Districts in Bihar - Census 2011

List of districts of Bihar with Population, Literacy rate, Sex Ratio etc. As per the Census 2011, Bihar is divided into 38 districts (zilla) which act as the administrative divisions. Patna is the largest district of Bihar by population, while the least populated district of Bihar is Sheikhpura.

Below is the complete list of districts (zilla) of Bihar sorted by population.

# District Sub-districts Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Patna Blocks 5,838,465 70.68% 897
2 Purba Champaran Blocks 5,099,371 55.79% 902
3 Muzaffarpur Blocks 4,801,062 63.43% 900
4 Madhubani Blocks 4,487,379 58.62% 926
5 Gaya Blocks 4,391,418 63.67% 937
6 Samastipur Blocks 4,261,566 61.86% 911
7 Saran Blocks 3,951,862 65.96% 954
8 Darbhanga Blocks 3,937,385 56.56% 911
9 Pashchim Champaran Blocks 3,935,042 55.7% 909
10 Vaishali Blocks 3,495,021 66.6% 895
11 Sitamarhi Blocks 3,423,574 52.05% 899
12 Siwan Blocks 3,330,464 69.45% 988
13 Purnia Blocks 3,264,619 51.08% 921
14 Katihar Blocks 3,071,029 52.24% 919
15 Bhagalpur Blocks 3,037,766 63.14% 880
16 Begusarai Blocks 2,970,541 63.87% 895
17 Rohtas Blocks 2,959,918 73.37% 918
18 Nalanda Blocks 2,877,653 64.43% 922
19 Araria Blocks 2,811,569 53.53% 921
20 Bhojpur Blocks 2,728,407 70.47% 907
21 Gopalganj Blocks 2,562,012 65.47% 1,021
22 Aurangabad Blocks 2,540,073 70.32% 926
23 Supaul Blocks 2,229,076 57.67% 929
24 Nawada Blocks 2,219,146 59.76% 939
25 Banka Blocks 2,034,763 58.17% 907
26 Madhepura Blocks 2,001,762 52.25% 911
27 Saharsa Blocks 1,900,661 53.2% 906
28 Jamui Blocks 1,760,405 59.79% 922
29 Buxar Blocks 1,706,352 70.14% 922
30 Kishanganj Blocks 1,690,400 55.46% 950
31 Khagaria Blocks 1,666,886 57.92% 886
32 Kaimur Blocks 1,626,384 69.34% 920
33 Munger Blocks 1,367,765 70.46% 876
34 Jehanabad Blocks 1,125,313 66.8% 922
35 Lakhisarai Blocks 1,000,912 62.42% 902
36 Arwal Blocks 700,843 67.43% 928
37 Sheohar Blocks 656,246 53.78% 893
38 Sheikhpura Blocks 636,342 63.86% 930