State
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Cf 1981-03-01 | Population Cf 1991-03-01 | Population Cf 2001-03-01 | Population Cp 2011-02-09 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bihār {Bihar} | BIH | St | Patna | 94,163 | 69,914,734 | 64,530,554 | 82,998,509 | 103,804,637 | 9416300 |
| India | IND | Rep | New Delhi | 3,166,391 | 685,184,692 | 846,387,888 | 1,028,737,436 | 1,210,193,422 |
- (1991) (2001) (2011) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population C Cp 2011-02-09 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patna | 1,683,200 |
| 2 | Gaya | 463,454 |
| 3 | Bhāgalpur | 398,138 |
| 4 | Muzaffarpur | 351,838 |
Major Agglomerations
| Name | Population A Cp 2011-02-09 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patna | 2,046,652 |
| 2 | Gaya | 470,839 |
| 3 | Bhāgalpur | 410,210 |
| 4 | Muzaffarpur | 393,724 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
| Name | Population C Cf 1991-03-01 | Population A Cf 1991-03-01 | Population C Cf 2001-03-01 | Population A Cf 2001-03-01 | Population C Cp 2011-02-09 | Population A Cp 2011-02-09 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Amarpur | 17,266 | ... | 20,965 | ... | 25,340 | ... | 1118 |
| i | Ara (Arrah) | 157,082 | 157,082 | 203,380 | 203,380 | 261,099 | 261,099 | 3097 |
| i | Arāria {Araria} | 45,257 | ... | 60,861 | ... | 78,888 | ... | 3097 |
| i | Areraj | ... | ... | 20,356 | ... | 26,000 | ... | 1370 |
| i | Arwal | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51,469 | ... | 0 |
| i | Aurangābād {Aurangabad} | 47,565 | 47,565 | 79,393 | 79,393 | 101,520 | 101,520 | 2133 |
| i | Bagaha | 64,627 | 64,627 | 91,467 | 91,467 | 113,012 | 113,012 | 4683 |
| i | Bahādurganj {Bahadurganj} | 21,123 | ... | 28,118 | ... | 36,949 | ... | 2917 |
| i | Bairāgnia {Bairagnia} | 28,516 | ... | 34,836 | ... | 43,387 | ... | 1432 |
| i | Bakhri | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39,018 | ... | 0 |
| i | Bakhtiyārpur {Bakhtiyarpur} | 26,867 | ... | 32,293 | ... | 47,953 | ... | 1318 |
| i | Balia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47,452 | ... | 0 |
| i | Bānka {Banka} | 27,369 | ... | 35,455 | ... | 46,011 | ... | 1887 |
| i | Banmankhi Bazar | 21,224 | ... | 25,187 | ... | 29,783 | ... | 2015 |
| i | Barahiya | 31,980 | ... | 39,865 | ... | 43,113 | ... | 2654 |
| i | Barauli | 28,311 | ... | 34,653 | ... | 41,845 | ... | 2221 |
| i | Barauni | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71,531 | ... | 0 |
| i | Barbigha | 30,148 | ... | 38,200 | ... | 46,083 | ... | 1560 |
| i | Bārh {Barh} | 45,285 | ... | 48,442 | ... | 61,107 | ... | 450 |
| i | Begusarai | 84,018 | 84,018 | 107,623 | 107,623 | 251,136 | 251,136 | 1151 |
| i | Behea | 17,082 | ... | 20,741 | ... | 26,528 | ... | 406 |
| i | Belsand | 14,151 | ... | 17,840 | ... | 20,546 | ... | 0 |
