Begusarai District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Begusarai District Bihar Census 2025/2011: Full Population, Religion, Urban/Rural, Literacy, SC/ST, City & Taluk Stats (All Official Data)

Begusarai, Bihar, which covers an area of 1, 918 sq km, had a population of almost 3 million people. Its population is expected to be more than 3.86 million in 2025. The district has a density of 1, 549 people per sq km, a sex ratio of 895 females per 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.87%. The district is mainly (80.82%) rural and consists of 18 blocks, 1, 140 villages, and 10 towns. The SC population accounts for 14.55% of the total population in the district.

Quick Overview of Begusarai District (2021/2025 Projection & 2011 Census)

• District: Begusarai, Bihar
• Area: 1,918 sq km
• Headquarters: Begusarai
• Population (2011): 2,970,541 (Male: 1,567,660 | Female: 1,402,881)
• Estimated Population (2025): 3,710,531 – 3,860,000 
• Population Density (2011): 1,549 per sq km
• Sex Ratio (2011): 895 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6): 919 girls per 1000 boys
• Literacy Rate (2011): 63.87% (Male: 71.58%, Female: 55.21%)
• SC population: 14.55% | ST population: 0.05%
• Urban population: 19.18% | Rural: 80.82%
• Number of Households (2011): 589,667
• Blocks/Subdistricts/Taluks: 18 | Villages: 1,140 | Towns: 10

Historic Population (1901–2011, Yearly Projections to 2036)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	575,455	-	-	281,000	294,000
1911	593,470	+18,015	+3.13%	290,000	303,000
1921	564,328	-29,142	-4.91%	279,000	285,000
1931	635,456	+71,128	+12.60%	318,000	317,000
1941	718,390	+82,934	+13.05%	360,000	359,000
1951	793,942	+75,552	+10.52%	393,000	401,000
1961	954,333	+160,391	+20.20%	472,000	483,000
1971	1,147,429	+193,096	+20.23%	591,000	556,000
1981	1,456,343	+308,914	+26.92%	751,000	705,000
1991	1,814,773	+358,430	+24.61%	956,000	858,000
2001	2,349,366	+534,593	+29.46%	1,228,874	1,120,492
2011	2,970,541	+621,175	+26.44%	1,567,660	1,402,881

Year	Projected Population
2025	3,710,531 – 3,860,000
2026	3,761,012 – 3,900,000
2031	4,004,552 – 4,020,000
2036	4,217,167

Urban and Rural Population Stats

	Urban	Rural	Total
Population (2011)	569,823	2,400,718	2,970,541
Male	301,352	1,266,308	1,567,660
Female	268,471	1,134,410	1,402,881
Sex Ratio	891	896	895
Child Sex Ratio	914	920	919
Child Population (0-6)	96,336	449,629	545,965
Literacy Rate	72.37%	61.81%	63.87%
Male Literacy	78.33%	69.94%	71.58%
Female Literacy	65.65%	52.68%	55.21%
Number of Households	589,667
Number of Towns	10
Number of Villages	1,140

City List & Urban Agglomerations

City Name	Population 2011	Male	Female	Estimated Population 2025
Begusarai (Municipal Corporation)	252,008	133,722	118,286	311,079

Subdistricts/Blocks/Taluks in Begusarai

• Bachhwara
• Bakhri
• Balia
• Barauni
• Begusarai
• Bhagwanpur
• Birpur
• Cheria Bariarpur
• Chhorahi
• Dandari
• Garhpura
• Khudabandpur
• Mansurchak
• Matihani
• Naokothi
• Sahebpur Kamal
• Shamho Akha Kurha
• Teghra

Religion-wise Population (2011 & 2025 Estimate)

Religion	Population 2011	% (2011)	Estimated Population 2025
Hindu	2,554,330	85.99%	3,153,065
Muslim	407,348	13.71%	502,830
Christian	2,209	0.07%	2,727
Sikh	402	0.01%	496
Buddhist	229	0.01%	283
Jain	276	0.01%	341
Other/Not Stated	5,690	0.19%	7,024
Total	2,970,541	100%	3,666,836

