Bihar is one of state in India with population of 104099452. There are 38 districts, 534 Taluks, 44874 villages and 203 towns in Bihar.
As per the Census India 2011, Bihar has 18913565 households, population of 104099452 of which 54278157 are males and 49821295 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 19133964 which is 18.38% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Bihar state is around
918 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Bihar state is 50.44% out of which 58.23% males are literate and 41.94% females are literate. The total area of Bihar is 94163 sq.km with population density of 1106 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 88.71% of population lives in Urban area and 11.29% lives in Rural area. There are 15.91% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.28% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bihar.
Bihar Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 104099452 | 100% |
Hindu | 86078686 | 82.69% |
Muslim | 17557809 | 16.87% |
Religion not stated | 252127 | 0.24% |
Christian | 129247 | 0.12% |
Buddhist | 25453 | 0.02% |
Sikh | 23779 | 0.02% |
Jain | 18914 | 0.02% |
Other religions and persuasions | 13437 | 0.01% |
Bihar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Area(sq.km) | 2324.72 | 91838.28 |
Number of households | 2050625 | 16862940 |
Total Population | 11758016 | 92341436 |
Population (%) | 52.77% | 47.94% |
Male Population | 6204307 | 48073850 |
Female Population | 5553709 | 44267586 |
Sex Ratio | 895 | 921 |
Literacy (%) | 65.42% | 48.53% |
List of Districts in Bihar
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