Saran District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Saran is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 20 Taluks, 1764 villages and 6 towns in Saran district.

As per the Census India 2011, Saran district has 631097 households, population of 3951862 of which 2022821 are males and 1929041 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 681142 which is 17.24% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Saran district is around 954 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Saran district is 54.59% out of which 63.56% males are literate and 45.19% females are literate. The total area of Saran is 2641 sq.km with population density of 1496 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 91.06% of population lives in Urban area and 8.94% lives in Rural area. There are 12% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.93% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Saran district.

Saran Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3951862100%
Hindu353477289.45%
Muslim40644910.28%
Religion not stated72820.18%
Christian23300.06%
Sikh3710.01%
Jain3220.01%
Buddhist2290.01%
Other religions and persuasions1070%

Saran Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)65.692575.31
Number of households55873575224
Total Population3532023598660
Population (%)52.29%48.92%
Male Population1847021838119
Female Population1685001760541
Sex Ratio912958
Literacy (%)63.66%53.7%

List of Taluks in Saran

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Saran district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chapra442639185.302389898
Dariapur296164213.691386946
Sonepur270116215.441254890
Garkha268156169.861579960
Manjhi268073187.531430964
Marhaura265123149.871769962
Baniapur262673158.971652989
Ekma214445149.511434986
Amnour200395129.861543968
Mashrakh188899123.311532978
Jalalpur174156124.081404964
Parsa155838103.471506927
Ishupur146822101.541446987
Taraiya138721108.591277975
Dighwara12955299.291305920
Nagra12402855.342241935
Panapur121738108.231125985
Revelganj119660125.13956933
Maker8469579.2010691035
Lahladpur7996952.8115141074

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Saran Population Facts

Number of Households631097
Population3951862
Male Population2022821 (51.19%)
Female Population1929041 (48.81%)
Children Population681142
Area2641 km2
Population density/km21496
Sex-ratio954
Literacy54.59%
Male Literacy63.56%
Female Literacy45.19%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.93%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %12%

Map of Saran, Bihar