HARD WATER DATA

Hard Water in
Bihar

TDS data for 213 towns and cities across Bihar, sorted from highest TDS down.

CITIES COVERED

213

STATE AVG TDS

358 ppm

HIGHEST TDS

Daudnagar 428 ppm

LOWEST TDS

Belhar 305 ppm

STATE OVERVIEW

How hard water usually shows up across Bihar.

Bihar's alluvial water profile is familiar, ordinary, and exactly the kind that quietly creates scale in household appliances.

Across Muzaffarpur, Patna, and the wider Gangetic belt, the issue is rarely dramatic-looking water. It is calcium and magnesium in everyday supply building up inside washing machines, kettles, and geysers while residents focus on more visible water concerns.

Bihar works best for symptom-first content: stiff laundry, slower heating, and kettle film are easier for searchers to recognize than a chemistry explanation.

USE THIS PAGE TO

Start with the broad state pattern, then move into the city pages that are most relevant to your own area and appliance mix.

Statewide content should channel users into city pages because the alluvial pattern is broad, but appliance experience still varies locally.

FEATURED CITIES IN BIHAR

Start with the cities people check most often in Bihar.

These city guides are the most useful starting points for understanding hard-water conditions, appliance risk, and cleaning frequency across Bihar.

GUIDES FOR BIHAR

Read the best supporting guides for Bihar.

These articles give the main state page better topical support around TDS, appliance damage, and regional hard-water intent instead of leaving it as only a city directory.

STATE FAQ

Common questions about hard water in Bihar.

Is Bihar a hard water state?+

Bihar averages about 358 ppm across 213 covered cities and towns, which puts much of the state in a moderate-to-high hard-water range for household appliances. That is enough to create visible scale, slower heating, and higher maintenance needs even when the water looks normal.

Which city has the highest TDS in Bihar?+

In this dataset, Daudnagar is currently the highest covered city in Bihar at about 428 ppm. That level is strong enough to justify more aggressive descaling for geysers, kettles, and washing machines.

How often should appliances be descaled in Bihar?+

In lower-TDS parts of Bihar, appliances usually need periodic rather than constant descaling, but regular maintenance still matters because repeated heating leaves deposits behind over time.

Does water vary across cities in Bihar?+

Yes. Bihar is not one uniform water market. In this dataset the range runs from about 305 ppm in Belhar up to about 428 ppm in Daudnagar, which is why city-level pages matter more than broad statewide assumptions.

High | 213 cities

Daudnagar

Aurangabad

HIGH

428 ppm

Nawada

HIGH

420 ppm

Arwal

HIGH

420 ppm

Rohtas

HIGH

420 ppm

Sasaram

Rohtas

HIGH

420 ppm

Kaimur

HIGH

420 ppm

Bhabua

Kaimur

HIGH

420 ppm

Rajauli

Nawada

HIGH

418 ppm

Dehri-on-Sone

Rohtas

HIGH

418 ppm

Buxar

HIGH

410 ppm

Dumraon

Buxar

HIGH

408 ppm

Nalanda

HIGH

400 ppm

Bihar Sharif

Nalanda

HIGH

400 ppm

Jehanabad

HIGH

400 ppm

Arrah

Bhojpur

HIGH

400 ppm

Biharsharif

Nalanda

HIGH

399 ppm

Ara

Bhojpur

HIGH

399 ppm

Rajgir

Nalanda

HIGH

398 ppm

Makhdumpur

Jehanabad

HIGH

398 ppm

Bhojpur (Jagdishpur)

Bhojpur

HIGH

398 ppm

Gaya

HIGH

390 ppm

Bodh Gaya

Gaya

HIGH

388 ppm

Barh

Patna

HIGH

382 ppm

Patna

HIGH

380 ppm

Phulwari Sharif

Patna

HIGH

380 ppm

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

380 ppm

Begusarai

HIGH

380 ppm

Balia

Begusarai

HIGH

380 ppm

Barauni

Begusarai

HIGH

380 ppm

Munger

HIGH

380 ppm

Sheikhpura

HIGH

380 ppm

Jamui

HIGH

380 ppm

Danapur

Patna

HIGH

378 ppm

Khagaul

Patna

HIGH

378 ppm

Teghra

Begusarai

HIGH

378 ppm

Patna Rural

Patna

HIGH

378 ppm

Buxar Rural

Buxar

HIGH

378 ppm

Arrah Rural

Bhojpur

HIGH

375 ppm

Mahnar

Vaishali

HIGH

372 ppm

Vaishali

HIGH

372 ppm

Piro

Bhojpur

HIGH

372 ppm

Brahmpur

Buxar

HIGH

372 ppm

Rohtas Rural

Rohtas

HIGH

372 ppm

Gaya Rural

Gaya

HIGH

372 ppm

Chapra Rural

Saran

HIGH

372 ppm

Siwan Rural

Siwan

HIGH

372 ppm

Hajipur

Vaishali

HIGH

370 ppm

Bhagalpur

HIGH

370 ppm

Banka

HIGH

370 ppm

Lakhisarai

HIGH

370 ppm

Saran (Chapra)

