CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

PROVISIONAL POPULATON TOTALS

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF

CENSUS OPERATIONS, BIHAR, PATNA.

FIGURES AT A GLANCE - 2011 CENSUS

BIHAR
(i)

Number of Districts

38

(ii)

Area in sq.km.

94,163

(iii)

Total Population

Persons

103,804,637

Males

54,185,347

Females

49,619,290

(iv)

Decadal Population Growth 2001-2011

Absolute

20,806,128

Percentage

25.07

(v)

Population Density

1,102

(vi)

Sex Ratio

916

(vii)

0-6 Population

Absolute

Percentage to
Total Population

(viii)

Persons

18,582,229

17.90

Males

9,615,280

17.75

Females

8,966,949

18.07

Literacy

Absolute

Rate

Persons

54,390,254

63.82

Males

32,711,975

73.39

Females

21,678,279

53.33

Note : For all calculation the population of Others have been clubbed with population of Males.

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STATE HIGHLIGHTS 2011 CENSUS

STATE BIHAR
1. Number of Divisions

2. Number of Districts

38

3. Number of Sub-divisions

101

4. Number of C.D. Blocks

534

5. Number of Urban Agglomerations

14

(i) Statutory Towns

139

(ii) Census Towns (Non-statutory)

60

44,874

6. Number of Towns:

7. Number of Revenue Villages

(including 21 part villages which falls in two C.D.Blocks)

8. Most Populous District

Patna

Least Populous District

Sheikhpura

634,927

Madhepura

30.65

Gopalganj

18.83

10. Most densely populated district

Sheohar

1,882

Least densely populated district

Kaimur(Bhabua)

11. District having highest sex-ratio

Gopalganj

District having lowest sex-ratio

Munger & Bhagalpur

12. District having highest literacy rate

Rohtas

75.59

Purnia

52.49

9. District with highest decadal growth

District with lowest decadal growth

District having lowest literacy rate

13. Average population of a district of the state :

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5,772,804

488
1,015
879

2,731,701

PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS 2011

Figures at a glance
India & States
State/UT India/States/Union

Popu lation

2
INDIA

Percenta ge

Person

Male

Female

1,210,193,422

623,724,248

Sex ratio

Popu la tion

Decadal

(Female per density (per

Growth

1000 males)

Literacy rate
20 11

sq.km.)

