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District of Bihar

Sheikhpura District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.87 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,87,000 787,000 1 March 2026

Sheikhpura district's population is estimated at ≈7.87 lakh (7,87,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,36,342.

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

Sheikhpura district

Census 2011
6,36,342
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.87 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,09,002

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,27,340

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.87 lakh 7,87,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.36 lakh 6,36,342 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
924per km² 2011
Sex ratio
930 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
940 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
63.9% Male 73.6% · Female 53.4%
Urban share
17.1% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+21.1% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
689km² Census 2011
Households
1.01 lakh 6.3 people per household
Villages
314 Census 2011
Towns
2 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Sheikhpura: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
8.7 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,10,915
19612,46,528
19712,94,826
19813,50,677
19914,20,260
20015,25,502
20116,36,342
2016 *6,92,000
2021 *7,39,000
2026 *7,87,000
2031 *8,32,000
2036 *8,68,000

* Estimate

How Sheikhpura'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 Sheikhpura's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sheikhpura1,99,01131.3%92363.5%31.6%
2 Barbigha1,36,16721.4%92868.7%33.8%
3 Ariari1,12,07017.6%93257.7%0.0%
4 Chewara73,26711.5%96161.2%0.0%
5 Shekhopur Sarai67,48110.6%91870.1%0.0%
6 Ghat Kusumbha48,3467.6%92960.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Sheikhpura (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sheikhpura (Census 2011)
  1. Sheikhpura 62,927
  2. Barbigha 46,075

How people in Sheikhpura worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

24.3%

Agricultural labourers

48.8%

Household industry

4.4%

Other work

22.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 35.3%.

Age structure of Sheikhpura

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 Sheikhpura
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
0-441,58839,184
5-949,20245,966
10-1445,60040,777
15-1930,74525,918
20-2424,81923,878
25-2922,70623,092
30-3420,66321,401
35-3919,67718,955
40-4416,58214,375
45-4913,11712,128
50-5410,6758,709
55-597,8478,938
60-649,9339,218
65-696,8676,170
70-745,0523,830
75-791,9641,596
80+2,2142,032
Children (0–14)
41.3%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
51.0%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
7.7%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
19.9years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
85.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Sheikhpura

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 17 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Sheikhpura
  1. Hindi 95.1%
  2. Urdu 4.7%
  3. Mundari 0.1%
  4. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  5. Maithili 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. English 0.0%
  8. Others 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi56.9%
  2. Magadhi/Magahi38.2%
  3. Urdu4.7%
  4. Mundari0.1%
  5. Arabic/Arbi0.0%
  6. Maithili0.0%
  7. Bhojpuri0.0%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sheikhpura

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 19.3%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 4.9%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 37.3%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 28.9%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 69.7%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 33.7%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 9.5%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 6.6%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.8%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 57.3%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 15.7%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 6.7%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 8.5%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 41.1%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 29.6%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.7%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 2.0%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 57.9%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 33.5%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 27.6%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 23.2%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 29.2%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Sheikhpura district held 0.6% of Bihar's population in 2011, 38th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.9%, 2.1 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.6% of men but only 53.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 930 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 918.
  • 17.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
  • The population grew 21.1% in 2001–11, slower than Bihar's 25.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.87 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Sheikhpura, had 62.9 thousand people in 2011, 9.9% 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 Sheikhpura, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sheikhpura (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 Sheikhpura (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 5,96,102 93.7% 82.7%
Muslim 37,653 5.9% 16.9%
Christian 313 0.0% 0.1%
Sikh 75 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 41 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 43 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 31 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,084 0.3% 0.2%
Total6,36,342100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sheikhpura district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,87,000 (7.87 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sheikhpura's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,36,342.

What was the population of Sheikhpura district in Census 2011?
6,36,342: 3,29,743 males and 3,06,599 females, of whom 1,09,002 lived in towns and 5,27,340 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sheikhpura?
Literacy was 63.9% in 2011 (men 73.6%, women 53.4%). The sex ratio was 930 females per 1,000 males, and 940 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sheikhpura district?
Sheikhpura, with 62,927 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sheikhpura district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 314 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

⤓ Download Bihar district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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