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District of Bihar

Madhubani District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 57.02 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

57,02,000 5.7 million 1 March 2026

Madhubani district's population is estimated at ≈57.02 lakh (57,02,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 44,87,379.

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

Madhubani district

Census 2011
44,87,379
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 57.02 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,61,495

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
43,25,884

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 57.02 lakh 57,02,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
44.87 lakh 44,87,379 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,282per km² 2011
Sex ratio
926 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
936 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
58.6% Male 70.1% · Female 46.2%
Urban share
3.6% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+25.5% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
3,501km² Census 2011
Households
8.99 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages
1,110 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Madhubani: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
64 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195113,61,699
196116,01,048
197118,92,039
198123,25,844
199128,32,024
200135,75,281
201144,87,379
2016 *49,22,000
2021 *53,06,000
2026 *57,02,000
2031 *60,80,000
2036 *64,04,000

* Estimate

How Madhubani'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 Madhubani's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Benipatti3,61,4008.1%91559.4%0.0%
2 Madhubani3,23,5927.2%91461.4%25.6%
3 Bisfi3,20,7047.1%91254.3%0.0%
4 Pandaul2,70,6426.0%93259.1%0.0%
5 Madhepur2,67,6066.0%92155.5%0.0%
6 Rajnagar2,46,9335.5%93160.0%3.3%
7 Babubarhi2,17,3314.8%94158.9%0.0%
8 Laukaha2,12,1274.7%95757.7%0.0%
9 Laukahi2,08,3174.6%94655.1%0.0%
10 Jhanjharpur2,05,5204.6%93660.2%14.9%
11 Harlakhi1,96,2514.4%93355.8%0.0%
12 Jainagar1,93,7004.3%89259.3%11.2%
13 Ghoghardiha1,93,0884.3%94858.6%9.5%
14 Andhratharhi1,91,6804.3%91662.5%0.0%
15 Ladania1,75,5613.9%93157.7%0.0%
16 Basopatti1,73,4993.9%91158.6%0.0%
17 Lakhnaur1,67,8413.7%93062.3%0.0%
18 Phulparas1,66,0183.7%92559.3%0.0%
19 Khajauli1,43,5833.2%90959.6%0.0%
20 Madhwapur1,34,7043.0%95557.7%0.0%
21 Kaluahi1,17,2822.6%93259.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Madhubani (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Madhubani (Census 2011)
  1. Madhubani 75,736
  2. Jhanjharpur 30,590
  3. Jainagar 21,782
  4. Ghoghardiha 18,257
  5. Satghara CT 8,060
  6. Madhubani CT 7,070

How people in Madhubani worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

24.2%

Agricultural labourers

57.5%

Household industry

3.4%

Other work

14.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 36.5%.

Age structure of Madhubani

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 Madhubani
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
0-42,79,1102,62,191
5-93,36,6063,15,244
10-143,16,7232,87,971
15-192,21,1141,71,850
20-241,77,7291,63,149
25-291,62,9601,65,808
30-341,51,9641,56,262
35-391,46,0451,38,911
40-441,19,5361,06,519
45-4998,92791,260
50-5478,59968,677
55-5960,87965,861
60-6468,56766,836
65-6949,45543,940
70-7431,31226,244
75-7912,65011,163
80+14,03013,686
Children (0–14)
40.1%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
52.3%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
7.5%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
20.7years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
80.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Madhubani

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 32 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Madhubani
  1. Maithili 84.1%
  2. Urdu 12.9%
  3. Hindi 3.0%
  4. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  5. Santali 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Nepali 0.0%
  8. Punjabi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Maithili84.1%
  2. Urdu12.9%
  3. Hindi2.9%
  4. Marwari0.0%
  5. Arabic/Arbi0.0%
  6. Magadhi/Magahi0.0%
  7. Santali0.0%
  8. Bhojpuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Madhubani

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 12.6%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 2.2%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 38.4%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 18.5%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 80.5%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 26.2%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.3%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 5.2%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.7%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 51.9%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 8.2%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 6.6%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 7.3%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.3%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 38.0%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 25.8%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 98.2%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 0.9%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 43.9%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 44.7%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 20.5%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 11.5%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 50.2%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Madhubani district held 4.3% of Bihar's population in 2011, 4th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 58.6%, 3.2 points below the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.1% of men but only 46.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 3.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈57.02 lakh, implies growth of about 27% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Madhubani, had 75.7 thousand people in 2011, 1.7% 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 Madhubani, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Madhubani (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 Madhubani (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 36,52,168 81.4% 82.7%
Muslim 8,18,912 18.2% 16.9%
Christian 3,262 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 564 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 328 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 442 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 169 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 11,534 0.3% 0.2%
Total44,87,379100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Madhubani district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈57,02,000 (57.02 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Madhubani's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 44,87,379.

What was the population of Madhubani district in Census 2011?
44,87,379: 23,29,313 males and 21,58,066 females, of whom 1,61,495 lived in towns and 43,25,884 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Madhubani?
Literacy was 58.6% in 2011 (men 70.1%, women 46.2%). The sex ratio was 926 females per 1,000 males, and 936 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Madhubani district?
Madhubani, with 75,736 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Madhubani district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,110 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Bihar district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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