Bhojpuri region
Bhojpur | |
|---|---|
Bhojpuri-speaking region of India | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Country | India and Nepal |
| State | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhesh, Lumbini, and Gandaki |
| 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 | |
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.