Kishanganj is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 7 Taluks, 771 villages and 3 towns in Kishanganj district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kishanganj district has 338,445 households, population of 1,690,400 of which 866,970 are males and 823,430 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 346,904 which is 20.52% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kishanganj district is around
950 compared to
918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Kishanganj district is 44.08% out of which 50.74% males are literate and 37.06% females are literate. The total area of Kishanganj is 1,884 sq.km with population density of 897 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 90.47% of population lives in Urban area and 9.53% lives in Rural area. There are 6.69% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.8% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kishanganj district.
Kishanganj Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,690,400 | 100% |
| Muslim | 1,149,095 | 67.98% |
| Hindu | 531,236 | 31.43% |
| Christian | 5,783 | 0.34% |
| Religion not stated | 2,201 | 0.13% |
| Jain | 1,476 | 0.09% |
| Sikh | 398 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 183 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 28 | 0% |
Kishanganj Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 70 | 1,814 |
| Number of households | 31,948 | 306,497 |
| Total Population | 161,123 | 1,529,277 |
| Population (%) | 51.92% | 48.78% |
| Male Population | 83,652 | 783,318 |
| Female Population | 77,471 | 745,959 |
| Sex Ratio | 926 | 952 |
| Literacy (%) | 59.33% | 42.47% |
List of Taluks in Kishanganj
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