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  Welcome To Purnea
, Bordering Araria district in north, Katihar and Bhagalpur district in South, West Dinajpur district of W.B. and Kishanganj district of Bihar in east and Madhepura and Saharsa District in the west.
The average annual rainfall in the district is 1411.5 mm which is the highest rainfall in the state of Bihar.
Poor infrastructure in the district and consequent difficulty to reach the remote villages in the district.2.
purnea.biharzoom.org   (2316 words)

  
  Gateway to Districts of India on the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Twenty Eight States and Seven Union Territories span the length and breadth of the Country, marked by diversity in culture and geography but bound together by a common chord of Nationalism.
There are 604 Districts in India administered by their respective State/UT Government.
"Districts of India" is an endeavour of NIC to provide a one-stop source for all the information about Districts of India at one place on the web.
districts.nic.in - !http: //districts.nic.in   (94 words)

  
  Prospects of Radical Change in Bihar
It is no secret that most of Bihar's governing elite were deep in collusion with the semi-feudal landed interests and had deliberately conspired to thwart the peasantry from acquiring their minimum share of the land and its produce.
Twenty-five years of pregnant silence in the Bihar countryside was broken in 1968 with a clarion call by Marxists-Leninists (M-L) for a militant peasant struggle, a struggle that continues to stir the hearts and minds of millions of Bihar's rural and urban poor.
64% of Bihar's population is composed of the "backward" and "scheduled" castes, the majority of whom have nursed a justifiable historical grievance against the upper caste (13%) dominated economic, cultural and political structures.
www.foil.org /politics/shishir.html   (2767 words)

  
 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Bihar
On November 15, 2000, the state of Jharkhand was carved out of the southern districts of Bihar.
Bihar is bordered on the north by the Kingdom of Nepal, on the west by Uttar Pradesh, south by Jharkhand, and the east by West Bengal.
Bihar lies in the very fertile Gangetic plains[?], and is part of the Hindi-speaking heartland of India.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/bi/Bihar   (85 words)

  
 Bihar Summary
Bihar saw a brief period of glory for six years during the rule of Sher Shah Suri, who was from Sasaram and built the longest road of the Indian subcontinent, the Grand Trunk Road, which starts from Calcutta and ends at Peshawar in Pakistan.
Bihar is among the least developed states of India and has a per capita income of $94 a year against India's average of $255.
Bihar has a very old tradition of beautiful folk songs, sung during important family occasions, such as marriage, birth ceremonies, festivals, etc. They are sung mainly in group settings without the help of many musical instruments, though Dholak, and occasionally Tabla and Harmonium are used.
www.bookrags.com /Bihar   (3655 words)

  
 Welcome to Bihar
Now he frequently uses Bihar as a stage to perform his theatrics.
Bihar is low in filings under the Domestic Violence Act against spousal abuse
Repeats Chidambaram's line "Bihar's development is critical to development of India".
www.bihareebabu.com /welcome_alt.htm   (519 words)

  
 Bihar :: Travel to Bihar:: Bihar Journey :: Bihar Travel Guide
Bihar is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country.
To Bihar's north is the Kingdom of Nepal.
On its other three sides Bihar is surrounded by the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south and West Bengal to the east.
bihar.goto-india.com   (1034 words)

  
 Bihar - Land, People, Festival, Arts, Tourism, Economy
Bihar, formerly known as Magadha, was once the center power of India's struggle for Independence.
Bihar is bounded on the north by Nepal, on the south by Jharkhand, on the east by West Bengal and on the west by Uttar Pradesh.
Bihar finds mention in the Vedas, Puranas, Epics etc and was the main scene of activities of the Buddha and the 24 Jain Tirthankaras.
www.webindia123.com /bihar   (180 words)

  
 Know Bihar from the Government
Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country (between 83°-30' to 88°-00' longitude).
Bihar lies mid-way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy and culture.
The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east.
www.biharanjuman.org /know_bihar.htm   (136 words)

  
 Bihar Times: A Passage to Bihar
Bihar Times welcomes articles, comments and reviews from fellow journalists & readers.
Lalu challenges Nitish to call fresh Bihar polls
Bihar Police on high alert following Maoist attack in Giridih
www.bihartimes.com   (394 words)

