Darbhanga division

Division of Bihar in India
26°10′N 85°54′E / 26.17°N 85.9°E / 26.17; 85.9Country IndiaStateBiharRegionMithilaHeadquartersDarbhangaDistrictsDarbhanga, Madhubani, SamastipurGovernment
 • CommissionerH. R. Shrinivas[1]Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,652,797Websitedarbhangadivision.bih.nic.in

Darbhanga Division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of the division. It is a part of historical Mithila region. The main language of the division is Maithili. As of 2023[update], the division consists of Darbhanga district, Madhubani district, and Samastipur district.

Subdivisions

Darbhanga district

  • Darbhanga Sadar
  • Benipur
  • Biraul

Madhubani district

  • Madhubani Sadar
  • Benipatti
  • Jhanjarpur
  • Phulparas
  • Jainagar

Samastipur district

languages

Languages of Darbhanga division in 2011

  Maithili (65.03%)
  Hindi (20.04%)
  Urdu (13.97%)
  Other (0.96%)

See also

  • flagIndia portal

References

  1. ^ "Govt shifts 12 IAS officials, five get additional charge". The Times of India. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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