Religion	Sex Ratio	Avg Literacy Rate	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	891	64.93%	72.82%	56.03%
Muslim	923	56.92%	63.37%	49.84%
Religion not stated	805	67.97%	74.07%	60.55%
Christian	863	67.32%	72.75%	60.81%

SC/ST/Caste-wise Population (2011)

Caste	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	432,270	227,481	204,789	14.55%	901
Scheduled Tribe	1,597	848	749	0.05%	884

Sex Ratio & Child Sex Ratio (by Area & Religion, 2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	895
Urban	891
Rural	896
SC	901
ST	884

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	891
Muslim	923
Religion not stated	805
Christian	863

Literacy Rate (Overall, Urban/Rural, Religion, 2011)

Category	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Total Population	63.87%	71.58%	55.21%
Urban Area	72.37%	78.33%	65.65%
Rural Area	61.81%	69.94%	52.68%

Religion	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Hindu	64.93%	72.82%	56.03%
Muslim	56.92%	63.37%	49.84%
Religion not stated	67.97%	74.07%	60.55%
Christian	67.32%	72.75%	60.81%

Child Population (0-6 years, 2011)

	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Child Sex Ratio
Begusarai	545,965	284,517	261,448	18.38%	919

Workforce Details (2011)

Work Profile	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	591,811	491,066	100,745
Cultivators	114,779	102,813	11,966
Agricultural Labourers	225,638	183,096	42,542
Household Industries	35,795	22,682	13,113
Other Workers	215,599	182,475	33,124
Marginal Workers	346,371	224,279	122,092
Total Workers	938,182	715,345	222,837
Non Working	2,032,359	852,315	1,180,044

Houseless Population (2011)

• Families living without roof: 348
• Total population houseless: 1,593 (~0.054%)

Languages Spoken (2011 Census & General Usage)

• Hindi: 79.77% (includes Angika, Bajjika, and other dialects under 'Hindi')
• Urdu: 9.53%
• Maithili: 2.43%
• Others under Hindi: 7.94%

Economy & Industry

• Barauni is a major industrial town: Barauni Refinery, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Urvarak Nagar Barauni, Garhara electric locomotive shed, Pepsi bottling plant.
• Agriculture: Oilseeds, anise seeds, tobacco, jute, potatoes, chilies, tomatoes, rape-seeds, litchi, mango, guava, banana, basil leaves, pearl farming.
• Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar site, Asia’s largest oxbow lake)
• Sudha Dairy—major milk exporter

Transportation

• Major railway stations: Barauni Junction, Begusarai
• National Highway 28 (towards Lucknow)
• National Highway 31 (towards Guwahati)
• Rajendra Setu (first Ganga railroad bridge in independent India; six-lane bridge under construction)

Education

• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (Govt. College, 2013)
• Ganesh Dutt College
• Shree Krishna Mahila College
• RCS College
• Government Polytechnic Barauni
• BP Inter College, A.P.M College, Barauni
• Leading schools: Doon Public School, BR DAV, St. Joseph, St. Paul's, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mount Litera Zee, DPS Begusarai, Carmel School, Sarvoday Vidyalaya

Assembly Constituencies & Politics

No.	Constituency	Current MLA	Party	Alliance	Remarks
141	Cheria-Bariarpur	Raj Banshi Mahto	RJD	MGB
142	Bachhwara	Surendra Mehata	BJP	NDA
143	Teghra	Ram Ratan Singh	CPI	MGB
144	Matihani	Raj Kumar Singh	JD(U)	NDA	Switched from LJP to JD(U)
145	Sahebpur Kamal	Sadanand Yadav	RJD	MGB
146	Begusarai	Kundan Kumar	BJP	NDA
147	Bakhri	Suryakant Paswan	CPI	MGB

Neighbouring Districts (Bihar)

District	Population 2011
Samastipur	4,261,566
Khagaria	1,666,886
Vaishali	3,495,021
Bhagalpur	3,037,766
Saran	3,951,862
Banka	2,034,763
Siwan	3,330,464
Munger	1,367,765
Gopalganj	2,562,012
Lakhisarai	1,000,912