Saran

HIGH

370 ppm

Chapra

Saran

HIGH

370 ppm

Chhapra

Saran

HIGH

370 ppm

Raxaul

East Champaran

HIGH

370 ppm

Muzaffarpur City

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

370 ppm

Maner

Patna

HIGH

370 ppm

Sasaram Rural

Rohtas

HIGH

370 ppm

Hathua

Gopalganj

HIGH

368 ppm

Sitamarhi Town

Sitamarhi

HIGH

368 ppm

Mahua

Vaishali

HIGH

368 ppm

Bettiah Town

West Champaran

HIGH

368 ppm

Begusarai City

Begusarai

HIGH

368 ppm

Jagdishpur

Bhojpur

HIGH

368 ppm

Rajpur Bihar

Buxar

HIGH

368 ppm

Dehri

Rohtas

HIGH

368 ppm

Kaimur Rural

Kaimur

HIGH

368 ppm

Aurangabad Bihar

Aurangabad

HIGH

368 ppm

Jehanabad Rural

Jehanabad

HIGH

368 ppm

Ekma

Saran

HIGH

368 ppm

Maharajganj SW

Siwan

HIGH

368 ppm

Gopalganj Rural

Gopalganj

HIGH

368 ppm

Muzaffarpur Rural

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

368 ppm

Chakia

East Champaran

HIGH

365 ppm

Lalganj Vaishali

Vaishali

HIGH

365 ppm

Narkatiaganj

West Champaran

HIGH

365 ppm

Mokama

Patna

HIGH

365 ppm

Sandesh

Bhojpur

HIGH

365 ppm

Bikramganj

Rohtas

HIGH

365 ppm

Nawada Rural

Nawada

HIGH

365 ppm

Bodhgaya

Gaya

HIGH

365 ppm

Nalanda Rural

Nalanda

HIGH

365 ppm

Marhaura

Saran

HIGH

365 ppm

Katra

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

365 ppm

Sheohar

HIGH

362 ppm

Patepur

Vaishali

HIGH

362 ppm

Sugauli

East Champaran

HIGH

362 ppm

Mohania

Kaimur

HIGH

362 ppm

Rafiganj

Aurangabad

HIGH

362 ppm

Sherghati

Gaya

HIGH

362 ppm

Arwal Rural

Arwal

HIGH

362 ppm

Revelganj

Saran

HIGH

362 ppm

Darauli

Siwan

HIGH

362 ppm

Sidhwalia

Gopalganj

HIGH

362 ppm

Sahebganj Bihar

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

362 ppm

Darbhanga

HIGH

360 ppm

Benipur

Darbhanga

HIGH

360 ppm

Samastipur

HIGH

360 ppm

Dalsinghsarai

Samastipur

HIGH

360 ppm

Khagaria

HIGH

360 ppm

Katihar

HIGH

360 ppm

Siwan

HIGH

360 ppm

Gopalganj

HIGH

360 ppm

Motihari

East Champaran

HIGH

360 ppm

Bettiah

West Champaran

HIGH

360 ppm

Dalsingh Sarai

Samastipur

HIGH

360 ppm

Sheohar Town

Sheohar

HIGH

360 ppm

Areraj

East Champaran

HIGH

360 ppm

Kanti

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

360 ppm

Jale

Darbhanga

HIGH

358 ppm

Rosera

Samastipur

HIGH

358 ppm

Mansi

Khagaria

HIGH

358 ppm

Manihari

Katihar

HIGH

358 ppm

Birpur

Supaul

HIGH

358 ppm

Mehsi

East Champaran

HIGH

358 ppm

Munger City

Munger

HIGH

358 ppm

Singheshwar

Madhepura

HIGH

358 ppm

Obra Bihar

Aurangabad

HIGH

358 ppm

Hisua

Nawada

HIGH

358 ppm

Kurtha

Arwal

HIGH

358 ppm

Hilsa

Nalanda

HIGH

358 ppm

Dighwara

Saran

HIGH

358 ppm

Kuchaikote

Gopalganj

HIGH

358 ppm

Motipur

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

358 ppm

Saharsa City

Saharsa

HIGH

357 ppm

Bagaha

West Champaran

HIGH

355 ppm

Adapur

East Champaran

HIGH

355 ppm

Supaul City

Supaul

HIGH

355 ppm

Purnea Rural

Purnia

HIGH

355 ppm