1991- 2001- 2001 2011 2001 2011 Person MaleFemale

2001 2011
6
7

586,469,174 21.5 17.6

10

11

12

13

14

933

940

325

382 74.04 82.14 65.46

1 Jammu & Kashmir

12,548,926

6,665,561

5,883,365 29.4 23.7

892

883

100

124 68.74 78.26 58.01

2 Himachal Pradesh

6,856,509

3,473,892

3,382,617 17.5 12.8

968

974

109

123 83.78 90.83 76.60

484

550 76.68 81.48 71.34

3 Punjab

27,704,236

14,634,819

13,069,417 20.1 13.7

876

893

4 Chandigarh#

1,054,686

580,282

474,404 40.3 17.1

777

818 7900 9252 86.43 90.54 81.38

5 Uttrakhand

10,116,752

5,154,178

4,962,574 20.4 19.2

962

963

159

189 79.63 88.33 70.70

6 Haryana

25,353,081

13,505,130

11,847,951 28.4 19.9

861

877

478

573 76.64 85.38 66.77

7 NCT of Delhi#

16,753,235

8,976,410

7,776,825 47.0 21.0

821

866 9340 11297 86.34 91.03 80.93

8 Rajasthan
9 Uttar Pradesh
10 Bihar
11 Sikkim

68,621,012

35,620,086

33,000,926 28.4 21.4

921

926

165

201 67.06 80.51 52.66

199,581,477

104,596,415

94,985,062 25.9 20.1

898

908

690

828 69.72 79.24 59.26

103,804,637

54,185,347

49,619,290 28.6 25.1

919

916

881 1102 63.82 73.39 53.33

607,688

321,661

286,027 33.1 12.4

875

889

76

86 82.20 87.29 76.43

12 Arunachal Pradesh

1,382,611

720,232

662,379 27.0 25.9

893

920

13

17 66.95 73.69 59.57

13 Nagaland

1,980,602

1,025,707

954,895 64.5 -0.5

900

931

120

119 80.11 83.29 76.69

14 Manipur

2,721,756

1,369,764

1,351,992 24.9 18.7

978

987

103

122 79.85 86.49 73.17

15 Mizoram

1,091,014

552,339

538,675 28.8 22.8

935

975

42

52 91.58 93.72 89.40

16 Tripura

3,671,032

1,871,867

1,799,165 16.0 14.8

948

961

305

350 87.75 92.18 83.15

17 Meghalaya

2,964,007

1,492,668

1,471,339 30.7 27.8

972

986

103

132 75.48 77.17 73.78

18 Assam

31,169,272

15,954,927

15,214,345 18.9 16.9

935

954

340

397 73.18 78.81 67.27

19 West Bangal

91,347,736

46,927,389

44,420,347 17.8 13.9

934

947

903 1029 77.08 82.67 71.16

20 Jharkhand

32,966,238

16,931,688

16,034,550 23.4 22.3

941

947

338

414 67.63 78.45 56.21

21 Orissa

41,947,358

21,201,678

20,745,680 16.3 14.0

972

978

236

269 73.45 82.40 64.36

22 Chhattisgarh

25,540,196

12,827,915

12,712,281 18.3 22.6

989

991

154

189 71.04 81.45 60.59

23 Madhaya Pradesh

72,597,565

37,612,920

34,984,645 24.3 20.3

919

930

196

236 70.63 80.53 60.02

24 Gujrat

258

308 79.31 87.23 70.73

60,383,628

31,482,282

28,901,346 22.7 19.2

920

918

25 Daman & Diu#

242,911

150,100

92,811 55.7 53.5

710

618 1413 2169 87.07 91.48 79.59

26 Dadar & Nagar Haweli#

342,853

193,178

149,675 59.2 55.5

812

775

27 Maharastra

449

698 77.65 86.46 65.93

112,372,972

58,361,397

54,011,575 22.7 16.0

922

925

315

365 82.91 89.82 75.48

28 Andhra Pradesh

84,665,533

42,509,881

42,155,652 14.6 11.1

978

992

277

308 67.66 75.56 59.74

29 Karnataka

61,130,704

31,057,742

30,072,962 17.5 15.7

965

968

276

319 75.6 82.85 68.13

1,457,723

740,711

717,012 15.2

8.2

961

968

364

394 87.4 92.81 81.84

64,429

33,106

31,323 17.3

6.2

948

946 1895 2013 92.28 96.11 88.25

32 Kerala

33,387,677

16,021,290

17,366,387

33 Tamilnadu

72,138,958

36,158,871

35,980,087 11.7 15.6

1,244,464

610,485

633,979 20.6 27.7 1001 1038 2030 2598 86.55 92.12 81.22

35 Andman & Nicobar Islands# 379,944

202,330

177,614 26.9

30 Goa
31 Lakshdweep#

34 Puducherry#

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9.4

4.9 1058 1084 819

6.7

987

846

995

878

480

43

859 93.91 96.02 91.98

555 80.33 86.81 73.86

46 86.27 90.11 81.84

General Notes
1. The figures for India and Manipur, include by sex, the estimated population, 0-6 population and literates of
Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur for Census 2001 and 2011
2. For working out density of India and the State of Jammu & Kashmir, the entire area and population of
those portions of Jammu & Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been
taken into account.
3. For Census 2011, the population of Others has been clubbed with the Males for working out population,
0-6 population, literates and related rates and ratios.
4. In working out decadal variation and percentage decadal variation for 1941-1951 & 1951-1961 of India
and Nagaland State, the population of Tuensang District for 1951 (7,025) & the population of Tuensang (83,501)
& Mon (50,774) districts for 1961 Census have not been taken into account as the area was censused for
the first time in 1951 and the same are not comparable.
