Magadh division

Magadh division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Gaya is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists Gaya district, Nawada district, Aurangabad district, Jehanabad district, and Arwal district. The current divisional commissioner is Mayank Warwade, an IAS officer of 2001 batch of Bihar cadre.[2] Magadh is home to the Magahi culture. People speak Magahi language here.

Magadh division
Division of Bihar
Location of Magadh division in Bihar
Location of Magadh division in Bihar
Coordinates: 24°45′N 85°00′E
Country India
StateBihar
HeadquartersGaya
DistrictsGaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Arwal
Government
  CommissionerMayank Warwade, IAS[1]
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,931,018

Districts, Sub-divisions, and Blocks

Magadh Division
(HQ: Gaya)
5 District, 10 Subdivisions, and 61 Blocks
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1GayaGayaSadar
Sherghati
Tekari
Nimchak Bathani
24[3]
2AurangabadAurangabadAuranagabad
Daudnagar
11[4]
3NawadaNawadaNawada
Rajauli
14[5]
4JehanabadJehanabadJehanabad7[6]
5ArwalArwalArwal5[7]

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