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

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

Rohtas, Bihar, is an area of 3, 881 sq km with a population of nearly 3 million as of 2011, which is expected to be around 3.75 million in 2026. The district has a density of 763 per sq km, a fairly good literacy rate of 73.37%, and a sex ratio of 918 females per 1000 males. The district is mainly rural (85.55%) consisting of 19 blocks, 2, 072 villages, and 10 towns, with the SC population accounted for 18.57%.

Quick Overview of Rohtas District (2021/2025 Projection & 2011 Census)

• District: Rohtas, Bihar
• Area: 3,881 sq km
• Headquarters: Sasaram
• Population (2011): 2,959,918 (Male: 1,543,546 | Female: 1,416,372)
• Estimated Population (2025): 3,650,000 – 3,697,262 
• Estimated Population (2026): 3,680,000 – 3,747,562
• Population Density (2011): 763 per sq km
• Sex Ratio (2011): 918 females per 1000 males
• Sex Ratio (2025 est.): 926 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6): 931 girls per 1000 boys
• Literacy Rate (2011): 73.37% (Male: 82.88%, Female: 62.97%) – highest in Bihar
• SC population: 18.57% | ST population: 1.07%
• Urban population: 14.45% | Rural: 85.55%
• Number of Households (2011): 460,345
• Blocks/Subdistricts/Taluks: 19 | Villages: 2,072 | Towns: 10

Historic Population (1901–2011, Decadal and Projected Growth)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	606,016	-	-	289,000	317,000
1911	575,964	-30,052	-4.96%	279,000	297,000
1921	560,894	-15,070	-2.62%	276,000	284,000
1931	616,315	+55,421	9.88%	309,000	307,000
1941	719,901	+103,586	16.81%	363,000	356,000
1951	831,133	+111,232	15.45%	425,000	406,000
1961	1,024,133	+193,000	23.22%	523,000	501,000
1971	1,286,983	+262,850	25.67%	669,000	618,000
1981	1,583,280	+296,297	23.02%	829,000	754,000
1991	1,927,736	+344,456	21.76%	1,018,000	910,000
2001	2,464,243	+536,507	27.83%	1,290,000	1,174,000
2011	2,959,918	+495,675	20.11%	1,543,546	1,416,372

Year	Population Projection
2025	3,650,000 – 3,697,262
2026	3,680,000 – 3,747,562
2031	3,990,231
2036	4,202,086

Urban and Rural Population Stats

	Urban	Rural	Total
Population (2011)	427,765	2,532,153	2,959,918
Male	225,270	1,318,276	1,543,546
Female	202,495	1,213,877	1,416,372
Sex Ratio	899	921	918
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	914	933	931
Child Population (0-6)	63,013	443,797	506,810
Literacy Rate	78.35%	72.50%	73.37%
Male Literacy	84.65%	82.57%	82.88%
Female Literacy	71.32%	61.53%	62.97%
Number of Households	460,345
Number of Towns	10
Number of Villages	2,072

City List & Town Population

City Name	Class	Population 2011	Estimated Population 2025
Sasaram	Nagar Nigam	147,408	181,960
Dehri	Nagar Parishad	137,231	169,398
Bikramganj	Nagar Panchayat	48,465	–
Nasriganj	Nagar Panchayat	23,819	–
Nokha	Nagar Panchayat	27,302	–
Koath	Nagar Panchayat	18,890	–
Bhardua	Census Town	5,317	–
Chanari	Census Town	6,569	–
Saraiya	Census Town	8,260	–
Telkap	Census Town	4,504	–
Karagahar	Census Town	10,170	–

Subdistricts/Blocks/Taluks in Rohtas

• Akorhi Gola
• Bikramganj
• Chenari
• Dawath
• Dehri
• Dinara
• Karakat
• Kargahar
• Kochas
• Nasriganj
• Nauhatta
• Nokha
• Rajpur
• Rohtas
• Sanjhauli
• Sasaram
• Sheosagar
• Suryapura
• Tilouthu

Religion-wise Population (2011 Census & 2025 Estimate)

Religion	Population 2011	% (2011)	Estimated Population 2025
Hindu	2,645,415	89.37	3,265,500
Muslim	300,487	10.15	370,921
Christian	2,889	0.10	3,566
Sikh	2,569	0.09	3,171
Buddhist	1,584	0.05	1,955
Jain	252	0.01	311
Other/not stated	6,185	0.21	7,635
Others	537	0.02	663
Total	2,959,918	100	3,650,000

