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 : 2 5 . 0 7
     
  (v) Population Density : 1,102
  (vi) Sex Ratio : 916
     
  (vii) 0-6 Population : Absolute Percentage to
Total Population		  
  Persons :                     18,582,229
17.90
 
Males :                     9,615,280 		17.75
  Females :                     8,966,949 18.07
     
  (viii) Literacy : Absolute Rate  
  Persons :                     54,390,254 63.82
  Males :                     32,711,975 73.3 9
  Females :                     21,678,279 53.3
     
     
  STATE HIGHLIGHTS – 2011 CENSU  
  1. Number of Divisions : 9
  
  2. Number of Districts : 3 8
3. Number of Sub-divisions : 101
4. Number of C.D. Blocks : 534
5. Number of Urban Agglomerations : 14
6. Number of Towns:
(i) Statutory Towns : 1 3 9
(ii) Census Towns (Non-statutory) : 6 0
7. Number of Revenue Villages : 44,874
(including 21 part villages which falls in two C.D.Blocks)
8. Most Populous District : Patna 5,772,804
Least Populous District : Sheikhpura 634,927
9. District with highest decadal growth : Madhepura 30.65
District with lowest decadal growth : Gopalganj 18.83
10. Most densely populated district : Sheohar 1,882
Least densely populated district : Kaimur(Bhabua) 488
11. District having highest sex-ratio : Gopalganj 1,015
District having lowest sex-ratio : Munger & Bhagalpur 879
12. District having highest literacy rate : Rohtas 75.59
District having lowest literacy rate : Purnia 52.49
13. Average population of a district of the state : 2,731,70		  
     

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