List of districts of Bihar
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Administration
| Divisions | 9 |
|---|---|
| Districts | 38 |
| Subdivisions | 109 |
| Cities and towns | 207 |
| Blocks | 534 |
| Villages | 45,103 |
| Panchayats | 8,406 |
| Police Districts | 43 |
| Police Stations | 853 |
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.
A superintendent of police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service, is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.
3 to 6 districts are comprised to form a division (प्रमंडल). Each district is divided into sub-divisions (अनुमंडल), which are further sub-divided into CD blocks (प्रखण्ड).
List
Existing districts
Note: These densities don't agree with the populations and areas.
| No. | Code | District Name | District Headquarters |
C.D. Blocks | Population (2011) |
Area (km2) |
Density (/km2) (2011) |
Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AR | Araria | Araria |
|
2,811,569 | 2,829 | 994 |  |
| 2 | AW | Arwal | Arwal |
|
699,000 | 637 | 1,097 |  |
| 3 | AU | Aurangabad | Aurangabad | 2,540,073 | 3,303 | 769 |  | |
| 4 | BA | Banka | Banka | 2,034,763 | 3,018 | 674 |  | |
| 5 | BE | Begusarai | Begusarai | 2,970,541 | 1,917 | 1,550 |  | |
| 6 | BG | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur |
|
3,037,766 | 2,569 | 1,182 |  |
| 7 | BJ | Bhojpur | Arrah | 2,728,407 | 2,473 | 1,103 |  | |
| 8 | BU | Buxar | Buxar | 1,706,352 | 1,624 | 1,051 |  | |
| 9 | DA | Darbhanga | Darbhanga | 3,937,385 | 2,278 | 1,728 |  | |
| 10 | EC | East Champaran | Motihari | 5,099,371 | 3,969 | 1,285 |  | |
| 11 | GA | Gaya | Gaya | 4,391,418 | 4,978 | 882 |  | |
| 12 | GO | Gopalganj | Gopalganj |
|
2,562,012 | 2,033 | 1,260 |  |
| 13 | JA | Jamui | Jamui | 1,760,405 | 3,099 | 568 |  | |
| 14 | JE | Jehanabad | Jehanabad |
|
1,125,313 | 1,569 | 717 |  |
| 15 | KH | Khagaria | Khagaria | 1,666,886 | 1,486 | 1,122 |  | |
| 16 | KI | Kishanganj | Kishanganj |
|
1,690,400 | 1,884 | 897 |  |
| 17 | KM | Kaimur | Bhabua | 1,626,384 | 3,363 | 484 |  | |
| 18 | KT | Katihar | Katihar | 3,071,029 | 3,056 | 1,005 |  | |
| 19 | LA | Lakhisarai | Lakhisarai |
|
1,000,912 | 1,229 | 814 |  |
| 20 | MB | Madhubani | Madhubani |
|
4,487,379 | 3,501 | 1,282 |  |
| 21 | MG | Munger | Munger | 1,367,765 | 1,419 | 964 |  | |
| 22 | MP | Madhepura | Madhepura | 2,001,762 | 1,787 | 1,120 |  | |
| 23 | MZ | Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur |
|
4,801,062 | 3,173 | 1,513 |  |
| 24 | NL | Nalanda | Bihar Sharif | 2,877,653 | 2,354 | 1,222 |  | |
| 25 | NW | Nawada | Nawada |
|
2,219,146 | 2,492 | 891 |  |
| 26 | PA | Patna | Patna |
|
5,838,465 | 3,202 | 1,823 |  |
| 27 | PU | Purnia | Purnia | 3,264,619 | 3,228 | 1,011 |  | |
| 28 | RO | Rohtas | Sasaram | 2,959,918 | 3,850 | 769 |  | |
| 29 | SH | Saharsa | Saharsa |
|
1,900,661 | 1,702 | 1,117 |  |
| 30 | SM | Samastipur | Samastipur |
|
4,261,566 | 2,905 | 1,467 |  |
| 31 | SO | Sheohar | Sheohar |
|
656,246 | 349 | 1,880 |  |
| 32 | SP | Sheikhpura | Sheikhpura | 634,927 | 689 | 922 |  | |
| 33 | SR | Saran | Chhapra | 3,951,862 | 2,641 | 1,496 |  | |
| 34 | ST | Sitamarhi | Dumra | 3,423,574 | 2,199 | 1,557 |  | |
| 35 | SU | Supaul | Supaul |
|
2,229,076 | 2,410 | 925 |  |
| 36 | SW | Siwan | Siwan | 3,330,464 | 2,219 | 1,501 |  | |
| 37 | VA | Vaishali | Hajipur | 3,495,021 | 2,036 | 1,717 |  | |
| 38 | WC | West Champaran | Bettiah |
|
3,935,042 | 5,229 | 753 |  |
Proposed districts
There are several long-standing demands for the creation of new administrative districts in Bihar. These proposals are primarily driven by the high population density of existing divisions, significant geographical distances to current district headquarters, and the need for localized public service delivery.
| Proposed District | Expected Area of Jurisdiction | Rationale for Creation |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed from Patna | ||
| Barh | Barh sub-division and surrounding northeastern blocks of Patna district. | Proposed due to the geographical distance from Patna city and high localized population density, aiming to decentralize urban-rural governance. |
| Proposed from West Champaran | ||
| Valmiki Nagar (Bagaha) | Bagaha sub-division and adjacent northwestern forest tracts of West Champaran district. | Demanded to address the large geographical expansiveness of the current district, improve administration along the India-Nepal border, and streamline management near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve. |