Angika Region

Angika Region

Angika region comprises the following districts in the eastern part of India.

Eastern & North-Eastern Bihar
Bhagalpur District, Katihar District, Purnia District, Banka District, Madhepura District, Jamui District,and Munger District.
North-Eastern Jharkhand
Sahebganj District, Godda District,and Deoghar District.
North-central West Bengal
Malda District and Uttar Dinajpur district.

Angika is the mother-tongue of people of this area and is closely related to Bangla language.

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