Demographics of Bihar
Districts
Columns: Districts of Bihar | Total Population 2001 | Male Population 2001 | Female Population 2001 | Growth Rate 1981-91 | Growth Rate 1991-01 | Sex Ratio ‡ 1991 | Sex Ratio ‡ 2001 | Population density † 1991 | Population density † 2001
West Champaran | 3043044 | 1600853 | 1442191 | 18.30 | 30.40 | 877 | 901 | 446 | 582 | East Champaran | 3933636 | 2072350 | 1861286 | 25.46 | 29.27 | 883 | 898 | 767 | 991 | Sheohar | 514288 | 271261 | 243027 | 27.34 | 36.16 | 876 | 896 | 853 | 1161 | Sitamarhi | 2669887 | 1410149 | 1259738 | 23.13 | 32.58 | 884 | 893 | 915 | 1214 | Madhubani | 3570651 | 1837361 | 1733290 | 21.76 | 26.08 | 932 | 943 | 809 | 1020 | Supaul | 1745069 | 908855 | 836214 | 23.45 | 29.95 | 904 | 920 | 557 | 724 | Araria | 2124831 | 1108924 | 1015907 | 26.69 | 31.84 | 907 | 916 | 569 | 751 | Kishanganj | 1294063 | 666910 | 627153 | 22.20 | 31.50 | 933 | 940 | 522 | 687 | Purnia | 2540788 | 1325794 | 1214994 | 23.76 | 35.23 | 903 | 916 | 582 | 787 | Katihar | 2389533 | 1244943 | 1144590 | 27.77 | 30.91 | 909 | 919 | 597 | 782 | Madhepura | 1524596 | 796272 | 728324 | 22.16 | 29.45 | 885 | 915 | 659 | 853 | Saharsa | 1506418 | 788585 | 717833 | 25.54 | 33.03 | 884 | 910 | 665 | 885 | Darbhanga | 3285473 | 1716640 | 1568833 | 25.04 | 30.85 | 911 | 914 | 1102 | 1442 | Muzaffarpur | 3743836 | 1941480 | 1802356 | 25.30 | 26.74 | 904 | 928 | 931 | 1180 | Gopalganj | 2149343 | 1072151 | 1077192 | 25.12 | 26.11 | 968 | 1005 | 838 | 1057 | Siwan district | 2708840 | 1332218 | 1376622 | 22.04 | 24.78 | 1017 | 1033 | 978 | 1221 | Saran | 3251474 | 1654428 | 1597046 | 23.44 | 26.37 | 963 | 965 | 974 | 1231 | Vaishali | 2712389 | 1412276 | 1300113 | 29.08 | 26.39 | 921 | 921 | 1054 | 1332 | Samastipur | 3413413 | 1771249 | 1642164 | 28.35 | 25.63 | 926 | 927 | 936 | 1175 | Begusarai | 2342989 | 1226057 | 1116932 | 24.61 | 29.11 | 898 | 911 | 946 | 1222 | Khagaria | 1276677 | 675501 | 601176 | 28.44 | 29.32 | 868 | 890 | 664 | 859 | Bhagalpur | 2430331 | 1294192 | 1136139 | 20.67 | 27.24 | 864 | 878 | 743 | 946 | Banka | 1608778 | 843061 | 765717 | 24.44 | 24.47 | 893 | 908 | 428 | 533 | Munger | 1135499 | 604662 | 530837 | 17.79 | 20.34 | 856 | 878 | 665 | 800 | Lakhisarai | 801173 | 416727 | 384446 | 21.08 | 23.94 | 880 | 923 | 526 | 652 | Sheikhpura | 525137 | 273468 | 251669 | 19.84 | 24.96 | 896 | 920 | 610 | 762 | Nalanda | 2368327 | 1236467 | 1131860 | 21.73 | 18.64 | 898 | 915 | 848 | 1006 | Patna | 4709851 | 2514949 | 2194902 | 19.84 | 30.17 | 867 | 873 | 1130 | 1471 | Bhojpur | 2233415 | 1175333 | 1058082 | 20.26 | 24.58 | 904 | 900 | 725 | 903 | Buxar | 1403462 | 738239 | 665223 | 18.63 | 29.03 | 884 | 901 | 670 | 864 | Kaimur | 1284575 | 673556 | 611019 | 24.20 | 30.64 | 884 | 907 | 292 | 382 | Rohtas | 2448762 | 1282655 | 1166107 | 21.77 | 27.71 | 894 | 909 | 498 | 636 | Jehanabad | 1511406 | 783960 | 727446 | 19.43 | 28.64 | 919 | 928 | 749 | 963 | Aurangabad | 2004960 | 1035757 | 969203 | 24.49 | 30.19 | 915 | 936 | 466 | 607 | Gaya | 3464983 | 1789231 | 1675752 | 23.92 | 30.03 | 922 | 937 | 536 | 696 | Nawada | 1809425 | 928638 | 880787 | 23.70 | 33.08 | 936 | 948 | 545 | 726