Patna District, Bihar

Patna District is an administrative district in the state of Bihar, India. The district headquarters is located at Patna. Hindi, Maithili, Urdu and English are among the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 3,202 km², including 2,932.23 km² of rural area and 269.77 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Patna District

Patna District is divided into 26 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,646 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Athmalgola2555.05
2Bakhtiarpur66161.42
3Barh54121.57
4Belchhi2962.87
5Bihta112202.13
6Bikram78148.91
7Daniawan3466.33
8Dhanarua123191.97
9Didarganj27
10Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul58106.59
11Dulhin Bazar54113.55
12Fatwah91136.23
13Ghoswari25125.49
14Khusrupur3655.37
15Maner55173.22
16Masaurhi109200.25
17Mokameh41208.20
18Naubatpur109165.51
19Paliganj126242.44
20Pandarak77211.83
21Patliputra15
22Patna City52
23Patna Rural26145.15
24Phulwari72115.54
25Punpun92124.25
26Sampatchak6068.15

Population of Patna District

As per the Census 2011, Patna District has a total population of 58,38,465 people, consisting of 30,78,512 males and 27,59,953 females. There are 9,75,578 households in the district with an average population density of 1,823 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population58,38,46533,23,87525,14,590
Male Population30,78,51217,46,02513,32,487
Female Population27,59,95315,77,85011,82,103
Total Households9,75,5785,46,1544,29,424
Population Density1,823 / km²1,134 / km²9,321 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 34,59,679 literate people and 9,43,552 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 9,20,918 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9,069 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)9,43,5526,13,9603,29,592
Literate Population34,59,67916,90,37217,69,307
Illiterate Population23,78,78616,33,5037,45,283
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population9,20,9186,64,2692,56,649
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population9,0692,1566,913

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.