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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 2,086,630 to 2,270,000 (20.87–22.7 lakh)
• Projected 2026: 2,140,221 to 2,300,000
• Population (Census 2011): 1,690,400
• Male: 866,970 (2011), Est. 2025: ~1,070,188
• Female: 823,430 (2011), Est. 2025: ~1,016,442
• Area: 1,884 km²
• Density: 897/km² (2011)
• Households: 338,445 (2011)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 950; Child Sex Ratio: 971; Est. 2025: ~950
• Literacy Rate: 55.46% (2011). Male: 63.66%, Female: 46.76%
• Child (0–6 years): 346,904 (20.52%); Sex Ratio (0–6): 971
• Urban pop. (2011): 161,123 (9.53%).
• Rural pop. (2011): 1,529,277 (90.47%).

Projections and Historic Population Growth (1901–2036)

Year	Population	%/Change	Male	Female
1901	234,482	-	120,000	115,000
1911	251,966	+7.4	128,000	124,000
1921	269,059	+6.8	139,000	130,000
1931	291,023	+8.2	150,000	141,000
1941	316,813	+8.9	163,000	154,000
1951	336,235	+6.1	180,000	156,000
1961	459,703	+36.7	245,000	214,000
1971	618,773	+34.6	324,000	294,000
1981	805,333	+30.1	419,000	386,000
1991	984,107	+22.20	509,000	475,000
2001	1,296,348	+31.73	669,552	626,796
2011	1,690,400	+30.40	866,970	823,430
2025 (proj)	2,086,630–2,270,000	+24.9%	1,070,188	1,016,442
2026 (proj)	2,140,221–2,300,000	+26.6%	1,092,000	1,048,000
2036 (proj)	2,399,798	+41.97%	1,220,020	1,180,150

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Muslim	1,149,095	67.98	1,418,443
Hindu	531,236	31.43	655,758
Christian	5,783	0.34	7,139
Jain	1,476	0.09	1,822
Sikh	398	0.02	491
Buddhist	183	0.01	226
Not Stated	2,201	0.13	2,717
Others	28	0.00	35
Total	1,690,400	100.00	2,086,630

SC/ST (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	113,118	57,964	55,154	6.69	952
Scheduled Tribe	64,224	32,506	31,718	3.80	976

Urban/Rural Breakup, Households, Literacy (2011)

Type	Population	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	161,123	83,652	77,471	926	967	71.18%	-
Rural	1,529,277	783,318	745,959	952	972	53.71%	338,445
Total	1,690,400	866,970	823,430	950	971	55.46%	338,445

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	55.46%	63.66%	46.76%
Urban	71.18%	76.58%	65.31%
Rural	53.71%	62.21%	44.74%
Hindu	60.16%	69.75%	49.76%
Muslim	53.15%	60.66%	45.28%
Christian	54.95%	63.18%	46.58%
Religion not stated	64.04%	74.63%	53.35%

Sex Ratio by Religion (2011)

Religion	Sex Ratio
Muslim	958
Hindu	934
Christian	972
Not Stated	936

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	% of Pop	Sex Ratio
Total	346,904	175,962	170,942	20.52	971
Urban	26,838	13,643	13,195	16.66	967
Rural	320,066	162,319	157,747	20.93	972

Workforce (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	384,416	334,500	49,916
Cultivators	90,347	84,261	6,086
Agricultural Labourer	220,301	191,135	29,166
Household Industries	5,832	3,725	2,107
Other Workers	67,936	55,379	12,557
Marginal Workers	144,648	86,692	57,956
Total Workers	529,064	421,192	107,872
Non Working	1,161,336	445,778	715,558

Blocks/Subdistricts, Panchayats, Municipalities, Villages

• Blocks / Tehsils (7): Bahadurganj, Dighalbank, Kishanganj, Kochadhaman, Pothia, Terhagachh, Thakurganj
• Gram Panchayats: 126
• Census Villages: 771
• Municipalities: 3
• Revenue Divisions: 1
• Police Stations: 20

Block/Subdistrict	Gram Panchayats
Kishanganj	10
Bahadurganj	20
Thakurganj	22
Kochadhaman	24
Dighalbank	16
Pothia	22
Terhagachh	12
Total	126

City List & City Level Population (2011/2025)

City/Town	Status	Population (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Kishanganj	Nagar Parishad	105,782	130,577

Language Distribution (2011)

• Surjapuri: 42.61%
• Urdu: 32.62%
• Hindi: 9.05%
• Bengali: 6.66%
• Santali: 3.45%
• Maithili: 2.63%
• Bhojpuri: 1.23%

Roofless (Houseless) Families

• Houseless families (2011): 107 (395 persons)

Geography, Economy & Notable Facts

• Only Muslim-majority district in Bihar; 68% Muslim population
• Tea is a major crop; only tea producing district in Bihar
• Major rivers: Mahananda, Kankai, Mechi, Donk, Ratua
• Backward Region (BRGF recipient), minority concentration
• Located in Purnia division, Seemanchal region. Borders Nepal, West Bengal
• Notable personalities: Asrarul Haq Qasmi. Aligarh Muslim University campus present