Demographic Profile (Bihar GK in English)

Bihar is an important state in terms of human resources. As per census 2011, Bihar state ranks third in terms of population in India. The birth rate is 27.7 per 1000 persons and death rate is 6.7 per 1000 persons in Bihar. Bihar has around 8.6% of the total population in India.

Population of Bihar

➤ As per census 2011, the total population of Bihar is 10,40,99,452 persons. Out of this, male population is 5,42,78,157 (52.14%) and female population is 4,98,21,295 (47.86%).
➤ The rural population of Bihar is 9,23,41,436 and urban population is 1,17,58,016.
➤ Bihar ranks third in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
➤ The total child population (0-6, years age group) in Bihar is 1,91,33,964 (second in India).
➤ Only two districts of Bihar, namely Patna and East Champaran, have a population more than 50 lakh whereas only three districts of Bihar have a population less than 10 lakh namely, Arwal, Sheohar and Sheikhpura.

Population Growth Rate of Bihar

➤ As per census 2011, the total population growth rate of Bihar is 25.42%.
➤ The pattern of population growth has been changing from the last decades.
➤ It was very slow during the period between 1901 to 1921 but gradually increased during 1921 to 1951.

Three Districts of Bihar with Highest

Population

Total Population

50,99,371

48,01,062

58,38,465

Three Districts of Bihar with Lowest

7,00,843

6,36,342

6,56,246

Population Density of Bihar

➤ As per census 2011, the total population density of Bihar is 1106 Persons per sq km which is highest in India. The population growth has been increased by 225 from 2001.
➤ In terms of population density, Bihar ranks sixth among all States and Union Territories, while it ranks first among all states of the country.
➤ The population density of Bihar is 1106 Persons per sq km which is 724 Persons per sq km higher than the national average i.e. 382 Persons per sq km.
➤ All the districts of Bihar have higher population density than the national average.

Rural-Urban Population

As per census 2011, the percentage of total rural population is 88.70% and urban population is 11.30%.

Three Districts of Bihar with Highest Population Density

Population Density (Persons in per sqkm)

1728

1823

1880

Three Districts of Bihar with Lowest Population Density

Population Density (Person in per sqkm)

674

568

488

Three Districts with Highest Rural Population

Rural Population (in %)

96.50

96.40

96.53

Three Districts with Lowest Rural Population

80.17

72.21

56.93

Three Districts with Highest Urban Population

Urban Population

6,02,532

5,81,601

25,14,590

There Districts with Lowest Urban Population

51,849

65,571

28,116

Three Districts with Highest Population Growth

Population Growth (in %)

30.25

30.40

31.12

Three Districts with Lowest Population Growth

Population Growth (in%)

18.89

19.47

19.02

Sex-Ratio of Bihar

➤ As per census 2011, the sex ratio of Bihar is 918 females per 1000 males. Bihar ranks 25th in terms of sex-ratio in the country. The child sex-ratio in Bihar is 935.
➤ Four districts of Bihar have higher sex-ratio than the national average i.e. 943 females per 1000 males. These districts are Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran and Kishanganj.
➤ Gopalganj is the only district in Bihar which has positive sex-ratio i.e. 1021 females per 1000 males, where number of females is 21 higher over 1000 males.
➤ Munger district records the lowest sex-ratio in the state i.e. 876 females per 1000 males.
➤ The urban sex-ratio of Bihar is lower at 896 than the rural sex-ratio i.e. 921 females per 1000 males.

Literary Rate of Bihar

As per Census 2011, the literary rate of Bihar is 61.80% (lowest literary rate in the country).The male literacy in the state is 71.2%,whereas female literacy rate is 51.5%.

