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Bihar [bɪˈhɑː] n
(Placename) a state of NE India: consists of part of the Ganges plain; important for rice: lost the S to the new state of Jharkand in 2000. Capital: Patna. Pop.: 82 878 796 (2001). Area: 99 225 sq. km (38 301 sq. miles) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Demographer Carl Haub of the Population Reference Bureau points out that some of the poorest Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, have the population of medium-sized countries and are likely to get much bigger. 191-93) Kohli's discussion of West Bengal in Democracy and Discontent (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990), but doesn't address his comparisons of how political institutions and economic development affect outcomes in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, as well as Bihar and Karnataka. The Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, which shares a border with Nepal and Bihar, has been experiencing periodic outbreaks of JEV since 1978. |
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