Purnia
District in Bihar
Population
32.6 Lakh
State: 10.4 Crore
Area
3,095 km²
Literacy Rate
40.8%
State: 50.4%
Sex Ratio
921
State: 918
Density
1,055 /km²
State: 1,149 /km²
Purnia is a district in Bihar with a population of 32.6 Lakh spread across 3,095 sq km. Its literacy rate of 40.8% is below the state average of 50.4% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 921 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 918.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
1,055 /km²
▼
1,149 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
921
▲
918
943
Literacy Rate
40.8%
▼
50.4%
63.0%
SC Population
12.0%
▼
15.9%
16.6%
ST Population
4.3%
▲
1.3%
8.7%
Worker Participation
35.0%
▲
33.4%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
43.5%
▲
42.6%
33.2%
Child Wasting
25.8%
▲
24.2%
18.4%
Underweight Children
47.1%
▲
41.7%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
68.0%
▼
70.1%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
66.0%
▲
64.7%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
62.7%
▼
72.4%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
68.9%
▼
77.8%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
35.6%
▼
49.5%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
19.3%
▼
36.4%
54.6%
Health Insurance
10.2%
▼
14.1%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
99.6%
▲
99.0%
93.6%
Electricity Access
92.4%
▼
96.5%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
51.2%
▲
41.1%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
21.4%
▲
11.2%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
13.7%
▼
16.4%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
25.5%
▼
26.9%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
24.7 per 1k pop
▲
18.4 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
80.6k
▲
53.4k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
21.4%
▼
25.1%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
2418 per lakh
▼
3299 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
62.9%
▲
61.1%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
1.35
▲
0.74
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
57.0 per lakh
▲
56.2 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
0.0 per lakh
▼
7.6 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.70
▲
0.65
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17 L | 14.3 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 6.5 L | 5 L | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 8.1 L | 8.3 L | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 3.4 L | 2.6 L | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 2 L | 2.3 L | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 71,391 | 17,960.947 | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 8 L | 6.6 L | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 1.4 L | 1.2 L | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 3.5 L | 1.9 L | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 1 L | 1.2 L | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 921.076 | 918.45 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 954.161 | 935.865 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 13.7 | 16.4 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 25.5 | 26.9 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 4 | 10.1 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 244 | 211.053 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 46 | 39.4 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 43.5% | 42.6% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 25.8% | 24.2% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 47.1% | 41.7% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 68.0% | 70.1% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 66.0% | 64.7% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 62.7% | 72.4% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 68.9% | 77.8% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 35.6% | 49.5% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 19.3% | 36.4% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 10.2% | 14.1% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 99.6% | 99.0% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 92.4% | 96.5% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 92.6% | 92.9% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 47.5% | 57.6% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 19.2% | 28.6% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 51.2% | 41.1% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 21.4% | 11.2% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 51.5% | 59.0% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 11.1% | 25.9% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 7.1% | 10.1% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 53.6% | 57.5% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | 41.2% | 57.1% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 22.5% | 17.9% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 21.4% | 16.0% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 47.3% | 48.9% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 2,418.169 | 3,298.621 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 62.9% | 61.1% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 51.7% | 48.4% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 78,944 | 96,440.703 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 11.4% | 11.5% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 25.3% | 34.9% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 38.0 | 42.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | 70 | 60.9 | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 83.0% | 90.4% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 61.9% | 69.5% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | 1.7 | 2.7 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 117.023 | 159.998 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 24.7 | 18.4 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 80,590 | 53,449.132 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 21.4% | 25.1% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 57 | 56.2 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | — | — | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | — | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | 101 | 94.2 | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | 31 | 40.5 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | — | 7.6 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | 3.5 | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 57 | 59.1 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 3 | 2.9 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | 1.5 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Purnia district?
Purnia has a population of 32.6 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 1,055 people per sq km across 3,095 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Purnia?
Purnia has a literacy rate of 40.8%, which is below the Bihar average of 50.4% and below the national average of 63.0%.
How does Purnia compare to Bihar?
Purnia has a sex ratio of 921 (above state average of 918) and a literacy rate of 40.8% (below state average of 50.4%).
What data sources are used for Purnia?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)