Purnia is a district in Bihar State of India. It has a total of 14 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,229 sq km. There are 3 towns and 1,273 villages in this district.. Purnia population is estimated to be 4,537,821 in 2023.
Purnia is one of districts of Bihar in India, Purnia District population in 2023 is 4,537,821 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Purnia District has a population of 3,264,619 in 2011 out of which 1,699,370 are male and 1,565,249 are female. Population of Purnia in 2022 is estimated to be 4,309,298 inhabitants. Literate people are 1,332,326 out of 805,261 are male and 527,065 are female. People living in Purnia District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 1,143,318 out of which men are 803,275 and women are 340,043. Total 160,724 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 137,994 are cultivated by men and 22,730 are women. 474,573 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 351,814 and 122,759 are women. Purnia District sex ratio is 921 females per 1000 of males. Next Purnia District Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 3,229 sq km., 128 sq km is urban and 3101 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Purnia, 3,623,728 in the district, 343,005 are in urban area and 2,921,614 are in rural area. 66,414 households are in urban, 581,363 are in rural area. 210,701 literate people are in urban, 1,121,625 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Purnia is Hindi.
The Purnia average altitude (elevation) 36 m above sealevel.
Block is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Purnia District District Blocks list in the state of Bihar, Block can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Purnia District is divided into 14 Blocks.
According to 2011 Census of India, Purnia District District Blocks population, Below is the list of Purnia District Blocks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banmankhi | 321,079 | 167,938 | 153,141 | 62,750 |
| Barhara | 209,000 | 109,302 | 99,698 | 41,159 |
| Bhawanipur | 161,720 | 84,098 | 77,622 | 30,772 |
| Rupauli | 234,686 | 122,633 | 112,053 | 47,144 |
| Dhamdaha | 288,084 | 150,332 | 137,752 | 55,911 |
| Krityanand Nagar | 230,504 | 119,494 | 111,010 | 46,461 |
| Purnia East | 163,078 | 84,356 | 78,722 | 31,138 |
| Kasba | 157,920 | 81,518 | 76,402 | 30,900 |
| Srinagar | 110,058 | 57,071 | 52,987 | 22,223 |
| Jalalgarh | 112,951 | 58,460 | 54,491 | 23,098 |
| Amour | 290,559 | 151,531 | 139,028 | 60,042 |
| Baisa | 193,127 | 100,187 | 92,940 | 39,106 |
| Baisi | 227,706 | 117,648 | 110,058 | 45,092 |
| Dagarua | 221,142 | 114,954 | 106,188 | 45,567 |