Munger District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Munger is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 9 Taluks, 858 villages and 7 towns in Munger district.

As per the Census India 2011, Munger district has 263,171 households, population of 1,367,765 of which 729,041 are males and 638,724 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 229,860 which is 16.81% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Munger district is around 876 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Munger district is 58.62% out of which 64.98% males are literate and 51.36% females are literate. The total area of Munger is 1,419 sq.km with population density of 964 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 72.21% of population lives in Urban area and 27.79% lives in Rural area. There are 13.44% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.56% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Munger district.

Munger Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,367,765100%
Hindu1,252,31991.56%
Muslim110,4168.07%
Religion not stated2,5760.19%
Christian1,8150.13%
Sikh3380.02%
Jain1450.01%
Buddhist950.01%
Other religions and persuasions610%

Munger Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)411,378
Number of households71,010192,161
Total Population380,120987,645
Population (%)53.07%46.61%
Male Population201,742527,299
Female Population178,378460,346
Sex Ratio884873
Literacy (%)69.66%54.37%

List of Taluks in Munger

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Munger district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Munger347,3922591344877
Kharagpur212,305337630880
Jamalpur208,330902322877
Dharhara131,753288458869
Tarapur110,214701572888
Bariarpur109,359160685863
Sangrampur97,729881113876
Tetiha Bambor76,303691113875
Asarganj74,380601242871

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Munger Population Facts

Number of Households263,171
Population1,367,765
Male Population729,041 (53.3%)
Female Population638,724 (46.7%)
Children Population229,860
Area1,419 km2
Population density/km2964
Sex-ratio876
Literacy58.62%
Male Literacy64.98%
Female Literacy51.36%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.56%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.44%

Map of Munger, Bihar