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Facts and figures regarding Bihar

Area - 94,164 km² (36,357 sq mi)
Capital - Patna
Largest city - Patna
Districts - 38
Population
Density 82,878,796 (3rd) 880 /km² (2,279 /sq mi)
Languages - Hindi, Urdu, Angika, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili
Time zone - IST (UTC+5:30)
Established - 1912
ISO abbreviation - IN-BR

Rivers: Ganga, Son, Bagmati, Kosi, Budhi Gandak, Chandan, Orhani and Falgu.

Largest cities in Bihar
	City	District	Population			City	District	Population
1	Patna	Patna	2,046,652	Patna Muzzafarpur	8	Arrah	Bhojpur	261,099
2	Gaya	Gaya	470,839		9	Begusarai	Begusarai	251,136
3	Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur	410,210		10	Katihar	Katihar	240,565
4	Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur	393,724		11	Munger	Munger	213,101
5	Purnea	Purnia	310,817		12	Chhapra	Saran	212,955
6	Darbhanga	Darbhanga	306,089		13	Bettiah	West Champaran	156,200
7	Biharsarif	Nalanda	296,889		14	Saharsa	Saharsa	155,175

Source: Census of India 2011

Cuisine

Staple food: bhat (rice), dal (lentils), roti (wheat flour), tarkari (vegetables) and achar (pickle), Khichdi.

Special dish:

Litti-chokha: Litti is made up of sattu and chokha is of smashed potato, tomato, and brinjal.
Chitba and Pitthow which are prepared basically from rice.
Tilba and Chewda

Sweet delicacies : Anarasa, Belgrami, Chena Murki, Motichoor ka Ladoo, Kala Jamun, Kesaria Peda, Khaja, Khurma, Khubi ka Lai, Laktho, Parwal ka Mithai, Pua & Mal Pua, Thekua, Murabba and Tilkut.

Other: Makhana and Sattu

Festivals in Bihar

Chatth Puja,
Sama-Chakeva,
Ramnavami ,
Makar-Sankranti,
Bihula,
Madhushravani,
Buddha Jayanti,
Mahavir Jayanti,
Saurath Sabha,
Teej and Chitragupta Puja

Fairs of Bihar
Sonepur Cattle Fair: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonepur_Cattle_Fair
Makar Sankranti Mela,
Gaya - Pitrapaksha Mela.

Monuments in Bihar