Patna

This page provides an overview of Patna: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

26,677,735
Population
4,448,466
Households
897
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
58.21%
Approx. literacy

Patna has an aggregated population of 26,677,735. Approximately 43.77% live in rural areas (11,676,930) and 18.85% live in urban areas (5,029,180).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 11,676,930 3
Athmalgola 272,892 28
Bakhtiarpur 634,249 61
Barh 587,574 50
Belchhi 198,495 32
Bihta 728,297 91
Bikram 486,044 70
Daniawan 225,258 36
Dhanarua 634,128 125
Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul 930,543 44
Dulhin Bazar 374,898 57
Fatwah 543,063 87
Ghoswari 224,694 26
Khusrupur 312,781 37
Maner 766,926 48
Masaurhi 663,845 105
Mokameh 541,704 34
Naubatpur 585,771 103
Paliganj 754,098 120
Pandarak 463,839 75
Patna Rural 3,625,592 35
Phulwari 711,087 63
Punpun 414,429 88
Sampatchak 320,598 42

Population summary

Patna has a population of 26,677,735 (14,060,073 males and 12,617,662 females). The sex ratio is about 897 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population26,677,735
Male14,060,073
Female12,617,662
Rural population11,676,930 (43.77%)
Urban population5,029,180 (18.85%)
Households4,448,466

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 58.21%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates15,529,088
Total illiterates11,148,647

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 4,347,941 (16.3%). ST: 38,432 (0.14%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC4,347,94116.3%
ST38,4320.14%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 4,388,168 (16.45%). Workers: 8,666,852 (32.49%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)4,388,16816.45%
Total workers8,666,85232.49%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Patna 5,838,465
Patna 3,323,875
Patna 2,514,590
Patna Rural 1,771,140
Patna Rural 1,687,828
Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul 397,817
Phulwari 273,129
Maner 268,998
Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul 262,908
Bihta 261,427