Bhagalpur District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Bhagalpur is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 16 Taluks, 1,515 villages and 10 towns in Bhagalpur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bhagalpur district has 564,711 households, population of 3,037,766 of which 1,615,663 are males and 1,422,103 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 546,382 which is 17.99% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bhagalpur district is around 880 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Bhagalpur district is 51.78% out of which 58.04% males are literate and 44.68% females are literate. The total area of Bhagalpur is 2,569 sq.km with population density of 1,182 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 80.17% of population lives in Urban area and 19.83% lives in Rural area. There are 10.49% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2.21% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bhagalpur district.

Bhagalpur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,037,766100%
Hindu2,487,86681.9%
Muslim537,09817.68%
Religion not stated7,5690.25%
Christian3,5560.12%
Jain1,0500.03%
Sikh4150.01%
Buddhist1800.01%
Other religions and persuasions320%

Bhagalpur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)692,500
Number of households106,303458,408
Total Population602,5322,435,234
Population (%)53.16%46.81%
Male Population320,2771,295,386
Female Population282,2551,139,848
Sex Ratio881880
Literacy (%)64.62%48.61%

List of Taluks in Bhagalpur

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Bhagalpur district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Jagdishpur572,2531005700886
Colgong365,2852971231872
Pirpainti285,357335851871
Sultanganj248,0012281088889
Sonhaula192,3971681142900
Shahkund188,0781661136880
Naugachhia154,4281131370879
Nathnagar151,2911471029883
Goradih146,2101121306882
Sabour142,8051381032880
Kharik132,8981261058875
Bihpur123,386149826879
Narayanpur106,701157681868
Gopalpur94,952143665876
Rangra Chowk90,284106852872
Ismailpur43,44084519866

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Bhagalpur Population Facts

Number of Households564,711
Population3,037,766
Male Population1,615,663 (53.19%)
Female Population1,422,103 (46.81%)
Children Population546,382
Area2,569 km2
Population density/km21,182
Sex-ratio880
Literacy51.78%
Male Literacy58.04%
Female Literacy44.68%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %2.21%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %10.49%

Map of Bhagalpur, Bihar