Patna Population

Patna, the capital of Bihar, and its populace

Patna (M.Corp. ), in the Patna Rural Taluk of the Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar, is the site of a city and a municipal corporation. There are 761 families in Patna's wards, and the city as a whole is comprised of 73 neighborhoods. Each ward in Patna elects a representative every five years.

Patna had a population of 1,684,222 in 2011, with a male to female ratio of 893,399 to 790,823, according to preliminary data from the 2011 Census of India. Patna proper has a population of 1,684,222, but the metropolitan area has 2,049,156 people living in it (with 1,087,285 males and 961,871 females).

Patna city has a sex ratio of almost 935, higher than the state average of 918. Patna has an overall 87.85% literacy rate, with male literacy at 87.4% and female literacy at 88.34%.

City	Patna
Government	Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration	Patna Metropolitan
State	Bihar

Patna Historical Population

There was a 17.66 percent increase in Patna's population between 2001 and 2011, per the 2011 Census. At a pace of 15 percent annually from 2011 to 2021, its population is forecast to expand significantly.

Patna had 1.35 million residents in 1901, and 20 million are predicted for 2021. Let's examine the population and its growth rate from 1901 to 2021.

Census  Year	Population	Change	Percentage Change
1901	134,785	–	–
1911	136,153	1,368	1.01%
1921	119,976	-16,177	-11.88%
1931	159,690	39,714	33.10%
1941	196,415	36,725	23.00%
1951	283,479	87,064	44.33%
1961	364,594	81,115	28.61%
1971	475,300	110,706	30.36%
1981	813,963	338,663	71.25%
1991	956,417	142,454	17.50%
2001	1,431,477	475,060	49.67%
2011	1,684,222	252,745	17.66%
2021	1,950,000	265,778	15.78%

Religion wise population in Patna

Description	Total	Percentage
Hindu	1,455,059	86.39 %
Muslims	206,581	12.27 %
Christian	8,557	0.51 %
Sikh	3,907	0.23 %
Buddhist	302	0.02 %
Jain	1,516	0.09 %
Others	126	0.01 %
Not Stated	8,249	0.49 %

2011 Patna Census Data in Detail

Patna Demography	2011 Census
Average Literacy (%)	83.37%
% of Male Literates	87.35%
% of Female Literates	78.89%
Sex Ratio	885
Child Sex Ratio	877
Children (0-6 years)	203,041

Patna City had a population of 16,84,222 (16.84 Lacs), with men making up 8,93,399 of the total and women making up 7,90,823 according to preliminary statistics from the 2011 census.

DENSITY

Patna's population density in 2011 was 6737 persons per square kilometer, according to preliminary provisional figures from the census India 2011. Patna's municipal boundaries are 250 square kilometers.

LITERACY RATE

In 2011, Patna City had an average literacy rate of 83.37 percent. When comparing the two sexes, male and female literacy were 87.35 and 78.89 percent, respectively. Patna city had 1,234,931 literate people, with 685,849 men and 549,082 females.

SEX RATIO

Regarding the sex ratio, Patna had 885 males for every 1000 females. In India, the latest data from the Census 2011 Directorate shows that the national sex ratio is 940. The 2011 census found 870 female children for every 1000 male children.

SIZE OF THE CHILDREN'S POPULATION

Statistics on children aged 0-6 were also tallied as part of the census. A total of 204,041 infants and young children were counted. There are a total of 1,08,188 children, of which 94,853 are girls. According to the 2011 census, the child sex ratio was 877. Among Patna City's total population in 2011, kids under the age of six accounted for 12.06 percent.

The population of Patna in 2021 is expected to reach 20 million (approx)

Patna City	Census 2011	2022 Estimate
Total Population	16,84,222 (16.84 Lakh)	20,965,000 (2 million)
Male Population	889,399	10.50 lakh
Female Population	790,823	9.50 lakh

Patna Metropolitian Population

The Patna Metropolitan Area, or urban agglomeration*, is the 18th largest in India. Approximately 600 square kilometers are included in its area. There are around 1,087,285 males and 961,871 females living in the Patna Metropolitan Area, according to the 2011 Census of India. The general population has an 82.73% literacy rate.

Patna District Population

One of Bihar, India's 36 districts, is named Patna. The district has the highest population of any in Bihar and ranks fifteenth-most populous in all of India. There are 3,078,512 males and 2,759,953 females living in the Patna District, according to the 2011 Census of India. 70.68 percent of the population can read and write.