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The population of the districts in the State of Bihar by census years.

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1991-03-01
Population
Census
2001-03-01
Population
Census
2011-03-01
 
ArariaDistrict1,611,6382,158,6082,811,569
ArwalDistrict...588,124700,843
AurangabadDistrict1,539,9882,013,0552,540,073
BankaDistrict1,292,5041,608,7732,034,763
BegusaraiDistrict1,814,7732,349,3662,970,541
BhagalpurDistrict1,909,9672,423,1723,037,766
BhojpurDistrict1,792,7712,243,1442,728,407
BuxarDistrict1,087,6761,402,3961,706,352
DarbhangaDistrict2,510,9593,295,7893,937,385
GayaDistrict2,664,8033,473,4284,391,418
GopalganjDistrict1,704,3102,152,6382,562,012
JamuiDistrict1,051,5271,398,7961,760,405
JehanabadDistrict...926,1911,125,313
Kaimur (Bhabua)District983,2691,275,5791,626,384
KatiharDistrict1,825,3802,392,6383,071,029
KhagariaDistrict987,2271,280,3541,666,886
KishanganjDistrict984,1071,296,3481,690,400
LakhisaraiDistrict646,395802,2251,000,912
MadhepuraDistrict1,177,7061,526,6462,001,762
MadhubaniDistrict2,832,0243,575,2814,487,379
MungerDistrict943,5831,137,7971,367,765
MuzaffarpurDistrict2,953,9033,746,7144,801,062
NalandaDistrict1,996,2572,370,5282,877,653
NawadaDistrict1,359,6941,809,6962,219,146
Pashchim Champaran (West Champaran)District2,333,6663,043,4663,935,042
PatnaDistrict3,618,2114,718,5925,838,465
Purba Champaran (East Champaran)District3,043,0613,939,7735,099,371
PurniaDistrict1,878,8852,543,9423,264,619
RohtasDistrict1,917,4162,464,2432,959,918
SaharsaDistrict1,132,4131,508,1821,900,661
SamastipurDistrict2,716,9293,394,7934,261,566
SaranDistrict2,572,9803,248,7013,951,862
SheikhpuraDistrict420,260525,502636,342
SheoharDistrict377,699515,961656,246
SitamarhiDistrict2,013,7962,682,7203,423,574
SiwanDistrict2,170,9712,714,3493,330,464
SupaulDistrict1,342,8411,732,5782,229,076
VaishaliDistrict2,146,0652,718,4213,495,021
BiharState64,530,55482,998,509104,099,452

Contents: Cities and Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Bihar by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), activity status (a7+)).

Name StatusDistrictPopulation
Census
1991-03-01
Population
Census
2001-03-01
Population
Census
2011-03-01
 
