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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 2,470,975 to 2,710,000 (~24.9% growth since 2011)
• Population (Census 2011): 2,001,762 (20.02 lakh)
• Male: 1,047,559 (2011), Est. (2025): 1,293,107
• Female: 954,203 (2011), Est. (2025): 1,177,868
• Area: 1,788 km²
• Density: 1,120/km² (2011)
• Households: 401,289 (2011)
• Sex Ratio: 911 (2011), est. 2025: ~912
• Literacy Rate: 52.25% (2011) | Male: 61.77%, Female: 41.74%
• Child (0–6 years): 404,576 (20.2% of total), Child sex ratio: 930
• Urban: 88,461 (4.42%), Rural: 1,913,301 (95.58%)

Population Projections & Historic Trends (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Growth (%)
1901	429,692	-
1911	442,985	+3.1
1921	427,735	-3.5
1931	452,600	+5.8
1941	456,140	+0.8
1951	528,845	+15.9
1961	642,346	+21.5
1971	774,477	+20.6
1981	964,033	+24.5
1991	1,177,706	+22.2
2001	1,526,646	+29.6
2011	2,001,762	+31.1
2025 (proj)	2,470,975–2,710,000	+24.9
2026 (proj)	2,534,437	+26.6
2036 (proj)	2,841,828	+41.9

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Hindu	1,753,829	87.61	2,164,927
Muslim	241,760	12.08	298,429
Christian	1,342	0.07	1,657
Sikh	170	0.01	210
Buddhist	60	0.00	74
Jain	133	0.01	164
Others	81	0.00	100
Not Stated	4,387	0.22	5,415
Total	2,001,762	100.00	2,470,975

Population by Caste: SC/ST (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%
Scheduled Caste	346,275	179,337	166,938	17.3
Scheduled Tribe	12,532	6,442	6,090	0.63

Urban / Rural, Literacy, and Households (2011)

Type	Population	% of Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	88,461	4.42%	46,799	41,662	890	942	73.5%	-
Rural	1,913,301	95.58%	1,000,760	912,541	912	930	51.22%	401,289
Total	2,001,762	100%	1,047,559	954,203	911	930	52.25%	401,289

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	52.25%	61.77%	41.74%
Urban	73.5%	79.79%	66.35%
Rural	51.22%	60.89%	40.56%
Hindu	53.48%	63.17%	42.74%
Muslim	42.92%	50.99%	34.29%
Christian	61.11%	70.52%	49.90%
Religion not stated	52.67%	64.02%	40.93%

Sex Ratio (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	911
Urban	890
Rural	912
SC	931
ST	946
Hindu	908
Muslim	939
Christian	862
Religion not stated	911

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Group	Total	Male	Female	% of Pop	Sex Ratio
0–6 years	404,576	209,571	195,005	20.2%	930

Workforce (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	443,507	335,057	108,450
Cultivators	135,741	113,332	22,409
Agricultural Labourer	238,882	168,680	70,202
Household Industries	8,115	5,102	3,013
Other Workers	60,769	47,943	12,826
Marginal Workers	334,039	160,989	173,050
Total Workers	777,546	496,046	281,500
Non Working	1,224,216	551,513	672,703

Sub-Divisions, Blocks, Taluks (2021)

• Subdivisions: Madhepura, Udakishunganj
• Blocks/Tehsils (13):
  • Alamnagar
  • Bihariganj
  • Chausa
  • Gamharia
  • Ghailarh
  • Gwalpara
  • Kishanganj
  • Kumarkhand
  • Madhepura
  • Murliganj
  • Puraini
  • Shankarpur
  • Singheshwar

Block / Subdistrict
Alamnagar
Bihariganj
Chausa
Gamharia
Ghailarh
Gwalpara
Kishanganj
Kumarkhand
Madhepura
Murliganj
Puraini
Shankarpur
Singheshwar

• Villages: 439
• Towns: 3
• Panchayats: 170
• Police Stations: 13

Language Distribution (2011)

• Maithili: 38.43%
• Hindi: 37.15%
• Urdu: 5.71%
• Other Hindi: 18.04%

Houseless / Roofless (2011)

• Houseless Families: 83, Population: 418 (0.02% of total)

Geography, Economy, Infrastructure, Facts

• Situated in Kosi plains; average rainfall: 1,300 mm, temperature: 7–45°C
• Key rivers: Koshi, Gwalpara, Kumarkhand
• Major crops: rice, wheat, maize, pulses, sugarcane
• Backward district (BRGF grant recipient), major economic activity: agriculture
• Locomotive factory (WAG-12) by Indian Railways & Alstom; region known for floods
• Educational hubs: B.N. Mandal University, Navodaya Vidyalaya, multiple private schools
• Notable people: Rash Bihari Lal Mandal (Murho Zamindar), B.P. Mandal, Kamleshwari P. Yadav