Bihar (Area: App. 1, 74,000 Sq km., fig. 1) lies in the eastern part of India, bounded on the north by Nepal, on the east by West Bengal, on the south by Orissa,on the northwest by Uttar Pradesh and on the southwest by Madhya Pradesh. It may be divided into two natural regions viz., (1) plains to the north and wouth of the Ganga river and (2) Chota Nagpur Plateau. Climatically northern Bihar is temperate while the southern is hotter. Annual rainfall ...
