State of India
Bihar
बिहारBihar is a state of India. It covers about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²), the 12th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Liberia. About 103.8 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 94,200 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 3.0%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 12th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 1,096 people per km² |
| Capital | Patna |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N |
| Type | StateIN-BR |
What the numbers say about Bihar
- Bihar covers 3.0% of the area of India and ranks 3rd of 36 by population, against 12th by area.
- It would take 33.3 states and union territories the size of Bihar to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 3.62× the size of Bihar; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: West Bengal (86,400 km², 1.10×) and Arunachal Pradesh (80,600 km², 1.17×).
- Counted as a country, Bihar would be larger than 130 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 110th by area, between Liberia (95,300 km²) and Hungary (93,200 km²).
- With 103.8 million people it would rank 16th of 238 by population.
- Bihar has 1,096 people per km², about the density of Bangladesh, which has 1,252 per km².
- That makes Bihar the 5th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 2.74× the average for India (400 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large in area, so Bihar looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Bihar stretches about 358 km north to south and 498 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,700 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaJiangsu0.95× · 100,000 km²PeopleShandong1.02× · 101.5 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaIndiana1.00× · 94,300 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- GermanyAreaBavaria1.35× · 70,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- FranceAreaNouvelle-Aquitaine1.11× · 85,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.00× · 94,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)1.20× · 78,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- BrazilAreaSanta Catarina1.00× · 95,100 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- CanadaAreaNew Brunswick1.30× · 72,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- AustraliaAreaTasmania (Australia)1.39× · 68,100 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreaOaxaca1.03× · 92,200 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Bihar sits in India
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12