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Bihar Population Census data 2011

As per details from Census 2011, Bihar has population of 10.41 Crores, an increase from figure of 8.30 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Bihar as per 2011 census is 10,40,99,452 of which male and female are 5,42,78,157 and 4,98,21,295 respectively. In 2001, total population was 8,29,98,509 in which males were 4,32,43,795 while females were 3,97,54,714.

The total population growth in this decade was 25.42 percent while in previous decade it was 28.43 percent. The population of Bihar forms 8.60 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 8.07 percent.

Census Statistics

Description	2011	2001
Actual Population	10,40,99,452	8,29,98,509
Male	5,42,78,157	4,32,43,795
Female	4,98,21,295	3,97,54,714
Population Growth	25.42%	28.43%
Percantage of total Population	8.60%	8.07%
Sex Ratio	918	919
Child Sex Ratio	935	942
Density/Km²	1,106	881
Density/mi²	2,863	2,283
Area(Km²)	94,163	94,163
Area mi²	36,357	36,357
Total Child Population (0-6 Age)	1,91,33,964	1,68,06,063
Male Population (0-6 Age)	98,87,239	86,52,705
Female Population (0-6 Age)	92,46,725	81,53,358
Literacy	61.80 %	47.00 %
Male Literacy	71.20 %	59.68 %
Female Literacy	51.50 %	33.12 %
Total Literate	5,25,04,553	3,11,09,577
Male Literate	3,16,08,023	2,06,44,376
Female Literate	2,08,96,530	1,04,65,201
Source: Census of India 2011