Begusarai District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Begusarai is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1140 villages and 10 towns in Begusarai district.

As per the Census India 2011, Begusarai district has 589667 households, population of 2970541 of which 1567660 are males and 1402881 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 545965 which is 18.38% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Begusarai district is around 895 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Begusarai district is 52.13% out of which 58.59% males are literate and 44.92% females are literate. The total area of Begusarai is 1918 sq.km with population density of 1549 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 80.82% of population lives in Urban area and 19.18% lives in Rural area. There are 14.55% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.05% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Begusarai district.

Begusarai Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2970541100%
Hindu255433085.99%
Muslim40734813.71%
Religion not stated56900.19%
Christian22090.07%
Sikh4020.01%
Jain2760.01%
Buddhist2290.01%
Other religions and persuasions570%

Begusarai Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)141.721776.28
Number of households107175482492
Total Population5698232400718
Population (%)52.89%47.25%
Male Population3013521266308
Female Population2684711134410
Sex Ratio891896
Literacy (%)60.14%50.23%

List of Taluks in Begusarai

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Begusarai district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Begusarai540009223.632415884
Barauni27341497.112816890
Teghra257751151.381703894
Bachhwara195815156.141254898
Sahebpur Kamal194172149.511299873
Balia182178145.961248881
Bhagwanpur172676122.011415893
Matihani152725183.11834879
Cheria Bariarpur14668097.541504913
Bakhri14009772.651928909
Chhorahi124191112.641103920
Garhpura11110871.601552902
Naokothi10335773.301410923
Birpur9746756.711719888
Khudabandpur90358461964919
Mansurchak8051025.863113931
Dandari7725664.471198906
Shamho Akha Kurha3077768.37450905

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Begusarai Population Facts

Number of Households589667
Population2970541
Male Population1567660 (52.77%)
Female Population1402881 (47.23%)
Children Population545965
Area1918 km2
Population density/km21549
Sex-ratio895
Literacy52.13%
Male Literacy58.59%
Female Literacy44.92%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.05%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %14.55%

Map of Begusarai, Bihar