# Darbhanga District, Bihar – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/ District · Bihar # Darbhanga district Darbhanga is a district of Bihar, 8th of 38 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,937,385 people** in 18 sub-districts, 4 towns and 1,247 villages; 10% lived in towns. The largest town is [Darbhanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/darbhanga/darbhanga/) (296,039). - 3,937,385people (2011) - 18sub-districts - 4towns - 56.6%literacy ## Who lives in Darbhanga? Darbhanga had **3,937,385 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.8% of Bihar's population and 8th of 38 districts of Bihar by population. There were 911 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Bihar figure of 918; 21st of 38 districts of Bihar). Among children under 7 the ratio was 931 girls per 1,000 boys (the Bihar figure is 935). An average household had 4.9 people, against 5.5 across Bihar. ## How literate is Darbhanga? 56.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Bihar's 61.8%), 28th of 38 districts of Bihar. Men were at 66.8% and women at 45.2% — a gap of 21.6 points (it is 19.7 points across Bihar). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Darbhanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/darbhanga/) (68.3%) and lowest in [Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/) (44.1%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Darbhanga do for a living? 31.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 14.7%). Of all workers, 15% farmed their own land, 25% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 19% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 40% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 39% of workers here, against 43% across Bihar. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Darbhanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/darbhanga/) (21% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 40 (40%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Darbhanga 9.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Bihar's 11.3%), 15th of 38 districts of Bihar. The Census counted 4 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Darbhanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/darbhanga/darbhanga/) with 296,039 people, home to 77% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Darbhanga Darbhanga had 1,247 census villages, 1,069 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,325 people; 197 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Jale](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/jale/jale/) (37,256), [Rarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/jale/rarhi/) (36,569), [Haridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/baheri/haridih/) (32,612), [Pakhram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/pakhram/) (28,209) and [Saho](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/saho/) (27,390). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Darbhanga district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Darbhanga district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > The district of Darbhanga extends from the Nepal frontier to the Ganges. It was constituted in 1875 out of the unwieldy district of Tirhoot. In 1901 the population was 2,912,611, showing an increase of 4% in the decade. The district consists entirely of an alluvial plain, in which the principal rivers are the Ganges, Buri Gandak, Baghmati and Little Baghmati, Balan and Little Balan, and Tiljuga. The land is especially fertile in the more elevated part of the district S.W. of the Buri Gandak; rice is the staple crop, and it may be noted that the cultivator in Darbhanga is especially dependent on the winter harvest. The chief exports are rice, indigo, linseed and other seeds, saltpetre and tobacco. There are several indigo factories and saltpetre refineries, and a tobacco factory. The district is traversed by the main line of the Bengal & North-Western railway and by branch lines, part of which were begun as a famine relief work in 1874. Maharaja Lachhmeswar Singh Bahadur, who succeeded to the raj in 1860 and died in 1898, was distinguished for his public services, and especially as one of the most munificent of living philanthropists. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Darbhanga compared with Bihar ■ Darbhanga · ■ Bihar Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **935 Working population ****31.1%** **33.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Darbhanga Of every 100 households in Darbhanga in 2011, 16 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Darbhanga · ■ Electricity for lighting ****16%** Toilet within the home ****25%** No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** Tap water ****2%** Drinking water within premises ****43%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** Use banking services ****38%** Television ****10%** Mobile phone ****53%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****6%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****29%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Darbhanga Sub-district People Villages Towns [Jale](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/jale/) 264,248 60 0 [Singhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/) 267,601 100 0 [Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/) 270,722 110 0 [Darbhanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/darbhanga/) 577,036 136 2 [Manigachhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/manigachhi/) 228,618 47 0 [Tardih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/tardih/) 123,299 45 0 [Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/) 143,797 44 0 [Benipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/) 250,357 44 1 [Bahadurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/) 261,805 171 1 [Hanumannagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hanumannagar/) 154,631 85 0 [Hayaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hayaghat/) 148,081 48 0 [Baheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/baheri/) 302,645 80 0 [Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/) 286,113 70 0 [Ghanshyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/ghanshyampur/) 133,210 29 0 [Kiratpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kiratpur/) 81,423 17 0 [Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/) 152,112 52 0 [Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/) 162,870 73 0 [Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/) 128,817 36 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Darbhanga - Darbhanga · 296,039 - Benipur · 75,317 - Padri · 7,566 - Bahadurpur · 4,406 ## Largest villages in Darbhanga - Jale · 37,256 - Rarhi · 36,569 - Haridih · 32,612 - Pakhram · 28,209 - Saho · 27,390 - Sirnia · 26,767 - Rasiari · 25,253 - Athar · 24,339 - Raghopur · 22,403 - Baheri · 21,872 - Supaul · 19,617 - Pohadi · 18,643 - Kortho * · 17,915 - Nari Bhadawn · 17,716 - Rohar · 17,506 - Lehara · 17,373 - Reota · 17,285 - Naya Gaon · 16,690 - Ahiari · 16,018 - Mahinawan · 15,896 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Darbhanga?18: Jale, Singhwara, Keotiranway, Darbhanga, Manigachhi, Tardih, Alinagar, Benipur, Bahadurpur, Hanumannagar, Hayaghat, Baheri… - What is the population of Darbhanga district?3,937,385 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Darbhanga?Darbhanga