Purnia Census 2011

Purnia, Bihar

Population of Purnia

Purnia district is located in Bihar . Population of Purnia district is 3273127 as per Census 2011. Purnia is 13th most Populous district out of total 38 districts in Bihar and it is 105th most Populous district in India.The population density of Purnia is 1014 Persons per square Km.It is 22th most densely populated out of 38 districts in Bihar and it is 95th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Purnia

Total Literacy rate of Purnia is 52.49%. This means 52.49 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 38 in terms of literacy rate out of total 38 districts of Bihar and 105 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Purnia is 61.09% while female literacy stands at 43.19%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-Ratio of Purnia

Sex-ratio of Purnia is 930 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Purnia

Area of Purnia is 3227.94 Sq. Km. It is 8th largest district in Bihar and 377th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.

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