Bhojpuri region

Bhojpur
Bhojpuri Speaking region of India
Bhojpuri Speaking region of India
ContinentAsia
CountryIndia and Nepal
StateBihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhesh, Lumbini, and Gandaki
LanguagesBhojpuri
Area
 • Total
72,004 km2 (27,801 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
76,308,751
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Largest Cities

Bhojpur is a ethnolinguistic and cultural area in the Indian subcontinent where the Bhojpuri language is spoken as a mother tongue. The Bhojpuri region encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand, and the Madhesh, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces of Nepal.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Gopal Thakur Lohar (4 June 2006). A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Bhojpuri Language in Nepal.
  2. ^ Jha, Hari Bansh. "The new name of Madhesh province surprises Nepal". ORF. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ Thakur, Gopal. "A GRAMMAR OF BHOJPURI A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tribhuvan University in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in LINGUISTICS". Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation Submitted in Tribhuvan University.
  4. ^ Thiel-Horstmann, M. (1969). "Sadani : a Bhojpuri dialect spoken in Chotanagpur". S2CID 127410862. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)