Bhagalpur division is an administrative geographical unit of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
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of
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, with
Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Si ...
as the administrative headquarters of the division. , the division consists of
Bhagalpur district
Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Majority of Bhagalpur district lies in South Bihar.
Geography
Bhagalpur district occupies an a ...
,
Banka district
Banka is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters of Banka is situated in Banka town. The district was established on 21 February 1991.
History
Banka is the homeland of the revolutionary Sat ...
and is located on the bank of
Ganga River.
Bhagalpur is known for producing exceptional talents in multiple fields like education, medical and politics. One of the prominent personalities to come out of Bhagalpur is Dr. Mahendra Prasad Jaiswal. He has contributed immensely in development of art and medical sciences specially in Homeopathy. He has served as an Advisor for AIR (All India Radio) Bhagalpur for 17 years straight. He has been a poet, story writer and practitioner of Homeopathy. His "Chethariya Pir" is one of the top works coming out of local Angika dialect. He has also written two international selling books in the field of Homeopathy.
See also
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Mithila (region)
Mithila (), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothill ...
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Divisions of Bihar
Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal). The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles. 12 munici ...
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Districts of Bihar
Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 534 CD blocks.
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy c ...
Note
Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts.
References
Divisions of Bihar
Divisions of British India
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