# Patna District, Bihar – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ District · Bihar # Patna district Patna is a district of Bihar, the most populous of 38 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **5,838,465 people** in 23 sub-districts, 22 towns and 1,388 villages; 43% lived in towns. The largest town is [Patna](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/patna/) (1,684,297). - 5,838,465people (2011) - 23sub-districts - 22towns - 70.7%literacy ## Who lives in Patna? Patna had **5,838,465 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.6% of Bihar's population and the largest of 38 districts of Bihar by population. There were 897 women for every 1,000 men (below the Bihar figure of 918; 32nd of 38 districts of Bihar). Among children under 7 the ratio was 909 girls per 1,000 boys (the Bihar figure is 935). An average household had 6.0 people, against 5.5 across Bihar. ## How literate is Patna? 70.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Bihar's 61.8%), 2nd of 38 districts of Bihar. Men were at 78.5% and women at 62.0% — a gap of 16.5 points (it is 19.7 points across Bihar). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Patna Rural](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/) (82.3%) and lowest in [Ghoswari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/) (50.2%). 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 Patna do for a living? 32.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 16.1%). Of all workers, 12% farmed their own land, 21% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 37% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 27% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 33% of workers here, against 43% across Bihar. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/) (69% of workers in farming) and the least is [Patna Rural](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/) (7% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 37 (37%) · **■** Marginal 27 (27%) 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 Patna 43.1% of people lived in towns and cities (above Bihar's 11.3%), the most urban of 38 districts of Bihar. The Census counted 22 towns: 15 statutory towns with a municipality and 7 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Patna](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/patna/). The largest is [Patna](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/patna/) with 1,684,297 people, home to 67% 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 Patna Patna had 1,388 census villages, 1,264 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,630 people; 136 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kita Chauhattar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/maner/kita-chauhattar/) (35,608), [Pundarakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/pundarakh/) (32,627), [Sherpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/maner/sherpur/) (31,073), [Panapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dinapur-cum-khagaul/panapur/) (26,310) and [Darweshpur Uparwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/maner/darweshpur-uparwar/) (21,463). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Patna district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Patna district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > The District of Patna has an area of 2075 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 1,624,985. Throughout the greater part of its extent the district is a level plain; but towards the south the ground rises into hills. The soil is for the most part alluvial, and the country along the bank of the Ganges is peculiarly fertile. The general line of drainage is from west to east; and high ground along the south of the Ganges forces back the rivers flowing from Gaya district. The result is that during the rains nearly the whole interior of the district south of a line drawn parallel to the Ganges, and 4 or 5 m. from its bank, is flooded. In the south-east are the Rajgir Hills, consisting of two parallel ridges running south-west, with a narrow valley between, intersected by ravines and passes. These hills, which seldom exceed 1000 ft. in height, are rocky and clothed with thick low jungle, and contain some of the earliest memorials of Indian Buddhism. The chief rivers are the Ganges and the Sone. The only other river of any consequence is the Punpun, which is chiefly remarkable for the number of petty irrigation canals which it supplies. So much of the river is thus diverted that only a small portion of its water ever reaches the Ganges at Fatwa. 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 Patna compared with Bihar ■ Patna · ■ Bihar Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **935 Working population ****32.2%** **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 Patna Of every 100 households in Patna in 2011, 57 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Patna · ■ Electricity for lighting ****57%** Toilet within the home ****53%** No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** Tap water ****24%** Drinking water within premises ****64%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** Use banking services ****62%** Television ****47%** Mobile phone ****65%** Computer with internet ****4%** Two-wheeler ****18%** Car / jeep / van ****5%** None of these assets ****18%** Own their home ****87%** 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 Patna Sub-district People Villages Towns [Maner](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/maner/) 268,998 45 1 [Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dinapur-cum-khagaul/) 397,817 41 4 [Patna Rural](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/) 1,771,140 32 2 [Sampatchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/sampatchak/) 106,866 39 0 [Phulwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/phulwari/) 273,129 60 3 [Bihta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bihta/) 261,427 88 2 [Naubatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/naubatpur/) 203,594 100 1 [Bikram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bikram/) 169,510 67 1 [Dulhin Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/) 124,966 54 0 [Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/) 254,904 117 1 [Masaurhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/masaurhi/) 241,216 102 1 [Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/) 211,376 122 0 [Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/) 138,143 85 0 [Fatwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/fatwah/) 198,008 84 1 [Daniawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/daniawan/) 75,086 33 0 [Khusrupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/khusrupur/) 109,504 34 1 [Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/) 227,382 58 1 [Athmalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/athmalgola/) 90,964 25 0 [Belchhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/belchhi/) 66,165 29 0 [Barh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/barh/) 216,348 47 1 [Pandarak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/) 154,613 72 0 [Ghoswari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/) 74,898 23 0 [Mokameh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/mokameh/) 202,411 31 2 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 Patna - Patna · 1,684,297 - Dinapur Nizamat · 182,429 - Phulwari Sharif · 81,740 - Barh · 61,470 - Mokameh · 60,678 - Masaurhi · 59,803 - Fatwah · 50,961 - Bakhtiarpur · 47,897 - Bihta · 47,549 - Khagaul · 44,364 - Maner · 40,068 - Dinapur Cantonment · 28,723 - Naubatpur · 25,011 - Bikram · 22,486 - Nohsa · 16,680 - Khusrupur · 15,731 - Janpur · 10,614 - Kurthaur · 9,880 - Pareo · 8,435 - Saidpura · 7,392 - Dariapur · 4,851 - Pataliputra Housing Colony · 3,531 ## Largest villages in Patna - Kita Chauhattar · 35,608 - Pundarakh · 32,627 - Sherpur · 31,073 - Panapur · 26,310 - Darweshpur Uparwar · 21,463 - Mor · 19,967 - Rupas Mahagi · 19,376 - Sabalpur · 19,183 - Birhana · 18,504 - Baikatpur · 17,538 - Lakhna · 17,247 - Maranchi · 17,227 - Pakri · 15,698 - Bairia · 14,194 - Sabnima · 14,142 - Beapur · 14,059 - Bahadurpur · 13,365 - Saksohara · 13,247 - Jethuli · 12,769 - Mekra · 12,229 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 Patna?23: Maner, Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul, Patna Rural, Sampatchak, Phulwari, Bihta, Naubatpur, Bikram, Dulhin Bazar, Paliganj, Masaurhi, Dhanarua… - What is the population of Patna district?5,838,465 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Patna?Patna