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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 2,082,124 to 2,240,000 (20.82–22.40 lakh)
• Projected 2026 Population: 2,110,450–2,260,000
• Population (2011): 1,666,886 (16.67 lakh)
• Male: 883,786 (2011), Est. 2025: ~1,090,945–1,099,000
• Female: 783,100 (2011), Est. 2025: ~966,659–983,000
• Area: 1,486 km²
• Density (2011): 1,122/km²
• Households: 328,823 (2011)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 886 (Female/1000 Male), Child Sex Ratio: 926; Est. 2025: ~886
• Literacy Rate (2011): 57.92%; Male: 65.25%; Female: 49.56%
• Child (0–6 years): 340,880 (20.45%); Boys: 177,007; Girls: 163,873; Sex Ratio (0–6): 926
• Urban Pop. (2011): 87,159 (5.23%), Rural: 1,579,727 (94.77%)

Population Projections & Historic Trends (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Growth (%)	Male	Female
1901	321,380	-	157,000	164,000
1911	331,441	+3.13	162,000	169,000
1921	315,166	-4.91	156,000	159,000
1931	354,889	+12.60	178,000	177,000
1941	401,206	+13.05	201,000	200,000
1951	443,401	+10.52	229,000	215,000
1961	540,794	+21.96	278,000	263,000
1971	641,202	+18.57	339,000	303,000
1981	768,653	+19.88	404,000	365,000
1991	987,227	+28.44	529,000	459,000
2001	1,280,354	+29.69	679,267	601,087
2011	1,666,886	+30.19	883,786	783,100
2025 (proj)	2,082,124–2,240,000	+24.9 to +34.4	1,090,945–1,099,000	966,659–983,000
2026 (proj)	2,110,450–2,260,000	+26.6 to +35.6	1,114,000	997,000
2036 (proj)	2,366,417	+41.97	1,243,684	1,122,349

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Hindu	1,486,989	89.21	1,835,539
Muslim	175,588	10.53	216,746
Christian	1,253	0.08	1,547
Sikh	143	0.01	177
Buddhist	79	0.00	98
Jain	86	0.01	106
Not Stated	2,633	0.16	3,250
Others	115	0.01	142
Total	1,666,886	100.00	2,057,604

SC/ST Counts (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	247,161	130,191	116,970	14.83	899
Scheduled Tribe	675	352	323	0.04	918

Urban/Rural, Literacy, and Households (2011)

Type	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	87,159	5.23	46,505	40,654	874	921	76.74%	-
Rural	1,579,727	94.77	837,281	742,446	887	926	56.82%	328,823
Total	1,666,886	100	883,786	783,100	886	926	57.92%	328,823

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	57.92%	65.25%	49.56%
Urban	76.74%	81.45%	71.30%
Rural	56.82%	64.30%	48.30%
Hindu	58.7%	66.17%	50.18%
Muslim	51.05%	57.14%	44.16%
Christian	57.82%	63.75%	51.04%
Religion not stated	58.4%	67.07%	49.13%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category/Religion	Sex Ratio
Total	886
Urban	874
Rural	887
Hindu	885
Muslim	901
Religion not stated	927
Christian	902

Child Population (0–6 Years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	Child %	Sex Ratio
Total	340,880	177,007	163,873	20.45%	926
Urban	14,206	7,397	6,809	16.3%	921
Rural	326,674	169,610	157,064	20.68%	926

Workforce (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	306,283	252,177	54,106
Cultivators	75,365	66,889	8,476
Agricultural Labourer	145,787	117,532	28,255
Household Industries	10,847	6,320	4,527
Other Workers	74,284	61,436	12,848
Marginal Workers	254,522	146,039	108,483
Total Workers	560,805	398,216	162,589
Non Working	1,106,081	485,570	620,511

Administrative Sub-divisions, Blocks & Taluks

• Sub-divisions: Khagaria, Gogri
• Blocks/Tehsils (7): Alauli, Khagaria, Chautham, Mansi, Gogri, Beldaur, Parbatta

Block	No. Panchayats	No. Revenue Villages
Alauli	21	45
Khagaria	26	51
Chautham	13	28
Mansi	7	13
Gogri	24	68
Beldaur	16	29
Parbatta	22	69

• Number of Panchayats: 129
• Number of villages: 301
• Number of towns: 2

Language Distribution (2011)

• Angika (regional language): ~64%
• Hindi (official census): 29.28%
• Urdu: 5.90%

Roofless / Houseless (2011)

• Roofless families: 119 (554 persons; ~0.033% of population)

Politics & Constituencies

• Lok Sabha (Parliament): 1 Parliamentary (Khagaria), 4 out of 6 assembly segments in district
• Important Assembly segments: 148-Alauli, 149-Khagaria, 150-Beldaur, 151-Parbatta

Geography, Economy, Socio-Economic & Notable Facts

• Major rivers: Ganges, Kamla Balan, Koshi, Budhi Gandak, Kareh, Kali Koshi, Bagmati (regular flooding)
• Main crops: Rice, maize, wheat (very fertile plains, annual floods replenish soil)
• Major railway junction: Khagaria (Barauni–Guwahati route), NH-31 passes district
• 2015: Foundation stone laid for new 'Mega Food Park' at Mansi (30,000+ beneficiaries, 6000 jobs potential)
• Identified as a "backward district" (BRGF recipient)
• Major religious/tourist site: Goddess Durga temple (Sanhouli), annual festivals