Literate5,25,04,553BIHAR
Literate males3,16,08,023
Literate females2,08,96,530
Illiterate5,15,94,899
Literacy %50.4%
Population10,40,99,452
Literacy
Literate5,25,04,553
Literate males3,16,08,023
Literate females2,08,96,530
Literacy %50.4%
Illiterate5,15,94,899
Illiterate males2,26,70,134
Illiterate females2,89,24,765
Population Overview
Total population10,40,99,452
Males5,42,78,157
Females4,98,21,295
Sex ratio918per 1,000 males
Households1,89,13,565
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,91,33,964
Boys 0–698,87,239
Girls 0–692,46,725
Child %18.4%
SC / ST
SC population1,65,67,325
SC males86,06,253
SC females79,61,072
SC %15.9%
ST population13,36,573
ST males6,82,516
ST females6,54,057
ST %1.3%
Workers — Total
Total workers3,47,24,987
Worker males2,52,22,189
Worker females95,02,798
Work participation %33.4%
Non-workers6,93,74,465
Non-worker males2,90,55,968
Non-worker females4,03,18,497
Workers — Main
Main workers2,13,59,611
Main males1,72,70,690
Main females40,88,921
Cultivators54,13,181
Cultivator males46,88,683
Cultivator females7,24,498
Agri labourers95,37,418
Agri labourer males73,73,292
Agri labourer females21,64,126
Household industry7,79,576
HH industry males4,88,797
HH industry females2,90,779
Other workers56,29,436
Other males47,19,918
Other females9,09,518
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,33,65,376
Marginal males79,51,499
Marginal females54,13,877
Marg. cultivators17,83,045
Marg. agri labourers88,08,231
Marg. HH industry6,31,632
Marg. other21,42,468
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males10,56,737
Marg. cultivator females7,26,308
Marg. agri lab. males51,97,425
Marg. agri lab. females36,10,806
Marg. HH industry males2,73,321
Marg. HH industry females3,58,311
Marg. other males14,24,016
Marg. other females7,18,452
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,09,22,864
3–6 mo males67,28,476
3–6 mo females41,94,388
3–6 mo cultivators14,46,100
3–6 mo cult. males8,86,729
3–6 mo cult. females5,59,371
3–6 mo agri lab.72,11,520
3–6 mo agri lab. males44,16,964
3–6 mo agri lab. females27,94,556
3–6 mo HH industry4,65,751
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,13,329
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,52,422
3–6 mo other17,99,493
3–6 mo other males12,11,454
3–6 mo other females5,88,039
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers24,42,512
0–3 mo males12,23,023
0–3 mo females12,19,489
0–3 mo cultivators3,36,945
0–3 mo cult. males1,70,008
0–3 mo cult. females1,66,937
0–3 mo agri lab.15,96,711
0–3 mo agri lab. males7,80,461
0–3 mo agri lab. females8,16,250
0–3 mo HH industry1,65,881
0–3 mo HH ind. males59,992
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,05,889
0–3 mo other3,42,975
0–3 mo other males2,12,562
0–3 mo other females1,30,413
Top districts by literate
districts comparison
38 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Literate | Lit. males | Lit. females | Illiterate | Literacy % | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patna | 34,59,679 | 20,28,047 | 14,31,632 | 23,78,786 | 59.3% | 58,38,465 |
