Purnia District

Purnia District, with population of about 32.6 lakh is Bihar's the 13th most populous district, located in the state Bihar in India. Total geographical area of Purnia district is 3229 km² and it is the 8th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 1011 persons per km². There are 14 sub districts in the district, among them Purnia East is the most populous sub district with population of about 4.5 lakh and Srinagar is the least populous sub district with population of about 1.1 lakh.

There is only one city in the district that comes under the district administration which is Purnia Municipal Corporation.

Demographics

The district is home to about 32.6 lakh people, among them about 17 lakh (52%) are male and about 15.7 lakh (48%) are female. 84% of the whole population are from general caste, 12% are from schedule caste and 4% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Purnia district is 20%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 6.5 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.

The majority of the population, nearly 89% (about 29.2 lakh) live in Purnia District rural part and 11% (about 3.4 lakh) population live in the Purnia District urban part. Rural population density of Purnia district is 942 and urban population density is 2676 persons per km².

Caste wise male female population 2011 - Purnia

Most populated Sub Districts, Villages and Cities in Purnia

Religion wise distribution of population

Hindus contribute 61% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 38% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 913 in Muslims are 934.

Religion wise population 2011 - Purnia

Growth of population

Population of the district has increased by 28.3% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 25.4 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 28.8% which is 0.9% higher than male population growth rate of 27.9%. General caste population has increased by 29%; Schedule caste population has increased by 25.3%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 24.6% and child population has increased by 19.4% in the district since last census.

Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 - Purnia

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 921 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 919, in schedule caste is 924 and in schedule tribe is 954. There are 954 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 6 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 13 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Change in sex ratio 2001 to 2011 - Purnia

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest sex ratio in Purnia

Literacy

Total about 13.3 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 8.1 lakh are male and about 5.3 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Purnia is 51%. 59% of male and 42% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 16%. Male literacy has gone up by 13% and female literacy rate has gone up by 19%.

Change in literacy rate 2001 to 2011 - Purnia

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest literacy rate in Purnia

Workers profile

Purnia has 35% (about 11.4 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 47% male and 22% female population are working population. 35% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 12% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 11% of total female population are main and 11% are marginal workers.

Percentage of working population - Purnia

Biggest Villages and Cities in Purnia