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About Sitamarhi District

Sitamarhi is a district in Bihar , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Sitamarhi was 3,423,574 with a growth rate of 27.62%. Sitamarhi covers 2,294 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Sitamarhi's population is 899 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 930 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Sitamarhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 3,423,574 Growth (%) 27.62
Male Population 1,803,252 Sex Ratio 899
Female Population 1,620,322 Child Sex Ratio 930
Area ( In Km. Square ) 2,294

Sitamarhi has a total population of 3,423,574 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,803,252 while the female population 1,620,322. The state area is 2,294 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Sitamarhi has sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 930 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Sitamarhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 190,498 Rural Population 3,233,076
Urban Population (%) 5.56 Rural Population (%) 94.44
Urban male Population 101,567 Rural Male Population 1,701,685
Urban Female Population 88,931 Rural Female Population 1,531,391
Urban Sex Ratio 876 Rural Sex Ratio 900

Sitamarhi urban population is 190,498 (5.56% of the total), while the rural population is 3,233,076 (94.44% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 27.62% overall.

Among the urban population 101,567 are males, and 88,931 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 876 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,701,685 are males and 1,531,391 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Sitamarhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,436,794 Literacy (%) 52.05
Male Literate 885,188 Male Literacy (%) 60.64
Female Literate 551,606 Female Literacy (%) 42.41
Urban Literate 115,825 Rural Literate 1,320,969
Urban Male Literates 66,996 Urban Male Literacy (%) 78.51
Rural Male Literates 818,192 Rural Male Literacy (%) 59.53
Urban Female Literates 48,829 Urban Female Literacy (%) 65.39
Rural Female Literates 502,777 Rural Female Literacy (%) 41.01

The literacy data of Sitamarhi highlights a total literacy rate stands at 52.05% with 1,436,794 literate individuals. Male literacy is 60.64% while female literacy is lower at 42.41% among them, 885,188 males and 551,606 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 115,825 people being literate, with men at 78.51% and female at 65.39%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,320,969 people are literate, with male at 59.53% and female at 41.01%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Sitamarhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 2,672,311 Hindu (%) 78.06
Muslim 740,101 Muslim (%) 21.62
Sikh 261 Sikh (%) 0.01
Christian 2,897 Christian (%) 0.08
Jain 188 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 253 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 20 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 7,543 Not Avaiable (%) 0.22

Sitamarhi population is mostly hindu (78.06%) with a total 2,672,311 people. Muslim(21.62%) with a total 740,101 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 261 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.08% with 2,897 people). Jain (0.01% with 188 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 253 people) and Other (0.00% with 20 people). Around (0.22% with 7,543 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Sitamarhi.

List of Tehsils in Sitamarhi

17

Bairgania

Area: 72 Km2

Population

132,154

Male

69,904%

Females

62,250

Bajpatti

Area: 152 Km2

Population

215,507

Male

113,078%

Females

102,429

Bathnaha

Area: 205 Km2

Population

262,527

Male

138,384%

Females

124,143

Belsand

Area: 84 Km2

Population

120,906

Male

63,894%

Females

57,012

Bokhara

Area: 90 Km2

Population

130,886

Male

68,711%

Females

62,175

Charaut

Area: 68 Km2

Population

79,310

Male

41,740%

Females

37,570

Dumra

Area: 199 Km2

Population

438,240

Male

232,865%

Females

205,375

Majorganj

Area: 82 Km2

Population

102,785

Male

54,031%

Females

48,754

Nanpur

Area: 109 Km2

Population

182,429

Male

94,901%

Females

87,528

Parihar

Area: 224 Km2

Population

338,222

Male

177,463%

Females

160,759

Parsauni

Area: 60 Km2

Population

86,016

Male

45,441%

Females

40,575

Pupri

Area: 100 Km2

Population

171,602

Male

89,676%

Females

81,926

Riga

Area: 141 Km2

Population

206,979

Male

109,257%

Females

97,722

Runisaidpur

Area: 285 Km2

Population

372,579

Male

197,632%

Females

174,947

Sonbarsa

Area: 185 Km2

Population

251,248

Male

131,668%

Females

119,580

Suppi

Area: 87 Km2

Population

122,239

Male

64,616%

Females

57,623

Sursand

Area: 151 Km2

Population

209,945

Male

109,991%

Females

99,954

Common questions about Sitamarhi

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Sitamarhi district had a population of 3,423,574. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Sitamarhi is divided into 17 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Sitamarhi is 899 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Sitamarhi is 930 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Sitamarhi is 52.05 per cent. That works out to 1,436,794 literate people.

Sitamarhi covers an area of 2,294 square kilometres.

3,233,076 people in Sitamarhi live in rural areas and 190,498 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Sitamarhi grew by 27.62 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Sitamarhi 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.