As per census of bihar 2011, Bihar is India's most densely-populated state, which is 1106. Nearly 89% of Bihar's population lived in rural areas. At 11.29%. Bihar has the second lowest urbanisation in India.
| Largest cities in Bihar |
| |
City |
District |
Population |
|
|
City |
District |
Population |
| 1 |
Patna |
Patna |
20,46,652 |
8 |
Arrah |
Bhojpur |
2,61,430 |
| 2 |
Gaya |
Gaya |
4,70,839 |
9 |
Begusarai |
Begusarai |
2,52,008 |
| 3 |
Bhagalpur |
Bhagalpur |
4,10,210 |
10 |
Katihar |
Katihar |
2,40,565 |
| 4 |
Muzaffarpur |
Muzaffarpur |
3,93,724 |
11 |
Munger |
Munger |
2,13,303 |
| 5 |
Purnea |
Purnea |
3,10,817 |
12 |
Chhapra |
Saran |
2,12,955 |
| 6 |
Darbhanga |
Darbhanga |
3,06,089 |
13 |
Saharsa |
Saharsa |
1,56,540 |
| 7 |
Biharsharif |
Nalanda |
2,97,268 |
14 |
Hajipur |
Vaishali |
1,47,688 |
| Source: Census of India 2011 |