Pashchim Champaran Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

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

Pashchim Champaran district is situated in Bihar and has an area of 5228 sq km. The district headquarters is Bettiah. As per the Census 2011, the district has a population of approximately 4 million which is estimated to be more than 5 million by 2026. The sex ratio stood at 909 females per 1000 males and the literacy rate was 55.7%. The district is mainly rural (90%) and has 14.08% SC and 6.35% ST population. There are 8 towns and 1, 483 villages in the district.

Quick Overview of Pashchim Champaran District (2021/2022 Projection & 2011 Census)

• District: Pashchim Champaran (West Champaran), Bihar
• Area: 5,228 sq km
• Headquarters: Bettiah
• Population (2011): 3,935,042 (Males: 2,061,110 | Females: 1,873,932)
• Population (2025 Estimate): 4,857,416 – 5,250,000 
• Population (2026 Estimate): 4,982,169 – 5,310,000
• Sex Ratio (2011): 909 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6, 2011): 953 girls per 1000 boys
• Literacy rate (2011): 55.7% (Male: 65.59%, Female: 44.69%)
• Population Density (2011): 753 per sq km
• Urban population: 9.99% | Rural: 90.01%
• SC Population: 14.08% | ST Population: 6.35%
• Number of Households: 710,461
• Number of Towns: 8 | Villages: 1,483

Historical Population Data (1901–2036, decadal and projected)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	762,628	-	-	377,000	385,000
1911	813,000	+50,372	+6.59%	401,000	412,000
1921	826,679	+13,679	+1.7%	413,000	414,000
1931	913,931	+87,252	+10.6%	460,000	454,000
1941	1,021,217	+107,286	+11.7%	517,000	505,000
1951	1,071,382	+50,165	+4.9%	547,000	524,000
1961	1,325,122	+253,740	+23.7%	681,000	644,000
1971	1,587,019	+261,897	+19.76%	828,000	759,000
1981	1,972,610	+385,591	+24.3%	1,032,000	941,000
1991	2,333,666	+361,056	+18.3%	1,243,000	1,091,000
2001	3,043,466	+710,000	+30.4%	1,600,839	1,442,627
2011	3,935,042	+891,576	+29.3%	2,061,110	1,873,932

Projected Population 2025–2036

Year	Projected Population
2025	4,857,416 – 5,250,000
2026	4,982,169 – 5,310,000
2027	5,047,769 – 5,360,000
2028	5,113,368 – 5,400,000
2029	5,178,968 – 5,440,000
2030	5,244,568 – 5,470,000
2031	5,304,785 – 5,500,000
2036	5,586,433

Urban & Rural, Households, and City/Town Stats

	Urban	Rural	Total
Population (2011)	393,165	3,541,877	3,935,042
Male	207,301	1,853,809	2,061,110
Female	185,864	1,688,068	1,873,932
Sex Ratio	897	911	909
Literacy Rate	71.12%	53.9%	55.7%
Male Literacy	77.47%	64.2%	65.59%
Female Literacy	63.98%	42.46%	44.69%
Number of Households	710,461
Number of Towns	8
Number of Villages	1,483

City & Major Urban Agglomerations List

City Name	Population 2011	Estimated Population 2025
Bagaha (Nagar Parishad)	112,634	139,035
Bettiah (Nagar Parishad/U.A.)	132,209 / 155,518*	163,199

Sub-Districts (Blocks/Taluks) of Pashchim Champaran

• Bettiah
• Sikta
• Mainatanr
• Chanpatia
• Bairia
• Lauriya
• Bagaha
• Sidhaw
• Madhubani
• Gaunaha
• Narkatiaganj
• Manjhaulia
• Nautan
• Jogapatti
• Ramnagar
• Thakraha
• Bhitaha
• Piprasi

Religion-Wise Population (2011 Census & 2025 Estimate)

Religion	Population 2011	% (2011)	Population 2025 Est.
Hindu	3,047,427	77.44%	3,761,744
Muslim	865,090	21.98%	1,067,867
Christian	8,469	0.22%	10,454
Sikh	926	0.02%	1,143
Buddhist	1,337	0.03%	1,650
Jain	296	0.01%	365
Other	1,895	0.05%	2,339
Religion Not Stated	9,602	0.24%	11,853
Total	3,935,042	100%	4,857,416

Sex Ratio & Child Sex Ratio (by Area & Religion)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	909
Urban	897
Rural	911
SC	916
ST	959

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	904
Muslim	928
Christian	982

Literacy Rate (by Area & Religion, 2011)

Category	Average Literacy Rate (%)	Male Literacy (%)	Female Literacy (%)
Total	55.7	65.59	44.69
Urban	71.12	77.47	63.98
Rural	53.9	64.2	42.46

Religion	Avg Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	55.58	65.7	44.26
Muslim	55.87	64.98	45.92
Christian	79.26	83.07	75.34

SC & ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	% of Total
Scheduled Caste	553,944	289,191	264,753	14.08%
Scheduled Tribe	250,046	127,680	122,366	6.35%

Child Population (0-6 years, 2011)

	Total	Male	Female	% of Total	Child Sex Ratio
Pashchim Champaran	776,031	397,418	378,613	19.72%	953

Workforce Details (2011)

Work Profile	Total	Male	Female
Total Workers	1,478,947	999,282	479,665
Main Workers	797,544	627,289	170,255
Cultivators	155,114	133,362	21,752
Agricultural Labourers	464,772	347,032	117,740
Household Industries	19,043	13,367	5,676
Other Workers	158,615	133,528	25,087
Marginal Workers	681,403	371,993	309,410
Non-Working	2,456,095	1,061,828	1,394,267

Languages Spoken (2011 Census)

• Bhojpuri: 91.86%
• Hindi: 3.32%
• Urdu: 2.97%
• Others

Houseless Population (2011)

• Families living without roof: 227
• Total population houseless: 988
• ~0.025% of total district population

Administrative Divisions

• 3 Tehsils/Sub-Divisions: Bettiah, Bagaha, Narkatiaganj
• 18 Blocks listed above
• Lok Sabha constituencies: Paschim Champaran, Valmiki Nagar
• Vidhan Sabha: Valmiki Nagar, Ramnagar, Narkatiaganj, Bagaha, Lauriya, Nautan, Chanpatia, Bettiah, Sikta

Social & Economic Facts

• Major crop: Sugarcane (highest producer in Bihar; 2022)
• Valmiki National Park and two wildlife sanctuaries: Valmiki, Udaypur
• Major language: Bhojpuri
• Historical significance: Champaran Satyagraha (Gandhi, 1917)
• Notable people: Mahatma Gandhi, Manoj Bajpayee, Vinay Bihari, Prakash Jha, others

Neighbouring Districts (Bihar)

District	Population 2011
Purba Champaran	5,099,371
Sheohar	656,246
Sitamarhi	3,423,574
Madhubani	4,487,379
Supaul	2,229,076
Araria	2,811,569
Kishanganj	1,690,400
Purnia	3,264,619
Katihar	3,071,029
Madhepura	2,001,762