| 2 | Purba Champaran | 22,76,957 | 14,07,603 | 8,69,354 | 28,22,414 | 44.7% | 50,99,371 |
| 3 | Muzaffarpur | 25,09,232 | 14,87,117 | 10,22,115 | 22,91,830 | 52.3% | 48,01,062 |
| 4 | Madhubani | 21,55,338 | 13,40,085 | 8,15,253 | 23,32,041 | 48% | 44,87,379 |
| 5 | Gaya | 22,97,613 | 13,68,803 | 9,28,810 | 20,93,805 | 52.3% | 43,91,418 |
| 6 | Samastipur | 21,42,880 | 12,93,575 | 8,49,305 | 21,18,686 | 50.3% | 42,61,566 |
| 7 | Saran | 21,57,454 | 12,85,767 | 8,71,687 | 17,94,408 | 54.6% | 39,51,862 |
| 8 | Darbhanga | 18,16,634 | 11,25,566 | 6,91,068 | 21,20,751 | 46.1% | 39,37,385 |
| 9 | Pashchim Champaran | 17,59,481 | 10,91,226 | 6,68,255 | 21,75,561 | 44.7% | 39,35,042 |
| 10 | Vaishali | 19,26,740 | 11,52,576 | 7,74,164 | 15,68,281 | 55.1% | 34,95,021 |
| 11 | Sitamarhi | 14,36,794 | 8,85,188 | 5,51,606 | 19,86,780 | 42% | 34,23,574 |
| 12 | Siwan | 19,30,175 | 11,15,906 | 8,14,269 | 14,00,289 | 58% | 33,30,464 |
| 13 | Purnia | 13,32,326 | 8,05,261 | 5,27,065 | 19,32,293 | 40.8% | 32,64,619 |
| 14 | Katihar | 12,80,190 | 7,62,256 | 5,17,934 | 17,90,839 | 41.7% | 30,71,029 |
| 15 | Bhagalpur | 15,73,066 | 9,37,669 | 6,35,397 | 14,64,700 | 51.8% | 30,37,766 |
| 16 | Begusarai | 15,48,673 | 9,18,507 | 6,30,166 | 14,21,868 | 52.1% | 29,70,541 |
| 17 | Rohtas | 17,99,832 | 10,61,783 | 7,38,049 | 11,60,086 | 60.8% | 29,59,918 |
| 18 | Nalanda | 15,19,933 | 9,19,558 | 6,00,375 | 13,57,720 | 52.8% | 28,77,653 |
| 19 | Araria | 11,95,768 | 7,27,643 | 4,68,125 | 16,15,801 | 42.5% | 28,11,569 |
| 20 | Bhojpur | 15,99,151 | 9,73,486 | 6,25,665 | 11,29,256 | 58.6% | 27,28,407 |
| 21 | Gopalganj | 13,82,998 | 7,93,905 | 5,89,093 | 11,79,014 | 54% | 25,62,012 |
| 22 | Aurangabad | 14,66,002 | 8,68,733 | 5,97,269 | 10,74,071 | 57.7% | 25,40,073 |
| 23 | Supaul | 10,33,283 | 6,47,672 | 3,85,611 | 11,95,793 | 46.4% | 22,29,076 |
| 24 | Nawada | 10,91,012 | 6,59,474 | 4,31,538 | 11,28,134 | 49.2% | 22,19,146 |
| 25 | Banka | 9,65,321 | 5,90,961 | 3,74,360 | 10,69,442 | 47.4% | 20,34,763 |
| 26 | Madhepura | 8,34,577 | 5,17,666 | 3,16,911 | 11,67,185 | 41.7% | 20,01,762 |
| 27 | Saharsa | 8,04,996 | 5,06,374 | 2,98,622 | 10,95,665 | 42.4% | 19,00,661 |
| 28 | Jamui | 8,58,588 | 5,34,385 | 3,24,203 | 9,01,817 | 48.8% | 17,60,405 |
| 29 | Buxar | 9,89,807 | 5,93,544 | 3,96,263 | 7,16,545 | 58% | 17,06,352 |
| 30 | Kishanganj | 7,45,056 | 4,39,921 | 3,05,135 | 9,45,344 | 44.1% | 16,90,400 |
| 31 | Khagaria | 7,68,028 | 4,61,153 | 3,06,875 | 8,98,858 | 46.1% | 16,66,886 |
| 32 | Kaimur (Bhabua) | 9,20,276 | 5,49,923 | 3,70,353 | 7,06,108 | 56.6% | 16,26,384 |
| 33 | Munger | 8,01,817 | 4,73,741 | 3,28,076 | 5,65,948 | 58.6% | 13,67,765 |
| 34 | Jehanabad | 6,18,881 | 3,74,412 | 2,44,469 | 5,06,432 | 55% | 11,25,313 |
| 35 | Lakhisarai | 5,07,270 | 3,05,182 | 2,02,088 | 4,93,642 | 50.7% | 10,00,912 |
| 36 | Arwal | 3,86,351 | 2,35,279 | 1,51,072 | 3,14,492 | 55.1% | 7,00,843 |
| 37 | Sheohar | 2,83,698 | 1,71,645 | 1,12,053 | 3,72,548 | 43.2% | 6,56,246 |
| 38 | Sheikhpura | 3,28,676 | 1,96,431 | 1,32,245 | 3,07,666 | 51.7% | 6,36,342 |