Begusarai District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Begusarai is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1,140 villages and 10 towns in Begusarai district.

As per the Census India 2011, Begusarai district has 589,667 households, population of 2,970,541 of which 1,567,660 are males and 1,402,881 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 545,965 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 1,918 sq.km with population density of 1,549 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
Total2,970,541100%
Hindu2,554,33085.99%
Muslim407,34813.71%
Religion not stated5,6900.19%
Christian2,2090.07%
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)1421,776
Number of households107,175482,492
Total Population569,8232,400,718
Population (%)52.89%47.25%
Male Population301,3521,266,308
Female Population268,4711,134,410
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
Begusarai540,0092242415884
Barauni273,414972816890
Teghra257,7511511703894
Bachhwara195,8151561254898
Sahebpur Kamal194,1721501299873
Balia182,1781461248881
Bhagwanpur172,6761221415893
Matihani152,725183834879
Cheria Bariarpur146,680981504913
Bakhri140,097731928909
Chhorahi124,1911131103920
Garhpura111,108721552902
Naokothi103,357731410923
Birpur97,467571719888
Khudabandpur90,358461964919
Mansurchak80,510263113931
Dandari77,256641198906
Shamho Akha Kurha30,77768450905

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Begusarai Population Facts

Number of Households589,667
Population2,970,541
Male Population1,567,660 (52.77%)
Female Population1,402,881 (47.23%)
Children Population545,965
Area1,918 km2
Population density/km21,549
Sex-ratio895
Literacy52.13%
Male Literacy58.59%
Female Literacy44.92%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.05%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %14.55%

Map of Begusarai, Bihar