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District of Bihar

Rohtas District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 36.39 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

36,39,000 3.64 million 1 March 2026

Rohtas district's population is estimated at ≈36.39 lakh (36,39,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 29,59,918.

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

Rohtas district

Census 2011
29,59,918
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 36.39 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,27,765

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
25,32,153

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 36.39 lakh 36,39,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
29.6 lakh 29,59,918 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
763per km² 2011
Sex ratio
918 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
931 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
73.4% Male 82.9% · Female 63.0%
Urban share
14.5% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+20.1% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
3,881km² Census 2011
Households
4.6 lakh 6.4 people per household
Villages
2,072 Census 2011
Towns
10 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Rohtas: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
40 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19518,31,133
196110,24,133
197112,86,983
198115,83,280
199119,27,736
200124,64,243
201129,59,918
2016 *32,11,000
2021 *34,24,000
2026 *36,39,000
2031 *38,38,000
2036 *39,98,000

* Estimate

How Rohtas'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 Rohtas's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sasaram3,58,28312.1%91175.1%41.1%
2 Dehri2,75,0149.3%91077.7%49.9%
3 Dinara2,25,4687.6%92671.4%0.0%
4 Kargahar2,25,0827.6%90875.9%0.0%
5 Karakat2,09,2847.1%92073.9%0.0%
6 Sheosagar1,76,0805.9%92971.8%0.0%
7 Nokha1,73,3275.9%91472.9%15.8%
8 Kochas1,70,0255.7%91675.2%0.0%
9 Bikramganj1,63,5655.5%90274.9%29.6%
10 Nasriganj1,38,9364.7%92972.5%17.1%
11 Chenari1,31,5284.4%92070.8%9.0%
12 Akorhi Gola1,20,1454.1%91872.3%0.0%
13 Tilouthu1,09,2493.7%91171.0%7.6%
14 Dawath1,08,4553.7%94071.1%17.4%
15 Nauhatta94,0653.2%91663.1%0.0%
16 Rohtas86,0492.9%94466.4%5.2%
17 Rajpur75,2132.5%91576.0%0.0%
18 Sanjhauli62,6212.1%91576.5%0.0%
19 Suryapura57,5291.9%91872.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Rohtas (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Rohtas (Census 2011)
  1. Sasaram 1,47,408
  2. Dehri 1,37,231
  3. Bikramganj 48,465
  4. Nokha 27,302
  5. Nasriganj 23,819
  6. Koath 18,890
  7. Saraiya CT 8,260
  8. Chanari CT 6,569
  9. Bhardua CT 5,317
  10. Telkap CT 4,504

How people in Rohtas worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

23.6%

Agricultural labourers

43.8%

Household industry

5.2%

Other work

27.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.3%.

Age structure of Rohtas

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 Rohtas
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
0-41,72,0621,61,225
5-92,14,4061,97,942
10-142,06,4591,88,774
15-191,51,1751,25,702
20-241,23,1791,10,170
25-291,13,0161,11,064
30-341,03,1241,03,761
35-3996,96891,643
40-4481,69771,724
45-4965,19159,634
50-5452,44643,388
55-5938,51142,301
60-6445,29741,229
65-6931,72129,360
70-7424,76418,656
75-799,4008,179
80+11,94110,000
Children (0–14)
38.6%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
53.6%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
7.8%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
21.3years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
76.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Rohtas

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Rohtas
  1. Hindi 95.3%
  2. Urdu 4.4%
  3. Kurukh/Oraon 0.3%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Bengali 0.0%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. Tamil 0.0%
  8. Maithili 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bhojpuri87.7%
  2. Hindi7.5%
  3. Urdu4.4%
  4. Kurukh/Oraon0.3%
  5. Magadhi/Magahi0.1%
  6. Punjabi0.0%
  7. Surjapuri0.0%
  8. Bishnoi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Rohtas

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 25.2%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 5.6%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 78.2%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 28.2%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 70.7%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 54.5%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 11.1%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.1%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.9%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 65.8%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 23.3%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.9%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 8.0%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.4%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 59.3%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 19.2%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.1%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 3.5%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 60.0%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 38.4%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 22.0%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 24.6%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 25.9%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Rohtas district held 2.8% of Bihar's population in 2011, 17th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 73.4%, 11.6 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.9% of men but only 63.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The population grew 20.1% in 2001–11, slower than Bihar's 25.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈36.39 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Sasaram, had 1.47 lakh people in 2011, 5.0% 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 Rohtas, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Rohtas (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 Rohtas (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 26,45,415 89.4% 82.7%
Muslim 3,00,487 10.2% 16.9%
Christian 2,889 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 2,569 0.1% 0.0%
Buddhist 1,584 0.1% 0.0%
Jain 252 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 537 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 6,185 0.2% 0.2%
Total29,59,918100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Rohtas district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈36,39,000 (36.39 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Rohtas's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 29,59,918.

What was the population of Rohtas district in Census 2011?
29,59,918: 15,43,546 males and 14,16,372 females, of whom 4,27,765 lived in towns and 25,32,153 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Rohtas?
Literacy was 73.4% in 2011 (men 82.9%, women 63.0%). The sex ratio was 918 females per 1,000 males, and 931 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Rohtas district?
Sasaram, with 1,47,408 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Rohtas district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 2,072 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

⤓ Download Bihar district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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