 The total number of literates are 286,125, with 160,720 males and 125,405 females.The effective literacy rate of 7+ population is 80.76%, of which while the male literacy rate is 84.95% with women at 75.95%.The mythical Garuda bird "(Leptoptilos dubius)" Rescue and Rehabilitation Area is located in Bhagalpur, the second largest of its kind.