Bihar State Census 2011

As per the Census 2011, Bihar has population of 104099452 and area is spread in 94163 Km2. Bihar population density is 1106 Persons/Km2 as per India Census 2011 data and sex ratio is 918 per 1000 Male. Bihar Rural population is 92341436 and urban population is 11758016. There are 2050625 houses in the Bihar.

Census Data of Bihar, India --Census 2011

Population Area (Km2) Density (P/Km2) Sex Ratio Literacy
10.4099 Cr 94163.00 1106 918 61.8%

Bihar Census 2011 Data ---Census 2011

Description Census 2011 Data
State NameBihar
Total Population104099452
Total Area94163 (Km2)
Total No of House Holds18913565
Total Male Population54278157
Total Female Population49821295
0-6 Age group Total Population19133964
0-6 Age group Male Population9887239
0-6 Age group Male Population9246725
Total Person Literates52504553
Total Male Literates31608023
Total Male Literates20896530
Total Person Illiterates51594899
Total Male Illiterates22670134
Total Male Illiterates28924765
Scheduled Cast Persons16567325
Scheduled Cast Males8606253
Scheduled Cast Females7961072
Scheduled Tribe Persons654057
Scheduled Tribe Males682516
Scheduled Tribe Females654057

Bihar Rural/Urban Census 2011 Data

Total rural population of Bihar State is 92341436 which is 88.71% of total Bihar’s population and Bihar urban population is 11758016 about 11.29% of total population. In Bihar State sex ratio in rural area is 921 and urban area is 895 per 1000 male persons. Bihar Literacy % in rural area is 59.78% as compared to urban area which is 76.86%.

Description Rural Urban
Total Population 92341436 11758016
Population (%) 88.71 % 11.29 %
Male Population 48073850 6204307
Female Population 44267586 5553709
Sex Ratio 921 895
Child Population (0-6) 8971671 834695
Child Sex Ratio (0-6) 938 912
Child Percentage (0-6) 18.83% 14.89%
Households in Bihar 16862940 2050625
Literates 44812152 7692401
Literacy % 59.78% 76.86%
Male Literacy 69.67% 82.56%
Female Literacy 49% 70.49%

Religon wise cesnus 2011 Data of Bihar

Religion Total Population Male Population Female Population Population % Literacy
Hindu 86078686 44994505 41084181 82.69% 52.22%
Muslim 17557809 9044086 8513723 16.87% 9.29%
Christian 129247 66115 63132 0.12% 0.09%
Sikh 23779 12457 11322 0.02% 0.02%
Buddhist 25453 13490 11963 0.02% 0.02%
Jain 18914 9743 9171 0.02% 0.02%
Other religions and persuasions 13437 6833 6604 0.01% 0.01%
Religion not stated 252127 130928 121199 0.24% 0.14%

Bihar Working Population ---Census 2011

Total Male Female
Total Workers 34724987 25222189 9502798
Main Workers 21359611 17270690 4088921
Main Workers Cultivators 5413181 4688683 724498
Agriculture Labourer 9537418 7373292 2164126
Household Industries 779576 488797 290779
Other Workers 5629436 4719918 909518
Marginal Workers 13365376 7951499 5413877
Non Working Persons 69374465 29055968 40318497

List of Districts in Bihar as per Census 2011

List of districts of Bihar with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy rate as per the Census 2011 data. Bihar is further divided into number of districts which are administrative divisions in state.

# District Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Araria 2811569 53.53% 921
2 Arwal * 700843 67.43% 928
3 Aurangabad 3701282 79.02% 923
4 Aurangabad 2540073 70.32% 926
5 Banka * 2034763 58.17% 907
6 Begusarai 2970541 63.87% 895
7 Bhagalpur 3037766 63.14% 880
8 Bhojpur 2728407 70.47% 907
9 Buxar * 1706352 70.14% 922
10 Darbhanga 3937385 56.56% 911
11 Gaya 4391418 63.67% 937
12 Gopalganj 2562012 65.47% 1021
13 Jamui * 1760405 59.79% 922
14 Jehanabad 1125313 66.8% 922
15 Kaimur (Bhabua) * 1626384 69.34% 920
16 Katihar 3071029 52.24% 919
17 Khagaria 1666886 57.92% 886
18 Kishanganj 1690400 55.46% 950
19 Lakhisarai * 1000912 62.42% 902
20 Madhepura 2001762 52.25% 911
21 Madhubani 4487379 58.62% 926
22 Munger 1367765 70.46% 876
23 Muzaffarpur 4801062 63.43% 900
24 Nalanda 2877653 64.43% 922
25 Nawada 2219146 59.76% 939
26 Pashchim Champaran 3935042 55.7% 909
27 Patna 5838465 70.68% 897
28 Purba Champaran 5099371 55.79% 902
29 Purnia 3264619 51.08% 921
30 Rohtas 2959918 73.37% 918
31 Saharsa 1900661 53.2% 906
32 Samastipur 4261566 61.86% 911
33 Saran 3951862 65.96% 954
34 Sheikhpura * 636342 63.86% 930
35 Sheohar * 656246 53.78% 893
36 Sitamarhi 3423574 52.05% 899
37 Siwan 3330464 69.45% 988
38 Supaul * 2229076 57.67% 929
39 Vaishali 3495021 66.6% 895

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