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 100,701 households, population of 636,342 of which 329,743 are males and 306,599 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 121,647 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 636,342 | 100% |
| Hindu | 596,102 | 93.68% |
| Muslim | 37,653 | 5.92% |
| Religion not stated | 2,084 | 0.33% |
| Christian | 313 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 75 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 43 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 41 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 31 | 0% |
Sheikhpura Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 44 | 646 |
| Number of households | 17,796 | 82,905 |
| Total Population | 109,002 | 527,340 |
| Population (%) | 52.64% | 48.35% |
| Male Population | 57,383 | 272,360 |
| Female Population | 51,619 | 254,980 |
| Sex Ratio | 900 | 936 |
| Literacy (%) | 58.88% | 50.16% |
List of Taluks in Sheikhpura
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