District of Bihar

Madhepura District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Madhepura district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈26,28,000 (26.28 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Madhepura's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,01,762.

Q: What was the population of Madhepura district in Census 2011?

20,01,762: 10,47,559 males and 9,54,203 females, of whom 88,461 lived in towns and 19,13,301 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 26.28 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

26,28,000 2.63 million 1 March 2026

Madhepura district's population is estimated at ≈26.28 lakh (26,28,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,01,762.

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

Madhepura district

Census 2011: 20,01,762
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 26.28 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 88,461

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 19,13,301

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 26.28 lakh 26,28,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 20.02 lakh 20,01,762 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 1,120per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 911 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6): 930 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate: 52.3% Male 61.8% · Female 41.7%
Urban share: 4.4% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11: +31.1% Bihar: +25.4%
Area: 1,788km² Census 2011
Households: 4.01 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages: 439 Census 2011
Towns: 3 Census 2011

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Population over time

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

Census
Estimate

30 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	5,28,845
1961	6,42,346
1971	7,74,477
1981	9,64,033
1991	11,77,706
2001	15,26,646
2011	20,01,762
2016 *	22,20,000
2021 *	24,19,000
2026 *	26,28,000
2031 *	28,33,000
2036 *	30,17,000

* Estimate

How Madhepura'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 Madhepura's 2011 population was spread
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1	Madhepura	2,45,847	12.3%	902	57.3%	22.2%
2	Kumarkhand	2,43,629	12.2%	910	51.6%	0.0%
3	Murliganj	2,14,322	10.7%	910	53.4%	13.4%
4	Kishanganj	1,89,159	9.4%	910	48.2%	0.0%
5	Alamnagar	1,75,401	8.8%	903	48.2%	0.0%
6	Chausa	1,52,693	7.6%	896	51.9%	0.0%
7	Bihariganj	1,35,534	6.8%	919	57.5%	0.0%
8	Singheshwar	1,34,159	6.7%	908	51.5%	3.9%
9	Gwalpara	1,26,020	6.3%	931	52.9%	0.0%
10	Shankarpur	1,06,222	5.3%	926	53.8%	0.0%
11	Puraini	1,04,436	5.2%	910	50.1%	0.0%
12	Ghailarh	91,818	4.6%	921	48.5%	0.0%
13	Gamharia	82,522	4.1%	921	50.8%	0.0%

Largest towns in Madhepura (Census 2011)

Madhepura 54,472
Murliganj 28,691
Singhesar Asthan CT 5,298

How people in Madhepura worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

24.5%

Agricultural labourers

62.3%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

11.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 38.8%.

Age structure of Madhepura

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	1,40,084	1,30,514
5-9	1,62,604	1,52,494
10-14	1,43,179	1,24,614
15-19	91,435	66,675
20-24	73,582	76,731
25-29	74,348	75,511
30-34	69,539	69,443
35-39	65,724	59,346
40-44	52,892	45,249
45-49	43,204	38,838
50-54	34,160	28,575
55-59	25,855	27,233
60-64	28,433	24,897
65-69	18,778	15,610
70-74	12,292	9,023
75-79	4,290	3,529
80+	5,206	4,501

Children (0–14): 42.7%; Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59): 51.0%; Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+): 6.3%; Bihar 7.4%
Median age: 19.6years; Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio: 86.5; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Madhepura

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Hindi 55.4%
Maithili 38.4%
Urdu 5.7%
Santali 0.4%
Kharia 0.0%
Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
Bengali 0.0%
Nepali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Maithili38.1%
Hindi37.1%
Urdu5.7%
Santali0.4%
Thati0.3%
Magadhi/Magahi0.1%
Bhojpuri0.0%
Kharia0.0%

Housing and amenities in Madhepura

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 5.8%

Bihar 16.4%
Tap water 1.6%

Bihar 4.4%
Water source within premises 54.6%

Bihar 50.1%
Toilet within premises 13.1%

Bihar 23.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 86.1%

Bihar 75.8%
Bathing area within premises 34.7%

Bihar 37.5%
Closed drainage 1.6%

Bihar 6.7%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 3.1%

Bihar 8.1%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 95.6%

Bihar 88.9%

What households own

Mobile phone 44.1%

Bihar 53.2%
Television 5.8%

Bihar 14.5%
Scooter or motorcycle 5.3%

Bihar 8.1%
Computer or laptop 5.8%

Bihar 7.1%
Car, jeep or van 1.1%

Bihar 1.7%
Use banking services 30.6%

Bihar 44.4%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 33.6%

Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

Own their home 98.3%

Bihar 96.8%
Rent their home 0.8%

Bihar 2.1%
Permanent (pucca) house 28.0%

Bihar 48.0%
House in good condition 30.5%

Bihar 36.1%
Concrete roof 12.9%

Bihar 23.8%
Cement or tiled floor 7.3%

Bihar 15.2%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 61.7%

Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

Madhepura district held 1.9% of Bihar's population in 2011, 26th of 38 districts.
Literacy is 52.3%, 9.5 points below the Bihar average of 61.8%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 61.8% of men but only 41.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
4.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
The population grew 31.1% in 2001–11, faster than Bihar's 25.4%.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈26.28 lakh, implies growth of about 31% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
Its largest town, Madhepura, had 54.5 thousand people in 2011, 2.7% of the district.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (2 May 2026 – 31 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

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

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

Population by religion in Madhepura (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 Madhepura (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Bihar
Hindu	17,53,829	87.6%	82.7%
Muslim	2,41,760	12.1%	16.9%
Christian	1,342	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	170	0.0%	0.0%
Buddhist	60	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	133	0.0%	0.0%
Other religions and persuasions	81	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	4,387	0.2%	0.2%
Total	20,01,762	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Madhepura district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈26,28,000 (26.28 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Madhepura's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,01,762.

What was the population of Madhepura district in Census 2011?

20,01,762: 10,47,559 males and 9,54,203 females, of whom 88,461 lived in towns and 19,13,301 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Madhepura?

Literacy was 52.3% in 2011 (men 61.8%, women 41.7%). The sex ratio was 911 females per 1,000 males, and 930 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Madhepura district?

Madhepura, with 54,472 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Madhepura district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 439 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction