List of cities in Bihar by population

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Bihar is administratively divided into 9 divisions and 38 districts. For the administration of urban areas, Bihar has 19 municipal corporations, 89 nagar parishads (city councils), and 154 nagar panchayats (town councils). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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List of largest populated cities in Bihar governed by a municipal corporation [8]
RankCityPopulation (2011)RankCityPopulation (2011)
1 Patna 1,684,222
View of Patna city from the top of Golghar.jpg
11 Begusarai 252,008
Kanwar Lake Begusarai by Ziddi Photowala.jpg
2 Gaya 500,000+
Vishnupadh Temple.jpg
12 Katihar 240,838
3 Bhagalpur 400,146
Ghantaghar Bhagalpur.jpg
13 Bettiah 237,254
Station Chowk of Bettiah City.jpg
4 Muzaffarpur 354,462
MUZAFFARPUR CITY LATEST.jpg
14 Motihari 221,646
Bapudham Motihari Station Board.jpg
5 Purnia 312,669
Purnea Skyline.jpg
15 Saharsa 216,491
Matasyagandha Madndir Saharsa.jpg
6 Darbhanga 308,011
Darbhanga 1.jpg
16 Munger 213,303
Fort of munger-Munger-Bihar.jpg
7 Bihar Sharif 297,268
Mora Talab Temple Biharsharif.jpg
17 Chhapra 202,352
Arrah Chhapra June 2017.jpg
8 Sasaram 276,865
Sher shah suri tomb sasaram.jpg
18 Siwan 135,066
9 Arrah 261,430
Ara Junction.jpg
19 Forbesganj 115,736
Sunset at Sultan Pokhat, Forbesganj (INDIA).jpg
10 Samastipur 253,136
Samastipur Junction (junction plate).jpg
20 Sitamarhi 3,423,574
Mata Janki Sitamarhi6.JPG
Mata Janki

Urban agglomeration

In the census of India 2011, an urban agglomeration is defined as follows: [9]

"An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. 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."

Constituents of urban agglomerations in Bihar

The constituents of urban agglomerations in Bihar, with a population of 100,000 or above, are noted below: [10]

Abbreviations: M Corp. = Municipal corporation, NP = Nagar panchayat, CT = Census town, OG= Out growth, CB = Cantonment board

Urban agglomeration constituents

Urban agglomerations constituents with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census are shown in the table below. [11]

Urban agglomerationName of constituentDistrictTypePopulation 2011MaleFemalePopulation
(0-6 years)		Literacy rate
Patna Patna Municipal Corporation Patna district M Corp.1,683,200894,158789,042190,49684.71
Danapur Patna district NP182,24197,12985,11225,09278.40
Gaya Gaya Gaya district M Corp.463,454245,764217,69059,01585.74
Bhagalpur Bhagalpur Bhagalpur district M Corp.398,138212,005186,11353,77581.16
Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur district M Corp.351,838186,145165,69342,27685.16
Darbhanga Darbhanga Darbhanga district M Corp.294,116154,970139,14640,39280.88
Purnia Purnia Purnia district M Corp.280,547148,021132,52641,04674.48
Katihar Katihar Katihar district M Corp.225,982119,142106,84031,03679.87
Chhapra Chhapra Saran district M Corp.201,597106,25095,34727,66881.30
Bettiah Bettiah West Champaran district M Corp.132,89670,38162,51518,20382.54
Buxar Buxar Buxar district NP102,59154,12384,46813,63994.16

See also

Administrative division in details
Divisions 9
Districts 38
Subdivisions 101
Cities and towns207
Blocks 534
Villages 45,103
Panchayats 8,406
Police districts43
Police stations853

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