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About Bihar

Bihar is a State/Ut in India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Bihar was 104,099,452 which is 8.60% of total population of India. Bihar covers 94,163 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Bihar's population is 918 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 935 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Bihar, Urban/Rural population of Bihar, Literacy data of Bihar and Religion wise data of Bihar. Below are the full details and list of districts in Bihar, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Bihar

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
104,099,452
Population (%)
8.60
Male Population
54,278,157
Sex Ratio
918
Female Population
49,821,295
Child Sex Ratio
935
Area ( In Km. Square )
94,163

Urban/Rural Population of Bihar

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
11,758,016
Rural Population
92,341,436
Urban Population (%)
11.29
Rural Population (%)
88.71
Urban Population Growth (%)
35.43
Rural Population Growth (%)
24.25
Urban male Population
6,204,307
Rural Male Population
48,073,850
Urban Female Population
5,553,709
Rural Female Population
44,267,586
Urban Sex Ratio
895
Rural Sex Ratio
921

Literacy data of Bihar

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
52,504,553
Literacy (%)
61.80
Male Literate
31,608,023
Male Literacy (%)
71.20
Female Literate
20,896,530
Female Literacy (%)
51.50
Urban Literate
7,692,401
Rural Literate
44,812,152
Urban Male Literacy (%)
82.56
Rural Male Literacy (%)
69.67
Urban Female Literacy (%)
61.95
Rural Female Literacy (%)
44.30

Religion Wise Data of Bihar

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
86,078,686
Hindu (%)
82.69
Muslim
17,557,809
Muslim (%)
16.87
Sikh
23,779
Sikh (%)
0.02
Christian
129,247
Christian (%)
0.12
Jain
18,914
Jain (%)
0.02
Buddhist
25,453
Buddhist (%)
0.02
Other
13,437
Other (%)
0.01
Not Avaiable
252,127
Not Avaiable (%)
0.24

List of districts in Bihar

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Araria

Area ( Km2 ): 2,830

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 2,811,569
  • 921
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Arwal

Area ( Km2 ): 638

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 700,843
  • 928
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Aurangabad

Area ( Km2 ): 3,305

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 2,540,073
  • 926
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Banka

Area ( Km2 ): 3,020

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 2,034,763
  • 907
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Begusarai

Area ( Km2 ): 1,918

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 2,970,541
  • 895
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Bhagalpur

Area ( Km2 ): 2,569

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 3,037,766
  • 880
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Bhojpur

Area ( Km2 ): 2,395

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 2,728,407
  • 907
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Buxar

Area ( Km2 ): 1,703

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 1,706,352
  • 922
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Darbhanga

Area ( Km2 ): 2,279

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 3,937,385
  • 911
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Gaya

Area ( Km2 ): 4,976

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 4,391,418
  • 937
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Gopalganj

Area ( Km2 ): 2,033

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 2,562,012
  • 1,021
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Jamui

Area ( Km2 ): 3,098

  • Population:
  • Sex Ratio:
  • 1,760,405
  • 922