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District of Bihar

Saran District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 49.05 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

49,05,000 4.91 million 1 March 2026

Saran district's population is estimated at ≈49.05 lakh (49,05,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 39,51,862.

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

Saran district

Census 2011
39,51,862
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 49.05 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,53,202

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
35,98,660

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 49.05 lakh 49,05,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
39.52 lakh 39,51,862 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,496per km² 2011
Sex ratio
954 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
926 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
66.0% Male 77.0% · Female 54.4%
Urban share
8.9% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+21.6% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
2,641km² Census 2011
Households
6.31 lakh 6.3 people per household
Villages
1,764 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Saran: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
54 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195112,56,306
196114,47,297
197117,09,722
198120,84,322
199125,72,980
200132,48,701
201139,51,862
2016 *43,01,000
2021 *46,00,000
2026 *49,05,000
2031 *51,89,000
2036 *54,23,000

* Estimate

How Saran'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 Saran's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Chapra4,42,63911.2%89871.9%48.3%
2 Dariapur2,96,1647.5%94658.8%0.0%
3 Sonepur2,70,1166.8%89066.9%14.0%
4 Garkha2,68,1566.8%96064.6%0.0%
5 Manjhi2,68,0736.8%96470.5%0.0%
6 Marhaura2,65,1236.7%96264.0%11.3%
7 Baniapur2,62,6736.6%98965.9%0.0%
8 Ekma2,14,4455.4%98671.0%0.0%
9 Amnour2,00,3955.1%96863.8%0.0%
10 Mashrakh1,88,8994.8%97864.7%0.0%
11 Jalalpur1,74,1564.4%96468.6%0.0%
12 Parsa1,55,8383.9%92762.6%0.0%
13 Ishupur1,46,8223.7%98765.1%0.0%
14 Taraiya1,38,7213.5%97561.8%0.0%
15 Dighwara1,29,5523.3%92066.9%25.3%
16 Nagra1,24,0283.1%93566.0%0.0%
17 Panapur1,21,7383.1%98557.9%0.0%
18 Revelganj1,19,6603.0%93368.0%32.6%
19 Maker84,6952.1%103560.4%0.0%
20 Lahladpur79,9692.0%107469.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Saran (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Saran (Census 2011)
  1. Chapra 2,02,352
  2. Revelganj 39,039
  3. Sonepur 37,776
  4. Dighwara 32,741
  5. Marhaura 29,932
  6. Sanrha CT 11,362

How people in Saran worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

22.3%

Agricultural labourers

47.4%

Household industry

4.0%

Other work

26.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 26.3%.

Age structure of Saran

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 Saran
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
0-42,31,7752,15,325
5-92,87,6452,67,031
10-142,80,6962,64,073
15-192,18,8131,84,318
20-241,55,5231,38,222
25-291,32,4531,40,241
30-341,20,2871,34,067
35-391,16,2381,23,346
40-4499,96993,097
45-4979,05280,975
50-5467,05659,509
55-5949,15861,114
60-6464,45963,247
65-6947,73445,354
70-7437,80729,501
75-7914,89112,828
80+17,28315,445
Children (0–14)
39.2%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
52.0%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
8.8%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
20.4years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
81.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Saran

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Saran
  1. Hindi 97.7%
  2. Urdu 2.3%
  3. Maithili 0.0%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. English 0.0%
  6. Santali 0.0%
  7. Others 0.0%
  8. Nepali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bhojpuri93.2%
  2. Hindi4.5%
  3. Urdu2.3%
  4. Magadhi/Magahi0.0%
  5. Maithili0.0%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Bishnoi0.0%
  8. Marwari0.0%

Housing and amenities in Saran

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 14.8%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 4.3%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 59.5%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 21.4%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 77.3%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 43.1%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 9.8%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.1%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.2%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 63.6%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 20.0%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.7%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 5.8%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 61.4%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 14.5%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.9%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 1.4%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 67.3%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 40.8%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 23.7%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 16.9%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 40.3%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Saran district held 3.8% of Bihar's population in 2011, 7th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 66.0%, 4.2 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.0% of men but only 54.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 954 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 918.
  • The population grew 21.6% in 2001–11, slower than Bihar's 25.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈49.05 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Chapra, had 2.02 lakh people in 2011, 5.1% 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 Saran, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Saran (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 Saran (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 35,34,772 89.4% 82.7%
Muslim 4,06,449 10.3% 16.9%
Christian 2,330 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 371 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 229 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 322 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 107 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 7,282 0.2% 0.2%
Total39,51,862100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Saran district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈49,05,000 (49.05 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Saran's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 39,51,862.

What was the population of Saran district in Census 2011?
39,51,862: 20,22,821 males and 19,29,041 females, of whom 3,53,202 lived in towns and 35,98,660 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Saran?
Literacy was 66.0% in 2011 (men 77.0%, women 54.4%). The sex ratio was 954 females per 1,000 males, and 926 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Saran district?
Chapra, with 2,02,352 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Saran district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,764 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

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