This is a list of urban agglomerations and cities (those not included in the Urban Agglomerations), with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census in the Indian state of Bihar:[1] [2]
Rank by population | Name | District | Type* | Population 2021(projection UN)
Population 2011 |
Male | Female | Population (0-6 years) |
Literacy Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Patna | Patna district | UA | 2,481,530(2021)
2,046,652 |
1,087,864 | 958,788 | 239,035 | 84.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur district | UA | 575,652(2021)
470,839 |
249,797 | 221,042 | 62,389 | 85.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Gaya | Gaya district | UA | 516,403(2021)
404,817 |
213,892 | 190,925 | 49,260 | 74.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Purnia | Purnia district | UA | 496,830(2021)
310,258 |
196,573 | 183,552 | 47,730 | 79.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Begusarai | Begusarai district | City | 494,581(2021)[2]
251,136 |
133,931 | 117,205 | 37,966 | 79.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur district | UA | 487,027(2021)
410,210 |
218,284 | 191,926 | 55,898 | 80.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Bihar Sharif | Nalanda district | City | 381,995(2021)
296,889 |
154,915 | 141,974 | 43,646 | 80.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Darbhanga | Darbhanga district | UA | 356,165(2021)
380,125 |
196,5739 | 183,552 | 47,730 | 85.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Arrah | Bhojpur district | City | 337114(2021)
261,099 |
139,319 | 121,780 | 34,419 | 83.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Katihar | Katihar district | UA | 240,565 | 126,834 | 113,731 | 32,824 | 80.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Munger | Munger district | City | 213,101 | 113,173 | 99,928 | 29,260 | 81.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Chhapra | Saran district | UA | 212,955 | 112,280 | 100,675 | 29,133 | 81.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Mehsi | East Champaran district | City | 182,460 | 63,356 | 39,489 | 23,867 | 81.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Danapur | Patna district | City | 182,214 | 97,129 | 85,112 | 25,092 | 78.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Bettiah | West Champaran district | UA | 156,200 | 82,663 | 73,537 | 22,067 | 80.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Saharsa | Saharsa district | UA | 155,175 | 82,589 | 72,586 | 24,582 | 77.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Hajipur | Vaishali district | City | 147,688 | 78,047 | 69,641 | 20,090 | 76.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Sasaram | Rohtas district | City | 147,396 | 77,687 | 69,709 | 19,363 | 82.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Dehri | Rohtas district | City | 137,068 | 72,311 | 64,757 | 18,372 | 83.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Siwan | Siwan district | City | 134,458 | 70,670 | 63,788 | 17,632 | 84.65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Motihari | East Champaran district | City | 125,183 | 67,438 | 57,745 | 16,325 | 87.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Nawada | Nawada district | UA | 118,820 | 62,361 | 56,459 | 16,475 | 81.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Bagaha | West Champaran district | City | 113,012 | 59,946 | 53,066 | 19,070 | 60.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Buxar | Buxar district | UA | 110,608 | 58,228 | 52,380 | 14,938 | 84.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Kishanganj | Kishanganj district | City | 107,076 | 55,688 | 51,388 | 17,017 | 74.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Sitamarhi | Sitamarhi district | UA | 105,924 | 56,526 | 49,398 | 15,032 | 78.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Jamalpur | Munger district | City | 105,221 | 56,231 | 48,990 | 12,298 | 87.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Jehanabad | Jehanabad district | City | 102,456 | 54,868 | 47,588 | 14,516 | 79.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad district | City | 101,520 | 53,307 | 48,213 | 14,292 | 86.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* UA=Urban Agglomeration |
In the census of India 2011, an Urban Agglomeration has been defined as follows:[3]
"An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity."
The constituents of Urban Agglomerations in Bihar, with a population of 100,000 or above, are noted below:[4]
Urban Agglomerations constituents with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census are shown in the table below.[5]
Urban Agglomeration | Name of Constituent | District | Type | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population (0-6 years) |
Literacy Rate |
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Patna | Patna Municipal Corporation | Patna district | M Corp. | 1,683,200 | 894,158 | 789,042 | 190,496 | 84.71 |
Danapur | Patna district | NP | 182,241 | 97,129 | 85,112 | 25,092 | 78.40 | |
Gaya | Gaya | Gaya district | M Corp. | 463,454 | 245,764 | 217,690 | 59,015 | 85.74 |
Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur district | M Corp. | 398,138 | 212,005 | 186,113 | 53,775 | 81.16 |
Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur district | M Corp. | 351,838 | 186,145 | 165,693 | 42,276 | 85.16 |
Darbhanga | Darbhanga | Darbhanga district | M Corp. | 294,116 | 154,970 | 139,146 | 40,392 | 80.88 |
Purnia | Purnia | Purnia district | M Corp. | 280,547 | 148,021 | 132,526 | 41,046 | 74.48 |
Katihar | Katihar | Katihar district | M Corp. | 225,982 | 119,142 | 106,840 | 31,036 | 79.87 |
Chhapra | Chhapra | Saran district | M Corp. | 201,597 | 106,250 | 95,347 | 27,668 | 81.30 |
Mehsi | East Champaran | M Corp. | 182,460 | 63,356 | 39,489 | 23,867 | 81.32 | |
Bettiah | Bettiah | West Champaran district | M Corp. | 132,896 | 70,381 | 62,515 | 18,203 | 82.54 |
Buxar | Buxar | Buxar district | NP | 102,591 | 54,123 | 84,468 | 13,639 | 94.16 |