Patna District, Bihar

Patna is an administrative district in Bihar, India. Its administrative headquarters is in Patna. Hindi, Maithili, Urdu and English are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total 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 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

According to the 2011 Census, Patna District had a population of 58,38,465 people living in 9,75,578 households. The population comprised 30,78,512 males and 27,59,953 females, with an average population density of 1,823 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

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

Patna District had 34,59,679 literate people and 9,43,552 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 9,20,918 and 9,069 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

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.