5. The 1981 Census could not be held owing to disturbed conditions prevailing in Assam. Hence the
population figures for 1981 of Assam have been worked out by Interpolation.
6. The 1991 Census was not held in Jammu & Kashmir. Hence the population figures for 1991 of
Jammu & Kashmir have been worked out by Interpolation.
7. The distribution of population of Pondicherry (Puducherry) by sex for 1901 (246,354), and 1931
(258,628) and 1941 (285,011) is not avaiable. The figures of India for these years are, therefore, exclusive
of these population figures so far as distribution by sex is concerned.
8. Arunachal Pradesh was censused for the first time in 1961.
9. In 1951, Tuensang was censused for the first time for 129.5 sq.kms. of areas only. In 1961 censused
areas of Tuensang District of Nagaland was increased to 5356.1 sq. kms.
10. Due to non-availability of census data the figures for the decades, from 1901 to 1951 have been
estimated for the districts of Kohima, Phek, Wokha, Zunheboto, and Mokokchung of Nagaland. Estimation
however could not be done for Tuensang and Mon as they were not fully censused prior to 1961.
11. As the sex break-up for the districts.Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Ratlam,
Ujjain, Shajapur, Dewas, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, West Nimar ( Khargone ), Barwani, Rajgarh, Bhopal, Sehore
and Raisen is not available for the year 1901. Figures for males and females have been estimated for the
year 1901 for Madhya Pradesh.
12. One village Ramtapur (code No. 217 and 101 in 1951 and 1961 respectively) of Jukkal circle of Degulur
taluka which was transferred under the state Reorganisation Act, 1956 from Maharashtra to Andhra Pradesh,
still continues in Nanded district of Maharashtra. The population of this village has, however, been adjusted in
Nizamabad district for the year 1901 - 1951.
13. The names of Uttaranchal and Pondicherry have changed to Uttarakhand and Puducherry respectively
after Census 2001
Note of caution:
The figures in this report being of a provisional nature, only the important footnotes have been given above.
The detailed footnotes would be given when the final population tables are released.
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Table 1
Distribution of Population, sex ratio, density and decadal growth rate of population : 2011
Sex ratio
District
Code

Total Population
State/District

2
Bihar

Persons

Males

(females per
Females

Density

Decadal

1000 males) (Per sq.km) growth rate

103,804,637

54,185,347

49,619,290

916

1102

25.07

01

Pashchim Champaran

3,922,780

2,057,669

1,865,111

906

750

28.89

02

Purba Champaran

5,082,868

2,674,037

2,408,831

901

1281

29.01

03

Sheohar

656,916

347,614

309,302

890

1882

27.32

04

Sitamarhi

3,419,622

1,800,441

1,619,181

899

1491

27.47

05

Madhubani

4,476,044

2,324,984

2,151,060

925

1279

25.19

06

Supaul

2,228,397

1,157,815

1,070,582

925

919

28.62

07

Araria

2,806,200

1,460,878

1,345,322

921

992

30.00

08

Kishanganj

1,690,948

868,845

822,103

946

898

30.44

09

Purnia

3,273,127

1,695,829

1,577,298

930

1014

28.66

10

Katihar

3,068,149

1,601,158

1,466,991

916

1004

28.23

11

Madhepura

1,994,618

1,042,373

952,245

914

1116

30.65

12

Saharsa

1,897,102

995,502

901,600

906

1125

25.79

13

Darbhanga

3,921,971

2,053,043

1,868,928

910

1721

19.00

14

Muzaffarpur

4,778,610

2,517,500

2,261,110

898

1506

27.54

15

Gopalganj

2,558,037

1,269,677

1,288,360

1,015

1258

18.83

16

Siwan

3,318,176

1,672,121

1,646,055

984

1495

22.25

17

Saran

3,943,098

2,023,476

1,919,622

949

1493

21.37

18

Vaishali

3,495,249

1,847,058

1,648,191

892

1717

28.58

19

Samastipur

4,254,782

2,228,432

2,026,350

909

1465

25.33

20

Begusarai

2,954,367

1,560,203

1,394,164

894

1540

25.75

21

Khagaria

1,657,599

880,065

777,534

883

1115

29.46

22

Bhagalpur

3,032,226

1,614,014

1,418,212

879

1180

25.13

23

Banka

2,029,339

1,064,307

965,032

907

672

26.14

24

Munger

1,359,054

723,280

635,774

879

958

19.45

25

Lakhisarai

1,000,717

526,651

474,066

900

815

24.74

26

Sheikhpura

634,927

329,593

305,334

926

922

20.82

27

Nalanda

2,872,523

1,495,577

1,376,946

921

1220

21.18

28

Patna

5,772,804

3,051,117

2,721,687

892

1803

22.34

29

Bhojpur

2,720,155

1,431,722

1,288,433

900

1136

21.27

30

Buxar

1,707,643

888,356

819,287

922

1003

21.77

31

Kaimur (Bhabua)

