About Begusarai District

Begusarai is a district in Bihar, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Begusarai was 2,970,541 with a growth rate of 26.44%. Begusarai covers 1,918 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Begusarai's population is 895 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 919 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Begusarai, Urban/Rural population of Begusarai, Literacy data of Begusarai and Religion wise data of Begusarai. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Begusarai,Bihar, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Begusarai

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 2,970,541 Growth (%) 26.44
Male Population 1,567,660 Sex Ratio 895
Female Population 1,402,881 Child Sex Ratio 919
Area ( In Km. Square ) 1,918

Begusarai has a total population of 2,970,541 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,567,660 while the female population 1,402,881. The state area is 1,918 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Begusarai has sex ratio of 895 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 919. Begusarai makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Begusarai

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 569,823 Rural Population 2,400,718
Urban Population (%) 19.18 Rural Population (%) 80.82
Urban male Population 301,352 Rural Male Population 1,266,308
Urban Female Population 268,471 Rural Female Population 1,134,410
Urban Sex Ratio 891 Rural Sex Ratio 896

Begusarai urban population is 569,823 (19.18% of the total), while the rural population is 2,400,718 (80.82% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 301,352 are males, and 268,471 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 891 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,266,308 are males and 1,134,410 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 896 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Begusarai

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,548,673 Literacy (%) 63.87
Male Literate 918,507 Male Literacy (%) 71.58
Female Literate 630,166 Female Literacy (%) 55.21
Urban Literate 342,681 Rural Literate 1,205,992
Urban Male Literates 196,627 Urban Male Literacy (%) 78.33
Rural Male Literates 721,880 Rural Male Literacy (%) 69.94
Urban Female Literates 146,054 Urban Female Literacy (%) 65.65
Rural Female Literates 484,112 Rural Female Literacy (%) 52.68

The literacy data of Begusarai highlights a total literacy rate stands at 63.87% with 1,548,673 literate individuals. Male literacy is 71.58% while female literacy is lower at 55.21% among them, 918,507 males and 630,166 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 342,681 people being literate, with men at 78.33% and female at 65.65%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,205,992 people are literate, with male at 69.94% and female at 52.68%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Begusarai

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 2,554,330 Hindu (%) 85.99
Muslim 407,348 Muslim (%) 13.71
Sikh 402 Sikh (%) 0.01
Christian 2,209 Christian (%) 0.07
Jain 276 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 229 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 57 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 5,690 Not Avaiable (%) 0.19

Begusarai population is mostly hindu (85.99%) with a total 2,554,330 people. Muslim(13.71%) with a total 407,348 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 402 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.07% with 2,209 people). Jain (0.01% with 276 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 229 people) and Other (0.00% with 57 people). Around (0.19% with 5,690 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Begusarai

18

Bachhwara

Area: 156 Km2

Population

195,815

Male

103,183%

Females

92,632

Bakhri

Area: 73 Km2

Population

140,097

Male

73,403%

Females

66,694

Balia

Area: 146 Km2

Population

182,178

Male

96,869%

Females

85,309

Barauni

Area: 97 Km2

Population

273,414

Male

144,697%

Females

128,717

Begusarai

Area: 224 Km2

Population

540,009

Male

286,621%

Females

253,388

Bhagwanpur

Area: 122 Km2

Population

172,676

Male

91,222%

Females

81,454

Birpur

Area: 57 Km2

Population

97,467

Male

51,630%

Females

45,837

Cheria Bariarpur

Area: 98 Km2

Population

146,680

Male

76,665%

Females

70,015

Chhorahi

Area: 113 Km2

Population

124,191

Male

64,686%

Females

59,505

Dandari

Area: 64 Km2

Population

77,256

Male

40,526%

Females

36,730

Garhpura

Area: 72 Km2

Population

111,108

Male

58,422%

Females

52,686

Khudabandpur

Area: 46 Km2

Population

90,358

Male

47,074%

Females

43,284