Religion	Sex Ratio	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	916	73.61%	83.31%	63%
Muslim	938	71.06%	79.03%	62.5%
Christian	963	80.41%	86.02%	74.71%
Religion not stated	909	71.07%	81.32%	59.78%

Caste-wise Population (2011 Census)

Caste	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	549,546	286,596	262,950	18.57%	918
Scheduled Tribe	31,650	16,399	15,251	1.07%	930

Sex Ratio & Child Sex Ratio, Religion & Area

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	918
Urban	899
Rural	921
Scheduled Caste	918
Scheduled Tribe	930

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	916
Muslim	938
Religion not stated	909
Christian	963

Literacy Rate (Overall, Urban/Rural, Religion, 2011)

Category	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Total Population	73.37%	82.88%	62.97%
Urban Area	78.35%	84.65%	71.32%
Rural Area	72.50%	82.57%	61.53%

Religion	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Hindu	73.61%	83.31%	63%
Muslim	71.06%	79.03%	62.5%
Religion not stated	71.07%	81.32%	59.78%
Christian	80.41%	86.02%	74.71%

Child Population (0-6 years, 2011)

	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Child Sex Ratio
Rohtas	506,810	262,474	244,336	17.12%	931

Workforce Details (2011)

Work Profile	Total	Male	Female
Total Workers	924,879	707,939	216,940
Main Workers	542,439	465,573	76,866
Cultivators	169,007	153,725	15,282
Agricultural Labourers	172,526	145,730	26,796
Household Industries	24,900	16,769	8,131
Other Workers	176,006	149,349	26,657
Marginal Workers	382,440	242,366	140,074
Non Working	2,035,039	835,607	1,199,432

Houseless Population (2011)

• Families living without roof: 215
• Total population houseless: 1,057 (~0.036%)

Languages Spoken (2011 Census)

• Bhojpuri: 87.67%
• Hindi: 7.47%
• Urdu: 4.39%

Economy, Key Agriculture & Industries

• Principle crops: Rice, wheat, maize ("Rice bowl of Bihar")
• Dalmianagar—former major industrial city, now closed
• Agriculture remains main source of income
• Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary—1,342 sq km

Places of Interest, Geography, and Forests

• Rohtas Garh Fort, Sher Shah Suri Tomb, Maa Tara Chandi Temple, Gupta Dham, Dhua Kund
• Highest forest cover among Bihar districts; divided into Sasaram Plain and Rohtas Plateau
• Main rivers: Durgawati, Bajari, Koel, Sura
• Soil types: ustalfs, ochrepts, orthents, fluvents, psamments

Administrative Divisions, Subdivisions & Blocks

• Headquarters: Sasaram
• Subdivisions (Tehsils): Sasaram, Bikramganj, Dehri
• Blocks: Akorhi Gola, Bikramganj, Chenari, Dawath, Dehri, Dinara, Karakat, Kargahar, Kochas, Nasriganj, Nauhatta, Nokha, Rajpur, Rohtas, Sanjhauli, Sasaram, Sheosagar, Suryapura, Tilouthu
• 226 Gram Panchayats, 2072 villages

Assembly Constituencies & Politics

No.	Constituency	Name	Party	Alliance	Notes
207	Chenari	Murari Prasad Gautam	BJP	NDA	Was INC
208	Sasaram	Rajesh Kumar Gupta	RJD	MGB
209	Kargahar	Santhosh Kumar Mishra	INC	MGB
210	Dinara	Vijay Yadav	RJD	MGB
211	Nokha	Anita Devi	RJD	MGB
212	Dehri	Fateh Bahadur Singh	RJD	MGB
213	Karakat	Arun Singh	CPI(ML)L	MGB

Notable People

• Sher Shah Suri – Emperor, conquered Mughal Empire
• Chhedi Paswan – Ex-MP, MLA
• Sanjay Nirupam – MP, Mumbai North
• Murari Prasad Gautam – Ex-Minister
• Akash Deep – Cricketer, IPL (RCB)
• Jyoti Prakash Nirala – Ashok Chakra recipient
• Kavi Kumar Azad – TV actor
• Ritesh Pandey – Bhojpuri actor/singer

Neighbouring Districts (Bihar)

District	Population 2011
Aurangabad	2,540,073
Kaimur	1,626,384
Gaya	4,391,418
Buxar	1,706,352
Bhojpur	2,728,407
Nawada	2,219,146
Patna	5,838,465
Jamui	1,760,405
Nalanda	2,877,653
Jehanabad	1,125,313