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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 2,374,134–2,460,000 (23.74–24.91 lakh)
• Population (2011): 1,900,661 (19.01 lakh)
• Male: 997,174 (2011), Est. (2025): 1,240,000
• Female: 903,487 (2011), Est. (2025): 1,134,000
• Area: 1,687 km²
• Density: 1,127/km² (2011)
• Households: 368,979 (2011)
• Sex Ratio: 906 (2011), est. 2025: ~910
• Average Literacy Rate: 53.2% (2011), Male: 63.56%, Female: 41.68%
• Child Population (0–6): 387,479 (20.39%), Sex Ratio (0–6): 933
• Urban: 156,540 (8.24%), Rural: 1,744,121 (91.76%)

Population Projections & Historic Trends (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Change (%)
1901	397,566	-
1911	409,867	+3.1
1921	395,756	-3.4
1931	418,762	+5.8
1941	422,038	+0.8
1951	489,307	+15.9
1961	582,156	+19.0
1971	721,202	+23.9
1981	902,008	+25.1
1991	1,132,413	+25.5
2001	1,508,182	+33.2
2011	1,900,661	+26.0
2025 (proj)	2,374,134–2,460,000	+24.9
2026 (proj)	2,406,433	+26.6
2036 (proj)	2,698,298	+41.97

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	Percentage	Pop. est. (2025)
Hindu	1,629,254	85.72	2,011,151
Muslim	266,620	14.03	329,116
Christian	1,292	0.07	1,595
Sikh	197	0.01	243
Buddhist	60	0.00	74
Jain	109	0.01	135
Others/Not Stated	3,129	0.17	3,863
Total	1,900,661	100.0	2,346,176

Population by Caste: SC/ST (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%
Scheduled Caste	317,249	164,518	152,731	16.7
Scheduled Tribe	6,009	3,101	2,908	0.3

Urban / Rural, Literacy, and Households (2011)

Type	Population	% of Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	156,540	8.24%	83,291	73,249	879	916	75.63%	-
Rural	1,744,121	91.76%	913,883	830,238	908	934	51.08%	368,979
Total	1,900,661	100%	997,174	903,487	906	933	53.2%	368,979

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	53.20%	63.56%	41.68%
Urban	75.63%	82.00%	68.33%
Rural	51.08%	61.79%	39.20%
Hindu	53.91%	64.48%	42.09%
Muslim	48.6%	57.54%	38.98%
Christian	65.56%	74.26%	56.27%
Religion not stated	56.04%	67.94%	44.39%

Sex Ratio & Child Population (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Population (0–6)	Pop %
Total	906	933	387,479	20.39%
Urban	879	916	25,748	16.14%
Rural	908	934	361,731	20.74%

Sex Ratio by Religion (2011)

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	902
Muslim	933
Christian	895
Religion not stated	941

Workforce Profile (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	363,326	296,934	66,392
Cultivators	118,840	103,586	15,254
Agricultural Labourer	155,772	118,188	37,584
Household Industries	8,365	5,584	2,781
Other Workers	80,349	69,576	10,773
Marginal Workers	286,572	159,790	126,782
Non Working	1,250,763	540,450	710,313

Administrative Sub-divisions/Blocks & Breakdown (2021)

• Sub-divisions: Saharsa Sadar, Simri Bakhtiyarpur
• Blocks/Tehsils/Anchals (10):
  • Banma Itahri
  • Kahara
  • Mahishi
  • Nauhatta
  • Patarghat
  • Salkhua
  • Sattar Kataiya
  • Saur Bazar
  • Simri Bakhtiyarpur
  • Sonbarsa

Block / Subdistrict
Banma Itahri
Kahara
Mahishi
Nauhatta
Patarghat
Salkhua
Sattar Kataiya
Saur Bazar
Simri Bakhtiyarpur
Sonbarsa

• Number of towns: 1
• Number of villages: 468

Language Distribution (2011)

• Maithili: 68.87%
• Hindi: 21.15%
• Urdu: 9.62%
• Other: ~0.36%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Families without roof: 86 (total 450 persons)

Economy & Socio-Economic Facts

• Major crops: corn/maize, Makhana (fox nut), rice, mustard, mango & litchi, sugarcane, bamboo, wheat, ber
• District famous for Maithili culture, mango & litchi orchards, Kosi river (flood-prone area), and makhana export (2 lakh tonnes exported annually)
• Main industries: agriculture, fisheries, makhana-ponds, corn processing, trading
• Major markets: Saharsa town, Simri Bakhtiyarpur

Political & Notable People

• Lok Sabha (Parliament) constituencies: Saharsa, Madhepura
• Major Assembly constituencies: Sonbarsha, Saharsa, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Mahishi
• Notable people: Mandan Mishra (philosopher), Laxminath Gosain (poet), Baldev Mishra (writer), Yusuf Salahuddin, Mehboob Ali Kaiser, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Ulka Gupta (actress), Dilkhush Kumar (entrepreneur)