Bhojpuri region

Bhojpur
Bhojpur
Region
	Bhojpuri Speaking region of India
Continent	Asia
Country	India and Nepal
State	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhesh, Lumbini, and Gandaki
Covering territory	Bihar Patna division (except Patna district and Nalanda district); Saran division; Tirhut division (only West Champaran district and East Champaran district); Uttar Pradesh Basti division; Gorakhpur division; Azamgarh division; Varanasi division; Mirzapur division; Jharkhand Garhwa district;
Languages	Bhojpuri
Area
• Total	72,004 km2 (27,801 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	76,308,751
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Largest Cities	Varanasi; Gorakhpur; Arrah; Birgunj; Sasaram; Chhapra; Mau; Mirzapur; Jaunpur;

Bhojpur is a ethnolinguistic and cultural area in the Indian subcontinent where the Bhojpuri language is spoken as a mother tongue. The Bhojpuri region encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand, and the Madhesh, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces of Nepal.

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