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District of Bihar

Kaimur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 20.91 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

20,91,000 2.09 million 1 March 2026

Kaimur district's population is estimated at ≈20.91 lakh (20,91,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,26,384.

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

Kaimur district

Census 2011
16,26,384
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 20.91 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
65,571

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
15,60,813

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 20.91 lakh 20,91,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
16.26 lakh 16,26,384 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
488per km² 2011
Sex ratio
920 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
942 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
69.3% Male 79.4% · Female 58.4%
Urban share
4.0% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+27.5% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
3,332km² Census 2011
Households
2.51 lakh 6.5 people per household
Villages
1,695 Census 2011
Towns
3 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Kaimur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
24 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,35,283
19615,26,251
19716,56,905
19817,83,045
19919,72,949
200112,75,579
201116,26,384
2016 *17,91,000
2021 *19,38,000
2026 *20,91,000
2031 *22,38,000
2036 *23,67,000

* Estimate

How Kaimur'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 Kaimur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bhabua3,01,44018.5%91070.6%16.6%
2 Mohania2,25,18113.8%91373.3%3.0%
3 Chainpur1,87,69211.5%93962.5%0.0%
4 Kudra1,65,14510.2%91273.4%0.0%
5 Durgawati1,36,9628.4%93571.1%0.0%
6 Chand1,33,6828.2%92167.3%0.0%
7 Ramgarh1,32,6638.2%92972.8%6.6%
8 Nuaon1,06,5306.6%90570.5%0.0%
9 Bhagwanpur91,1135.6%92365.1%0.0%
10 Rampur88,8765.5%92768.1%0.0%
11 Adhaura57,1003.5%92656.3%0.0%

Largest towns in Kaimur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kaimur (Census 2011)
  1. Bhabua 50,179
  2. Ramgarh CT 8,690
  3. Anwari CT 6,702

How people in Kaimur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

24.5%

Agricultural labourers

52.5%

Household industry

4.9%

Other work

18.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.4%.

Age structure of Kaimur

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 Kaimur
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
0-41,01,00595,890
5-91,23,9591,15,292
10-141,15,4111,03,505
15-1982,92068,047
20-2461,11357,222
25-2957,75357,185
30-3452,44953,425
35-3951,61748,219
40-4442,69637,460
45-4935,09832,449
50-5428,69323,031
55-5921,42524,071
60-6425,22322,249
65-6917,30116,204
70-7413,76210,525
75-795,5435,087
80+7,2806,414
Children (0–14)
40.4%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
51.6%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
8.0%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
20.2years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
83.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Kaimur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 14 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Kaimur
  1. Hindi 97.7%
  2. Urdu 2.1%
  3. Kurukh/Oraon 0.1%
  4. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  5. Others 0.0%
  6. Maithili 0.0%
  7. Punjabi 0.0%
  8. Bengali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bhojpuri90.5%
  2. Hindi7.1%
  3. Urdu2.1%
  4. Kurukh/Oraon0.1%
  5. Arabic/Arbi0.0%
  6. Khortha/Khotta0.0%
  7. Bishnoi0.0%
  8. Surjapuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Kaimur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 21.6%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 3.7%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 55.5%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 16.7%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 82.4%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 40.0%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 10.2%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 5.1%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 92.1%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 58.5%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 19.9%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.4%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 7.1%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.7%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 44.0%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 23.4%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.8%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 1.2%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 53.2%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 34.4%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 9.3%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 14.8%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 27.7%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Kaimur district held 1.6% of Bihar's population in 2011, 32nd of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.3%, 7.5 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 79.4% of men but only 58.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 4.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
  • The population grew 27.5% in 2001–11, faster than Bihar's 25.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈20.91 lakh, implies growth of about 29% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Bhabua, had 50.2 thousand people in 2011, 3.1% 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 Kaimur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kaimur (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 Kaimur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 14,56,229 89.5% 82.7%
Muslim 1,55,283 9.5% 16.9%
Christian 1,407 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 296 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 7,707 0.5% 0.0%
Jain 129 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 1,534 0.1% 0.0%
Religion not stated 3,799 0.2% 0.2%
Total16,26,384100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kaimur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈20,91,000 (20.91 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kaimur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,26,384.

What was the population of Kaimur district in Census 2011?
16,26,384: 8,47,006 males and 7,79,378 females, of whom 65,571 lived in towns and 15,60,813 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Kaimur?
Literacy was 69.3% in 2011 (men 79.4%, women 58.4%). The sex ratio was 920 females per 1,000 males, and 942 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kaimur district?
Bhabua, with 50,179 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kaimur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,695 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Bihar district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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