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

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

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

• Estimated Population (2025): 819,724 to 860,000 (8.20–8.60 lakh)
• Projected Population (2026): 830,876; 2036: 931,649
• Population (2011): 656,246 (6.56 lakh)
• Male: 346,673 (2011), Est. 2025: 427,933
• Female: 309,573 (2011), Est. 2025: 382,137
• Area: 349 km²
• Density: 1,880/km² (2011)
• Households: 150,144 (2011)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 893; Child Sex Ratio (0–6): 929; Est. 2025: ~893
• Average Literacy Rate: 53.78% (2011); Male: 61.31%; Female: 45.26%
• Child (0–6 years): 128,698 (19.61%); Male: 66,728; Female: 61,970
• Urban (2011): 28,116 (4.28%), Rural: 628,130 (95.72%)

Population Projections & Historic Growth (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	157,686	-	-	75,470	82,216
1911	162,800	+5,114	3.24%	77,820	84,980
1921	157,618	-5,182	-3.18%	75,810	81,808
1931	168,264	+10,646	6.75%	82,610	85,654
1941	185,635	+17,371	10.32%	90,637	94,998
1951	201,431	+15,796	8.51%	100,000	101,431
1961	228,420	+26,989	13.40%	113,000	115,420
1971	258,839	+30,419	13.32%	132,000	126,839
1981	304,431	+45,592	17.61%	158,000	146,431
1991	377,699	+73,268	24.07%	201,000	176,699
2001	515,961	+138,262	36.61%	273,680	242,281
2011	656,246	+140,285	27.19%	346,673	309,573
2025 (proj)	819,724–860,000	+24.91%	427,933	382,137
2026 (proj)	830,876	+26.61%	437,000	394,000
2036 (proj)	931,649	+41.97%	487,847	443,684

Religion-wise Population (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	%	Estimated (2025)
Hindu	552,492	84.19%	681,996
Muslim	99,342	15.14%	122,628
Christian	522	0.08%	644
Sikh	216	0.03%	267
Buddhist	73	0.01%	90
Jain	52	0.01%	64
Not Stated	3,505	0.53%	4,327
Others	44	0.01%	54
Total	656,246	100.00%	810,070

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	96,655	51,089	45,566	14.73	892
Scheduled Tribe	318	177	141	0.05	797

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

Area	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	28,116	4.28	14,881	13,235	889	943	61.96%	-
Rural	628,130	95.72	331,792	296,338	893	928	53.41%	150,144
Total	656,246	100	346,673	309,573	893	929	53.78%	150,144

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average	Male	Female
Total	53.78%	61.31%	45.26%
Urban	61.96%	70.10%	52.68%
Rural	53.41%	60.92%	44.92%
Hindu	54.38%	62.18%	45.44%
Muslim	50.17%	55.99%	43.98%
Christian	55.18%	60.36%	49.22%
Religion not stated	59.37%	68.58%	51.59%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	893
Urban	890
Rural	894
Hindu	883
Muslim	944
Christian	948
Religion not stated	1,114

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	% of Pop	Sex Ratio
Total	128,698	66,728	61,970	19.61%	929
Urban	5,399	2,778	2,621	19.20%	943
Rural	123,299	63,950	59,349	19.63%	928

Workforce (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	137,804	116,164	21,640
Cultivators	30,496	27,133	3,363
Agricultural Labourer	82,108	69,809	12,299
Household Industries	3,475	2,190	1,285
Other Workers	21,725	17,032	4,693
Marginal Workers	78,568	50,529	28,039
Total Workers	216,372	166,693	49,679
Non Working	439,874	179,980	259,894

Subdistricts / Taluk List

• Sub-division: Sheohar
• Blocks/Tehsils (5): Dumri Katsari, Piprahai, Purnahiya, Sheohar, Tariyani Chowk
• No. of villages: 203
• No. of towns: 1

Block / Taluk
Dumri Katsari
Piprahai
Purnahiya
Sheohar
Tariyani Chowk

Language Distribution (2011)

• Bajjika (Other Hindi): 68.7%
• Hindi: 22.97%
• Urdu: 7.78%

Roofless (Houseless) Families (2011)

• Families without roof: 43 (179 persons)

Socio-Economic, Notable, Geography, Political Facts

• Created in 1994 (from Sitamarhi), one of Bihar’s smallest & greenest districts
• Bordered by Sitamarhi (east/north), East Champaran (west), Muzaffarpur (south)
• Flood-prone (Bagmati & Budhi Gandak), agriculture main occupation
• Backward District (BRGF recipient)
• Main temple: Devkuli (Shiva); high concentration of Bajjika speakers
• Notable people: Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha (freedom fighter), Ram Dulari Sinha, Raghunath Jha, Hari Kishore Singh, many MPs/MLAs