1,626,900

847,784

779,116

919

488

27.54

32

Rohtas

2,962,593

1,547,856

1,414,737

914

763

20.22

33

Aurangabad

2,511,243

1,310,867

1,200,376

916

760

24.75

34

Gaya

4,379,383

2,266,865

2,112,518

932

880

26.08

35

Nawada

2,216,653

1,145,123

1,071,530

936

889

22.49

36

Jamui

1756078

914368

841710

921

567

25.54

37

Jehanabad

1124176

586202

537974

918

1206

21.34

38

Arwal

699563

362945

336618

927

1099

19.01

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Table 2
Population of State /Districts by sex and percentage share of population in total population
District

Total population

Percentage share in

Code

State / District

Persons

Males

Females

total population

103,804,637

54,185,347

49,619,290

100.00

Bihar
01

Pashchim Champaran

3,922,780

2,057,669

1,865,111

3.78

02

Purba Champaran

5,082,868

2,674,037

2,408,831

4.90

03

Sheohar

656,916

347,614

309,302

0.63

04

Sitamarhi

3,419,622

1,800,441

1,619,181

3.29

05

Madhubani

4,476,044

2,324,984

2,151,060

4.31

06

Supaul

2,228,397

1,157,815

1,070,582

2.15

07

Araria

2,806,200

1,460,878

1,345,322

2.70

08

Kishanganj

1,690,948

868,845

822,103

1.63

09

Purnia

3,273,127

1,695,829

1,577,298

3.15

10

Katihar

3,068,149

1,601,158

1,466,991

2.96

11

Madhepura

1,994,618

1,042,373

952,245

1.92

12

Saharsa

1,897,102

995,502

901,600

1.83

13

Darbhanga

3,921,971

2,053,043

1,868,928

3.78

14

Muzaffarpur

4,778,610

2,517,500

2,261,110

4.60

15

Gopalganj

2,558,037

1,269,677

1,288,360

2.46

16

Siwan

3,318,176

1,672,121

1,646,055

3.20

17

Saran

3,943,098

2,023,476

1,919,622

3.80

18

Vaishali

3,495,249

1,847,058

1,648,191

3.37

19

Samastipur

4,254,782

2,228,432

2,026,350

4.10

20

Begusarai

2,954,367

1,560,203

1,394,164

2.85

21

Khagaria

1,657,599

880,065

777,534

1.60

22

Bhagalpur

3,032,226

1,614,014

1,418,212

2.92

23

Banka

2,029,339

1,064,307

965,032

1.95

24

Munger

1,359,054

723,280

635,774

1.31

25

Lakhisarai

1,000,717

526,651

474,066

0.96

26

Sheikhpura

634,927

329,593

305,334

0.61

27

Nalanda

2,872,523

1,495,577

1,376,946

2.77

28

Patna

5,772,804

3,051,117

2,721,687

5.56

29

Bhojpur

2,720,155

1,431,722

1,288,433

2.62

30

Buxar

1,707,643

888,356

819,287

1.65

31

Kaimur (Bhabua)

