Gopalganj District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Gopalganj is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 14 Taluks, 1534 villages and 5 towns in Gopalganj district.

As per the Census India 2011, Gopalganj district has 413044 households, population of 2562012 of which 1267666 are males and 1294346 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 449530 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 2033 sq.km with population density of 1260 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
Total2562012100%
Hindu211926282.72%
Muslim43605717.02%
Religion not stated36310.14%
Christian24630.1%
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)51.921981.08
Number of households25623387421
Total Population1628052399207
Population (%)50.8%50.61%
Male Population826991184967
Female Population801061214240
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
Kuchaikote332041247.4113421004
Barauli263876189.2813941021
Hathua221804144.4815351007
Gopalganj219527202.081086967
Baikunthpur21716520410651012
Manjha19945214214051050
Bhorey178199150.1911861064
Uchkagaon177677116.7615221022
Sidhwalia141563112.4312591004
Bijaipur133038128.5210351084
Katiya130830145.189011092
Phulwaria13080195.4413701014
Thawe11610675.081546967
Pach Deuri9993380.1412471043

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Gopalganj Population Facts

Number of Households413044
Population2562012
Male Population1267666 (49.48%)
Female Population1294346 (50.52%)
Children Population449530
Area2033 km2
Population density/km21260
Sex-ratio1021
Literacy53.98%
Male Literacy62.63%
Female Literacy45.51%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %2.37%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %12.49%

Map of Gopalganj, Bihar