AmarpurNagar PanchayatBanka17,26620,96525,336
AnwariCensus TownKaimur...4,8086,702
ArariaNagar PanchayatAraria45,25760,86179,021
ArerajNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran...20,35626,014
ArrahMunicipal CorporationBhojpur157,082203,380261,430
ArwalNagar PanchayatArwal......51,849
AsarganjCensus TownMunger4,9265,7396,327
AurangabadNagar PanchayatAurangabad47,56579,393102,244
BagahaNagar PanchayatPashchim Champaran64,62791,467112,634
BahadurganjNagar PanchayatKishanganj21,12328,11836,993
BahadurpurCensus TownDarbhanga...4,2204,406
BairganiaNagar PanchayatSitamarhi28,51634,83642,895
BakhriNagar PanchayatBegusarai......40,043
BakhtiarpurNagar PanchayatPatna26,86732,29347,897
BaliaNagar PanchayatBegusarai...39,64347,550
BankaNagar PanchayatBanka27,36935,45545,977
Banmankhi BazarNagar PanchayatPurnia21,22425,18730,336
BaraCensus TownGaya...4,2345,185
BarahiyaNagar PanchayatLakhisarai31,98039,86543,032
BarauliNagar PanchayatGopalganj28,31134,65341,877
BarauniNagar PanchayatBegusarai12,59413,88271,660
BarbighaNagar PanchayatSheikhpura30,14838,20046,075
BarhNagar PanchayatPatna45,28548,44261,470
BegusaraiMunicipal CorporationBegusarai71,42493,741252,008
BeheaNagar PanchayatBhojpur17,08220,74126,707
BelsandNagar PanchayatSitamarhi14,15117,84020,566
BenipurNagar PanchayatDarbhanga......75,317
BettiahNagar PanchayatPashchim Champaran92,653116,670132,209
BhabuaNagar PanchayatKaimur27,04141,77550,179
BhadauniCensus TownNawada...13,71620,739
BhagalpurMunicipal CorporationBhagalpur253,225340,767400,146
BhagirathpurCensus TownSamastipur...4,4255,323
BharduaCensus TownRohtas...4,6965,317
BhuindharaCensus TownSamastipur...4,4996,614
Bihar SharifMunicipal CorporationNalanda201,323232,071297,268
BihatNagar PanchayatBegusarai...34,85867,952
BihtaNagar PanchayatPatna......47,549
BikramNagar PanchayatPatna......22,486
BikramganjNagar PanchayatRohtas28,89838,40848,465
BirpurNagar PanchayatSupaul14,74217,98219,932
Bodh GayaNagar PanchayatGaya21,69230,85738,439
BuxarNagar PanchayatBuxar55,75383,168102,861
ChakiaNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran13,70816,62820,686
ChanariCensus TownRohtas...5,6976,569
ChanpatiaNagar PanchayatPashchim Champaran19,32022,03827,095
Chapra (Chhapra)Nagar PanchayatSaran136,877179,190202,352
Colgong (Kahalgaon)Nagar PanchayatBhagalpur17,89922,04933,700
ColgongCensus TownBhagalpur......1,797
DalsinghsaraiNagar PanchayatSamastipur16,73820,19623,862
DamodarpurCensus TownMuzaffarpur...8,98413,884
DarbhangaMunicipal CorporationDarbhanga218,391267,348296,039
DariapurCensus TownPatna...4,4724,851
DaudnagarNagar PanchayatAurangabad30,34838,01452,364
DehriNagar PanchayatRohtas93,694119,057137,231
DhakaNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran24,74532,63242,063
DharampurCensus TownSamastipur...4,7615,291
DighwaraNagar PanchayatSaran22,65027,36732,741
Dinapur CantonmentCantonment (Board)Patna23,49128,23428,723
Dinapur NizamatNagar PanchayatPatna84,616131,176182,429
Dumari urf Damodarpur ShahjahanCensus TownMuzaffarpur...4,5176,301
DumraNagar PanchayatSitamarhi11,63214,53515,674
DumraonNagar PanchayatBuxar35,06845,80653,618
Ekangar SaraiCensus TownNalanda...6,6186,672
Fatwah (Fatuha)Nagar PanchayatPatna30,66838,67250,961
ForbesganjNagar PanchayatAraria34,52641,49950,475
GayaMunicipal Corporation with OutgrowthGaya291,675389,192474,093
GazipurCensus TownMunger...8,31411,299
