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District of Bihar

Bhagalpur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 38.41 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

38,41,000 3.84 million 1 March 2026

Bhagalpur district's population is estimated at ≈38.41 lakh (38,41,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 30,25,635 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Bhagalpur (municipal limits)

Census 2011
4,00,146
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 4.7 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Bhagalpur urban agglomeration

Census 2011
4,12,209
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 4.9 lakh

District

Bhagalpur district

Census 2011
30,25,635
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 38.41 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 38.41 lakh 38,41,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
30.26 lakh 30,25,635 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 1,184per km² 2011
Sex ratio
880 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
938 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
63.2% Male 70.3% · Female 55.0%
Urban share
19.9% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+25.4% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
≈ 2,556km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
5.62 lakh 5.4 people per household
Villages
1,514 Census 2011
Towns
10 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Bhagalpur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
43 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199119,02,340
200124,13,495
201130,25,635
2016 *33,18,000
2021 *35,76,000
2026 *38,41,000
2031 *40,94,000
2036 *43,11,000

* Estimate

How Bhagalpur'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 Bhagalpur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Jagdishpur5,72,25318.9%88673.9%78.1%
2 Colgong3,65,28512.1%87260.0%9.7%
3 Pirpainti2,85,3579.4%87156.7%0.0%
4 Sultanganj2,48,0018.2%88967.0%21.3%
5 Sonhaula1,92,3976.4%90054.9%0.0%
6 Shahkund1,88,0786.2%88062.7%0.0%
7 Naugachhia1,54,4285.1%87963.5%31.8%
8 Nathnagar1,51,2915.0%88361.4%3.7%
9 Goradih1,46,2104.8%88256.4%0.0%
10 Sabour1,42,8054.7%88069.2%8.8%
11 Bihpur1,23,3864.1%87960.3%0.0%
12 Kharik(part)1,20,7674.0%87358.8%0.0%
13 Narayanpur1,06,7013.5%86860.0%0.0%
14 Gopalpur94,9523.1%87664.4%0.0%
15 Rangra Chowk90,2843.0%87255.7%0.0%
16 Ismailpur43,4401.4%86650.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Bhagalpur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bhagalpur (Census 2011)
  1. Bhagalpur 4,00,146
  2. Sultanganj 52,892
  3. Naugachhia 49,069
  4. Colgong 33,700
  5. Puraini CT 30,829
  6. Sabour CT 12,575
  7. Habibpur CT 12,063
  8. Nurpur CT 5,595
  9. Shahjangi CT 3,866
  10. Colgong CT 1,797

How people in Bhagalpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

13.8%

Agricultural labourers

48.2%

Household industry

6.2%

Other work

31.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 32.4%.

Age structure of Bhagalpur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Bhagalpur
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
0-41,87,3961,76,269
5-92,20,3822,04,962
10-142,10,6861,86,774
15-191,64,5051,18,337
20-241,34,9181,10,578
25-291,18,8601,11,412
30-341,05,8891,00,557
35-391,00,23090,374
40-4483,25468,055
45-4965,86657,740
50-5453,06143,512
55-5938,95241,102
60-6444,84641,907
65-6932,68128,104
70-7422,46216,103
75-798,3846,444
80+9,8978,609
Children (0–14)
39.4%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
53.3%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
7.3%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
20.8years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
77.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Bhagalpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 31 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Bhagalpur
  1. Hindi 88.7%
  2. Urdu 10.3%
  3. Santali 0.5%
  4. Bengali 0.2%
  5. Kurukh/Oraon 0.1%
  6. Others 0.1%
  7. Maithili 0.0%
  8. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi23.4%
  2. Urdu10.3%
  3. Bhojpuri2.1%
  4. Santali0.5%
  5. Bengali0.2%
  6. Marwari0.1%
  7. Kurukh/Oraon0.1%
  8. Pahari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Bhagalpur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 31.3%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 8.3%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 44.6%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 34.0%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 64.2%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 37.3%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 8.2%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 11.4%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 78.5%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 52.4%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 20.9%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 8.5%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 8.4%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 45.6%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 28.8%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.9%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 2.4%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 50.4%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 35.6%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 37.0%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 23.9%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 58.5%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Bhagalpur district held 2.9% of Bihar's population in 2011, 15th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.2%, 1.4 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.3% of men but only 55.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 880 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 918.
  • 19.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈38.41 lakh, implies growth of about 27% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Bhagalpur, had 4 lakh people in 2011, 13.2% of the district.

How this district was formed

Bhagalpur covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Bhagalpur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    99.6% of the 2011 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 Bhagalpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bhagalpur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Bhagalpur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu ≈ 24,77,300 81.9% 82.7%
Muslim ≈ 5,35,600 17.7% 16.9%
Christian ≈ 3,600 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh ≈ 400 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 1,000 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 7,600 0.2% 0.2%
Total30,25,635100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bhagalpur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈38,41,000 (38.41 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhagalpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 30,25,635.

What was the population of Bhagalpur district in Census 2011?
30,25,635: 16,09,255 males and 14,16,380 females, of whom 6,02,532 lived in towns and 24,23,103 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Bhagalpur?
Literacy was 63.2% in 2011 (men 70.3%, women 55.0%). The sex ratio was 880 females per 1,000 males, and 938 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bhagalpur district?
Bhagalpur, with 4,00,146 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bhagalpur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,514 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

⤓ Download Bihar district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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