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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 785,501–794,861 (7.85–7.95 lakh)
• Projected 2026: 805,675 (8.06 lakh)
• Population (2011): 636,342
• Male (2011): 329,743, Female: 306,599
• Sex Ratio: 930 (2011); Urban: 900, Rural: 936; Est. 2025: ~929
• Child Sex Ratio (0–6): 940 (2011)
• Area: 689 km²
• Density: 924/km² (2011)
• Households: 100,701–150,144 (2011)
• Urban: 109,002 (17.13%), Rural: 527,340 (82.87%)
• Sex Ratio (Urban/Rural): 900 / 936
• Literacy Rate: 63.86% (2011). Male: 73.56%, Female: 53.40%
• Child Population (0–6): 121,647 (19.12%), Male: 62,710, Female: 58,937
• SC: 131,115 (20.6%), ST: 617 (0.1%)

Historic & Projected Population Growth (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	152,726	-	-	74,680	78,046
1911	157,460	+4,734	3.10%	76,970	80,490
1921	149,761	-7,700	-4.89%	74,100	75,661
1931	168,687	+18,926	12.64%	84,460	84,227
1941	190,743	+22,056	13.08%	95,490	95,253
1951	210,915	+20,172	10.58%	105,000	106,000
1961	246,528	+35,613	16.89%	123,000	124,000
1971	294,826	+48,298	19.59%	151,000	143,826
1981	350,677	+55,851	18.94%	181,000	170,000
1991	420,260	+69,583	19.84%	222,000	198,260
2001	525,502	+105,242	25.04%	273,992	251,510
2011	636,342	+110,840	21.09%	329,743	306,599
2025 (proj)	785,501–794,861	~150,000	+24.91%	407,035	378,466
2026 (proj)	805,675	+26.61%	416,000	390,000
2036 (proj)	903,392	+41.97%	464,022	439,422

Religion-wise Population (2011 & Est. 2025)

Religion	Population 2011	% (2011)	Estimated 2025
Hindu	596,102	93.68%	735,828
Muslim	37,653	5.92%	46,479
Christian	313	0.05%	386
Sikh	75	0.01%	93
Buddhist	41	0.01%	51
Jain	43	0.01%	53
Not Stated	2,084	0.33%	2,572
Other	31	0.00%	38
Total	636,342	100.0%	785,501

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	131,115	67,582	63,533	20.6	941
Scheduled Tribe	617	305	312	0.1	1023

Urban/Rural, Sex Ratio, Literacy, Households (2011)

Area	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	109,002	17.13%	57,383	51,619	900	910	70.99%	-
Rural	527,340	82.87%	272,360	254,980	936	945	62.34%	100,701
Total	636,342	100%	329,743	306,599	930	940	63.86%	100,701

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category/Area	Avg. Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	63.86%	73.56%	53.40%
Urban	70.99%	78.30%	62.85%
Rural	62.34%	72.53%	51.42%
Hindu	63.24%	73.27%	52.40%
Muslim	73.57%	78.11%	68.72%
Christian	71.60%	75.65%	68.31%
Religion Not Stated	60.03%	70.98%	49.81%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	930
Urban	900
Rural	937
Hindu	929
Muslim	948
Christian	1189
Not Stated	1036

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Total	121,647	62,710	58,937	19.12%	940
Urban	18,597	9,735	8,862	17.06%	910
Rural	103,050	52,975	50,075	19.45%	945

Workforce (2011)

Group	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	148,002	109,905	38,097
Cultivators	42,086	34,148	7,938
Agric. Labourers	65,449	44,237	21,212
Household Industries	5,621	3,576	2,045
Other Workers	34,846	27,944	6,902
Marginal Workers	76,653	41,664	34,989
Total Workers	224,655	151,569	73,086
Non Working	411,687	178,174	233,513

Administrative Subdivisions, Blocks, Cities, Villages (Taluk Table)

• Blocks/Taluks (6): Ariari, Barbigha, Chewara, Ghat Kusumbha, Sheikhpura, Shekhopur Sarai
• Villages: 314 (2011)
• Towns: 2

Block / Taluk
Ariari
Barbigha
Chewara
Ghat Kusumbha
Sheikhpura
Shekhopur Sarai

Languages (2011)

• Hindi: 56.90%
• Magahi: 38.17%
• Urdu: 4.70%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Total houseless: 64 families (295 persons, ~0.05% of population)

Other Socio-Economic & Fact Highlights

• District formed in 1994, least populous in Bihar (2011)
• Main economy: agriculture + small mining/crusher units; receives BRGF support
• Main Towns: Sheikhpura (HQ), Barbigha. Known for Girihinda (Mahabharata) hill, Vatsala Bhavani Mandir, historical connections to Sher Shah Suri, Krishna Sinha (Bihar's first CM, born here)
• Main rivers: —
• Politics: Assembly constituencies include Sheikhpura, Barbigha