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

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

Quick Overview of Kaimur (Bhabua) District Census 2021 (Projection & Latest)

• Estimated Population (2025): 2,007,608 to 2,110,000 (20.07–21.11 lakh)
• Projected Population (2026): 2,059,170 to 2,130,000
• Population (2011): 1,626,384
• Male: 847,006 (2011), Est. 2025: ~1,045,544–1,067,000
• Female: 779,378 (2011), Est. 2025: ~962,064–992,000
• Area: 3,332 km²
• Density: 488/km² (2011)
• Households: 250,884 (2011)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 920; est. 2025: ~921
• Child Sex Ratio (0–6): 942 (2011)
• Literacy Rate (2011): 69.34% (Male: 79.37%, Female: 58.4%)
• Child (0–6 years): 299,281 (18.4%)
• Rural Population (2011): 1,560,813 (95.97%), Urban: 65,571 (4.03%)

Yearly Projections & Historic Decadal Growth (1901–2031)

Year	Population	+/-	% Change	Male	Female
1901	317,384	-	-	151,000	166,000
1911	301,646	-15,738	-4.96	146,000	155,000
1921	293,753	-7,893	-2.62	145,000	149,000
1931	322,778	29,025	+9.88	162,000	161,000
1941	377,028	54,250	+16.80	190,000	187,000
1951	435,283	58,255	+15.45	222,000	214,000
1961	526,251	90,968	+20.90	266,000	260,000
1971	656,905	130,654	+24.83	340,000	317,000
1981	783,045	126,140	+19.20	411,000	372,000
1991	972,949	189,904	+24.25	516,000	457,000
2001	1,275,579	302,630	+31.10	671,000	605,000
2011	1,626,384	350,805	+27.50	847,006	779,378
2025 (proj)	2,007,608–2,110,000	~+24.9%	-	1,045,544–1,067,000	962,064–992,000
2026 (proj)	2,059,170–2,130,000	+26.6	-	-	-
2031 (proj)	2,192,510	+34.8	-	-	-

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Hindu	1,456,229	89.54	1,797,569
Muslim	155,283	9.55	191,681
Christian	1,407	0.09	1,737
Sikh	296	0.02	365
Buddhist	7,707	0.47	9,514
Jain	129	0.01	159
Not Stated	3,799	0.23	4,689
Others	1,534	0.09	1,894
Total	1,626,384	100.00	2,007,608

SC/ST Counts (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	% or SR
Scheduled Caste	369,088	192,686	176,402	22.69%
Scheduled Tribe	57,981	29,717	28,264	3.57%

Urban/Rural, Literacy & Households (2011)

Type	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	65,571	4.03	34,708	30,863	889	912	82.64%	-
Rural	1,560,813	95.97	812,298	748,515	921	943	68.76%	250,884
Total	1,626,384	100	847,006	779,378	920	942	69.34%	250,884

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	69.34%	79.37%	58.4%
Urban	82.64%	88.29%	76.26%
Rural	68.76%	78.97%	57.62%
Hindu	69.17%	79.27%	58.11%
Muslim	70.85%	80.13%	60.92%
Buddhist	78.89%	88.57%	68.28%
Religion not stated	70.36%	78.93%	60.96%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion

Category/Religion	Sex Ratio
Total	920
Urban	889
Rural	921
SC	916
ST	952
Hindu	919
Muslim	940
Buddhist	918
Religion not stated	910

Child Population (0–6 Years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	Child %	Sex Ratio
Total	299,281	154,105	145,176	18.4%	942
Urban	9,629	5,035	4,594	14.7%	912
Rural	289,652	149,070	140,582	18.56%	943

Workforce (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	284,646	235,244	49,402
Cultivators	94,614	84,100	10,514
Agricultural Labourer	116,286	91,300	24,986
Household Industries	12,202	8,544	3,658
Other Workers	61,544	51,300	10,244
Marginal Workers	226,517	140,715	85,802
Total Workers	511,163	375,959	135,204
Non Working	1,115,221	471,047	644,174

Subdistrict, Block & CD Block List (11)

• Administrative Subdivisions: Bhabua, Mohania
• Blocks/Tehsils (11):
  • Adhaura
  • Bhabua
  • Bhagwanpur
  • Chainpur
  • Chand
  • Durgawati
  • Kudra
  • Mohania
  • Nuaon
  • Ramgarh
  • Rampur

Block/Subdistrict
Adhaura
Bhabua
Bhagwanpur
Chainpur
Chand
Durgawati
Kudra
Mohania
Nuaon
Ramgarh
Rampur

• Number of villages: 1,699
• Number of towns: 3
• Panchayats: 151

Official Language Distribution (2011)

• Bhojpuri: 90.55%
• Hindi: 7.11%
• Urdu: 2.13%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Families without roof: 188 (968 persons, 0.06% of population)

Economy, Geography, Facts, Politics & Notable People

• Main crops: Rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, maize
• Kaimur plateau and forest, home to Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, rock art, famous Mundeshwari temple
• Major industries: Vanaspati oil, cement (ACC), Power Grid (HVDC) at Pusauli
• Backward region (receives BRGF funds)
• Famous falls: Karkat, Telhar; rivers: Karmanasa, Durgavati, Kudra
• Major railway on Gaya–Mughalsarai line, highways NH19, NH319, SH14
• Notable people: Gopal Prasad Sinha, Lalmuni Chaubey, Mahabali Singh, Manoj Tiwari, Jagada Nand Singh, Brij Kishor Bind, Mohd Zama Khan, Ashutosh Tiwari, Sudhakar Singh
• Assembly segments: Ramgarh, Mohania, Bhabua, Chainpur