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Bhagalpur Division | |
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Division of Bihar | |
Coordinates: 25°15′00″N87°02′00″E / 25.25°N 87.0333°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Division | Bhagalpur |
Established | 1765 |
Headquarters | Bhagalpur |
Districts | Bhagalpur, Banka |
Government | |
• MP - Banka | Giridhari Yadav |
• MP-Bhagalpur | Ajay Kumar Mandal |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,061,565 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi [1] |
• Additional official | English [1] |
• Regional Language | Angika [1] [2] |
• Other | Bengali language, [1] Khortha, Urdu, Santali |
Bhagalpur division is one of the nine administrative units of Bihar, a state in the east of India. Bhagalpur city is the headquarters of the division. Established in 1765, it is oldest division of the state.
Districts | Subdivisions |
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Banka | Banka |
Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur |
Kahalgaon | |
Naugachhia |
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Population data obtained from the sum of the populations of the districts. [1]