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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 1,235,526 to 1,280,000 (~12.36–12.8 lakh)
• Projected (2026): 1,267,258 (~12.67 lakh)
• Population (2011): 1,000,912 (10.01 lakh)
• Male (2011): 526,345, Female: 474,567
• Sex Ratio (2011): 902, Child (0–6) Sex Ratio: 920
• Households: 163,355 – 181,740
• Area: 1,228 km²
• Density: 815/km² (2011)
• Child (0–6 years): 188,214 (18.8%), Male: 98,050; Female: 90,164
• Urban: 143,011 (14.3%), Rural: 857,901 (85.7%)
• Sex Ratio: Urban 895, Rural 903
• Average Literacy Rate: 62.42% (2011), Male: 71.26%, Female: 52.57%

Population Projections & Historic Growth (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Variation	Variation (%)	Male	Female
1901	229,288	-	-	112,000	117,000
1911	236,466	+7,178	+3.13%	116,000	121,000
1921	224,854	-11,612	-4.91%	111,000	114,000
1931	253,195	+28,341	+12.60%	127,000	126,000
1941	286,239	+33,044	+13.05%	143,000	143,000
1951	316,343	+30,104	+10.52%	159,000	157,000
1961	352,448	+36,105	+11.41%	177,000	176,000
1971	439,256	+86,808	+24.63%	226,000	213,000
1981	533,840	+94,584	+21.53%	277,000	257,000
1991	646,395	+112,555	+21.08%	344,000	303,000
2001	802,225	+155,830	+24.11%	418,000	385,000
2011	1,000,912	+198,687	+24.77%	526,345	474,567
2025 (proj)	1,235,526–1,280,000	+~234,614	+24.9%	649,720–672,000	585,806–608,000
2026 (proj)	1,267,258	+~26.61%	663,000	604,000
2036 (proj)	1,420,958	+41.97%	740,685	680,156

Religion Wise Population (2011 & Est. 2025)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Hindu	956,396	95.55%	1,180,575
Muslim	40,886	4.08%	50,470
Christian	487	0.05%	601
Sikh	140	0.01%	173
Buddhist	52	0.01%	64
Jain	78	0.01%	96
Others	52	0.01%	64
Not Stated	2,821	0.28%	3,482
Total	1,000,912	100.0%	1,235,526

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	153,209	80,069	73,140	15.31	914
Scheduled Tribe	8,333	4,247	4,086	0.83	963

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

Area	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	143,011	14.29	75,482	67,529	895	884	71.33%	-
Rural	857,901	85.71	450,863	407,038	903	925	60.89%	163,355
Total	1,000,912	100.0	526,345	474,567	902	920	62.42%	163,355

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	62.42%	71.26%	52.57%
Urban	71.33%	78.39%	63.47%
Rural	60.89%	70.03%	50.71%
Hindu	62.54%	71.45%	52.60%
Muslim	59.98%	66.72%	52.65%
Christian	61.4%	70.19%	51.83%
Religion not stated	54.66%	69.05%	41.86%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	902
Urban	895
Rural	903
Hindu	901
Muslim	924
Christian	918
Religion not stated	1072

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	% of Pop	Sex Ratio
Total	188,214	98,050	90,164	18.8%	920
Urban	24,347	12,926	11,421	17.02%	884
Rural	163,867	85,124	78,743	19.1%	925

Workforce (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	201,866	163,186	38,680
Cultivators	59,601	52,137	7,464
Agricultural Labourer	80,407	59,925	20,482
Household Industries	7,108	4,779	2,329
Other Workers	54,750	46,345	8,405
Marginal Workers	124,710	77,308	47,402
Total Workers	326,576	240,494	86,082
Non Working	674,336	285,851	388,485

SC/ST Decadal Variation (2011)

Description	Rural	Urban
Population %	85.71%	14.29%
Total Population	857,901	143,011
Male Population	450,863	75,482
Female Population	407,038	67,529
Sex Ratio	903	895
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	925	884
Child Population (0–6)	163,867	24,347
Literates	422,622	84,648
Average Literacy	60.89%	71.33%
Male Literacy	70.03%	78.39%
Female Literacy	50.71%	63.47%

Administrative Subdivisions, Blocks, Taluks

• Blocks (7): Lakhisarai, Surajgarha, Barahiya, Halsi, Pipariya, Ramgarh Chowk, Chanan

Block / Subdivision
Lakhisarai
Surajgarha
Barahiya
Halsi
Pipariya
Ramgarh Chowk
Chanan

• Number of villages: 472
• Number of towns: 2
• Notable towns: Lakhisarai, Barahiya, Surajgarha
• Notable villages: Babhangawan, Balgudar, Bhaluee, Maheshpur, Nijai, Pokhrama, Sabikpur

Official Language Distribution (2011)

• Magahi: 46.96%
• Hindi: 29.09%
• Urdu: 1.73%
• Others classified under Hindi: 21.17%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Families without roof: 146 (995 persons, ~0.099% of pop.)

Socio-Economic, Economy, Politics & Facts

• Formed in 1994 from Munger—part of Munger division; mixed/industrial area (fertilizer, pesticide, fabrics, Sindur market, NTPC thermal plant at Kajra upcoming)
• Backward district (receives BRGF funds), notable Ashok Dham (Indradamneshwar), Sringri Rishi Dham, Lali Pahari Buddhist site, prominent religious/archaeological centers, many local temples/ponds
• Politics: Lakhisarai assembly segment (BJP), Suryagarha (JDU). Notable people: Giriraj Singh (Union Minister)