| i | Benipur | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74,036 | ... | 0 |
| i | Bettiah | 92,653 | 92,653 | 116,670 | 116,670 | 132,896 | 156,200 | 801 |
| i | Bhabua | 27,041 | ... | 41,775 | ... | 49,990 | ... | 712 |
| i | Bhadauni | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,936 | Nawāda | 0 |
| i | Bhāgalpur {Bhagalpur} | 253,225 | 260,119 | 340,767 | 350,133 | 398,138 | 410,210 | 3017 |
| i | Bihār (Bihar Sharif) {Bihar} | 201,323 | 201,323 | 232,071 | 232,071 | 296,889 | 296,889 | 2350 |
| i | Bihat | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67,890 | ... | 0 |
| i | Bihta | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46,636 | ... | 0 |
| i | Bikram | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22,235 | ... | 0 |
| i | Bikramganj | 28,898 | ... | 38,408 | ... | 48,406 | ... | 1564 |
| i | Bodh Gaya | 21,692 | ... | 30,857 | ... | 38,434 | ... | 1958 |
| i | Buxar | 55,753 | 55,753 | 83,168 | 83,168 | 102,591 | 110,608 | 516 |
| i | Chākia {Chakia} | 13,708 | ... | 16,628 | ... | 20,706 | ... | 0 |
| i | Chanpatia | 19,320 | ... | 22,038 | ... | 26,856 | ... | 757 |
| i | Chāpra {Chapra} | 136,877 | 136,877 | 179,190 | 179,190 | 201,597 | 212,955 | 1696 |
| i | Colgong | 17,899 | ... | 22,049 | ... | 33,681 | ... | 63 |
| i | Dalsinghsarai | 16,738 | ... | 20,196 | ... | 23,724 | ... | 294 |
| i | Dānāpur (Dinapur Nizamat) {Danapur} | 84,616 | Patna | 131,176 | Patna | 182,241 | Patna | 1163 |
| i | Dānāpur Cantonment {Danapur Cantonment} | 23,491 | Patna | 28,234 | Patna | 28,697 | Patna | 342 |
| i | Darbhanga | 218,391 | 218,391 | 267,348 | 267,348 | 294,116 | 306,089 | 1918 |
| i | Daudnagar | 30,348 | ... | 38,014 | ... | 52,340 | ... | 1396 |
| i | Dehri | 93,694 | 93,694 | 119,057 | 119,057 | 137,068 | 137,068 | 2132 |
| i | Dhāka {Dhaka} | 24,745 | ... | 32,632 | ... | 42,020 | ... | 1293 |
| i | Dighwāra {Dighwara} | 22,650 | ... | 27,367 | ... | 32,739 | ... | 1327 |
| i | Dumraon | 35,068 | ... | 45,806 | ... | 53,559 | ... | 1533 |
| i | Fatwa | 30,668 | ... | 38,672 | ... | 51,002 | ... | 490 |
| i | Forbesganj | 34,526 | ... | 41,499 | ... | 50,416 | ... | 498 |
| i | Gaya | 291,675 | 294,427 | 385,432 | 394,945 | 463,454 | 470,839 | 0 |
| i | Gogri Jamālpur {Gogri Jamalpur} | 24,614 | ... | 31,106 | ... | 37,756 | ... | 949 |
| i | Gopālganj {Gopalganj} | 35,522 | ... | 54,449 | ... | 66,624 | ... | 1111 |
| i | Hājīpur {Hajipur} | 87,687 | 87,687 | 119,412 | 119,412 | 147,126 | 147,126 | 1964 |
| i | Hilsa | 29,923 | ... | 37,775 | ... | 50,928 | ... | 1267 |
| i | Hisua | 18,609 | ... | 25,205 | ... | 32,409 | ... | 633 |
| i | Islāmpur {Islampur} | 24,959 | ... | 29,868 | ... | 35,707 | ... | 600 |
| i | Jagdīspur {Jagdispur} | 21,384 | ... | 28,085 | ... | 31,961 | ... | 2563 |
| i | Jahānābād [Jehanabad] {Jahanabad} | 52,332 | 52,332 | 81,503 | 81,503 | 102,456 | 102,456 | 2023 |
