Official Census 2011 Notice: All statistics for BIHAR are sourced from the official decennial Census of India 2011 (ORGI, Ministry of Home Affairs). They reflect 2011 administrative boundaries and must not be cited as current population.

State Code: 10

BIHAR Demographics (Census 2011)

Name: Primary Census Abstract 2011 - BIHAR
Creator: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)

Official decennial population abstract covering 38 administrative districts.

Total Districts (2011)

Census Year: 2011

Total Population

10,40,99,452

Males: 5,42,78,157

Sex Ratio

918

Child Ratio: 935

Effective Literacy

61.8%

Literates: 5,25,04,553

Urban Percentage

11.29%

Rural: 88.7%

Districts in BIHAR (38 Districts)

Official Census 2011 district-level demographic abstract.

Code	District	Population (2011)	Males	Females	Sex Ratio	Literacy	Urban %	Action
230	Patna	58,38,465	30,78,512	27,59,953	897	70.68%	43.07%	Profile
204	Purba Champaran	50,99,371	26,81,209	24,18,162	902	55.79%	7.87%	Profile
216	Muzaffarpur	48,01,062	25,27,497	22,73,565	900	63.43%	9.86%	Profile
207	Madhubani	44,87,379	23,29,313	21,58,066	926	58.62%	3.6%	Profile
236	Gaya	43,91,418	22,66,566	21,24,852	937	63.67%	13.24%	Profile
221	Samastipur	42,61,566	22,30,003	20,31,563	911	61.86%	3.47%	Profile
219	Saran	39,51,862	20,22,821	19,29,041	954	65.96%	8.94%	Profile
215	Darbhanga	39,37,385	20,59,949	18,77,436	911	56.56%	9.74%	Profile
203	Pashchim Champaran	39,35,042	20,61,110	18,73,932	909	55.7%	9.99%	Profile
220	Vaishali	34,95,021	18,44,535	16,50,486	895	66.6%	6.67%	Profile
206	Sitamarhi	34,23,574	18,03,252	16,20,322	899	52.05%	5.56%	Profile
218	Siwan	33,30,464	16,75,090	16,55,374	988	69.45%	5.49%	Profile
211	Purnia	32,64,619	16,99,370	15,65,249	921	51.08%	10.51%	Profile
212	Katihar	30,71,029	16,00,430	14,70,599	919	52.24%	8.92%	Profile
224	Bhagalpur	30,37,766	16,15,663	14,22,103	880	63.14%	19.83%	Profile
222	Begusarai	29,70,541	15,67,660	14,02,881	895	63.87%	19.18%	Profile
234	Rohtas	29,59,918	15,43,546	14,16,372	918	73.37%	14.45%	Profile
229	Nalanda	28,77,653	14,97,060	13,80,593	922	64.43%	15.91%	Profile
209	Araria	28,11,569	14,63,333	13,48,236	921	53.53%	6%	Profile
231	Bhojpur	27,28,407	14,30,380	12,98,027	907	70.47%	14.29%	Profile
217	Gopalganj	25,62,012	12,67,666	12,94,346	1021	65.47%	6.35%	Profile
235	Aurangabad	25,40,073	13,18,684	12,21,389	926	70.32%	9.32%	Profile
208	Supaul	22,29,076	11,55,283	10,73,793	929	57.67%	4.74%	Profile
237	Nawada	22,19,146	11,44,668	10,74,478	939	59.76%	9.71%	Profile
225	Banka	20,34,763	10,67,140	9,67,623	907	58.17%	3.5%	Profile
213	Madhepura	20,01,762	10,47,559	9,54,203	911	52.25%	4.42%	Profile
214	Saharsa	19,00,661	9,97,174	9,03,487	906	53.2%	8.24%	Profile
238	Jamui	17,60,405	9,16,064	8,44,341	922	59.79%	8.26%	Profile
232	Buxar	17,06,352	8,87,977	8,18,375	922	70.14%	9.64%	Profile
210	Kishanganj	16,90,400	8,66,970	8,23,430	950	55.46%	9.53%	Profile
223	Khagaria	16,66,886	8,83,786	7,83,100	886	57.92%	5.23%	Profile
233	Kaimur (Bhabua)	16,26,384	8,47,006	7,79,378	920	69.34%	4.03%	Profile
226	Munger	13,67,765	7,29,041	6,38,724	876	70.46%	27.79%	Profile
239	Jehanabad	11,25,313	5,85,582	5,39,731	922	66.8%	12.01%	Profile
227	Lakhisarai	10,00,912	5,26,345	4,74,567	902	62.42%	14.29%	Profile
240	Arwal	7,00,843	3,63,497	3,37,346	928	67.43%	7.4%	Profile
205	Sheohar	6,56,246	3,46,673	3,09,573	893	53.78%	4.28%	Profile
228	Sheikhpura	6,36,342	3,29,743	3,06,599	930	63.86%	17.13%	Profile

Data Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)Table Series: Primary Census Abstract 2011