Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country [between 83°-19'-50" to 88°-17'-40" E longitude and 24°-20'-10" to 27°-31'-15" N Latitude]. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size 94,163 sq km and 3rd largest by population with a population of 103,804,637 as per the 2011 provisional census. It has a sex ratio of 916, literacy rate of 63.82% and population density of 1,102 as per the 2011 provisional census.