Gold rate today in Bihar
The 24 carat gold rate in Bihar is ₹ 134,340 per 10 grams and ₹ 13,434 per gram at the state benchmark. 916 (22 carat), the grade most jewellery is made from, is ₹ 123,145 per 10 grams.
In pavan terms — the unit most of southern India actually buys in — one pavan of 916 gold is ₹ 98,516 and one pavan of 24 carat is ₹ 107,472. A pavan is 8 grams.
The Bihar gold market
Patna anchors the state trade, with Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga served through it. The additional freight leg and lower organised-retail density both contribute to the wider spread.
Chhath, Diwali and the wedding season concentrate buying, with Chhath producing demand patterns not seen elsewhere in India.
The spread across Bihar
Right now the gap between the cheapest and dearest market in Bihar is ₹ 27 per 10 grams — Patna at the bottom, Darbhanga at the top. On a typical 50 gram purchase that is a difference of about ₹ 134, which is real money but rarely worth travelling for once fuel and time are counted.
The metal itself costs the same everywhere on earth at any given second. What varies within Bihar is freight from the point of import, how many dealers compete in each town, the cost of holding stock, and when local wedding and festival demand peaks — which is not simultaneous across a state.
Buying gold in Bihar
Hallmarking compliance varies. Buy from BIS-registered jewellers and keep the invoice — in a market with a wider spread, documentation is what protects your resale value.
Beyond that, the same four questions apply anywhere: the metal rate for the exact karat, the making charge, the wastage percentage, and the tax — each as its own number. A single all-in price cannot be compared against anything.
The background, in one place
- How gold rates are decided — spot, exchange rate, import parity and premium, with live numbers at each step.
- 22K vs 24K — every lower grade is a fixed fraction of the 24 carat price, and the guide shows the arithmetic.
- What 916 means and what a pavan is — the two terms this market trades in.
- Making charges and wastage — where two quotes on the same rate actually diverge.
- Verifying a hallmark — what the stamps guarantee, and what they do not.