About

Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country (between 83°-30′ to 88°-00′ longitude). It is an entirely land–locked state, although the outlet to the sea through the port of Kolkata is not far away. 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. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east.

	Latitude		24°-20′-10″ ~ 27°-31′-15″ N
	Longitude		82°-19′-50″ ~ 88°-17′-40″ E
	Rural Area		92,257.51 sq. kms
	Urban Area		1,095.49 sq. kms
	Total Area		94,163.00 sq. kms
	Height above Sea-Level		173 Feet
	Normal Rainfall		1,205 mm
	Avg. Number of Rainy Days		52.5 Days in a Year