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

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

Bhojpur​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ is a district that can be found in the Indian state of Bihar if you look at the map. It has a land area of 2,395 square kilometers and according to the 2011 Census its population was approximately 2.73 million. The district's population is projected to reach around 3.39 million by 2025. The population density of the district is about 1139 people per square kilometer and approximately 70.47% of the population are literate, while the female sex ratio is 907 females per 1000 males. The majority of the district's population have been living in the villages (85.71%), and the district consists of 14 blocks, 1,217 villages, and 6 towns with the SC population making up 15.59% of the total. Moreover, the literacy rate is expected to be close to 71-72% in ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌2025.

Quick Overview of Bhojpur District (2021/2025 Projections & 2011 Census)

• District: Bhojpur, Bihar
• Area: 2,395 sq km
• Headquarters: Arrah (Ara)
• Population (2011): 2,728,407 (Male: 1,430,380 | Female: 1,298,027)
• Estimated Population (2025): 3,367,946 – 3,390,000
• Population Density (2011): 1,139 per sq km
• Sex Ratio (2011): 907 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6): 918 girls per 1000 boys
• Literacy Rate (2011): 70.47% (Male: 81.74%, Female: 58.03%)
• SC population: 15.59% | ST population: 0.51%
• Urban population (2011): 14.29% | Rural: 85.71%
• Number of Households (2011): 416,090 – 589,667 (different sources; likely typo, use 416,090)
• Blocks/Subdistricts/Taluks: 14 | Villages: 1,217 | Towns: 6
• Literacy (2025 estimated): 71–72%

Historic Population (1901–2011, Decadal and Projected Growth)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	641,566	-	-	306,000	335,000
1911	609,751	-31,815	-4.95%	296,000	314,000
1921	593,796	-15,955	-2.62%	293,000	301,000
1931	652,468	+58,672	+9.88%	327,000	325,000
1941	762,131	+109,663	+16.81%	385,000	377,000
1951	879,888	+117,757	+15.45%	439,000	441,000
1961	1,021,109	+141,221	+16.05%	503,000	518,000
1971	1,230,052	+208,943	+20.46%	622,000	608,000
1981	1,490,714	+260,662	+21.19%	763,000	728,000
1991	1,792,771	+302,057	+20.26%	942,000	851,000
2001	2,243,144	+450,373	+25.12%	1,179,611	1,063,533
2011	2,728,407	+485,263	+21.63%	1,430,380	1,298,027

Year	Estimated Population
2021	3,230,000
2023	3,320,000
2025	3,367,946 – 3,390,000
2026	3,420,000 – 3,454,445
2031	3,510,000 – 3,678,134
2036	3,873,418

Urban and Rural Population Stats (2011)

	Urban	Rural	Total
Population	389,861	2,338,546	2,728,407
Male	206,106	1,224,274	1,430,380
Female	183,755	1,114,272	1,298,027
Sex Ratio	892	910	907
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	904	920	918
Child Population (0-6)	56,918	402,269	459,187
Literacy Rate	78.12%	69.16%	70.47%
Male Literacy	84.43%	81.27%	81.74%
Female Literacy	71.02%	55.82%	58.03%
Number of Households	416,090
Number of Towns	6
Number of Villages	1,217

City List & Town Population

City Name	Population 2011	Estimated Population 2025
Arrah (Municipal Corporation)	261,430	322,709

List of Subdivisions & Blocks/Taluks in Bhojpur

• Subdivisions: Arrah Sadar, Jagdishpur, Piro
• Blocks (14): Arrah, Agiaon, Barhara, Bihiya, Charpokhari, Garhani, Jagdispur, Koilwar, Piro, Udwantnagar, Sahar, Sandesh, Shahpur, Tarari

Subdivision	Blocks/Taluks
Arrah Sadar	Arrah, Barhara, Koilwar, Udwantnagar, Bihiya, Sandesh, Shahpur
Jagdishpur	Jagdishpur, Charpokhari, Garhani, Agiaon
Piro	Piro, Tarari, Sahar

