Darbhanga District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Darbhanga is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1,247 villages and 4 towns in Darbhanga district.

As per the Census India 2011, Darbhanga district has 803,012 households, population of 3,937,385 of which 2,059,949 are males and 1,877,436 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 725,482 which is 18.43% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Darbhanga district is around 911 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Darbhanga district is 46.14% out of which 54.64% males are literate and 36.81% females are literate. The total area of Darbhanga is 2,279 sq.km with population density of 1,728 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 90.26% of population lives in Urban area and 9.74% lives in Rural area. There are 15.64% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.07% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Darbhanga district.

Darbhanga Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,937,385100%
Hindu3,042,72977.28%
Muslim881,47622.39%
Religion not stated8,2320.21%
Christian3,5340.09%
Sikh8320.02%
Buddhist2450.01%
Jain2360.01%
Other religions and persuasions1010%

Darbhanga Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)682,211
Number of households73,912729,100
Total Population383,3283,554,057
Population (%)52.54%47.71%
Male Population201,4041,858,545
Female Population181,9241,695,512
Sex Ratio903912
Literacy (%)64.37%44.17%

List of Taluks in Darbhanga

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Darbhanga district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Darbhanga577,0361962941898
Baheri302,6451941562899
Biraul286,1131811583916
Keotiranway270,7221342016905
Singhwara267,6011581692935
Jale264,2481741515937
Bahadurpur261,8051551690891
Benipur250,3571531634916
Manigachhi228,6181221869925
Kusheshwar Asthan162,8701041559917
Hanumannagar154,6311191298883
Gora Bauram152,1121051456930
Hayaghat148,081732018893
Alinagar143,797831724928
Ghanshyampur133,210911456920
Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi128,8171031246898
Tardih123,299781572927
Kiratpur81,423531543918

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Darbhanga Population Facts

Number of Households803,012
Population3,937,385
Male Population2,059,949 (52.32%)
Female Population1,877,436 (47.68%)
Children Population725,482
Area2,279 km2
Population density/km21,728
Sex-ratio911
Literacy46.14%
Male Literacy54.64%
Female Literacy36.81%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.07%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.64%

Map of Darbhanga, Bihar