GhoghardihaNagar PanchayatMadhubani12,02014,52618,257
Gogri JamalpurNagar PanchayatKhagaria24,61431,10637,753
GopalganjNagar PanchayatGopalganj35,52254,44967,339
HabibpurCensus TownBhagalpur6,8949,36612,063
HajipurNagar PanchayatVaishali87,687119,412147,688
HanspuraCensus TownAurangabad...6,1187,940
HathuaCensus TownGopalganj...5,1647,156
Hat SaraiyaCensus TownPashchim Champaran...4,2256,863
HilsaNagar PanchayatNalanda29,92337,77551,052
HisuaNagar PanchayatNawada18,60925,20532,585
IslampurNagar PanchayatNalanda24,95929,86835,641
Jagdishpur (Jagdispur)Nagar PanchayatBhojpur21,38428,08532,447
JainagarNagar PanchayatMadhubani16,97819,56721,782
JamalpurNagar PanchayatMunger86,11296,983105,434
JamuiNagar PanchayatJamui43,55466,79787,357
Janakpur RoadNagar PanchayatSitamarhi9,59013,35815,129
JanpurCensus TownPatna...7,05610,614
JehanabadNagar PanchayatJehanabad52,33281,503103,202
JhajhaNagar PanchayatJamui31,01336,44740,646
JhanjharpurNagar PanchayatMadhubani2,01924,11230,590
Jogabani (Jogbani)Nagar PanchayatAraria22,49529,99139,281
KantiNagar PanchayatMuzaffarpur16,03720,87125,051
Kargahia PurabCensus TownPashchim Champaran...7,5179,995
KasbaNagar PanchayatPurnia22,00625,52430,421
KataiyaNagar PanchayatGopalganj13,33617,91220,193
KatiharMunicipal Corporation with OutgrowthKatihar135,436190,873240,838
KesariaNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran......18,984
KhagariaNagar PanchayatKhagaria34,19045,22149,406
KhagaulNagar PanchayatPatna40,45348,30644,364
KharagpurNagar PanchayatMunger25,31927,07531,385
KhusrupurNagar PanchayatPatna10,25812,20415,731
KishanganjNagar PanchayatKishanganj64,56885,590105,782
KoathNagar PanchayatRohtas13,54415,81518,890
KoilwarNagar PanchayatBhojpur10,26319,92817,725
KurthaurCensus TownPatna...5,9649,880
LakhisaraiNagar PanchayatLakhisarai53,36077,87599,979
LalganjNagar PanchayatVaishali24,92729,87337,098
LaruaraCensus TownBegusarai...5,8439,376
MadhepuraNagar PanchayatMadhepura32,83845,03154,472
MadhubanNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran...11,24517,510
MadhubaniNagar PanchayatMadhubani53,74766,34075,736
MadhubaniCensus TownMadhubani...4,4587,070
MaharajganjNagar PanchayatSiwan17,16520,86024,282
Mahnar BazarNagar PanchayatVaishali30,74337,37048,293
MairwaNagar PanchayatSiwan15,21518,71023,565
Majhauli KhetalCensus TownMuzaffarpur...5,1686,820
MakhdumpurNagar PanchayatJehanabad22,13830,10931,994
MalhipurCensus TownBegusarai...12,34212,439
ManerNagar PanchayatPatna24,34330,08240,068
ManihariNagar PanchayatKatihar17,25221,80326,629
Mansur ChakCensus TownBegusarai...4,7205,359
MarhauraNagar PanchayatSaran20,63024,54829,932
MasaurhiNagar PanchayatPatna33,04945,24859,803
MathurapurCensus TownSamastipur...5,5747,627
MehsiNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran......25,995
MirganjNagar PanchayatGopalganj19,69723,57626,240
MohanpurCensus TownSitamarhi...4,6935,815
Mokameh (Mokama)Nagar PanchayatPatna59,52856,61560,678
MotihariNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran77,432100,683126,158
MotipurNagar PanchayatMuzaffarpur17,82121,95728,572
MungerMunicipal CorporationMunger150,112188,050213,303
MurliganjNagar PanchayatMadhepura20,54722,93628,691
MuzaffarpurMunicipal CorporationMuzaffarpur241,107305,525354,462
NabinagarNagar PanchayatAurangabad14,87919,05023,984
NarkatiaganjNagar PanchayatPashchim Champaran30,97740,83049,507
NasriganjNagar PanchayatRohtas...20,82623,819
