Bihar

Agriculture

Bihar state depends 90% on agriculture. The land is most fertile and produces several types of agriculture products such as : rice, wheat, maize, joe, gram, oilseeds, sugarcane, jute etc.

Several rivers such as Ganga, Saryu, Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla, Khosi etc. emerging from Himalayas mountain flow through the Bihar planes and makes them fertile. Some cannels such as Triveni, Khosi, Kamla, cannel from canada Dam, cannel from Gandak Dam, etc. helps in irrigation.

Industries based on agricultural products have enough scope i.e., sugar mills, jute mills, edible oil mills, spices and agro based industries have a good potential.

Bihar is mainly agricultural products producing state. The main large and small scale agro based industries are :

Rice Mills : Rice mills in Bauxer karbisganch in Purnia District, Araria etc.

Sugar Mills : Sugar mills located at Banmankhi in Purnia District, Bauxer, Madora in Saran District, Samastipur and Bihata in Patna District.

Edible Oil Mills : Edible oils from oil seeds are located at Araria, Banmankhi in Purnia District, Bauxer, Lakhisarai at Munger district.

Tobacco

Bihar is country's sixth largest tobacco producing state. Availability of kendu leaves and cheap labour, Biri manufacturing industries are located at Bihar Sarif in Nalanda District, Janjha in Munger District etc.