  
 NRILinks.com: Indian - States & Districts - BIHAR
The southern part is a plateau region, known as Small Nagpur Plateau Of all India's states, Bihar is the one most intimately linked to the Buddha's life, resulting in a trail of pilgrimages which have come to be known as the "Buddhist Circuit".
Bihar is also a religious center for Jains and Hindus.
Bihar has an international border with Nepal, and also borders the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
www.nrilinks.com /india/states/br.htm   (199 words)

  
 Bihar
On its other three sides Bihar is surrounded by the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south and West Bengal to the east.
There was a division of Bihar in 2000, when the industrially advanced and mineral-rich part of the state was carved out as the separate state of Jharkhand.
Bihar has a very old tradition of beautiful folk songs, sung during important family occasions, such as marriage, birth ceremonies, festivals, etc. They are sung mainly in group settings without the help of any musical instruments.
www.vetty.com /wpcd/wp/b/Bihar.htm   (2106 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for India
Bihar; Madhya Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh, Kheri, Sitapur, Lucknow, Unnao, Rae-Bareli, Bahraich, Bara-Banki, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Gonda, Faizabad, Allahabad districts; Delhi.
Kerala, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Koliam, Trivandrum districts, Neyyattinkara and Nedumangadu taluks; Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, and Tirunelveli districts, Tirunelveli District.
Gujarat, Dangs, and Valsad districts; Maharashtra, Dhule, Nasik, and Thane districts; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada (Kanara) District; Rajasthan.
www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (7527 words)

  
 MUZAFFARPUR DISTRICT : Encyclopedia Entry
Muzaffarpur District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Muzaffarpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Muzaffarpur is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India.
The district occupies an area of 3173 km² and has a population of 3,743,836 (as of 2001).
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Muzaffarpur_District   (970 words)

  
 Bihar History | ema_01_package.xml
A state of the Indian Union, Bihar is bordered on the north by Nepal and by the states of West Bengal on the east, Uttar Pradesh on the west, Orissa on the south, and the new state of Jharkhand on the south and southwest.
Bihar was a part of the Bengal presidency until 12 December 1911, when a separate state of Bihar and Orissa was formed.
South Bihar was famous for its rich mineral resources, but since the bifurcation of the state in 2000, the industrial and mineral-rich zone has come within the state of Jharkhand.
www.bookrags.com /history/bihar-ema-01   (446 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Munger District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Munger town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Munger is so located in the southern part of Bihar and its headquarters is located at the southern part of the Ganges.
The district occupies an area of 1419 km² and has a population of 1,135,499 (as of 2001).
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Munger_District   (497 words)

  
 bihartimes.com: development Newspaper of Bihar/ Jharkhand
The still births identified as baby born dead in rural Bihar comprised 15 per cent of births, which is reasonably very high in comparison to the all India level of 5.5 per cent.
The three-day Bihar Youth Assembly concluded on 16 October with the release of the Patna Youth Charter.
Bihar wetlands are the only place in India where Makhana is grown on a commercial basis.
www.bihartimes.com /dev_alert/dev_alert_048.html   (1042 words)

  
 CPI(M) Intensifies Agitation In Bihar
AS per a decision of the CPI(M)’s Bihar state committee, demonstrations and dharnas were staged in different districts to press the 10-point charter of demands concerning the common people of the state.
In Madhubani district, the minimum wage was raised from Rs 55 to Rs 65 after the intervention of the CPI(M) unit.
For a few weeks, Bihar is reeling under an unprecedented heat wave, with Patna breaking the 65 years record and experiencing 44º to 46º celsius temperatures for a week together.
pd.cpim.org /2005/0612/06122005_bihar.htm   (770 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Darbhanga District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Darbhanga town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division.
L.N.M.university was established on 7 August, 1972, Darbhanga by dividing the Bihar University(now Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University), Muzaffarpur.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Darbhanga_District   (406 words)

  
 Red Cross Red Crescent - News
Bihar suffers from floods almost every year during the monsoon season, predominantly due to The Ganges and its tributaries.
Twenty-one of Bihar’s 38 districts are flood-prone and 13 are chronic drought-prone.
Bihar state branch has come a long way since 2001 and is marching on the path of success with the help of its committed and trained volunteer force.
www.ifrc.org /Docs/News/06/06100903/index.asp   (723 words)

