Districts of Bihar

Bihar has 38 districts, home to 13 Cr people across 94,149 km². Each district below opens its full profile — Census 2011 and NFHS-5 figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Bihar and against India.

Districts: 38
Population: 13 Cr; WorldPop 2020; #3 of 36 states
Area: 94,149 km²; #13 of 36 states
Density: 1,329; per km²; #6 of 36 states

How Bihar's districts spread

Across Bihar's districts: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which district is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.

Amenities & Infrastructure

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Clean Cooking Fuel2021	39.7%	21 / 31	Patna64.6%	Madhepura13.4%
Drinking Water Access2021	99.7%	3 / 31	Araria100.0%	Jamui90.5%
Electricity Access2011	14.1%	31 / 31	Patna57.1%	Arwal1.9%
Electricity Access2021	97.1%	27 / 31	Jehanabad99.3%	Katihar92.0%
Improved Sanitation2021	48.8%	31 / 31	Rohtas69.0%	Araria32.2%
Primary & Community Health Centres2011	48	12 / 30	Muzaffarpur95	Sheohar13
Sub-Divisional & District Hospitals2011	2	8 / 23	Samastipur4	Darbhanga1
Tap Water Access2011	3.4%	31 / 31	Patna24.2%	Supaul1.2%

Demography

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Birth Registration, Under 52021	74.5%	31 / 31	Samastipur88.5%	Araria59.8%
Death Registration2021	37.5%	29 / 31	Siwan61.9%	Madhubani22.8%
Population Under 152021	36.3%	2 / 31	Khagaria41.3%	Munger31.3%
Scheduled Caste Population2011	3.8 Lakh	5 / 32	Gaya13 Lakh	Sheohar96,655
Scheduled Tribe Population2011	9,618.5	25 / 32	Pashchim Champaran2.5 Lakh	Sheohar318
Sex Ratio at Birth2021per 1,000 males	911	20 / 31	Vaishali1,118	Muzaffarpur685
Teenage Pregnancy, Age 15–192021	10.2%	5 / 31	Saharsa23.5%	Siwan2.6%
Women Married Before 182021	42.6%	1 / 31	Lakhisarai56.1%	Siwan21.3%
Workers2011	9.0 Lakh	4 / 32	Patna19 Lakh	Sheohar2.2 Lakh

Education

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Females 6+ Who Ever Attended School2021	60.8%	30 / 31	Siwan70.7%	Saharsa50.2%
Literacy2011	14 Lakh	7 / 32	Patna35 Lakh	Sheohar2.8 Lakh
Pre-Primary Attendance, Age 52021	10.6%	14 / 31	Jamui30.8%	Gopalganj2.7%
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling2021	29.1%	27 / 31	Munger44.4%	Kishanganj15.0%
Women's Literacy2021	57.0%	31 / 31	Rohtas76.5%	Supaul42.1%

Health & Nutrition

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Adequate Diet, Children 6–23 Months2021	9.9%	21 / 31	Samastipur17.7%	Rohtas2.6%
Child Anaemia2021	69.1%	11 / 31	Jamui81.9%	Gopalganj56.1%
Child Overweight2021	2.2%	28 / 31	Sheikhpura5.6%	Purnia0.8%
Child Stunting2021	42.7%	2 / 31	Sitamarhi54.2%	Gopalganj34.2%
Child Underweight2021	42.5%	1 / 31	Arwal52.9%	Gopalganj29.2%
Child Wasting2021	23.9%	4 / 31	Arwal36.8%	Pashchim Champaran13.2%
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Under 6 Months2021	59.9%	19 / 26	Sheohar83.5%	Patna22.3%
Iodized Salt Use2021	93.2%	29 / 31	Nawada98.2%	Lakhisarai84.2%
Women Overweight or Obese, BMI ≥ 252021	14.8%	26 / 31	Siwan23.3%	Sheohar7.6%
Women Underweight, BMI < 18.52021	25.5%	2 / 31	Madhepura32.0%	Siwan18.1%
Women's Anaemia, 15–492021	65.2%	5 / 31	Jamui75.2%	Pashchim Champaran50.6%

Health Coverage

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
4+ Antenatal Care Visits2021	26.6%	30 / 31	Jamui37.9%	Purnia11.1%
Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021	7.5%	26 / 31	Gaya15.9%	Kishanganj3.5%
Breast Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.2%	14 / 31	Munger1.5%	Banka0.0%
Caesarean Delivery Rate2021	9.3%	27 / 31	Patna22.0%	Madhepura3.0%
Cervical Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.5%	17 / 31	Purbi Champaran3.3%	Sitamarhi0.0%
Elevated Blood Pressure2021	16.2%	30 / 31	Siwan24.6%	Buxar12.1%
Full Immunization2021	72.0%	24 / 30	Aurangabad89.7%	Patna56.6%
Health Insurance Coverage2021	13.6%	29 / 31	Darbhanga25.3%	Kishanganj8.1%
Institutional Births2021	78.3%	27 / 31	Munger93.2%	Kishanganj54.6%
Menstrual Hygiene, Age 15–242021	58.8%	31 / 31	Munger80.2%	Araria36.4%
Modern Contraceptive Use2021	45.8%	25 / 31	Kaimur (Bhabua)59.7%	Kishanganj21.0%
ORS for Childhood Diarrhoea2021	57.5%	13 / 18	Bhagalpur73.7%	Purbi Champaran40.7%
Oral Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.2%	30 / 31	Munger1.7%	Muzaffarpur0.0%
Out-of-Pocket Cost per Public-Facility Delivery2021Rs.	2,499.5	21 / 31	Lakhisarai9,523	Madhepura982
Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021	27.7%	14 / 31	Saharsa33.9%	Rohtas21.7%
Unmet Need for Family Planning2021	12.1%	5 / 31	Katihar22.4%	Sheikhpura3.2%
Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021	6.2%	15 / 31	Khagaria9.4%	Kaimur (Bhabua)2.7%

