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District of Bihar

Begusarai District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 37.95 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

37,95,000 3.79 million 1 March 2026

Begusarai district's population is estimated at ≈37.95 lakh (37,95,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 29,70,541.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Bihar. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Begusarai district

Census 2011
29,70,541
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 37.95 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
5,69,823

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
24,00,718

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 37.95 lakh 37,95,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
29.71 lakh 29,70,541 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,549per km² 2011
Sex ratio
895 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
919 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
63.9% Male 71.6% · Female 55.2%
Urban share
19.2% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+26.4% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
1,918km² Census 2011
Households
5.9 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages
1,140 Census 2011
Towns
10 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Begusarai: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
43 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19517,93,942
19619,54,333
197111,47,429
198114,56,343
199118,14,773
200123,49,366
201129,70,541
2016 *32,64,000
2021 *35,25,000
2026 *37,95,000
2031 *40,54,000
2036 *42,78,000

* Estimate

How Begusarai's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Begusarai's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Begusarai5,40,00918.2%88467.2%48.4%
2 Barauni2,73,4149.2%89067.9%32.0%
3 Teghra2,57,7518.7%89467.3%49.6%
4 Bachhwara1,95,8156.6%89860.5%0.0%
5 Sahebpur Kamal1,94,1726.5%87362.4%0.0%
6 Balia1,82,1786.1%88164.0%26.1%
7 Bhagwanpur1,72,6765.8%89366.2%0.0%
8 Matihani1,52,7255.1%87964.9%0.0%
9 Cheria Bariarpur1,46,6804.9%91361.5%0.0%
10 Bakhri1,40,0974.7%90959.3%28.6%
11 Chhorahi1,24,1914.2%92063.7%0.0%
12 Garhpura1,11,1083.7%90255.8%0.0%
13 Naokothi1,03,3573.5%92360.1%0.0%
14 Birpur97,4673.3%88859.2%0.0%
15 Khudabandpur90,3583.0%91962.2%0.0%
16 Mansurchak80,5102.7%93166.7%6.7%
17 Dandari77,2562.6%90657.6%0.0%
18 Shamho Akha Kurha30,7771.0%90552.7%0.0%

Largest towns in Begusarai (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Begusarai (Census 2011)
  1. Begusarai 2,52,008
  2. Barauni 71,660
  3. Bihat 67,952
  4. Teghra 56,234
  5. Balia 47,550
  6. Bakhri 40,043
  7. Malhipur CT 12,439
  8. Laruara CT 9,376
  9. Nurpur CT 7,202
  10. Mansur Chak CT 5,359

How people in Begusarai worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

15.6%

Agricultural labourers

45.9%

Household industry

6.2%

Other work

32.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.6%.

Age structure of Begusarai

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Begusarai
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,90,8971,76,837
5-92,24,3322,05,273
10-142,17,9911,94,097
15-191,55,3791,10,402
20-241,29,1911,16,711
25-291,16,7431,13,835
30-341,05,4991,01,296
35-3996,20186,889
40-4476,60664,624
45-4959,56054,199
50-5447,70939,940
55-5935,43439,115
60-6442,67341,041
65-6929,97226,448
70-7420,45315,823
75-797,5916,269
80+9,0298,499
Children (0–14)
40.8%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
52.2%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
7.0%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
20.2years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
81.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Begusarai

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 25 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Begusarai
  1. Hindi 87.9%
  2. Urdu 9.5%
  3. Maithili 2.4%
  4. Arabic/Arbi 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.0%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. English 0.0%
  8. Punjabi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi79.8%
  2. Urdu9.5%
  3. Maithili2.4%
  4. Magadhi/Magahi0.1%
  5. Arabic/Arbi0.1%
  6. Thati0.1%
  7. Surjapuri0.0%
  8. Bishnoi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Begusarai

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 20.2%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 3.6%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 52.6%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 31.3%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 67.0%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 32.4%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 8.5%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.3%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.4%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 53.8%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 12.9%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 6.9%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 7.3%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.6%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 43.4%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 26.5%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.8%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 1.8%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 53.0%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 34.1%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 35.7%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 15.4%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 70.4%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Begusarai district held 2.9% of Bihar's population in 2011, 16th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.9%, 2.1 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 71.6% of men but only 55.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 895 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 918.
  • 19.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈37.95 lakh, implies growth of about 28% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Begusarai, had 2.52 lakh people in 2011, 8.5% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Bihar →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (2 May 2026 – 31 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Begusarai, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Begusarai (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Begusarai (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 25,54,330 86.0% 82.7%
Muslim 4,07,348 13.7% 16.9%
Christian 2,209 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 402 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 229 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 276 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 57 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 5,690 0.2% 0.2%
Total29,70,541100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Begusarai district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈37,95,000 (37.95 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Begusarai's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 29,70,541.

What was the population of Begusarai district in Census 2011?
29,70,541: 15,67,660 males and 14,02,881 females, of whom 5,69,823 lived in towns and 24,00,718 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Begusarai?
Literacy was 63.9% in 2011 (men 71.6%, women 55.2%). The sex ratio was 895 females per 1,000 males, and 919 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Begusarai district?
Begusarai, with 2,52,008 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Begusarai district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,140 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

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