  
 CARE Responds to South Asia Flood Emergency
The organization is also distributing high protein biscuits to more than 70,000 families in the districts of Sunamgonj, Sylhet and Gaibanda as part of its initial response.
Bihar accounts for nearly a quarter of the flood-affected population in India.
Landslides and floods are affecting 22 out of 75 districts in Nepal with five districts in Eastern Terai the most distressed.CARE is distributing basic relief materials, including food, in those districts and will also provide water, shelter materials and some medical supplies to flood survivors.
www.care.org /newsroom/articles/2004/07/07222004_southasiaflood.asp?   (551 words)

  
 Education Bihar India Asia Regional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Bihar to spend moreTimes of India, India - Mar 7, 2007"The cooperatives have spent 99 per cent of their funds, health 78 per cent, medical education 70 per cent, human resources 61 per cent, industry 98 per...
In Bihar, cops herding kids to schoolTimes of India, India - Mar 6, 2007In its effort to increase school enrolment, the state government has hit upon a novel idea to use the police for spreading the importance of education.
Bihar to spend more than its fiscal's Plan sizeTimes of India, India - Mar 6, 2007"The cooperatives have spent 99 per cent of their funds, health 78 per cent, medical education 70 per cent, human resources 61 per cent, industry 98 per...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/India/Bihar/Education   (356 words)

  
 Land rights and wrongs in Bihar
Bihar was the first State in Independent India to legislate on land reforms, but it never proceeded to any meaningful implementation of the measures mainly because of the lack of political will and resistance from the landed sections.
That the Bihar Abolition of Zamindari Act, 1948, was challenged in court and later replaced by the Bihar Land Reforms Bill, 1949, showed the extent of the resistance.
Moreover, the genesis of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, was itself fraught with several legal obstacles because it challenged the interests of the zamindars.
www.flonnet.com /fl1822/18220460.htm   (2139 words)

  
 INDOlink - News & Analysis - Bihar- Challenges to Development
Bihar is a land locked state immediately to the west of the east of India.
Bihar covers a total area of 94,164 kilometer and ranks 12th in terms of area in the country.
Bihar is a nightmare for the developmental economist.
www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=020307103047   (3620 words)

  
 Assessment of iodine deficiency in selected blocks of east and west Champaran districts of Bihar.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Assessment of iodine deficiency in selected blocks of east and west Champaran districts of Bihar.
A total of 456 salt samples were collected from children and 35 from traders from the two districts and analyzed using the standard iodometric titration method.
The present study was therefore undertaken (i) to assess the prevalence of IDD in these districts, and (ii) to estimate the iodine content of salt consumed by population.
www.ihop-net.org /UniPub/iHOP/gp/1542828.html   (284 words)

  
 Bihar Travel,Bihar India, Bihar,Travel Guide To Bihar,Tourism in Bihar,Tours To Bihar,India Bihar Travel Guide,Travel ...
Bihar is bound on the north by Nepal, on the east by West Bengal, on the west by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa in the south.
But Bihar's most famous and fascinating indigenous art form is its Madhubani school of painting, a strict monopoly of the women of Mithila.
The principal foodgrains of Bihar are paddy, wheat, maize and pulses.
www.indiantravelportal.com /bihar   (683 words)

  
 Language in India
Bihar, of which the new state of Jharkhand was a part until recently, is an important state in every respect: population, history, religion, geographical position, economy, mining, and politics.
Bihar and Jharkhand are surrounded on the north by Nepal, on the east by West Bengal, on the west by Uttar Pradesh and on the south by Orissa.
Bihar and Jharkhand formed part of the Bengal Presidency till 1911, when on 12 December 1911, a separate province of Bihar and Orissa was created.
www.languageinindia.com /feb2003/urduinbihar.html   (2266 words)

  
 Bihar Education News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Bihar Intermediate Education Council chairman and former director of higher education, government of Bihar, Nageshwar Prasad Sharma, is also a retired PU physics professor.
Bihar Veterinary College (BVC), Patna, one of the oldest veterinary colleges of the country, presents a bizarre scene.
Bihar also has the maximum number of students figuring among the top 100 rankers (39) in last year’s exam, while Rajasthan had 11, Delhi 8, UP 7 and Kerala 4, the CBSE data revealed.
www.bihareducation.net /local/morenews29sep04.htm   (5990 words)

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