Bihar

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state of India

Bihar is a populous state in eastern India known for its rich historical heritage, including ancient centers of learning like Nalanda and significant sites in Buddhist history.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
present-day Bihar, India 2
Bihar Province 1

Statements (101)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state of India ⓘ
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu language ⓘ
surface form: Urdu
bordersCountry Nepal ⓘ
bordersState Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
capital Patna ⓘ
climateType humid subtropical ⓘ
containsCity Ara ⓘ
Araria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aurangabad, Bihar ⓘ
Begusarai ⓘ
Bettiah ⓘ
Bhagalpur ⓘ
Bodh Gaya ⓘ
Buxar ⓘ
Chhapra ⓘ
Darbhanga district ⓘ
surface form: Darbhanga

Gaya ⓘ
Gopalganj ⓘ
Hajipur ⓘ
Jamui ⓘ
Jehanabad ⓘ
Katihar ⓘ
Kishanganj ⓘ
Lakhisarai ⓘ
Madhepura ⓘ
Motihari ⓘ
Munger ⓘ
Muzaffarpur ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ
Nalanda district headquarters Bihar Sharif ⓘ
Nawada ⓘ
Purnia ⓘ
Rajgir ⓘ
Saharsa ⓘ
Samastipur ⓘ
Sasaram ⓘ
Sheikhpura ⓘ
Sitamarhi ⓘ
Siwan ⓘ
Supaul ⓘ
country India ⓘ
economySector agriculture ⓘ
governingBody Government of Bihar ⓘ
hasAirport Gaya Airport ⓘ
Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Indian Institute of Technology Patna ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ
surface form: Nalanda University (modern)

National Institute of Technology Patna ⓘ
Patna University ⓘ
hasFestival Chhath Puja ⓘ
Diwali ⓘ
Holi ⓘ
Makar Sankranti ⓘ
hasHighCourt Patna High Court ⓘ
hasHistoricalSite Vikramashila monastery ruins ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ
surface form: ancient Nalanda University ruins
hasLegislativeBody Bihar Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Bihar Legislative Council ⓘ
hasPopulationRankInIndia one of the most populous states ⓘ
hasReligiousSite Mahabodhi Temple complex ⓘ
surface form: Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya
hasRiver Gandaki River ⓘ
surface form: Gandak

Ganges ⓘ
Kosi ⓘ
Son River NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister of Bihar ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Governor of Bihar ⓘ
historicalNameEtymology derived from Sanskrit and Pali word vihara (monastery) ⓘ
historicalRegion Magadha ⓘ
importantFor Buddhist history ⓘ
Jain history ⓘ
ancient Indian learning ⓘ
ISOCode IN-BR ⓘ
knownFor fertile Gangetic plains ⓘ
flood-prone northern districts ⓘ
largestCity Patna ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral ⓘ
locatedIn eastern India ⓘ
majorCrop maize ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
rice ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
majorRailwayJunction Mughalsarai (nearby, in Uttar Pradesh but serving region) ⓘ
Patna Junction ⓘ
officialLanguage Hindi ⓘ
regionalLanguage Bhojpuri ⓘ
Magahi ⓘ
Maithili ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
traditionalCuisineItem litti chokha ⓘ
sattu ⓘ
traditionalDance Jhumar ⓘ
surface form: Jat-Jatin
traditionalMusic Bhojpuri folk music ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Mahabodhi Temple complex ⓘ
surface form: Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
UTCOffset +05:30 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode BR ⓘ
wasCenterOf Gupta Empire ⓘ
surface form: Gupta Empire (partly)

Magadha ⓘ
surface form: Magadha Empire

Maurya Empire ⓘ
surface form: Maurya Empire (partly)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Bihar Province
Pala Empire → territory → Bihar ⓘ