| i | Jamālpur {Jamalpur} | 86,112 | 86,112 | 96,983 | 96,983 | 105,221 | 105,221 | 1065 |
| i | Jamūi {Jamui} | 43,554 | ... | 66,797 | ... | 86,720 | ... | 2645 |
| i | Jaynagar | 16,978 | ... | 19,567 | ... | 21,740 | ... | 155 |
| i | Jhā Jhā {Jha Jha} | 31,013 | ... | 36,447 | ... | 40,659 | ... | 987 |
| i | Jhanjhārpur {Jhanjharpur} | 2,019 | ... | 24,112 | ... | 30,578 | ... | 1244 |
| i | Jogbani | 22,495 | ... | 29,991 | ... | 39,240 | ... | 1512 |
| i | Kantai | 16,037 | ... | 20,871 | ... | 24,837 | ... | 1616 |
| i | Kasba | 22,006 | Pūrnia | 25,524 | Pūrnia | 30,270 | Pūrnia | 1574 |
| i | Kataiya | 13,336 | ... | 17,912 | ... | 20,210 | ... | 0 |
| i | Katihār {Katihar} | 135,436 | 154,367 | 175,199 | 190,873 | 225,982 | 240,565 | 0 |
| i | Khagaria | 34,190 | ... | 45,221 | ... | 49,373 | ... | 297 |
| i | Khagaul | 40,453 | Patna | 48,306 | Patna | 44,298 | Patna | 0 |
| i | Kharagpur | 25,319 | ... | 27,075 | ... | 36,739 | ... | 974 |
| i | Kishanganj | 64,568 | 64,568 | 85,590 | 85,590 | 107,076 | 107,076 | 3012 |
| i | Lakhisarai (Luckeesarai) | 53,360 | ... | 77,875 | ... | 99,853 | ... | 2479 |
| i | Lālganj {Lalganj} | 24,927 | ... | 29,873 | ... | 37,110 | ... | 786 |
| i | Madhipura [Madhepura] | 32,838 | ... | 45,031 | ... | 54,498 | ... | 2584 |
| i | Madhubani | 53,747 | ... | 66,340 | ... | 78,887 | 85,954 | 252 |
| i | Mahārājganj {Maharajganj} | 17,165 | ... | 20,860 | ... | 23,567 | ... | 760 |
| i | Mairwa | 15,215 | ... | 18,710 | ... | 24,286 | ... | 0 |
| i | Makhdumpur | 22,138 | ... | 30,109 | ... | 31,904 | ... | 2347 |
| i | Maner | 24,343 | ... | 30,082 | ... | 39,985 | ... | 1200 |
| i | Manihāri {Manihari} | 17,252 | ... | 21,803 | ... | 26,515 | ... | 1131 |
| i | Marhaura | 20,630 | ... | 24,548 | ... | 29,888 | ... | 1262 |
| i | Masaurhi | 33,049 | ... | 45,248 | ... | 59,668 | ... | 943 |
| i | Mehnār Bazar [Mahnar Bazar] {Mehnar Bazar} | 30,743 | ... | 37,370 | ... | 48,298 | ... | 1002 |
| i | Mehsi | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25,576 | ... | 0 |
| i | Mirganj | 19,697 | ... | 23,576 | ... | 26,219 | ... | 548 |
| i | Mokamā [Mokameh] {Mokama} | 59,528 | ... | 56,615 | ... | 60,199 | ... | 1418 |
| i | Motihāri {Motihari} | 83,255 | 83,255 | 108,428 | 108,428 | 125,183 | 125,183 | 1638 |
| i | Motipur | 17,821 | ... | 21,957 | ... | 27,888 | ... | 1277 |
| i | Munger (Monghyr) | 150,112 | 150,112 | 188,050 | 188,050 | 213,101 | 213,101 | 1750 |
| i | Murlīganj {Murliganj} | 20,547 | ... | 22,936 | ... | 28,477 | ... | 1407 |
| i | Muzaffarpur | 241,107 | 241,107 | 305,525 | 305,525 | 351,838 | 393,724 | 2643 |
| i | Nabinagar | 14,879 | ... | 19,050 | ... | 23,649 | ... | 0 |
| i | Narkatiaganj (Shikārpur) | 30,977 | ... | 40,830 | ... | 49,530 | ... | 1096 |
| i | Nāsriganj {Nasriganj} | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23,808 | ... | 0 |
