Gopalganj District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Gopalganj is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 14 Taluks, 1,534 villages and 5 towns in Gopalganj district.

As per the Census India 2011, Gopalganj district has 413,044 households, population of 2,562,012 of which 1,267,666 are males and 1,294,346 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 449,530 which is 17.55% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Gopalganj district is around 1021 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Gopalganj district is 53.98% out of which 62.63% males are literate and 45.51% females are literate. The total area of Gopalganj is 2,033 sq.km with population density of 1,260 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 93.65% of population lives in Urban area and 6.35% lives in Rural area. There are 12.49% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2.37% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gopalganj district.

Gopalganj Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,562,012100%
Hindu2,119,26282.72%
Muslim436,05717.02%
Religion not stated3,6310.14%
Christian2,4630.1%
Sikh2710.01%
Buddhist1670.01%
Jain1330.01%
Other religions and persuasions280%

Gopalganj Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)521,981
Number of households25,623387,421
Total Population162,8052,399,207
Population (%)50.8%50.61%
Male Population82,6991,184,967
Female Population80,1061,214,240
Sex Ratio9691025
Literacy (%)63.23%53.35%

List of Taluks in Gopalganj

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Gopalganj district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kuchaikote332,04124713421004
Barauli263,87618913941021
Hathua221,80414415351007
Gopalganj219,5272021086967
Baikunthpur217,16520410651012
Manjha199,45214214051050
Bhorey178,19915011861064
Uchkagaon177,67711715221022
Sidhwalia141,56311212591004
Bijaipur133,03812910351084
Katiya130,8301459011092
Phulwaria130,8019513701014
Thawe116,106751546967
Pach Deuri99,9338012471043

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Gopalganj Population Facts

Number of Households413,044
Population2,562,012
Male Population1,267,666 (49.48%)
Female Population1,294,346 (50.52%)
Children Population449,530
Area2,033 km2
Population density/km21,260
Sex-ratio1021
Literacy53.98%
Male Literacy62.63%
Female Literacy45.51%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %2.37%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %12.49%

Map of Gopalganj, Bihar