1,626,900

847,784

779,116

1.57

32

Rohtas

2,962,593

1,547,856

1,414,737

2.85

33

Aurangabad

2,511,243

1,310,867

1,200,376

2.42

34

Gaya

4,379,383

2,266,865

2,112,518

4.22

35

Nawada

2,216,653

1,145,123

1,071,530

2.14

36

Jamui

1,756,078

914,368

841,710

1.69

37

Jehanabad

1,124,176

586,202

537,974

1.08

38

Arwal

699,563

362,945

336,618

0.67

Table 3(1)
Child population in the age group 0-6 by sex: 2011
District

Child Population in the age group 0-6

Code

State/District

Persons

Males

Females

Bihar

18,582,229

9,615,280

8,966,949

01

Pashchim Champaran

753,429

386,320

367,109

02

Purba Champaran

993,569

516,736

476,833

03

Sheohar

124,919

64,892

60,027

04

Sitamarhi

643,851

333,315

310,536

05

Madhubani

779,360

403,516

375,844

06

Supaul

424,411

218,560

205,851

07

Araria

564,131

288,728

275,403

08

Kishanganj

341,943

173,914

168,029

09

Purnia

644,083

329,865

314,218

10

Katihar

601,745

307,584

294,161

11

Madhepura

397,468

206,647

190,821

12

Saharsa

377,504

195,819

181,685

13

Darbhanga

700,992

363,597

337,395

14

Muzaffarpur

817,709

426,633

391,076

15

Gopalganj

437,031

224,717

212,314

16

Siwan

532,868

275,500

257,368

17

Saran

657,316

342,060

315,256

18

Vaishali

591,634

312,354

279,280

19

Samastipur

784,203

404,068

380,135

20

Begusarai

532,382

278,564

253,818

21

Khagaria

347,048

181,528

165,520

22

Bhagalpur

532,307

275,248

257,059

23

Banka

362,548

186,986

175,562

24

Munger

221,026

114,841

106,185

25

Lakhisarai

182,234

95,154

87,080

26

Sheikhpura

118,228

60,952

57,276

27

Nalanda

501,046

259,703

241,343

28

Patna

905,708

476,906

428,802

29

Bhojpur

440,847

230,267

210,580

30

Buxar

286,969

149,097

137,872

31

Kaimur (Bhabua)

291,785

150,490

141,295

32

Rohtas

493,047

256,108

236,939

33

Aurangabad

438,065

225,256

212,809

34

Gaya

762,507

389,247

373,260

35

Nawada

367,231

184,990

182,241

36

Jamui

313455

160287

153168

37

Jehanabad

193946

101103

92843

38

Arwal

123684

63728

59956

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Table 3(2)
Population aged 7 years and above by sex : 2011
District

Total Population of 7 years and above by sex

Code

State/District

Persons

Males

Females

85,222,408

44,570,067

40,652,341

Bihar
01

Pashchim Champaran

3,169,351

1,671,349

1,498,002

02

Purba Champaran

4,089,299

2,157,301

1,931,998

03

Sheohar

531,997

282,722

249,275

04

Sitamarhi

2,775,771

1,467,126

1,308,645

05

Madhubani

3,696,684

1,921,468

1,775,216

06

Supaul

1,803,986

939,255

864,731

07

Araria

2,242,069

1,172,150

1,069,919

08

Kishanganj

1,349,005

694,931

654,074

09

Purnia

2,629,044

1,365,964

1,263,080

10

Katihar

2,466,404

1,293,574

1,172,830

11

Madhepura

1,597,150

835,726

761,424

12

Saharsa

1,519,598

799,683

719,915

13

Darbhanga

3,220,979

1,689,446

1,531,533

14

Muzaffarpur

3,960,901

2,090,867

1,870,034

15

Gopalganj

2,121,006

1,044,960

1,076,046

16

Siwan

2,785,308

1,396,621

1,388,687

17

Saran

3,285,782

1,681,416

1,604,366

18

Vaishali

2,903,615

1,534,704

1,368,911

19

Samastipur

3,470,579

1,824,364

1,646,215

20

Begusarai

2,421,985

1,281,639

1,140,346

21

Khagaria

1,310,551

698,537

612,014

22

Bhagalpur

2,499,919

1,338,766

1,161,153

23

Banka

1,666,791

877,321

789,470

24

Munger

1,138,028

608,439

529,589

25

Lakhisarai

818,483

431,497

386,986

26

Sheikhpura

516,699

268,641

248,058

27

Nalanda

2,371,477

1,235,874

1,135,603

28

Patna

4,867,096

2,574,211

2,292,885

29

Bhojpur

2,279,308

1,201,455

1,077,853

30

Buxar

1,420,674

739,259

681,415

31

Kaimur (Bhabua)

1,335,115

697,294

637,821

32
33

Rohtas
Aurangabad

2,469,546
2,073,178

1,291,748
1,085,611

1,177,798
987,567

34

Gaya

3,616,876

1,877,618

1,739,258

35

Nawada

1,849,422

960,133

889,289

36

Jamui

1,442,623

754,081

688,542

37

Jehanabad

930,230

485,099

445,131

38

Arwal

575,879

299,217

276,662

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Table 3(3)
Literates and literacy rates by sex : 2011
District

Literates

Literacy rate (%)

