District of Bihar

Sheohar District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Sheohar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,42,000 (8.42 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sheohar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,56,246.

Q: What was the population of Sheohar district in Census 2011?

6,56,246: 3,46,673 males and 3,09,573 females, of whom 28,116 lived in towns and 6,28,130 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.42 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,42,000 842,000 1 March 2026

Sheohar district's population is estimated at ≈8.42 lakh (8,42,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,56,246.

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

Sheohar district

Census 2011: 6,56,246
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 8.42 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 28,116

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 6,28,130

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 8.42 lakh 8,42,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 6.56 lakh 6,56,246 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 1,880per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 893 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6): 929 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate: 53.8% Male 61.3% · Female 45.3%
Urban share: 4.3% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11: +27.2% Bihar: +25.4%
Area: 349km² Census 2011
Households: 1.5 lakh 4.4 people per household
Villages: 203 Census 2011
Towns: 1 Census 2011

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Population over time

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

Census
Estimate

9.5 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	2,01,431
1961	2,28,420
1971	2,58,839
1981	3,04,431
1991	3,77,699
2001	5,15,961
2011	6,56,246
2016 *	7,22,000
2021 *	7,81,000
2026 *	8,42,000
2031 *	9,01,000
2036 *	9,52,000

* Estimate

How Sheohar'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 Sheohar's 2011 population was spread
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1	Tariani Chowk	1,97,693	30.1%	886	53.3%	0.0%
2	Sheohar	1,55,258	23.7%	891	55.3%	18.1%
3	Piprarhi	1,17,948	18.0%	912	51.8%	0.0%
4	Dumri Katsari	93,398	14.2%	889	53.6%	0.0%
5	Purnahiya	91,949	14.0%	891	55.0%	0.0%

How people in Sheohar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

17.9%

Agricultural labourers

63.0%

Household industry

4.2%

Other work

14.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.0%.

Age structure of Sheohar

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	44,449	42,067
5-9	51,645	46,167
10-14	46,852	40,836
15-19	32,259	23,315
20-24	25,179	22,686
25-29	23,177	22,609
30-34	21,507	21,451
35-39	20,896	19,230
40-44	17,183	14,164
45-49	13,327	12,151
50-54	11,001	8,819
55-59	8,206	9,544
60-64	11,191	10,898
65-69	8,965	7,355
70-74	5,716	3,950
75-79	1,957	1,692
80+	2,217	1,887

Children (0–14): 41.6%; Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59): 49.9%; Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+): 8.5%; Bihar 7.4%
Median age: 20.0years; Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio: 87.7; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Sheohar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Hindi 91.9%
Urdu 7.8%
Maithili 0.3%
Bengali 0.0%
Marathi 0.0%
Nepali 0.0%
Gujarati 0.0%
Punjabi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Hindi23.0%
Urdu7.8%
Maithili0.3%
Bhojpuri0.2%
Bengali0.0%
Marathi0.0%
Nepali0.0%
Kannada0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sheohar

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 6.7%

Bihar 16.4%
Tap water 1.4%

Bihar 4.4%
Water source within premises 38.9%

Bihar 50.1%
Toilet within premises 20.4%

Bihar 23.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 78.3%

Bihar 75.8%
Bathing area within premises 35.0%

Bihar 37.5%
Closed drainage 2.9%

Bihar 6.7%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 2.7%

Bihar 8.1%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 95.6%

Bihar 88.9%

What households own

Mobile phone 54.4%

Bihar 53.2%
Television 7.9%

Bihar 14.5%
Scooter or motorcycle 5.2%

Bihar 8.1%
Computer or laptop 4.5%

Bihar 7.1%
Car, jeep or van 0.9%

Bihar 1.7%
Use banking services 54.4%

Bihar 44.4%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 24.7%

Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

Own their home 98.9%

Bihar 96.8%
Rent their home 0.6%

Bihar 2.1%
Permanent (pucca) house 37.9%

Bihar 48.0%
House in good condition 37.4%

Bihar 36.1%
Concrete roof 19.3%

Bihar 23.8%
Cement or tiled floor 5.0%

Bihar 15.2%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 48.7%

Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

Sheohar district held 0.6% of Bihar's population in 2011, 37th of 38 districts.
Literacy is 53.8%, 8.0 points below the Bihar average of 61.8%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 61.3% of men but only 45.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 893 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 918.
4.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.42 lakh, implies growth of about 28% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.

Compare with

All districts of Bihar →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (2 May 2026 – 31 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Sheohar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sheohar (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 Sheohar (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Bihar
Hindu	5,52,492	84.2%	82.7%
Muslim	99,342	15.1%	16.9%
Christian	522	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	216	0.0%	0.0%
Buddhist	73	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	52	0.0%	0.0%
Other religions and persuasions	44	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	3,505	0.5%	0.2%
Total	6,56,246	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sheohar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,42,000 (8.42 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sheohar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,56,246.

What was the population of Sheohar district in Census 2011?

6,56,246: 3,46,673 males and 3,09,573 females, of whom 28,116 lived in towns and 6,28,130 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sheohar?

Literacy was 53.8% in 2011 (men 61.3%, women 45.3%). The sex ratio was 893 females per 1,000 males, and 929 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sheohar district?

Sheohar, with 28,116 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sheohar district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 203 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction