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District of Bihar

Saharsa District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 24.22 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

24,22,000 2.42 million 1 March 2026

Saharsa district's population is estimated at ≈24.22 lakh (24,22,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,00,661.

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

Saharsa district

Census 2011
19,00,661
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 24.22 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,56,540

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
17,44,121

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 24.22 lakh 24,22,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
19.01 lakh 19,00,661 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,127per km² 2011
Sex ratio
906 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
933 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
53.2% Male 63.6% · Female 41.7%
Urban share
8.2% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+26.0% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
1,687km² Census 2011
Households
3.69 lakh 5.2 people per household
Villages
468 Census 2011
Towns
1 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Saharsa: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
27 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,89,307
19615,82,156
19717,21,202
19819,02,008
199111,32,413
200115,08,182
201119,00,661
2016 *20,87,000
2021 *22,52,000
2026 *24,22,000
2031 *25,86,000
2036 *27,26,000

* Estimate

How Saharsa'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 Saharsa's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kahara2,98,34515.7%89467.0%52.5%
2 Simri Bakhtiarpur2,80,58214.8%90148.8%0.0%
3 Sonbarsa2,35,84112.4%91652.4%0.0%
4 Saur Bazar2,14,16611.3%91354.5%0.0%
5 Mahishi2,06,77410.9%90748.4%0.0%
6 Nauhatta1,61,7848.5%91851.0%0.0%
7 Satar Kataiya1,51,0607.9%90452.4%0.0%
8 Salkhua1,32,8447.0%89941.0%0.0%
9 Patarghat1,28,3226.8%91054.7%0.0%
10 Banma Itahri90,9434.8%90650.2%0.0%

How people in Saharsa worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.3%

Agricultural labourers

54.9%

Household industry

2.9%

Other work

16.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 34.2%.

Age structure of Saharsa

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 Saharsa
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
0-41,34,6901,26,076
5-91,53,4851,41,696
10-141,36,8481,15,697
15-1987,25563,438
20-2472,67374,446
25-2972,28371,105
30-3465,81364,368
35-3960,55355,540
40-4450,07842,744
45-4940,33936,428
50-5431,92726,879
55-5923,99825,406
60-6426,56224,493
65-6918,02215,928
70-7411,9459,356
75-794,5374,154
80+5,4325,231
Children (0–14)
42.6%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
50.8%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
6.6%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
19.7years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
86.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Saharsa

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 →

Languages spoken in Saharsa
  1. Maithili 68.9%
  2. Hindi 21.1%
  3. Urdu 9.6%
  4. Santali 0.2%
  5. Others 0.1%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Mundari 0.0%
  8. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Maithili68.7%
  2. Hindi20.7%
  3. Urdu9.6%
  4. Santali0.2%
  5. Thati0.2%
  6. Magadhi/Magahi0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Marwari0.0%

Housing and amenities in Saharsa

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 11.2%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 1.8%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 47.5%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 16.7%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 82.0%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 30.8%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 3.0%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 5.9%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 92.4%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 43.8%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 8.3%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 5.6%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 5.3%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.0%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 36.0%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 38.1%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.5%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 1.5%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 36.4%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 30.6%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 17.6%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 10.8%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 64.6%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Saharsa district held 1.8% of Bihar's population in 2011, 27th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 53.2%, 8.6 points below the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 63.6% of men but only 41.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 906 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 918.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈24.22 lakh, implies growth of about 27% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Saharsa, had 1.57 lakh people in 2011, 8.2% 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 Saharsa, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Saharsa (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 Saharsa (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 16,29,254 85.7% 82.7%
Muslim 2,66,620 14.0% 16.9%
Christian 1,292 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 197 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 60 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 109 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 8 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 3,121 0.2% 0.2%
Total19,00,661100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Saharsa district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,22,000 (24.22 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Saharsa's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,00,661.

What was the population of Saharsa district in Census 2011?
19,00,661: 9,97,174 males and 9,03,487 females, of whom 1,56,540 lived in towns and 17,44,121 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Saharsa?
Literacy was 53.2% in 2011 (men 63.6%, women 41.7%). The sex ratio was 906 females per 1,000 males, and 933 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Saharsa district?
Saharsa, with 1,56,540 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Saharsa district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 468 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

⤓ Download Bihar district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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