Patna Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Patna, Bihar - Census 2011

Patna is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Patna Rural block of Patna district. The Patna city is divided into 73 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 294,631 families residing in the Patna city. The total population of Patna is 1,684,297 out of which 893,445 are males and 790,852 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Patna is 885.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patna city is 203047 which is 12% of the total population. There are 108192 male children and 94855 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patna is 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (885).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Patna is 83.4%. Thus Patna has higher literacy rate compared to 70.7% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 87.35% and the female literacy rate is 78.89% in Patna.

Patna Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 294,631 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Patna Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Patna Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 203,047 108,192 94,855
Literacy 83.4% 76.8% 69.4%
Scheduled Caste 151,924 80,521 71,403
Scheduled Tribe 5,139 2,527 2,612
Illiterate 449,306 207,560 241,746

Caste-wise Population - Patna

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Patna.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 151,924 80,521 71,403
Schedule Tribe 5,139 2,527 2,612

Religion-wise Population - Patna

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Patna is 1,455,059 which is 86.39% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Patna is 206,581 which is 12.27% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Patna as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,455,059 (86.39%) 774,767 680,292
Muslim 206,581 (12.27%) 107,297 99,284
Christian 8,557 (0.51%) 4,063 4,494
Sikh 3,907 (0.23%) 2,042 1,865
Buddhist 302 (0.02%) 163 139
Jain 1,516 (0.09%) 798 718
Other Religion 126 (0.01%) 62 64
No Religion Specified 8,249 (0.49%) 4,253 3,996

Literacy Rate - Patna

The total literacy rate of Patna was 83.37% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 1,234,991 literates, males were 685,885 while females were 549,106. Also the male literacy rate was 87.35% and the female literacy rate was 78.89% in Patna.

  Patna Bihar
Female 78.89% 51.5%
Male 87.35% 71.2%
Total 83.37% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Patna

The Sex Ratio of Patna is 885. Thus per every 1000 men there were 885 females in Patna. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 885 ) of Patna.

Child Population - Patna

According to Census 2011, there were 203,047 children between age 0 to 6 years in Patna. Out of which 108,192 were male while 94,855 were female.

Working Population - Patna

In Patna Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 509,839 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 509,839 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,606 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,707 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 426,086 364,395 61,691
Cultivators 9,606 7,776 1,830
Agriculture Labourer 16,707 13,573 3,134
Household Industries 19,015 15,288 3,727
Other Workers 380,758 327,758 53,000
Marginal Workers 83,753 55,187 28,566
Non Working 1,174,458 473,863 700,595

Patna Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Patna is further divided into 73 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 35,074 66.6% 880
2 Ward No - 2 33,230 81.9% 890
3 Ward No - 3 37,524 69.9% 894
4 Ward No - 4 22,509 72.2% 827
5 Ward No - 5 37,704 80.1% 897
6 Ward No - 6 15,277 81.9% 870
7 Ward No - 7 30,131 83.9% 864
8 Ward No - 8 22,634 81.1% 882
9 Ward No - 9 11,653 60.9% 859
10 Ward No - 10 23,387 75% 864
11 Ward No - 11 27,265 74.7% 751
12 Ward No - 12 19,098 77.4% 889
13 Ward No - 13 16,978 74.5% 882
14 Ward No - 14 19,434 77.8% 895
15 Ward No - 15 18,147 78.9% 871
16 Ward No - 16 11,962 83.3% 852
17 Ward No - 17 18,672 76.6% 865
18 Ward No - 18 13,877 78.3% 872
19 Ward No - 19 19,848 71.4% 899
20 Ward No - 20 16,752 82.8% 894
21 Ward No - 21 23,146 65.5% 893
22 Ward No - 22 100,261 75.9% 908
23 Ward No - 23 8,769 83.9% 912
24 Ward No - 24 16,299 75.6% 892
25 Ward No - 25 11,522 82.6% 930
26 Ward No - 26 20,515 78% 828
27 Ward No - 27 18,885 71.1% 837
28 Ward No - 28 16,004 81.9% 894
29 Ward No - 29 24,863 76.5% 846
30 Ward No - 30 39,347 75.9% 869
31 Ward No - 31 39,768 76.2% 881
32 Ward No - 32 25,516 75.4% 856
33 Ward No - 33 17,564 80.2% 883
34 Ward No - 34 17,294 82.5% 882
35 Ward No - 35 18,996 82.2% 897
36 Ward No - 36 26,640 71.8% 894
37 Ward No - 37 14,317 77.3% 879
38 Ward No - 38 14,870 84% 896
39 Ward No - 39 10,949 76% 906
40 Ward No - 40 15,133 77.1% 934
41 Ward No - 41 18,645 81.5% 901
42 Ward No - 42 21,087 79.7% 879
43 Ward No - 43 21,752 80.7% 946
44 Ward No - 44 22,333 81.1% 876
45 Ward No - 45 27,381 82.5% 878
46 Ward No - 46 31,876 77.2% 883
47 Ward No - 47 28,966 75.5% 863
48 Ward No - 48 21,599 70.1% 877
49 Ward No - 49 21,438 73.8% 902
50 Ward No - 50 24,863 68.5% 915
51 Ward No - 51 28,148 72.7% 920
52 Ward No - 52 24,906 69.9% 927
53 Ward No - 53 23,172 68.9% 911
54 Ward No - 54 25,983 70.8% 886
55 Ward No - 55 17,394 74% 886
56 Ward No - 56 25,162 60.3% 887
57 Ward No - 57 22,429 64.5% 930
58 Ward No - 58 34,166 72.1% 875
59 Ward No - 59 26,308 70.4% 884
60 Ward No - 60 23,843 65.8% 884
61 Ward No - 61 31,205 59.4% 893
62 Ward No - 62 22,227 68.7% 882
63 Ward No - 63 18,048 63.9% 880
64 Ward No - 64 16,545 68.3% 898
65 Ward No - 65 21,589 69.4% 899
66 Ward No - 66 18,636 75% 903
67 Ward No - 67 27,132 66% 893
68 Ward No - 68 16,396 52.3% 940
69 Ward No - 69 16,618 61% 893
70 Ward No - 70 25,563 65.7% 901
71 Ward No - 71 23,818 62% 886
72 Ward No - 72 23,180 44.4% 876
73 Ward No - 73 75 80% 630

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