Population & Density

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Population2011	28 Lakh	3 / 32	Patna58 Lakh	Sheikhpura6.4 Lakh
Population2020	33 Lakh	2 / 32	Patna66 Lakh	Arwal6.0 Lakh
Population Density2011/km²	1,111	4 / 32	Patna1,830	Kaimur (Bhabua)483
Population Density2020/km²	1,341.5	4 / 32	Vaishali2,204	Kaimur (Bhabua)584

Railway

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Distance to Nearest Railway Stationkm	5.588	26 / 32	Arwal29.569	Purnia1.029
Railway Line Densitykm per 100 km²	3.997	6 / 32	Patna7.453	Arwal0
Railway Line Kilometreskm	101.505	9 / 32	Patna237.9	Sheohar0
Railway Line Km per Million Peoplekm per million	35.156	17 / 32	Lakhisarai85.378	Arwal0
Railway Station Densityper 1,000 km²	5.674	4 / 32	Patna19.736	Sheohar0
Railway Stations	14.5	6 / 32	Patna63	Arwal0
Railway Stations per Million Peopleper million	6.09	14 / 32	Lakhisarai23.978	Sheohar0
Railway Under Constructionkm	0.529	4 / 32	Purbi Champaran112.178	Jehanabad0

Roads

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Four-Lane Highway Share	29.3%	17 / 26	Kishanganj98.6%	Madhepura0.0%
Four-Lane-or-Wider Highway Lengthkm	40.105	9 / 32	Gaya125.42	Jamui0
Highway Length With a Recorded Lane Countkm	105.091	8 / 32	Madhubani260.353	Khagaria0
National Highway Densitykm per 100 km²	5.705	13 / 32	Patna9.506	Pashchim Champaran2.427
National Highway Lengthkm	132.039	15 / 32	Madhubani310.639	Sheohar21.607
National Highway Under Construction or Proposedkm	0	3 / 32	Katihar12.286	Rohtas0

All districts

District	Population 2020	Area	Literacy
Araria	35 Lakh	2,780 km²	42.5%
Arwal	6.0 Lakh	630 km²	55.1%
Aurangabad	31 Lakh	3,338 km²	57.7%
Banka	26 Lakh	3,018 km²	47.4%
Begusarai	38 Lakh	1,923 km²	52.1%
Bhagalpur	35 Lakh	2,557 km²	51.8%
Bhojpur	32 Lakh	2,404 km²	58.6%
Buxar	20 Lakh	1,715 km²	58.0%
Darbhanga	44 Lakh	2,521 km²	46.1%
Gaya	53 Lakh	4,968 km²	52.3%
Gopalganj	29 Lakh	2,045 km²	54.0%
Jamui	22 Lakh	3,101 km²	48.8%
Jehanabad	14 Lakh	934 km²	55.0%
Kaimur (Bhabua)	20 Lakh	3,359 km²	56.6%
Katihar	36 Lakh	3,035 km²	41.7%
Khagaria	20 Lakh	1,507 km²	46.1%
Kishanganj	21 Lakh	1,930 km²	44.1%
Lakhisarai	12 Lakh	1,229 km²	50.7%
Madhepura	25 Lakh	1,785 km²	41.7%
Madhubani	49 Lakh	3,501 km²	48.0%
Munger	17 Lakh	1,416 km²	58.6%
Muzaffarpur	60 Lakh	3,174 km²	52.3%
Nalanda	36 Lakh	2,369 km²	52.8%
Nawada	27 Lakh	2,502 km²	49.2%
Pashchim Champaran	48 Lakh	5,236 km²	44.7%
Patna	66 Lakh	3,192 km²	59.3%
Purbi Champaran	62 Lakh	3,956 km²	44.7%
Purnia	41 Lakh	3,238 km²	40.8%
Rohtas	35 Lakh	3,836 km²	60.8%
Saharsa	24 Lakh	1,669 km²	42.4%
Samastipur	54 Lakh	2,667 km²	50.3%
Saran	45 Lakh	2,644 km²	54.6%
Sheikhpura	7.5 Lakh	669 km²	51.7%
Sheohar	8.3 Lakh	437 km²	43.2%
Sitamarhi	41 Lakh	2,195 km²	42.0%
Siwan	37 Lakh	2,206 km²	58.0%
Supaul	29 Lakh	2,417 km²	46.4%
Vaishali	45 Lakh	2,047 km²	55.1%

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