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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 1,688,369 to 1,700,000 (16.88–17.00 lakh)
• Projected 2026: 1,731,732 (17.32 lakh)
• Population (2011): 1,367,765
• Male (2011): 729,041, Est. 2025: 899,928
• Female (2011): 638,724, Est. 2025: 788,441
• Area: 1,419 km²
• Density (2011): 964/km²
• Households (2011): 263,171
• Sex Ratio (2011): 876. Child Sex Ratio: 922. Est. 2025: ~877
• Average Literacy Rate (2011): 70.46%. Male: 77.74%. Female: 62.08%
• Child (0–6 years): 229,860 (16.8%), Boys: 119,611, Girls: 110,249, Ratio: 922
• Urban Pop. (2011): 380,120 (27.79%). Rural: 987,645 (72.21%)

Population Projections & Historic Trends (1901–2036)

Year	Population	% or Δ	Male	Female
1901	339,678	-	166,000	174,000
1911	350,312	+3.1%	171,000	179,000
1921	333,110	-4.9%	165,000	168,000
1931	375,095	+12.6%	188,000	187,000
1941	424,049	+13.1%	212,000	212,000
1951	468,646	+10.5%	242,000	227,000
1961	555,833	+18.6%	286,000	270,000
1971	657,390	+18.3%	346,000	311,000
1981	801,071	+21.9%	424,000	378,000
1991	943,583	+17.8%	508,000	435,000
2001	1,137,797	+20.6%	608,000	530,000
2011	1,367,765	+20.2%	729,041	638,724
2025 (proj)	1,688,369	+23.43%	899,928	788,441
2026 (proj)	1,731,732	+26.61%	-	-
2036 (proj)	1,941,766	+41.97%	1,025,923	915,428

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Population (2025 est.)
Hindu	1,252,319	91.56	1,545,863
Muslim	110,416	8.07	136,298
Christian	1,815	0.13	2,240
Sikh	338	0.02	417
Buddhist	95	0.01	117
Jain	145	0.01	179
Others	61	0.00	75
Not Stated	2,576	0.19	3,180
Total	1,367,765	100.00	1,688,369

SC/ST (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%
Scheduled Caste	183,846	97,195	86,651	13.44
Scheduled Tribe	21,404	10,995	10,409	1.56

Urban/Rural, Literacy and Households (2011)

Type	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	380,120	27.79	201,742	178,378	884	906	81.01%	-
Rural	987,645	72.21	527,299	460,346	873	927	66.22%	263,171
Total	1,367,765	100	729,041	638,724	876	922	70.46%	263,171

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	70.46%	77.74%	62.08%
Urban	81.01%	86.01%	75.32%
Rural	66.22%	74.43%	56.68%
Hindu	70.64%	78.13%	61.98%
Muslim	68.12%	72.85%	62.75%
Christian	86.14%	88.82%	83.46%
Religion not stated	70.46%	78.13%	62.07%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	876
Urban	884
Rural	873
Hindu	875
Muslim	896
Christian	980
Religion not stated	920

Child Population (0–6 Years, 2011)

Group	Total	Male	Female	% of Pop	Sex Ratio
Total	229,860	119,611	110,249	16.8%	922
Urban	53,233	27,934	25,299	14.0%	906
Rural	176,627	91,677	84,950	18.0%	927

Workforce (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	233,402	198,949	34,453
Cultivators	28,928	25,129	3,799
Agricultural Labourer	76,183	61,386	14,797
Household Industries	8,178	6,032	2,146
Other Workers	120,113	106,402	13,711
Marginal Workers	193,256	128,504	64,752
Total Workers	426,658	327,453	99,205
Non Working	941,107	401,588	539,519

Administrative Subdivisions, Blocks, CD/Taluks List

• Subdivisions: Munger Sadar, Haveli Kharagpur, Tarapur
• Blocks (9): Sadar, Jamalpur, Bariarpur, Dharhara, Haveli Kharagpur, Tetiyabambar, Tarapur, Sangrampur, Asarganj

Block / Taluka
Sadar
Jamalpur
Bariarpur
Dharhara
Haveli Kharagpur
Tetiyabambar
Tarapur
Sangrampur
Asarganj

• No. of towns: 7
• No. of villages: 858

Official Language Distribution (2011)

• Hindi: 61.76%
• Urdu: 6.10%
• Santali: 0.93%
• Angika (Bajjika/Maithili dialect): ~30.6%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Families without roof: 70 (330 persons; 0.024% of population)

Geography, Economy, Socio-Economic, Politics & Notable Facts

• Major industries: Railways (Jamalpur workshop), Yoga (Bihar School of Yoga), Gun Factory, Dairy, Paper, Agroindustries
• Munger Fort, Chandika Sthan (Shaktipeeth), Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, Kastaharani Ghaat, Bihar Yoga Bharati, Pir Shah Nafah Shrine
• Munger is a key industrial hub for eastern Bihar; notable per capita income (₹42,793 FY21)
• Backward Region (receives BRGF funds), major grant recipient
• Assembly constituencies: Munger, Tarapur, Jamalpur, Sangrampur, Asarganj
• Divided from Bhagalpur (old) – now a district since 1972
• Notable people: Jayaprakash Narayan, Dinesh Chandra Yadav (MP, 2019), Lalan Singh (MP, 2024), Yogi Satyananda Saraswati (Yoga), S. Kalyan Raman (former DRDO chief), Arjun Pandit (athlete)