| i | Naubatpur | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24,872 | ... | 0 |
| i | Naugachhia | 31,250 | ... | 38,287 | ... | 49,320 | ... | 1124 |
| i | Nawāda {Nawada} | 53,174 | 53,174 | 81,891 | 81,891 | 97,884 | 118,820 | 568 |
| i | Nirmāli {Nirmali} | 13,783 | ... | 16,141 | ... | 20,173 | ... | 0 |
| i | Nokha | 16,350 | ... | 22,354 | ... | 27,286 | ... | 1345 |
| Pakri Dayal | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,637 | ... | 0 | |
| i | Patna | 917,243 | 1,099,647 | 1,366,444 | 1,697,976 | 1,683,200 | 2,046,652 | 0 |
| i | Phulwari Sharif | 35,213 | Patna | 53,451 | Patna | 80,901 | Patna | 648 |
| i | Piro | 18,419 | ... | 25,811 | ... | 33,732 | ... | 647 |
| i | Puraini | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30,451 | ... | 0 |
| i | Pūrnia (Purnea) {Purnia} | 114,912 | 136,918 | 171,687 | 197,211 | 280,547 | 310,817 | 4452 |
| i | Rafiganj | 18,531 | ... | 24,992 | ... | 35,257 | ... | 456 |
| i | Rajauli | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30,397 | ... | 0 |
| i | Rājgīr {Rajgir} | 23,730 | ... | 33,738 | ... | 41,619 | ... | 5018 |
| i | Rāmnagar {Ramnagar} | 27,791 | ... | 38,554 | ... | 48,401 | ... | 1620 |
| i | Raxaul Bazar | 27,678 | ... | 41,610 | ... | 54,694 | ... | 582 |
| i | Revelganj | 27,075 | ... | 34,042 | ... | 38,727 | ... | 1248 |
| i | Rosera | 24,234 | ... | 27,492 | ... | 30,827 | ... | 103 |
| i | Saharsa | 80,149 | 80,149 | 125,167 | 125,167 | 155,175 | 155,175 | 2113 |
| i | Sahebganj | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23,447 | ... | 0 |
| i | Samastīpur {Samastipur} | 58,952 | ... | 55,589 | 61,998 | 63,024 | 72,977 | 0 |
| i | Sāsarām {Sasaram} | 98,122 | 98,122 | 131,172 | 131,172 | 147,396 | 147,396 | 1090 |
| i | Sheikhpura | 34,429 | ... | 43,113 | ... | 62,712 | ... | 1558 |
| i | Sheohar | 13,915 | ... | 21,262 | ... | 28,095 | ... | 933 |
| i | Sherghāti {Sherghati} | 25,574 | ... | 32,526 | ... | 39,780 | ... | 1079 |
| i | Silao | 16,283 | ... | 20,177 | ... | 25,678 | ... | 900 |
| i | Sītāmarhi {Sitamarhi} | 44,935 | 67,336 | 56,766 | 87,279 | 67,885 | 105,924 | 0 |
| i | Siwān {Siwan} | 83,125 | 83,125 | 109,919 | 109,919 | 134,458 | 134,458 | 1305 |
| i | Sonepur | 27,124 | ... | 33,490 | ... | 37,736 | ... | 827 |
| i | Sugauli | 23,973 | ... | 31,432 | ... | 38,837 | ... | 1925 |
| i | Sultānganj {Sultanganj} | 34,164 | ... | 41,958 | ... | 52,792 | ... | 1229 |
| i | Supaul | 40,588 | ... | 54,085 | ... | 65,445 | ... | 2237 |
| i | Teghra | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55,852 | ... | 0 |
| i | Tikāri {Tikari} | 14,202 | ... | 17,621 | ... | 21,266 | ... | 0 |
| i | Wāris Alīganj {Waris Aliganj} | 22,773 | ... | 31,347 | ... | 33,907 | ... | 1311 |
- (2001) (2011) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web), Delimitation Commission of India (web), Population Census India (web).