Floods in Bihar Floods in Bihar Bihar is India's most flood-prone State, with 76% of the population in the North Bihar living under the recurring threat of flood devastation. According to some historical data, 16.5% of the total flood affected area in India is located in Bihar while 22.1% of the flood affected population in India lives in Bihar. About out of total geographical area of comprising 73.06% is flood affected. Floods in Bihar are a recurring disaster which on an annual basis destroys thousands of human lives apart from livestock and assets worth millions. Floods in Bihar have claimed 9,500 lives since
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