Administrative divisions of Bihar

Divisions of Bihar
CategoryAdministrative division
LocationBihar
Number9
Government
Subdivisions

Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal).[1][2] The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles.[3] 12 municipal corporations, 88 Nagar Parishads and 154 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ District Handbook of Bihar
  2. ^ Districts List by Govt. Of Bihar
  3. ^ "Indexing Gender Parity and Estimation of Child Marriage: A comprehensive study of 534 Blocks in Bihar". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Bihar Civic elections likely in May 2017". Archived from the original on 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ "बिहार : नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग की पहल, पुनर्गठन से नगर परिषदों की बढ़ जायेगी संख्या". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  6. ^ "पहली बार कोई महिला बनेगी पटना नगर निगम की मेयर". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Ward delimitation begins in Chhapra". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017.
  8. ^ "छपरा को निगम बख्तियारपुर को मिला नगर परिषद का दर्जा". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.