Biharis

Bihari
(बिहारी समुदाय *Bihāri Samudāy* in Devanagari)
Total population
c. 105 million
Regions with significant populations
India	103,804,637
Pakistan	A significant percentage of the 20 million Muhajirs
Bangladesh	250,000
Languages
Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Magahi, Maithili, Angika, and Bajjika,
Religion
Predominantly: Hinduism Minorities: Islam Christianity Buddhism Jainism
Related ethnic groups
Indo-Aryan peoples, Maithil

The Biharis ( listen ) is a demonym given to the people who live in the Indian state of Bihar and the adjoining regions of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and the Terai region of Nepal. Bihar is home to many different ethnic groups and castes. Biharis speak languages such as Magahi, Bajjika, Maithili, Awadhi, Angika, Bhojpuri, and other local dialects, as well as Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) and Nepali.

Besides the state of Bihar, Biharis can be found throughout Purvanchal, North India, West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, and in the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. During the partition of India in 1947, many Bihari Muslims migrated to East Bengal (later East Pakistan and subsequently Bangladesh). Bihari people are also well represented in Pakistan's (formerly West Pakistan) Muhajir people as a result of the partition of India, as well as the recent relocation of some Bihari refugees from Bangladesh to Pakistan.