Highest Poverty in Bihar

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · India · Bihar

Highest Poverty — Bihar

1 Kargahiā Purab 34.0%

2 Bodh Gaya 34.0%

3 Bīrpur 34.0%

4 Bikramganj 34.0%

5 Bikram 34.0%

6 Bihtā 34.0%

7 Bihār Sharīf 34.0%

8 Bihārīganj 34.0%

9 Bhāgalpur 34.0%

10 Bhabhua 34.0%

11 Bettiah 34.0%

12 Belsand 34.0%

13 Begusarai 34.0%

14 Bāruni 34.0%

15 Bariārpur 34.0%

16 Barhiya 34.0%

17 Bārh 34.0%

18 Bar Bigha 34.0%

19 Barauli 34.0%

20 Banmankhi 34.0%

21 Bānka 34.0%

22 Bangaon 34.0%

23 Ballia 34.0%

24 Bakhtiyārpur 34.0%

25 Bakhri 34.0%

26 Bairāgnia 34.0%

27 Bahādurganj 34.0%

28 Bagaha 34.0%

29 Aurangābād 34.0%

30 Asarganj 34.0%

31 Arwal 34.0%

32 Arāria 34.0%

33 Amarpur 34.0%

34 Bhawanipur 34.0%

35 Bakhtiarpur 34.0%

36 Bāra 34.0%

37 Mirganj 34.0%

38 Sultānganj 34.0%

39 Areraj 34.0%

40 Barbigha 34.0%

41 Shahbazpur 34.0%

42 Benipur 34.0%

43 Rosera 34.0%

44 Sonepur 34.0%

45 Mahnar Bazar 34.0%

46 Anwāri 34.0%

47 Bhardua 34.0%

48 Sānrha 34.0%

49 Pareo 34.0%

50 Hāt Saraiyā 34.0%

51 Tola Mansārāut 34.0%

52 Motipur 34.0%

53 Arrah 34.0%

54 Dhāka 34.0%

55 Gopālganj 34.0%

56 Jamālpur 34.0%

57 Nabīnagar 34.0%

58 Dinapur Nizamat 34.0%

59 Phulwari Sharif 34.0%

60 Banmankhi Bazar 34.0%

61 Dinapur Cantonment 34.0%

62 Kataiya 34.0%

63 Rajopatti urf Kota Bazar 34.0%

64 Damodarpur 34.0%

65 Habibpur 34.0%

66 Shekhpura 34.0%

67 Sarimpur 34.0%

68 Talkhapur Dumra 34.0%

69 Padri 34.0%

70 Saidpura 34.0%

71 Majhauli Khetal 34.0%

72 Dumari urf Damodarpur Shahjahan 34.0%

73 Tola Chain 34.0%

74 Tola Pairamatihana 34.0%

75 Mohanpur 34.0%

76 Tola Baliadih 34.0%

77 Singhesar Asthan 34.0%

78 Bhadauni 34.0%

79 Jānpur 34.0%

80 Makhdumpur 34.0%

81 Saraiya 34.0%

82 Madhurampur Dehri 34.0%

83 Nokha 34.0%

84 Bela 34.0%

85 Tār 34.0%

86 Bhāgīrathpur 34.0%

87 Dharampur 34.0%

88 Mathurāpur 34.0%

89 Bhuindhara 34.0%

90 Mansur Chak 34.0%

91 Ghāzīpur 34.0%

92 Pakridayal 34.0%

93 Chanpatia 34.0%

94 Barauni 34.0%

95 Kurthaur 34.0%

96 Nohsa 34.0%

97 Bihāt 34.0%

98 Satghara 34.0%

99 Nurpur 34.0%

100 Buxar 34.0%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Bihar face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Kargahiā Purab has a poverty rate of 34.0%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Kargahiā Purab, 34.0% of residents — roughly 1 in 3 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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