Quick delivery apps and dark stores in Bihar
Updated October 2026
Bihar has 153 dark stores across 28 cities and towns. Patna has 77 of them; Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Bhagalpur follow with far fewer.
- Blinkit 78 51%
- Instamart 11 7%
- BB Now 14 9%
- Flipkart Minutes 50 33%
Dark stores in Bihar by city
The three biggest cities hold 63.4% of the state’s dark stores between them. In Patna, Blinkit has about 40.3% of the city’s dark stores. In 10 of the 28 Bihar cities and towns, only one or two apps deliver.
Bihar’s spread is wide but thin: most towns, from Darbhanga and Purnia to Chapra and Arrah, have only a handful of stores. Patna is the only city where you can realistically choose between several apps.
- 1 Patna Blinkit leads, 31 5 apps: Blinkit, Instamart, BB Now, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 77 dark stores
- 2 Muzaffarpur Blinkit leads, 7 4 apps: Blinkit, Instamart, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 13
- 3 Gaya Blinkit leads, 5 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 7
- 4 Bhagalpur Blinkit leads, 4 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 6
- 5 Darbhanga Blinkit leads, 4 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 6
- 6 Purnia Blinkit leads, 4 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 5
- 7 Chapra Blinkit joint top, 2 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 4
- 8 Arrah Flipkart Minutes leads, 2 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 3
- 9 Saharsa Flipkart Minutes leads, 2 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 3
- 10 Aurangabad Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 11 Begusarai Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 12 Biharsharif Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 13 Hajipur Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 14 Jehanabad Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 15 Katihar Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2 dark stores
- 16 Madhubani Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 17 Munger Blinkit joint top, 1 2 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes 2
- 18 Nawada Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 19 Samastipur Blinkit joint top, 1 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart 2
- 20 Bettiah 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
- 21 Buxar 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
- 22 Dehri 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
- 23 Gopalganj 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
- 24 Kishanganj 1 app: Blinkit 1
- 25 Motihari 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
- 26 Sasaram 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
- 27 Sitamarhi 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
- 28 Siwan 2 apps: Blinkit, JioMart 1
Bihar city totals cover Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart, BB Now, Flipkart Minutes and Amazon Now, not JioMart.
Best app by city: Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga.
Which quick delivery apps deliver in Bihar
Bihar is a two-app state outside Patna. Blinkit and Flipkart Minutes run almost every store, and Flipkart Minutes reaches nearly as many towns as Blinkit. Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket BB Now are in Patna and one or two other cities. Zepto and Amazon Now have no stores in Bihar yet.
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78dark stores
in 28 of 28 cities
- Biggest city
- Patna (31)
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11dark stores
in 2 of 28 cities
- Biggest city
- Patna (10)
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14dark stores
in 1 of 28 cities
- Biggest city
- Patna (14)
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50dark stores
in 19 of 28 cities
- Biggest city
- Patna (22)
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116Reliance Stores
in 26 of 28 cities
- Biggest city
- Patna (33)
Gig workers and dark store rules in Bihar
- Bihar passed a gig workers’ welfare law in 2025, with registration, a welfare board and social security benefits. Gig worker laws
Laws and orders change, so check the latest state notification before you act on them.
Tips for ordering in Bihar
- Outside Patna, check Blinkit and Flipkart Minutes at your address; one of the two usually covers you.