Code

State/District

Persons

Males

Females

Persons

Males

Females

54,390,254

32,711,975

21,678,279

63.82

73.39

53.33

01

Pashchim Champaran

Bihar

1,839,984

1,139,136

700,848

58.06

68.16

46.79

02

Purba Champaran

2,382,348

1,467,319

915,029

58.26

68.02

47.36

03

Sheohar

297,938

180,154

117,784

56.00

63.72

47.25

04

Sitamarhi

1,485,896

917,879

568,017

53.53

62.56

43.40

05

Madhubani

2,251,107

1,393,708

857,399

60.90

72.53

48.30

06

Supaul

1,076,133

672,945

403,188

59.65

71.65

46.63

07

Araria

1,235,303

751,900

483,403

55.10

64.15

45.18

08

Kishanganj

769,439

455,615

313,824

57.04

65.56

47.98

09

Purnia

1,380,052

834,533

545,519

52.49

61.09

43.19

10

Katihar

1,321,024

788,969

532,055

53.56

60.99

45.37

11

Madhepura

858,886

533,342

325,544

53.78

63.82

42.75

12

Saharsa

829,206

521,560

307,646

54.57

65.22

42.73

13

Darbhanga

1,876,638

1,158,664

717,974

58.26

68.58

46.88

14

Muzaffarpur

2,601,665

1,539,154

1,062,511

65.68

73.61

56.82

15

Gopalganj

1,421,866

818,991

602,875

67.04

78.38

56.03

16

Siwan

1,994,056

1,155,972

838,084

71.59

82.77

60.35

17

Saran

2,252,914

1,340,226

912,688

68.57

79.71

56.89

18

Vaishali

1,990,809

1,181,754

809,055

68.56

77.00

59.10

19

Samastipur

2,214,498

1,333,406

881,092

63.81

73.09

53.52

20

Begusarai

1,604,148

953,052

651,096

66.23

74.36

57.10

21

Khagaria

797,784

478,545

319,239

60.87

68.51

52.16

22

Bhagalpur

1,623,909

967,924

655,985

64.96

72.30

56.49

23

Banka

1,002,069

612,053

390,016

60.12

69.76

49.40

24

Munger

834,162

487,096

347,066

73.30

80.06

65.53

25

Lakhisarai

531,633

319,208

212,425

64.95

73.98

54.89

26

Sheikhpura

340,799

204,533

136,266

65.96

76.14

54.93

27

Nalanda

1,574,818

952,970

621,848

66.41

77.11

54.76

28

Patna

3,527,409

2,066,494

1,460,915

72.47

80.28

63.72

29

Bhojpur

1,659,049

1,010,138

648,911

72.79

84.08

60.20

30

Buxar

1,019,682

611,944

407,738

71.77

82.78

59.84

31

Kaimur (Bhabua)

948,105

568,197

379,908

71.01

81.49

59.56

32

Rohtas

1,866,684

1,101,703

764,981

75.59

85.29

64.95

33

Aurangabad

1,508,596

895,834

612,762

72.77

82.52

62.05

34

Gaya

2,399,682

1,427,447

972,235

66.35

76.02

55.90

35

Nawada

1,139,832

685,513

454,319

61.63

71.40

51.09

36

Jamui

896670

556264

340406

62.16

73.77

49.44

37

Jehanabad

635022

384670

250352

68.27

79.3

56.24

38

Arwal

400439

243163

157276

69.54

81.27

56.85

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Table 4
Sex ratio of Total population and child population in the age group 0-6 : 2001 and 2011
Child Population in
District

Total Population

the age group 0-6

7 and above

Code

State/District

2001

2011

2001

2011

2001

2011

Bihar

919

916

942

933

914

912

01

Pashchim Champaran

901

906

953

950

888

896

02

Purba Champaran

897

901

937

923

886

896

03

Sheohar

885

890

916

925

877

882

04

Sitamarhi

892

899

924

932

884

892

05

Madhubani

942

925

939

931

943

924

06

Supaul

920

925

925

942

919

921

07

Araria

913

921

963

954

900

913

08

Kishanganj

936

946

947

966

933

941

09

Purnia

915

930

967

953

901

925

10

Katihar

919

916

966

956

906

907

11

Madhepura

915

914

927

923

912

911

12

Saharsa

910

906

912

928

910

900

13

Darbhanga

914

910

915

928

913

907

14

Muzaffarpur

920

898

928

917

918

894

15

Gopalganj

1001

1015

964

945

1011

1030

16

Siwan

1031

984

934

934

1058

994

17

Saran

966

949

949

922

970

954

18

Vaishali

920

892

937

894

916

892

19

Samastipur

928

909

938

941

926

902

20

Begusarai

912

894

946

911

903

890

21

Khagaria

885

883

932

912

872

876

22

Bhagalpur

876

879

966

934

855

867

23

Banka

908

907

965

939

894

900

24

Munger

872

879

914

925

863

870

25

Lakhisarai

921

900

951

915

913

897

26

Sheikhpura

918

926

955

940

908

923

27

Nalanda

914

921

942

929

907

919

28

Patna

873

892

923

899

862

891

29

Bhojpur

902

900

940

915

893

897

30

Buxar

899

922

925

925

893

922

31

Kaimur (Bhabua)

