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Districts of East Bihar
Districts of East Bihar comprised of the regions of Munger area. This area was flourished in traditional arms dealing during the rule of British Raj.

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Districts of East BiharDistricts of East Bihar is dealing with the districts like Banka District, Bhagalpur district, Khagaria district, Katihar district, Munger district, Madhepura district, Purnia district and Saharsa District. These districts of Bihar have the monuments that were built during the rule of British East India Company and later the British Government in India.

Banka District
Banka District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar. The district headquarter of Banka is situated in Banka town. The district has been established on February 21, 1991.

Bhagalpur District
Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district.

Khagaria District
Khagaria district is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Khagaria. Khagaria district is a part of Munger Division. The district occupies an area of 1486 km ² and has a population of 1,276,677.

Katihar District
Katihar District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar and Katihar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division.

Munger District
Munger District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Munger city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Munger district is a part of Munger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3 percent is higher than the state literacy rate of 63.8 percent and lower than national rate of 74.04

Madhepura District
Madhepura District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar and Madhepura town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Madhepura district is a part of Kosi division.

Purnia District
Purnia District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The town of Purnia is the administrative headquarters of this district. Purnia district is a part of Purnia Division. The district extends northwards from the Ganga River. During colonial era, Purnia and Purnia Division were known as the second home for the Bengalees in West Bengal, because of the presence of landforms and the sweet waters.

Saharsa District
Saharsa is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India. Saharsa town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Saharsa district is a part of the Kosi Division and it became a district on 1st April 1954 and has subsequently become smaller with other districts being carved from it, most notably Madhepura in 1981.


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