Largest city in bihar

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	City	District	Population			City	District	Population
1	Patna	Patna	2,405,421	Patna Muzzafarpur	8	Arrah	Bhojpur	261,099
2	Gaya	Gaya	463,454		9	Munger	Munger	188,050
3	Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur	398,138		10	Chhapra	Saran	179,190
4	Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur	351,838		11	Katihar	Katihar	175,199
5	Biharsarif	Nalanda	296,889		12	Danapur	Patna	131,176
6	Darbhanga	Darbhanga	294,116		13	Sasaram	Rohtas	141,176
7	Purnia	Purnia	280,547		14	Dehri	Rohtas	119,007
Source: Census of India 2011[61]

Government and administration

     Main articles: Government of Bihar and Administration in Bihar

See also: Divisions of Bihar and Districts of Bihar

Vidhansabha Building, Patna

The constitutional head of the Government of Bihar is the Governor, who is appointed by the President of India. The real executive power rests with the Chief Ministerand the cabinet. The political party or the coalition of political parties having a majority in the Legislative Assembly forms the Government.

The head of the bureaucracy of the State is the Chief Secretary. Under this position, is a hierarchy of officials drawn from the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, and different wings of the State Civil Services. The judiciary is headed by the Chief Justice. Bihar has a High Court which has been functioning since 1916. All the branches of the government are located in the state capital, Patna.

The state is divided into 09 divisions and 38 districts, for administrative purposes. The various districts included in the divisions – Patna,Tirhut, Saran, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Munger and Magadh Division, are as listed below.

State symbols of Bihar^[62]

Animal	Gaur
Bird	India roller
Flower	Kanchnar
Tree	Peepal