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An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity."
It was also India's most densely populated state, with 1,106 persons per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 females per 1000 males. [1] Almost 58% of Bihar's population was below 25 years age, which is the highest in India. At 11.3%, Bihar has the second-lowest urbanisation rate in India after Himachal Pradesh. [2]
Almost 58% of Bihar's population was below 25 years age, which is the highest in India. In 2021, Bihar has had an urbanisation rate of 20%. [16] [86] Bihar has an adult literacy rate of 68.15% (78.5% for males and 57.8% for females) in 2020. [85] Population increased to 130,725,310 as per the Bihar caste survey conducted in 2023. [84]
According to 2011 census data, Patna city had a population of 1,684,222 (before the expansion of the city limits) within the corporation limits, with 893,399 men and 790,823 women. This was an increase of 22.3 per cent compared to the 2001 figures. 11.32 per cent of the population was under six years of age, with 102,208 boys and 88,288 girls.
Bihar has the lowest GDP per capita in India, but there are pockets of higher per capita income like the southern half of the state and its capital city, Patna. The GSDP stands at 9.765 lakh Crores Rupees ($120 billion nominal GDP) as per 2023–24. [2] [10] In actual terms, as of 2012–2013, Bihar state GDP is ranked 8 out of 29 states.
This category is about cities in Bihar state of India, which are with population more than 100,000 as per 2011 Census of India. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Munger, along with Jamalpur are the major industrial cities in Bihar. [17] Munger is also one of the most prosperous cities in Bihar with a per capita income of INR 42,793 in FY 2020-21. [18] Indian Railways operates of Asia's largest and oldest railway workshops at Jamalpur. This was set up by the British Raj in 1862. [19]
As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2] The Indo-Gangetic Plain has one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile not-deep alluvium and are