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

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

Quick Overview of Jehanabad District Census 2021 (Projection & Latest)

• Estimated Population (2025): 1,400,000 to 1,405,640 (14.0–14.06 lakh)
• Projected Population (2026): 1,424,763
• Population (2011): 1,125,313 (11.25 lakh)
• Male: 585,582 (2011), Est. 2025: 730,000–738,000
• Female: 539,731 (2011), Est. 2025: 677,000–687,000
• Area: 931 km²
• Density: 1,209/km² (2011)
• Estimated Households: 181,740 (2011)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 922, Child Sex Ratio: 922
• Literacy Rate: 66.8% (2011)—Male: 77.66%, Female: 55.01%
• Child (0–6 years): 198,785 (17.66%)
• Urban pop. (2011): 135,196 (12.01%), Rural: 990,117 (87.99%)

Population Projections & Historic Growth (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Growth (%)	Male	Female
1901	237,802	-	117,000	121,000
1911	249,238	+4.8	122,000	127,000
1921	248,306	-0.4	124,000	124,000
1931	275,471	+10.9	138,000	138,000
1941	320,093	+16.2	160,000	160,000
1951	354,133	+10.6	179,000	175,000
1961	415,062	+17.2	207,000	208,000
1971	495,614	+19.4	254,000	242,000
1981	599,143	+20.9	307,000	292,000
1991	709,862	+18.5	371,000	339,000
2001	924,839	+30.5	480,301	444,538
2011	1,125,313	+21.5	585,582	539,731
2025 (proj)	1,405,640	+24.9	730,000	677,000
2026 (proj)	1,424,763	+26.6	738,000	687,000
2036 (proj)	1,597,565	+41.97	824,045	773,550

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	Percentage (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Hindu	1,045,117	92.87	1,290,092
Muslim	75,742	6.73	93,496
Christian	691	0.06	853
Sikh	148	0.01	183
Buddhist	248	0.02	306
Jain	60	0.01	74
Not Stated	3,249	0.29	4,011
Others	58	0.01	72
Total	1,125,313	100.0	1,389,086

SC/ST Counts (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	222,974	115,034	107,940	19.81	939
Scheduled Tribe	1,285	667	618	0.11	927

Urban/Rural, Sex Ratio, Literacy, Households (2011)

Type	Population	Percent	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy	Households
Urban	135,196	12.01%	71,428	63,768	893	901	76.33%	-
Rural	990,117	87.99%	514,154	475,963	926	924	65.45%	181,740
Total	1,125,313	100%	585,582	539,731	922	922	66.8%	181,740

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category/Area	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	66.8%	77.66%	55.01%
Urban	76.33%	83%	68.84%
Rural	65.45%	76.89%	53.1%
Hindu	66.42%	77.69%	54.2%
Muslim	71.67%	76.95%	65.93%
Religion not stated	70.75%	84.02%	57.75%
Christian	72.82%	82.7%	62.81%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	922
Urban	893
Rural	926
Hindu	922
Muslim	928
Religion not stated	970
Christian	931

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Total	198,785	103,452	95,333	17.66%	922
Urban	20,634	10,857	9,777	15.26%	901
Rural	178,151	92,595	85,556	17.99%	924

Workforce Profile (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	251,690	200,878	50,812
Cultivators	70,026	59,990	10,036
Agricultural Labourer	109,146	81,359	27,787
Household Industries	8,874	6,126	2,748
Other Workers	63,644	53,403	10,241
Marginal Workers	113,688	65,545	48,143
Total Workers	365,378	266,423	98,955
Non Working	759,935	319,159	440,776

Historical / Decadal Change Table (1901–2036)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	2.38 Lac	-	-	1.17 Lac	1.21 Lac
1911	2.49 Lac	+11.44 k	4.81%	1.22 Lac	1.27 Lac
1921	2.48 Lac	-932	-0.37%	1.24 Lac	1.24 Lac
1931	2.75 Lac	+27.17 k	10.94%	1.38 Lac	1.38 Lac
1941	3.20 Lac	+44.62 k	16.20%	1.60 Lac	1.60 Lac
1951	3.54 Lac	+34.04 k	10.63%	1.79 Lac	1.75 Lac
1961	4.15 Lac	+60.93 k	17.21%	2.07 Lac	2.08 Lac
1971	4.96 Lac	+80.55 k	19.41%	2.54 Lac	2.42 Lac
1981	5.99 Lac	+1.04 Lac	20.89%	3.07 Lac	2.92 Lac
1991	7.10 Lac	+1.11 Lac	18.48%	3.71 Lac	3.39 Lac
2001	9.26 Lac	+2.17 Lac	30.52%	4.81 Lac	4.45 Lac
2011	11.25 Lac	+1.99 Lac	21.46%	5.86 Lac	5.40 Lac

Administrative Subdivisions, Blocks, Panchayat & Village List

• Blocks/Tehsils (7): Jehanabad, Ghosi, Hulasganj, Kako, Makhdumpur, Modanganj, Ratni Faridpur
• Gram Panchayats: 93, Police Stations: 12
• Census Villages: 584
• Municipalities: 2, Municipal Corporation: 1

Block / Subdistrict (Tehsil)
Jehanabad
Ghosi
Hulasganj
Kako
Makhdumpur
Modanganj
Ratni Faridpur

City List & Population (2011 & 2025)

City/Town	Status	Population (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Jehanabad	Nagar Parishad	103,202	127,393

Official Language Distribution (2011)

• Magahi: 79.5%
• Hindi: 18.01%
• Urdu: 2.00%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Families without roof: 95 (414 persons)

Socio-Economic, Education, Geography, Politics & Notable Facts

• Main rivers: Dardha, Yamunaiya
• District HQ: Jehanabad town (part of Magadh division)
• Assembly segments: Jehanabad, Ghosi, Makhdumpur
• Noted for high Magahi language proportion; rich agricultural area with annual festivals