Bhagalpur District - Population 2011-2025

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

• District: Bhagalpur, Bihar
• Area: 2,569 sq km
• Headquarters: Bhagalpur
• Population (2011): 3,037,766 (Male: 1,615,663 | Female: 1,422,103)
• Estimated Population (2025): 3,749,818 – 3,910,000 (varies by projection source)
• Population Density (2011): 1,182 per sq km
• Sex Ratio (2011): 880 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6, 2011): 938 girls per 1000 boys
• Literacy Rate (2011): 63.14% (Male: 70.30%, Female: 54.89%)
• SC Population: 10.49% | ST Population: 2.21%
• Urban population: 19.83% | Rural: 80.17%
• Number of Households (2011): 564,711
• Blocks/Subdistricts/Taluks: 16 | Villages: 1,515 | Towns: 10

Historic Population (1901–2011, Projections to 2036)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	599,746	-	-	291,800	308,000
1911	609,927	+10,181	+1.7%	299,000	311,000
1921	569,075	-40,852	-6.7%	281,000	289,000
1931	655,803	+86,728	+15.2%	330,000	326,000
1941	749,465	+93,662	+14.3%	381,000	369,000
1951	841,309	+91,844	+12.3%	433,000	408,000
1961	1,022,322	+181,013	+21.5%	530,000	492,000
1971	1,250,354	+228,032	+22.3%	659,000	591,000
1981	1,582,753	+332,399	+26.6%	834,000	749,000
1991	1,909,967	+327,214	+20.7%	1,025,000	885,000
2001	2,423,172	+513,205	+26.9%	1,291,658	1,131,514
2011	3,037,766	+614,594	+25.4%	1,615,663	1,422,103

Year	Projected Population
2025	3,749,818 – 3,910,000
2026	3,846,125 – 3,950,000
2031	4,095,177 – 4,070,000
2036	4,312,604

Urban and Rural Population Stats

	Urban	Rural	Total
Population (2011)	602,532	2,435,234	3,037,766
Male	320,277	1,295,386	1,615,663
Female	282,255	1,139,848	1,422,103
Sex Ratio	881	880	880
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	915	943	938
Literacy Rate	75.87%	59.84%	63.14%
Male Literacy	80.73%	67.61%	70.30%
Female Literacy	70.33%	50.86%	54.89%
Number of Households	564,711
Number of Towns	10
Number of Villages	1,515

City List & Urban Agglomeration

City Name	Population 2011	Estimated 2025
Bhagalpur (Municipal Corporation)	400,146	493,940
Bhagalpur (Urban Agglomeration)	412,209	–

List of Subdistricts/Blocks/Taluks

• Bihpur
• Colgong
• Gopalpur
• Goradih
• Ismailpur
• Jagdishpur
• Kharik
• Narayanpur
• Nathnagar
• Naugachhia
• Pirpainti
• Rangra Chowk
• Sabour
• Shahkund
• Sonhaula
• Sultanganj

Religion-wise Population (2011 & 2025 Estimate)

Religion	Population 2011	% (2011)	Estimated Population 2025
Hindu	2,487,866	81.9%	3,071,022
Muslim	537,098	17.68%	662,994
Christian	3,556	0.12%	4,390
Sikh	415	0.01%	512
Buddhist	180	0.01%	222
Jain	1,050	0.03%	1,296
Other/Not Stated	7,601	0.25%	9,383
Total	3,037,766	100%	3,749,818

Religion	Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate
Hindu	874	64.6%
Muslim	913	56.12%
Christian	987	68.29%
Jain	1231	–
Not Stated	889	65.62%

Religion	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	72%	56%
Muslim	62.01%	49.57%
Christian	71.57%	65.05%
Not Stated	73.81%	56.54%

Block-wise Religion Percentage (2011)

CD Block	Hindu %	Muslim %	Other %
Naugachhia	89.75	10.05	0.20
Gopalpur	93.75	6.25	0.10
Ismailpur	96.23	3.5	0.43
Bihpur	81.66	17.98	0.35
Rangrachowk	89.64	9.91	0.45
Jagdishpur	65.29	33.92	0.79
Sanhaula	72.82	26.6	0.57
Sabour	82.33	17.47	0.19
Goradih	79.05	20.40	0.55
Narayanpur	88.16	11.69	0.13
Kahalgaon	89.61	10.16	0.33
Sultanganj	90.17	9.47	0.46
Pirpainti	82.86	16.55	0.59
Kharik	87.26	12.57	0.17
Shahkund	83.24	16.35	0.41
Nathnagar	90.70	9.17	0.13

SC/ST/Caste-wise Population (2011)

Caste	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	318,569	169,667	148,902	10.49%	878
Scheduled Tribe	67,180	35,545	31,635	2.21%	890

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

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	880
Urban	881
Rural	880
SC	878
ST	890

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	874
Muslim	913
Christian	987
Not Stated	889

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

Category	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Total	63.14%	70.30%	54.89%
Urban	75.87%	80.73%	70.33%
Rural	59.84%	67.61%	50.86%

Religion	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	64.6%	72%	56%
Muslim	56.12%	62.01%	49.57%
Christian	68.29%	71.57%	65.05%
Not Stated	65.62%	73.81%	56.54%

Child Population (0-6 years, 2011)

	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Child Sex Ratio
Bhagalpur	546,382	281,937	264,445	17.99%	938

Workforce Details (2011)

Work Profile	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	534,129	451,588	82,541
Cultivators	92,720	82,585	10,135
Agricultural Labourers	186,542	153,588	32,954
Household Industries	35,072	24,835	10,237
Other Workers	219,795	190,580	29,215
Marginal Workers	449,399	288,468	160,931
Total Workers	983,528	740,056	243,472
Non-working	2,054,238	875,607	1,178,631

Houseless Population (2011)

• Families living without roof: 167
• Total population houseless: 814 (~0.027%)

Languages Spoken (2011 Census & General Usage)

• Angika (primary, counted under 'Other Hindi' in census)
• Hindi: 23.40%
• Urdu: 10.29%
• Bhojpuri: 2.09%
• Others under Hindi: 62.94%

Administration, Constituencies & Education

• Blocks/Subdistricts: 16 (listed above)
• Villages: 1,515
• Towns: 10
• Institutions: IIIT Bhagalpur, TMBU, BAU, JNMC, Bhagalpur College of Engineering, TNB College, SMC, Marwari College, Polytechnic, and leading schools like Mount Assisi, St. Joseph's, Mount Carmel
• Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary – national protected area
• Key rivers: Ganga, with floodplains and agriculture focus (rice, wheat, sugarcane, fruits)

No.	Constituency	Current MLA	Party	Alliance
152	Bihpur	Kumar Shailendra	BJP	NDA
153	Gopalpur	Narendra Kumar Niraj	JD(U)	NDA
154	Pirpainti	Lalan Kumar	BJP	NDA
155	Kahalgaon	Pawan Kumar Yadav	BJP	NDA
156	Bhagalpur	Ajeet Sharma	INC	MGB
157	Sultanganj	Lalit Narayan Mandal	JD(U)	NDA
158	Nathnagar	Ali Ashraf Siddiqui	RJD	MGB

Neighbouring Districts (Bihar)

District	Population 2011	Population 2025 Estimate (where available)
Banka	2,034,763	–
Khagaria	1,666,886	–
Begusarai	2,970,541	–
Munger	1,367,765	–
Samastipur	4,261,566	–
Lakhisarai	1,000,912	–
Vaishali	3,495,021	–
Sheikhpura	636,342	–
Saran	3,951,862	–
Nalanda	2,877,653	–