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About Sheohar District

Sheohar is a district in Bihar , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Sheohar was 656,246 with a growth rate of 27.19%. Sheohar covers 349 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Sheohar's population is 893 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 929 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Sheohar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 656,246 Growth (%) 27.19
Male Population 346,673 Sex Ratio 893
Female Population 309,573 Child Sex Ratio 929
Area ( In Km. Square ) 349

Sheohar has a total population of 656,246 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 346,673 while the female population 309,573. The state area is 349 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Sheohar has sex ratio of 893 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 929 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Sheohar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 28,116 Rural Population 628,130
Urban Population (%) 4.28 Rural Population (%) 95.72
Urban male Population 14,881 Rural Male Population 331,792
Urban Female Population 13,235 Rural Female Population 296,338
Urban Sex Ratio 889 Rural Sex Ratio 893

Sheohar urban population is 28,116 (4.28% of the total), while the rural population is 628,130 (95.72% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 27.19% overall.

Among the urban population 14,881 are males, and 13,235 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 889 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 331,792 are males and 296,338 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 893 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Sheohar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 283,698 Literacy (%) 53.78
Male Literate 171,645 Male Literacy (%) 61.31
Female Literate 112,053 Female Literacy (%) 45.26
Urban Literate 14,075 Rural Literate 269,623
Urban Male Literates 8,484 Urban Male Literacy (%) 70.10
Rural Male Literates 163,161 Rural Male Literacy (%) 60.92
Urban Female Literates 5,591 Urban Female Literacy (%) 52.68
Rural Female Literates 106,462 Rural Female Literacy (%) 44.92

The literacy data of Sheohar highlights a total literacy rate stands at 53.78% with 283,698 literate individuals. Male literacy is 61.31% while female literacy is lower at 45.26% among them, 171,645 males and 112,053 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 14,075 people being literate, with men at 70.10% and female at 52.68%, compared to rural areas whereas 269,623 people are literate, with male at 60.92% and female at 44.92%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Sheohar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 552,492 Hindu (%) 84.19
Muslim 99,342 Muslim (%) 15.14
Sikh 216 Sikh (%) 0.03
Christian 522 Christian (%) 0.08
Jain 52 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 73 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 44 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 3,505 Not Avaiable (%) 0.53

Sheohar population is mostly hindu (84.19%) with a total 552,492 people. Muslim(15.14%) with a total 99,342 people. Sikh are (0.03%) with a total 216 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.08% with 522 people). Jain (0.01% with 52 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 73 people) and Other (0.01% with 44 people). Around (0.53% with 3,505 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Sheohar.

List of Tehsils in Sheohar

5

Dumri Katsari

Area: 53 Km2

Population

93,398

Male

49,454%

Females

43,944

Piprarhi

Area: 69 Km2

Population

117,948

Male

61,680%

Females

56,268

Purnahiya

Area: 52 Km2

Population

91,949

Male

48,630%

Females

43,319

Sheohar

Area: 68 Km2

Population

155,258

Male

82,109%

Females

73,149

Tariani Chowk

Area: 107 Km2

Population

197,693

Male

104,800%

Females

92,893

Common questions about Sheohar

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Sheohar district had a population of 656,246. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Sheohar is divided into 5 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Sheohar is 893 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Sheohar is 929 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Sheohar is 53.78 per cent. That works out to 283,698 literate people.

Sheohar covers an area of 349 square kilometres.

628,130 people in Sheohar live in rural areas and 28,116 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Sheohar grew by 27.19 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Sheohar is a district of Bihar. You can open Bihar from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.