Sheikhpura District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Sheikhpura is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 6 Taluks, 314 villages and 2 towns in Sheikhpura district.

As per the Census India 2011, Sheikhpura district has 100701 households, population of 636342 of which 329743 are males and 306599 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 121647 which is 19.12% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Sheikhpura district is around 930 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Sheikhpura district is 51.65% out of which 59.57% males are literate and 43.13% females are literate. The total area of Sheikhpura is 689 sq.km with population density of 924 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 82.87% of population lives in Urban area and 17.13% lives in Rural area. There are 20.6% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.1% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sheikhpura district.

Sheikhpura Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total636342100%
Hindu59610293.68%
Muslim376535.92%
Religion not stated20840.33%
Christian3130.05%
Sikh750.01%
Jain430.01%
Buddhist410.01%
Other religions and persuasions310%

Sheikhpura Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)43.50645.50
Number of households1779682905
Total Population109002527340
Population (%)52.64%48.35%
Male Population57383272360
Female Population51619254980
Sex Ratio900936
Literacy (%)58.88%50.16%

List of Taluks in Sheikhpura

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Sheikhpura district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Sheikhpura199011181.241098923
Barbigha13616799.881363928
Ariari112070146.16767932
Chewara73267121.61602961
Shekhopur Sarai6748159.831128918
Ghat Kusumbha4834680.28602929

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Sheikhpura Population Facts

Number of Households100701
Population636342
Male Population329743 (51.82%)
Female Population306599 (48.18%)
Children Population121647
Area689 km2
Population density/km2924
Sex-ratio930
Literacy51.65%
Male Literacy59.57%
Female Literacy43.13%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.1%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.6%

Map of Sheikhpura, Bihar