Muzaffarpur District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Muzaffarpur is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 16 Taluks, 1,786 villages and 9 towns in Muzaffarpur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Muzaffarpur district has 945,703 households, population of 4,801,062 of which 2,527,497 are males and 2,273,565 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 845,335 which is 17.61% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Muzaffarpur district is around 900 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Muzaffarpur district is 52.26% out of which 58.84% males are literate and 44.96% females are literate. The total area of Muzaffarpur is 3,172 sq.km with population density of 1,514 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 90.14% of population lives in Urban area and 9.86% lives in Rural area. There are 15.66% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.12% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Muzaffarpur district.

Muzaffarpur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total4,801,062100%
Hindu4,032,77384%
Muslim745,54615.53%
Religion not stated15,8930.33%
Christian5,1490.11%
Sikh9330.02%
Jain3820.01%
Buddhist2880.01%
Other religions and persuasions980%

Muzaffarpur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)723,100
Number of households88,570857,133
Total Population473,4374,327,625
Population (%)52.95%47.39%
Male Population250,6852,276,812
Female Population222,7522,050,813
Sex Ratio889901
Literacy (%)69.45%50.38%

List of Taluks in Muzaffarpur

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Musahri683,0731843715893
Kurhani435,6762611671891
Baruraj (Motipur)406,7953141296898
Paroo361,6623231119901
Minapur340,9252371436886
Saraiya331,6512491334904
Sakra306,8331771730902
Aurai290,5451991461887
Kanti272,8581771540899
Gaighat259,7192141211896
Bochaha245,6591811359898
Katra244,8231751396908
Sahebganj241,4381981217912
Marwan164,8581101505904
Bandra124,0571091139960
Dholi (Moraul)90,490631432927

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Muzaffarpur Population Facts

Number of Households945,703
Population4,801,062
Male Population2,527,497 (52.64%)
Female Population2,273,565 (47.36%)
Children Population845,335
Area3,172 km2
Population density/km21,514
Sex-ratio900
Literacy52.26%
Male Literacy58.84%
Female Literacy44.96%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.12%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.66%

Map of Muzaffarpur, Bihar