Kishanganj District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

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 338445 households, population of 1690400 of which 866970 are males and 823430 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 346904 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 1884 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1690400100%
Muslim114909567.98%
Hindu53123631.43%
Christian57830.34%
Religion not stated22010.13%
Jain14760.09%
Sikh3980.02%
Buddhist1830.01%
Other religions and persuasions280%

Kishanganj Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)69.751814.25
Number of households31948306497
Total Population1611231529277
Population (%)51.92%48.78%
Male Population83652783318
Female Population77471745959
Sex Ratio926952
Literacy (%)59.33%42.47%

List of Taluks in Kishanganj

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kishanganj district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kochadhamin292124207.371409930
Thakurganj291671401.69726942
Pothia262494353.49743933
Bahadurganj253582296.538551016
Kishanganj241134150.171606934
Dighalbank208356271.06769957
Terhagachh141039203.70692939

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Kishanganj Population Facts

Number of Households338445
Population1690400
Male Population866970 (51.29%)
Female Population823430 (48.71%)
Children Population346904
Area1884 km2
Population density/km2897
Sex-ratio950
Literacy44.08%
Male Literacy50.74%
Female Literacy37.06%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %3.8%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %6.69%

Map of Kishanganj, Bihar