Bihar is located in the eastern part of India. It lies midway between West Bengal in the East and Uttar Pradesh in the West. It is bounded by Jharkhand to the south and Nepal to the North. It is 12th largest state in terms of geographical size and 3rd largest in terms of population. Its 85% population lives in rural areas and rest in the urban areas. Almost 58% population of Bihar is below the age of 25 which is the highest proportion of India. Bihar is divided into 38 districts with Patna is the capital. Total population of Bihar is about 8,28,78,796 with the population density of about 880 per Sq. Km. Bihar is the land of monasteries, temples , shrines and Gurudwaras. Hindi is the most common spoken language of the region while the majority of people speak one of the Bihari languages like Angika, Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili, and Bajjika. Majority of the people belong to Hindu religion so the traditional Hindu festivals like Holi, Diwali, Saraswati Puja, Chhath Puja, Durga Puja are celebrated with great joy and devotion. Bihar has a vast stretch of fertile plains which are drained by Ganga and tributaries of Gandak and Koshi Rivers. Bihar is also known for its art and crafts. Its Madhubani paintings, Appliqué work, bamboo products are very famous. Harihar Kshetra and Sharwani fairs of Bihar are the biggest cattle fair in Asia.

Sightseeing of Bihar:
Bihar finds mention in the Vedas, Puranas, Epics etc and was the main scene of activities of the Buddha and the 24 Jain Tirthankaras. It has some very important places of religious importance that are worth visiting during a trip to Bihar. Some of the must visited places of Bihar are:
Nalanda
Rajgir
BodhGaya
Patna Sahib
Vaishali


Treasures of Bihar:
The Patna-Gaya highway that joins Patna to the beautiful city of Gaya is a major tourist attraction. World famous Budha Stupas, Mahabodhi Temple, Falgu River, Bodh Gaya are the treasures of Bihar.


How to Reach Bihar

By Air: Bihar has two major Airports at Patna that are very well connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Kolkata and Katmandu. Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Sahara Airways have direct flights from Metros to reach Patna.

By Rail: Bihar has a well developed network of rails that connects it to the major parts of other cities of India. Major cities like Patna, Muzaffarpur and Gaya are very well connected to the major cities of India by regular trains.

By Road: Bihar has a good network of roads connecting all major parts of the state with Patna. National Highways like 2, 31, 28, 23, 30 and 33 connect the state to all the major places of India.

Best time to visit Bihar: The best time to visit Bihar is from October to March when the temperature is moderate for moving around.

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About India
States:
Andhra Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh	Assam
Bihar	Chhattisgarh	Goa
Gujarat	Haryana	Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir	Jharkhand	Karnataka
Kerala	Madhya Pradesh	Maharashtra
Manipur	Meghalaya	Mizoram
Nagaland	Orissa	Punjab
Rajasthan	Sikkim	Tamil Nadu
Tripura	Uttar Pradesh	Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Union Territories:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep	National Capital Territory of Delhi
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