Three Districts with Highest Literacy Rate

Literacy Rate (in %)

70.47

52.24

73.37

51.08

70.68

52.05

Three Districts with Highest Male Literacy Rate

Three Districts with Lowest Male Literacy Rate

81.74

59.36

82.88

59.06

80.72

60.64

Three Districts with Highest Sex-ratio

Sex-ratio (females/1000 males)

988

954

886

1021

876

Scheduled Tribe Population

➤ As per census 2011, the percentage of Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in Bihar is 1.3%.
➤ The sex-ratio of Scheduled Tribe (ST) is 958 females per 1000 males and the literacy rate is 28.2%. The highest ST sex-ratio is found in Gopalganj and the lowest ST sex-ratio is in Patna.

Three Districts with Highest ST

Three Districts with Highest SC Population

Population

SC Population

Districts Sex-ratio (females/1000 males)

9,20,918

Kishanganj 1,13,118

8,03,128

Sheikhpura 1,31,115

13,34,351

Sheohar 96,655

ST Population

1,39,490

590

2,50,046

245

1,79,971

318

Three Districts with Highest Female

62.08

41.74

61.96

42.34

62.97

41.68

Demographic Profile of Bihar Census 2011 (In Brief)

State Districts

Males

Females

Sex Ratio

Population Density

Literacy Rate

28,11,569

14,63,333

13,48,236

921

993

3,63,497

3,37,346

928

1,098

67.43

25,40,073

13,18,684

12,21,389

926

769

70.32

20,34,763

10,67,140

9,67,623

907

58.17

29,70,541

15,67,660

14,02,881

895

1,549

63.87

30,37,766

16,15,663

14,22,103

1,182

63.14

27,28,407

14,30,380

12,98,027

1,139

17,06,352

8,87,977

8,18,375

1,002

70.14

39,37,385

20,59,949

18,77,436

911

1,728

56.56

26,81,209

24,18,162

902

1,285

55.79

43,91,418

22,66,566

21,24,852

937

883

63.67

25,62,012

12,67,666

12,94,346

1,021

1,260

65.47

17,60,405

9,16,064

8,44,341

59.79

11,25,313

5,85,582

5,39,831

1,209

66.80

16,26,384

8,47,006

7,79,378

920

69.34

30,71,029

16,00,430

14,70,599

919

1,005

16,66,886

8,83,786

7,83,100

1,122

57.92

16,90,400

8,66,970

8,23,430

950

897

55.46

10,00,912

5,26,345

4,74,567

815

62.42

20,01,762

10,47,559

9,54,203

1,120

52.25

44,87,379

23,29,313

21,58,066

1,282

58.62

13,67,765

7,29,041

6,38,724

964

70.46

25,27,497

22,73,565

900

1,514

63.43

28,77,653

14,97,060

13,80,593

1,222

64.43

22,19,146

11,44,668

10,74,478

939

890

59.76

30,78,512

27,59,953

1,823

32,64,619

16,99,370

15,65,249

1,011

29,59,918

15,43,546

14,16,372

918

763

19,00,661

9,97,174

9,03,487

906

1,127

53.20

42,61,566

22,30,003

20,31,563

1,467

61.86

39,51,862

20,22,821

19,29,041

1,496

65.96

3,29,743

3,06,599

930

924

63.86

3,46,673

3,09,573

893

1,880

53.78

34,23,574

18,03,252

16,20,322

899

1,492

33,30,464

16,75,090

16,55,374

1,501

69.45

22,29,076

11,55,283

10,73,793

929

57.67

34,95,021

18,44,535

16,50,486

1,717

66.60

39,35,042

20,61,110

18,73,932

753

55.70

10,40,99,452

5,42,78,157

4,98,21,295

1,106

61.8

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Population in Bihar

Scheduled Caste Population

➤ As per census 2011, the percentage of Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Bihar is
15.91%.
➤ The sex-ratio of Scheduled Caste is 925 females per 1000 males and the literary rate is 28.5%. The highest SC sex-ratio is found in Siwan district and Lowest SC sex-ratio is found in Bhagalpur district.
➤ The highest SC literacy rate in Bihar is found in Munger district, whereas lowest SC literacy rate is in Sheohar district.