Bihar and Orissa Province health, education, and local government, were transferred to elected ministers. On 1 April 1936, the province was divided into Bihar Province (which included present-day Bihar and Jharkhand states) and Orissa Province, and the Odia speaking princely states placed under the authority of the Eastern States Agency. From 1912 to 1920, the province had a lieutenant governor heading the provincial government. This post was upgraded to governor in 1920, when Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha was appointed to fill it. Bihar and Orissa Province Bihar and Orissa was a province of British India which included the present-day Indian states of
Mortar, Bihar Mortar, Bihar Mortar is a village located in Garhpura block of Begusarai district in Bihar. It comes under Malipur panchayat and under post office Malilpur. The nearest Police station is located at Garhpura. PIN-848204 The village contains a Primary and a High school which are run by Bihar government. A model school is under construction. The students also go to nearby villages in some central or private schools. The total population of the village is 1509 (763 male and 746 female). The annual Durga puja festival is organised by the Mortar Durga Puja Samiti. A mela takes place in the