Literacy Rate
| State/District | Literates | Literacy Rate (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female | |
| Bihar | 5,25,04,553 | 3,16,08,023 | 2,08,96,530 | 61.80 | 71.20 | 51.50 |
| Araria | 11,95,768 | 7,27,643 | 4,68,125 | 53.53 | 62.30 | 43.93 |
| Arwal | 3,86,351 | 2,35,279 | 1,51,072 | 67.43 | 79.06 | 54.85 |
| Aurangabad | 14,66,002 | 8,68,733 | 5,97,269 | 70.32 | 80.11 | 59.71 |
| Banka | 9,65,321 | 5,90,961 | 3,74,360 | 58.17 | 67.62 | 47.66 |
| Begusarai | 15,48,673 | 9,18,507 | 6,30,166 | 63.87 | 71.58 | 55.21 |
| Bhagalpur | 15,73,066 | 9,37,669 | 6,35,397 | 63.14 | 70.30 | 54.89 |
| Bhojpur | 15,99,151 | 9,73,486 | 6,25,665 | 70.47 | 81.74 | 58.03 |
| Buxar | 9,89,807 | 5,93,544 | 3,96,263 | 70.14 | 80.72 | 58.63 |
| Darbhanga | 18,16,634 | 11,25,566 | 6,91,068 | 56.56 | 66.83 | 45.24 |
| East Champaran | 22,76,957 | 14,07,603 | 8,69,354 | 55.79 | 65.34 | 45.12 |
| Gaya | 22,97,613 | 13,68,803 | 9,28,810 | 63.67 | 73.31 | 53.34 |
| Gopalganj | 13,82,998 | 7,93,905 | 5,89,093 | 65.47 | 76.51 | 54.81 |
| Jamui | 8,58,588 | 5,34,385 | 3,24,203 | 59.79 | 71.24 | 47.28 |
| Jehanabad | 6,18,881 | 3,74,412 | 2,44,469 | 66.80 | 77.66 | 55.01 |
| Khagaria | 7,68,028 | 4,61,153 | 3,06,875 | 57.92 | 65.25 | 49.56 |
| Kishanganj | 7,45,056 | 4,39,921 | 3,05,135 | 55.46 | 63.66 | 46.76 |
| Kaimur (Bhabua) | 9,20,276 | 5,49,923 | 3,70,353 | 69.34 | 79.37 | 58.40 |
| Katihar | 12,80,190 | 7,62,256 | 5,17,934 | 52.24 | 59.36 | 44.39 |
| Lakhisarai | 5,07,270 | 3,05,182 | 2,02,088 | 62.42 | 71.26 | 52.57 |
| Madhubani | 21,55,338 | 13,40,085 | 8,15,253 | 58.62 | 70.14 | 46.16 |
| Munger | 8,01,817 | 4,73,741 | 3,28,076 | 70.46 | 77.74 | 62.08 |
| Madhepura | 8,34,577 | 5,17,666 | 3,16,911 | 52.25 | 61.77 | 41.74 |
| Muzaffarpur | 25,09,232 | 14,87,117 | 10,22,115 | 63.43 | 71.28 | 54.67 |
| Nalanda | 15,19,933 | 9,19,558 | 6,00,375 | 64.43 | 74.86 | 53.10 |
| Nawada | 10,91,012 | 6,59,474 | 4,31,538 | 59.76 | 69.98 | 48.86 |
| Patna | 34,59,679 | 20,28,047 | 14,31,632 | 70.68 | 78.48 | 61.96 |
| Purnia | 13,32,326 | 8,05,261 | 5,27,065 | 51.08 | 59.06 | 42.34 |
| Rohtas | 17,99,832 | 10,61,783 | 7,38,049 | 73.37 | 82.88 | 62.97 |
| Saharsa | 8,04,996 | 5,06,374 | 2,98,622 | 53.20 | 63.56 | 41.68 |
| Samastipur | 21,42,880 | 12,93,575 | 8,49,305 | 61.86 | 71.25 | 51.51 |
| Sheohar | 2,83,698 | 1,71,645 | 1,12,053 | 53.78 | 61.31 | 45.26 |
| Sheikhpura | 3,28,676 | 1,96,431 | 1,32,245 | 63.86 | 73.56 | 53.40 |
| Saran | 21,57,454 | 12,85,767 | 8,71,687 | 65.96 | 77.03 | 54.42 |
| Sitamarhi | 14,36,794 | 8,85,188 | 5,51,606 | 52.05 | 60.64 | 42.41 |
| Supaul | 10,33,283 | 6,47,672 | 3,85,611 | 57.67 | 69.62 | 44.77 |
| Siwan | 19,30,175 | 11,15,906 | 8,14,269 | 69.45 | 80.23 | 58.66 |
| Vaishali | 19,26,740 | 11,52,576 | 7,74,164 | 66.60 | 75.41 | 56.73 |
| West Champaran | 17,59,481 | 10,91,226 | 6,68,255 | 55.70 | 65.59 | 44.69 |
| Source: Census of India 2011 | ||||||
