Patna

Patna is a district in the Bihar State of India. Total area of Patna is 3,202 km² including 2,932.23 km² rural area and 269.77 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Patna has a population of 58,38,465 peoples, out of which urban population is 25,14,590 while rural population is 33,23,875. Patna has a sex ratio of approximately 896 females for every 1,000 males. The district has a population density of 1823 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 9,75,578 houses in the district, including 4,29,424 urban houses and 5,46,154 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,264 villages in patna district.

The Patna district is further divided in to Subdivisions / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Paliganj is the largest subdivision in patna district covering area of 242.44 km² while Athmalgola is the smallest subdivision in patna district covering area of 55.05 km². Patna Rural is the most populous whereas Belchhi is the least populous subdivision in patna district. There are 23 subdivisions in Patna district. Here is the list of all Patna Subdivisions / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.

List of CD Blocks / Subdivisions in Patna District

#Subdivision (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Athmalgola5590,964
2Bakhtiarpur1612,27,382
3Barh1222,16,348
4Belchhi6366,165
5Bihta2022,61,427
6Bikram1491,69,510
7Daniawan6675,086
8Dhanarua1922,11,376
9Dinapur Khagaul1073,97,817
10Dulhin Bazar1141,24,966
11Fatwah1361,98,008
12Ghoswari12574,898
13Khusrupur551,09,504
14Maner1732,68,998
15Masaurhi2002,41,216
16Mokameh2082,02,411
17Naubatpur1662,03,594
18Paliganj2422,54,904
19Pandarak2121,54,613
20Patna Rural14517,71,140
21Phulwari1162,73,129
22Punpun1241,38,143
23Sampatchak681,06,866

Population of Patna District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 33,23,875 25,14,590 58,38,465
Male Population 17,46,025 13,32,487 30,78,512
Female Population 15,77,850 11,82,103 27,59,953
Population Density 1,134 / km² 9,321 / km² 1,823 / km²

Households in Patna District

Particulars Households
Rural Households 5,46,154
Urban Households 4,29,424
Total Households 9,75,578