NaubatpurNagar PanchayatPatna......25,011
Naugachhia (Naugachia)Nagar PanchayatBhagalpur31,25038,28749,069
NawadaNagar PanchayatNawada53,17481,89198,029
NirmaliNagar PanchayatSupaul13,78316,14120,189
NohsaCensus TownPatna...9,50916,680
NokhaNagar PanchayatRohtas16,35022,35427,302
NurpurCensus TownBegusarai...5,5967,202
NurpurCensus TownBhagalpur...4,3615,595
ObraCensus TownAurangabad...12,09614,786
PadriCensus TownDarbhanga...6,1587,566
PaharpurCensus TownGaya...5,7531,894
Pakri DayalNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran......29,582
PareoCensus TownPatna...7,3208,435
PariaCensus TownMunger...4,9604,922
Pataliputra Housing ColonyCensus TownPatna...4,5003,531
PatnaMunicipal Corporation with OutgrowthPatna917,2431,427,7091,684,297
Phulwari SharifNagar PanchayatPatna35,21353,45181,740
PiroNagar PanchayatBhojpur18,41925,81133,785
PurainiCensus TownBhagalpur...24,21830,829
PurniaMunicipal CorporationPurnia114,912171,687282,248
RafiganjNagar PanchayatAurangabad18,53124,99235,536
RaghunathpurCensus TownKatihar...5,6016,355
RajauliNagar PanchayatNawada...16,55030,170
RajgirNagar PanchayatNalanda23,73033,73841,587
Rajopatti urf Kota BazarCensus TownSitamarhi......14,631
RamgarhCensus TownKaimur...6,6858,690
RamnagarNagar PanchayatPashchim Champaran27,79138,55448,411
Raxaul BazarNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran27,67841,61055,536
RevelganjNagar PanchayatSaran27,07534,04239,039
RoseraNagar PanchayatSamastipur24,23427,49231,155
SabourCensus TownBhagalpur...9,11412,575
SaharsaNagar PanchayatSaharsa80,149125,167156,540
SahebganjNagar PanchayatMuzaffarpur......23,224
SaidpuraCensus TownPatna...4,6007,392
SamastipurNagar Panchayat with OutgrowthSamastipur58,95261,99867,925
SanrhaCensus TownSaran...6,62811,362
SaraiyaCensus TownRohtas...6,8648,260
SarimpurCensus TownBuxar...6,2388,020
SasaramNagar PanchayatRohtas98,122131,172147,408
SatgharaCensus TownMadhubani...6,9008,060
ShahjangiCensus TownBhagalpur...4,2823,866
ShahpurNagar PanchayatBhojpur11,25414,46917,767
SheikhpuraNagar PanchayatSheikhpura34,42943,11362,927
ShekhpuraCensus TownMuzaffarpur...8,59910,204
SheoharNagar PanchayatSheohar13,91521,26228,116
SherghatiNagar PanchayatGaya25,57432,52640,666
SilaoNagar PanchayatNalanda16,28320,17725,674
Singhesar AsthanCensus TownMadhepura...4,2375,298
SitamarhiNagar PanchayatSitamarhi44,93572,74467,818
SiwanNagar PanchayatSiwan83,125109,919135,066
Sonepur (Sonpur)Nagar PanchayatSaran27,12433,49037,776
SugauliNagar PanchayatPurba Champaran23,97331,43238,815
SultanganjNagar PanchayatBhagalpur34,16441,95852,892
SupaulNagar PanchayatSupaul40,58854,08565,437
Talkhapur DumraCensus TownSitamarhi......7,970
TarapurCensus TownMunger...5,2787,450
TeghraNagar PanchayatBegusarai......56,234
TelkapCensus TownRohtas......4,504
ThakurganjNagar PanchayatKishanganj13,58915,30018,348
TikariNagar PanchayatGaya14,20217,62121,324
Tola BaliadihCensus TownJamui...4,0995,400
Tola ChainCensus TownJamui...4,5426,072
Tola MansarautCensus TownPashchim Champaran...4,9046,451
Tola PairamatihanaCensus TownJamui...4,8245,858
WarisaliganjNagar PanchayatNawada22,77331,34734,056
YehiapurCensus TownMuzaffarpur...4,7574,919

Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web), Delimitation Commission of India (web), Rand McNally International Atlas 1994, School of Planning & Architecture (web).

Explanation: Districts, cities and towns in the boundaries of 2011.