Administration in Bihar Cities in Bihar Districts of Bihar Divisions of India Subdivisions of Bihar Blocks in Bihar Villages in Bihar
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