Mithila is a proposed state in India, comprising the Maithili speaking region of Bihar and Jharkhand.

[1] The proposed state will also include Whole Angika and Bajjika speaking districts which are considered to be dialects of Maithili.

[1] Various organisations have been formed that demand the formation of a state including the Maithil Mahasabha and the Mithilanchal Vikash Congress the former received support from Raj Darbhanga.

[5] Mithila Rajya Nirman Sena also did a Sankalp yatra under his leadership in 2017 and 2021 to create awareness and support for the movement[6] The demand for separate Mithila state has been there since creation of State of Bihar in 1912.

[14] Mithila is a poor and flood-prone region dependent on subsistence agriculture, leading to doubts over its economically feasibility as a separate state.