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Patna City Census 2011 data


Patna city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Patna Metropolitan Region. The Patna city is located in Bihar state of India.

As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Patna in 2011 is 1,684,222; of which male and female are 893,399 and 790,823 respectively. Although Patna city has population of 1,684,222; its urban / metropolitan population is 2,049,156 of which 1,087,285 are males and 961,871 are females.

Patna Literacy Rate 2011

In education section, total literates in Patna city are 1,234,931 of which 685,849 are males while 549,082 are females. Average literacy rate of Patna city is 83.37 percent of which male and female literacy was 87.35 and 78.89 percent.

Patna Sex Ratio 2011

The sex ratio of Patna city is 885 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 877 per 1000 boys.

Patna Child Population 2011

Total children (0-6) in Patna city are 203,041 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 108,188 boys while 94,853 are girls. The child forms 12.06 % of total population of Patna City.

Patna Slums 2011

Total no. of Slums in Patna city & its Out Growth numbers 13,696 in which population of 77,034 resides. This is around 4.57% of total population of Patna city & its outgrowth which is 1,684,297.

Patna Population 2015

Indian Govt only conduct census once a decade. Since last census of Patna city was done in 2011, next census will only be in 2021. While many are asking for Patna Population 2015 figures, there is none.

Patna City Population 2011

Description
City Patna
Government Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration Patna Metropolitan
State Bihar
Patna City Total Male Female
City + Out Growths 1,684,297 893,445 790,852
City Population 1,684,222 893,399 790,823
Literates 1,234,931 685,849 549,082
Children (0-6) 203,041 108,188 94,853
Average Literacy (%) 83.37 % 87.35 % 78.89 %
Sexratio 885
Child Sexratio 877

Patna Religion 2011

Hinduism is majority religion in Patna city with 86.39 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Patna with approximately 12.27 % following it. In Patna city, Christinity is followed by 0.51 %, Jainism by 0.09 %, Sikhism by 0.23 % and Buddhism by 0.23 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.49 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.

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 %

Patna Metropolitan Region

Patna city comes under Patna Metropolitan area.
Patna Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 2,049,156 1,087,285 961,871
Literates 1,484,749 827,725 657,024
Children (0-6) 254,465 135,348 119,117
Average Literacy (%) 82.73 % 86.95 % 77.96 %
Sexratio 885
Child Sexratio 880
Patna Metropolitan Areas
Badalpura, Dinapur Cantonment, Dinapur Nizamat, Khagaul, Nohsa, Pataliputra Housing Colony, Patna, Phulwari Sharif, and Saidpura
# City Literacy
1 Nagpur 91.92
2 Chennai 90.18
3 Mumbai 89.73
4 Pune 89.56
5 Bangalore 88.71
# City Count
1 Maharashtra 18
2 Uttar Pradesh 16
3 Tamil Nadu 5
4 Madhya Pradesh 5
5 West Bengal 5
* Min 5 Lakh Population