Administration in Bihar Bihar and Orissa Province was created separating from Bengal Presidency. In 1936, Bihar and Orrisa Province divided into two new provinces: Bihar Province and Orissa Province. Following Divisions were included in Bihar and Orissa Province when it separated from Bengal Presidency in 1912: On 1 April 1936 Bihar and Orissa Province was divided into two new provinces: Bihar Province and Orissa Province In 1936, Bihar became a separate province including part of Jharkhand. After the independence of India in 1951, Bihar including Jharkhand had 18 districts, and had 55 districts in 1991. In 2000, Bihar again divided into two states:
North Bihar North Bihar North Bihar is a term used for the region of Bihar which lies north of the Ganga river and east of Gandak river. Maithili is the mother tongue of most of the people from North Bihar. Different variances of Maithili is spoken in the region. There is an ongoing movement in the Maithili speaking region of Bihar for a separate Mithila state. What will be the capital of the state has yet to be decided, however, Darbhanga is the most likely candidate. Other potential capitals include Muzaffarpur, Purnia and Begusarai. Agriculture is the main economic activity of the