902

919

940

939

892

915

32

Rohtas

910

914

951

925

900

912

33

Aurangabad

934

916

943

945

932

910

34

Gaya

938

932

968

959

931

926

35

Nawada

946

936

978

985

938

926

36

Jamui

918

921

963

956

908

913

37

Jehanabad

925

918

915

918

928

918

38

Arwal

935

927

920

941

939

925

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Statement-1
Rank in 2011

District

Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011

Population 2011
Percent to total Population 2001
Percent to
population of the
total population
State 2011
of the State 2001
3
4
5
6

Rank
in
2001
7

Patna

5,772,804

5.56

4,718,592

5.69

Purba Champaran

5,082,868

4.90

3,939,773

4.75

Muzaffarpur

4,778,610

4.60

3,746,714

4.51

Madhubani

4,476,044

4.31

3,575,281

4.31

Gaya

4,379,383

4.22

3,473,428

4.18

Samastipur

4,254,782

4.10

3,394,793

4.09

Saran

3,943,098

3.80

3,248,701

3.91

Pashchim Champaran 3,922,780

3.78

3,043,466

3.67

Darbhanga

3,921,971

3.78

3,295,789

3.97

10

Vaishali

3,495,249

3.37

2,718,421

3.28

10

11

Sitamarhi

3,419,622

3.29

2,682,720

3.23

12

12

Siwan

3,318,176

3.20

2,714,349

3.27

11

13

Purnia

3,273,127

3.15

2,543,942

3.07

13

14

Katihar

3,068,149

2.96

2,392,638

2.88

16

15

Bhagalpur

3,032,226

2.92

2,423,172

2.92

15

16

Rohtas

2,962,593

2.85

2,464,243

2.97

14

17

Begusarai

2,954,367

2.85

2,349,366

2.83

18

18

Nalanda

2,872,523

2.77

2,370,528

2.86

17

19

Araria

2,806,200

2.70

2,158,608

2.60

20

20

Bhojpur

2,720,155

2.62

2,243,144

2.70

19

21

Gopalganj

2,558,037

2.46

2,152,638

2.59

21

22

Aurangabad

2,511,243

2.42

2,013,055

2.43

22

23

Supaul

2,228,397

2.15

1,732,578

2.09

24

24

Nawada

2,216,653

2.14

1,809,696

2.18

23

25

Banka

2,029,339

1.95

1,608,773

1.94

25

26

Madhepura

1,994,618

1.92

1,526,646

1.84

26

27

Saharsa

1,897,102

1.83

1,508,182

1.82

27

28

Jamui

1,756,078

1.69

1,398,796

1.69

29

29

Buxar

1,707,643

1.65

1,402,396

1.69

28

30

Kishanganj

1,690,948

1.63

1,296,348

1.56

30

31

Khagaria

1,657,599

1.60

1,280,354

1.54

31

32

Kaimur (Bhabua)

1,626,900

1.57

1,275,579

1.54

32

33

Munger

1,359,054

1.31

1,137,797

1.37

33

34

Jehanabad

1,124,176

1.08

926,489

1.12

34

35

Lakhisarai

1,000,717

0.96

802,225

0.97

35

36

Arwal

699,563

0.67

587,826

0.71

36

37

Sheohar

656,916

0.63

515,961

0.62

38

38

Sheikhpura

634,927

0.61

525,502

0.63

37

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Statement-2
Rank in 2011

District

Ranking of Districts by Sex Ratio, 2001 and 2011

Sex- ratio (Number of Females per 1000 Males)

Rank in 2001

2011
3

2001
4

1,015

1,001

Gopalganj

Siwan

984

1,031

Saran

949

966

Kishanganj

946

936

Nawada

936

946

Gaya

932

938

Purnia

930

915

20

Arwal

927

935

Sheikhpura

926

918

18

10

Madhubani

925

942

11

Supaul

925

920

13

12

Buxar

922

899

31

13

Araria

921

913

23

14

Nalanda

921

914

21

15

Jamui

921

918

17

16

Kaimur (Bhabua)