Sirdala

Nawada

HIGH

355 ppm

Islampur Bihar

Nalanda

HIGH

355 ppm

Parsa

Saran

HIGH

355 ppm

Barauli

Gopalganj

HIGH

355 ppm

Gaighat

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

355 ppm

Nuaon

Rohtas

HIGH

355 ppm

Maharajganj

Siwan

HIGH

355 ppm

Purnea City

Purnia

HIGH

352 ppm

Jogbani

Araria

HIGH

352 ppm

Kalyanpur BH

East Champaran

HIGH

352 ppm

Jamalpur

Munger

HIGH

352 ppm

Birpur Supaul

Supaul

HIGH

352 ppm

Warsaliganj

Nawada

HIGH

352 ppm

Asthawan

Nalanda

HIGH

352 ppm

Deoria Bihar

Gopalganj

HIGH

352 ppm

Sitamarhi

HIGH

350 ppm

Dumra

Sitamarhi

HIGH

350 ppm

Purnea

Purnia

HIGH

350 ppm

Saharsa

HIGH

350 ppm

Purnia

HIGH

350 ppm

Adhaura

Kaimur

HIGH

350 ppm

Bochaha

Muzaffarpur

HIGH

350 ppm

Pupri

Sitamarhi

HIGH

348 ppm

Nirmali

Supaul

HIGH

348 ppm

Ekangarsarai

Nalanda

HIGH

348 ppm

Chandi

Nalanda

HIGH

345 ppm

Tilauthu

Rohtas

HIGH

345 ppm

Kahalgaon

Bhagalpur

HIGH

345 ppm

Amnour

Saran

HIGH

345 ppm

Piprahi

Sheohar

HIGH

345 ppm

Harnaut

Nalanda

HIGH

342 ppm

Araria

HIGH

340 ppm

Madhepura

HIGH

340 ppm

Kaler

Arwal

HIGH

340 ppm

Aluli

Khagaria

HIGH

340 ppm

Riga

Sitamarhi

HIGH

340 ppm

Forbesganj

Araria

HIGH

338 ppm

Murliganj

Madhepura

HIGH

338 ppm

Pirpainti

Bhagalpur

HIGH

335 ppm

Hussainganj

Siwan

HIGH

335 ppm

Maker

Saran

HIGH

335 ppm

Surajgarha

Lakhisarai

HIGH

335 ppm

Barbigha

Sheikhpura

HIGH

335 ppm

Tariyani

Sheohar

HIGH

335 ppm

Singhwara

Darbhanga

HIGH

335 ppm

Kasba

Purnia

HIGH

335 ppm

Ghoshi

Jehanabad

HIGH

335 ppm

Agiaon

Sheikhpura

HIGH

334 ppm

Jokihat

Araria

HIGH

332 ppm

Phulparas

Madhubani

HIGH

331 ppm

Purnahiya

Sheohar

HIGH

331 ppm

Madhubani

HIGH

330 ppm

Benipatti

Madhubani

HIGH

330 ppm

Kishanganj

HIGH

330 ppm

Supaul

HIGH

330 ppm

Bhagwanpur Halt

Arwal

HIGH

330 ppm

Simri Bakhtiyarpur

Khagaria

HIGH

330 ppm

Bahadurganj

Kishanganj

HIGH

330 ppm

Sikandra Jamui

Jamui

HIGH

330 ppm

Jhanjharpur

Madhubani

HIGH

328 ppm

Thakurganj

Kishanganj

HIGH

328 ppm

Triveniganj

Supaul

HIGH

328 ppm

Bachhwara

Begusarai

HIGH

326 ppm

Kochas

Rohtas

HIGH

325 ppm

Sultanganj

Bhagalpur

HIGH

325 ppm

Barharia

Siwan

HIGH

325 ppm

Dhuraiya

Banka

HIGH

325 ppm

Halsi

Lakhisarai

HIGH

325 ppm

Ariari

Sheikhpura

HIGH

325 ppm

Mahishi

Saharsa

HIGH

325 ppm

Dagarua

Purnia

HIGH

325 ppm

Rajnagar Madhubani

Madhubani

HIGH

323 ppm

Korha

Katihar

HIGH

320 ppm

Jhajha

Jamui

HIGH

320 ppm

Shivsagar

Rohtas

HIGH

315 ppm

Naugachhia

Bhagalpur

HIGH

315 ppm

Katoria

Banka

HIGH

315 ppm

Ramgarh Chowk

Lakhisarai

HIGH

315 ppm

Sonbarsa

Saharsa

HIGH

315 ppm

Banmankhi

Purnia

HIGH

315 ppm

Kadwa

Katihar

HIGH

310 ppm

Pothia

Kishanganj

HIGH

310 ppm

Chakai

Jamui

HIGH

310 ppm

Gopalpur

Bhagalpur

HIGH

305 ppm

Belhar

Banka

HIGH

305 ppm

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