Bhagalpur division

Bhagalpur Division
Division of Bihar
Kahalgaon city mountain
Location of Bhagalpur division in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°15′00″N 87°02′00″E / 25.25°N 87.0333°E / 25.25; 87.0333
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionBhagalpur
Established1765
HeadquartersBhagalpur
DistrictsBhagalpur, Banka
Government
  MP - BankaGiridhari Yadav
  MP-BhagalpurAjay Kumar Mandal
Population
 (2011)
  Total
5,061,565
Language
  OfficialHindi
  Additional officialEnglish
  Regional LanguageAngika
  OtherBengali language, Khortha, Urdu, Santali

Bhagalpur division is one of the nine administrative units of Bihar, a state in the east of India. Bhagalpur city is the headquarters of the division, which was established in 1765 and is the oldest division of the state.