Bihar is administratively divided into 9 divisions and 38 districts. For the administration of urban areas, Bihar has 19 municipal corporations, 89 nagar parishads (city councils), and 154 nagar panchayats (town councils).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
List of largest populated cities in Bihar governed by a municipal corporation[8]
Rank
City
Population (2011)
Rank
City
Population (2011)
1
Patna
1,684,222
11
Begusarai
252,008
2
Gaya
470,839
12
Katihar
240,838
3
Bhagalpur
400,146
13
Bettiah
237,254
4
Muzaffarpur
354,462
14
Motihari
221,646
5
Bihar Sharif
337,819
15
Saharsa
216,491
6
Darbhanga
296,039
16
Munger
213,303
7
Purnia
282,248
17
Chhapra
202,352
8
Sasaram
264,709
18
Siwan
135,066
9
Arrah
261,430
19
Madhubani
75,736
10
Samastipur
253,136
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^"पहली बार कोई महिला बनेगी पटना नगर निगम की मेयर" [For the first time, a woman will become the mayor of Patna Municipal Corporation]. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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^"6 पंचायतों को मिलाकर बनाया गया सहरसा नगर निगम, ये रहे बिहार के सभी 19 नगर निगमों के नाम". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^"बिहार को सहरसा के रूप में मिला एक और नगर निगम, 6 नगर पंचायतों को नगर परिषद का दर्जा". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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