Rohtas District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Rohtas is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 19 Taluks, 2,072 villages and 10 towns in Rohtas district.

As per the Census India 2011, Rohtas district has 460,345 households, population of 2,959,918 of which 1,543,546 are males and 1,416,372 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 506,810 which is 17.12% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Rohtas district is around 918 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Rohtas district is 60.81% out of which 68.79% males are literate and 52.11% females are literate. The total area of Rohtas is 3,881 sq.km with population density of 763 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 85.55% of population lives in Urban area and 14.45% lives in Rural area. There are 18.57% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.07% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rohtas district.

Rohtas Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,959,918100%
Hindu2,645,41589.37%
Muslim300,48710.15%
Religion not stated6,1850.21%
Christian2,8890.1%
Sikh2,5690.09%
Buddhist1,5840.05%
Other religions and persuasions5370.02%
Jain2520.01%

Rohtas Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)863,795
Number of households69,951390,394
Total Population427,7652,532,153
Population (%)52.66%47.94%
Male Population225,2701,318,276
Female Population202,4951,213,877
Sex Ratio899921
Literacy (%)66.81%59.79%

List of Taluks in Rohtas

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Rohtas district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Sasaram358,2832891241911
Dehri275,0141741582910
Dinara225,468311724926
Kargahar225,082325694908
Karakat209,2842021036920
Sheosagar176,080346509929
Nokha173,3271661044914
Kochas170,025237717916
Bikramganj163,5651421149902
Nasriganj138,936140991929
Chenari131,528257512920
Akorhi Gola120,145931293918
Tilouthu109,249181604911
Dawath108,455115940940
Nauhatta94,065405232916
Rohtas86,049310277944
Rajpur75,213711055915
Sanjhauli62,62166945915
Suryapura57,529501150918

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Rohtas Population Facts

Number of Households460,345
Population2,959,918
Male Population1,543,546 (52.15%)
Female Population1,416,372 (47.85%)
Children Population506,810
Area3,881 km2
Population density/km2763
Sex-ratio918
Literacy60.81%
Male Literacy68.79%
Female Literacy52.11%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.07%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.57%

Map of Rohtas, Bihar