919

902

28

17

Jehanabad

918

925

11

18

Katihar

916

919

16

19

Aurangabad

916

934

20

Rohtas

914

910

26

21

Madhepura

914

915

19

22

Darbhanga

910

914

22

23

Samastipur

909

928

10

24

Banka

907

908

27

25

Pashchim Champaran

906

901

30

26

Saharsa

906

910

25

27

Purba Champaran

901

897

32

28

Lakhisarai

900

921

12

29

Bhojpur

900

902

29

30

Sitamarhi

899

892

33

31

Muzaffarpur

898

920

15

32

Begusarai

894

912

24

33

Vaishali

892

920

14

34

Patna

892

873

37

35

Sheohar

890

885

34

36

Khagaria

883

885

35

37

Munger

879

872

38

38

Bhagalpur

879

876

36

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Statement-3
Literacy Rates by Sex for State and District : 2001 and 2011
Literacy rate
Persons
Males

State/District
Code

State/District

2001

2011

2001

2011

Females
2001

2011

10

BIHAR

47.00

63.82

59.68

73.39

33.12

53.33

01

Pashchim Champaran

38.93

58.06

51.08

68.16

25.23

46.79

02

Purba Champaran

37.54

58.26

49.31

68.02

24.27

47.36

03

Sheohar

35.27

56.00

45.28

63.72

23.86

47.25

04

Sitamarhi

38.46

53.53

49.36

62.56

26.13

43.40

05

Madhubani

41.97

60.90

56.79

72.53

26.25

48.30

06

Supaul

37.28

59.65

52.42

71.65

20.81

46.63

07

Araria

35.01

55.10

46.38

64.15

22.37

45.18

08

Kishanganj

31.09

57.04

42.71

65.56

18.63

47.98

09

Purnia

35.10

52.49

45.63

61.09

23.42

43.19

10

Katihar

35.09

53.56

45.31

60.99

23.80

45.37

11

Madhepura

36.07

53.78

48.80

63.82

22.11

42.75

12

Saharsa

39.08

54.57

51.66

65.22

25.27

42.73

13

Darbhanga

44.33

58.26

56.72

68.58

30.78

46.88

14

Muzaffarpur

47.95

65.68

59.10

73.61

35.81

56.82

15

Gopalganj

47.48

67.04

62.96

78.38

32.16

56.03

16

Siwan

51.65

71.59

67.26

82.77

36.88

60.35

17

Saran

51.80

68.57

67.30

79.71

35.82

56.89

18

Vaishali

50.49

68.56

63.23

77.00

36.58

59.10

19

Samastipur

45.13

63.81

57.59

73.09

31.67

53.52

20

Begusarai

47.98

66.23

59.13

74.36

35.64

57.10

21

Khagaria

41.35

60.87

51.82

68.51

29.35

52.16

22

Bhagalpur

49.50

64.96

59.22

72.30

38.13

56.49

23

Banka

42.73

60.12

55.29

69.76

28.67

49.40

24

Munger

59.47

73.30

69.89

80.06

47.40

65.53

25

Lakhisarai

47.96

64.95

60.74

73.98

33.96

54.89

26

Sheikhpura

48.60

65.96

61.94

76.14

33.92

54.93

27

Nalanda

53.19

66.41

66.44

77.11

38.58

54.76

28

Patna

62.92

72.47

73.34

80.28

50.83

63.72

29

Bhojpur

58.96

72.79

74.29

84.08

41.80

60.20

30

Buxar

56.80

71.77

71.92

82.78

39.88

59.84

31

Kaimur (Bhabua)

55.09

71.01

69.64

81.49

38.79

59.56

32

Rohtas

61.28

75.59

75.29

85.29

45.69

64.95

33

Aurangabad

57.03

72.77

71.13

82.52

41.90

62.05

34

Gaya

50.45

66.35

63.27

76.02

36.66

55.90

35

Nawada

46.83

61.63

60.58

71.40

32.17

51.09

36

Jamui

42.43

62.16

57.06

73.77

26.32

49.44

37

Jehanabad

55.22

68.27

69.52

79.30

39.82

56.24

38

Arwal

55.31

69.54

70.95

81.27

38.66

56.85

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