Muzaffarpur District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Muzaffarpur is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 16 Taluks, 1786 villages and 9 towns in Muzaffarpur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Muzaffarpur district has 945703 households, population of 4801062 of which 2527497 are males and 2273565 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 845335 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 3172 sq.km with population density of 1514 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
Total4801062100%
Hindu403277384%
Muslim74554615.53%
Religion not stated158930.33%
Christian51490.11%
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)72.183099.82
Number of households88570857133
Total Population4734374327625
Population (%)52.95%47.39%
Male Population2506852276812
Female Population2227522050813
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
Musahri683073183.883715893
Kurhani435676260.741671891
Baruraj (Motipur)406795313.981296898
Paroo361662323.241119901
Minapur340925237.441436886
Saraiya331651248.701334904
Sakra306833177.351730902
Aurai290545198.861461887
Kanti272858177.201540899
Gaighat259719214.461211896
Bochaha245659180.781359898
Katra244823175.391396908
Sahebganj241438198.341217912
Marwan164858109.541505904
Bandra124057108.901139960
Dholi (Moraul)9049063.191432927

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Muzaffarpur Population Facts

Number of Households945703
Population4801062
Male Population2527497 (52.64%)
Female Population2273565 (47.36%)
Children Population845335
Area3172 km2
Population density/km21514
Sex-ratio900
Literacy52.26%
Male Literacy58.84%
Female Literacy44.96%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.12%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.66%

Map of Muzaffarpur, Bihar