It is found that Bihar is the third largest populated state in India and the twelfth largest state when considered area wise. It is spread over an area of 94,163 km sq. (36,357 sq. mi). 

The states that surround Bihar include Uttar Pradesh in the west, Nepal in the north, West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south. The river Ganges flows through the middle of Bihar and splits it into two equal halves.

On the 15th of November in the year 2000, the part of south Bihar was given up to form the state of Jharkhand. It is estimated that only 11.3 per cent of the total population of Bihar lives in the urban areas. This is the lowest population rate living in the urban areas after Himachal Pradesh. One most interesting fact is that 58 per cent of the total Biharis are below the age of 25, making Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. 

A Glimpse of the Overall Population of Bihar as per the Census 2011

According to the details of the Census 2011, the total population of Bihar was approximated to be 10.41 crores. There was an increase in the population graph in Bihar from the year 2001 to the year 2011. There was an increase of 8.30 crores from 2001 to 2011. 

The exact figure of the population of Bihar as per the Census 2011 was 104,099,452, out of which the population of males was 54,278,157, and the population of females was 49,821,295.

In the year 2001, the significant figure of the population of Bihar was 82,998,509, out of which the population of males was 43,243,795, and the population of females was 39,754,714.

The total population growth from the year 2001 to the year 2011 was 25.42 per cent. Bihar forms 8.60 per cent of total India’s population. 

A Detail Explanation of the Rural Population of Bihar as per the Census 2011

• Population: According to the Provisional Population Totals of the Census of India 2011, the total population of Bihar was estimated to be 103.80 million. Out of the 103.80 million population, the rural population was found to be 92.07 million, and the urban population was found to be 11.73 million. 

Between the years 2001 to 2011, it was observed that the total population increased by 20.81 million, the rural population increased by 17.76 million, and the urban population increased by 3.05 million. 

The city named Purba Champaran witnesses a maximum rural population of about 46,83,820, and Sheikhpura witnesses a minimum rural population of about 5,26,132. The capital city of Bihar, Patna, has the highest urban population of about 25,10,093, and the Sheodar has the lowest urban population of about 28,095. 

• Sex ratio: In 2001, the sex ratio of Bihar was 919, but in 2011 it was fallen to 916. In the rural areas, the decline was recorded from 926 to 919, and in urban areas, the growth was recorded from 868 to 691. Gopalganj has recorded the highest sex ratio of 1090 in the urban areas and of 958 in the urban areas.
• Child Population (0-6 years): according to the census of 2011, the total child population of Bihar was recorded to be 18.58 million, out of which 16.90 were from the rural areas, and the rest were from the urban areas. The increase in the child population in the rural area was 9075 per cent, and in the urban area was 19.55 per cent.

Conclusion

This article explains in detail the rural population of Bihar according to the examination of the census 2011. 

Various information like the population ratio, sex ratio, population growth ratio, and the ratio of males and females have been listed in the tabular form of the year 2001 and the year 2011. 

So, by going through this article, one may be able to differentiate between the situations and circumstances between the year 2001 and the year 2011.