Religion-Wise Population (2011 & Projected 2025)

Religion	Population 2011	% (2011)	Projected Population 2025
Hindu	2,518,216	92.3%	3,108,486
Muslim	197,819	7.25%	244,188
Christian	2,165	0.08%	2,672
Sikh	544	0.02%	672
Buddhist	647	0.02%	799
Jain	1,472	0.05%	1,817
Others/Not Stated	7,544	0.27%	9,253
Total	2,728,407	100%	3,367,946

Caste-wise Population (2011)

Caste	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	425,402	222,716	202,686	15.59%	911
Scheduled Tribe	13,977	7,363	6,614	0.51%	899

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

Category	Sex Ratio
Total Population	907
Urban	892
Rural	910
SC	911
ST	899

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	906
Muslim	935
Christian	949
Not Stated	881

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

Category	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Total	70.47%	81.74%	58.03%
Urban	78.12%	84.43%	71.02%
Rural	69.16%	81.27%	55.82%

Religion	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Hindu	70.41%	81.94%	57.65%
Muslim	70.94%	78.89%	62.39%
Christian	71.86%	82.64%	60.32%
Not Stated	71.02%	82.05%	59.05%

Child Population (0-6 years, 2011)

	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Child Sex Ratio
Bhojpur	459,187	239,364	219,823	16.83%	918

Workforce Details (2011)

Work Profile	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	512,009	434,666	77,343
Cultivators	147,646	133,173	14,473
Agriculture Labourer	184,314	153,380	30,934
Household Industries	24,686	16,882	7,804
Other Workers	155,363	131,231	24,132
Marginal Workers	310,484	205,617	104,867
Total Workers	822,493	640,283	182,210
Non Working	1,905,914	790,097	1,115,817

Houseless Population (2011)

• Families living without roof: 233
• Total population houseless: 1,145 (~0.042%)

Languages Spoken (2011 Census)

• Bhojpuri: 92.06%
• Hindi: 5.23%
• Urdu: 2.50%

Administration and Governance

• District HQ: Arrah (Ara)
• Subdivisions: Arrah Sadar, Jagdishpur, Piro
• Blocks: Arrah, Agiaon, Barhara, Bihiya, Charpokhari, Garhani, Jagdispur, Koilwar, Piro, Udwantnagar, Sahar, Sandesh, Shahpur, Tarari
• 228 Gram Panchayats, 1209 villages, 1 Municipality (Arrah)

No.	Constituency	MLA (2025)	Party	Alliance	Remarks
192	Sandesh	Kiran Devi Yadav	RJD	MGB
193	Barhara	Raghvendra Pratap Singh	BJP	NDA
194	Arrah	Amrendra Pratap Singh	BJP	NDA
195	Agiaon	Shiv Prakash Ranjan	CPI(ML)L	MGB
196	Tarari	Sudama Prasad/Vishal Prashant	CPI(ML)L/BJP	MGB/NDA	Bypoll 2024 won by Vishal Prashant (BJP)
197	Jagdishpur	Ram Vishnun Yadav	RJD	MGB
198	Shahpur	Rahul Tiwari	RJD	MGB

Education & Economy

• Major colleges: Veer Kunwar Singh University, H.D. Jain College, Maharaja College, Jagjiwan College
• Industrially backward, agriculture mainstay; listed among backward districts for BRGF

Notable People of Bhojpur

• Veer Kunwar Singh, Babu Jagjivan Ram, Meira Kumar, Vashishtha Narayan Singh, Shailendra (lyricist), Vinay Pathak, Neeraj Pandey, Pawan Singh, and others

Neighbouring Districts (Bihar)

District	Population 2011	Population 2025 (Est. if available)
Patna	5,838,465	7,207,001
Buxar	1,706,352	–
Nalanda	2,877,653	–
Kaimur	1,626,384	–
Rohtas	2,959,918	–
Sheikhpura	636,342	–
Aurangabad	2,540,073	–
Lakhisarai	1,000,912	–
Gaya	4,391,418	–
Munger	1,367,765	–