District of Bihar
Sitamarhi District Population 2026
Population · 1 March 2026
≈ 44.05 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
44,05,000 4.41 million 1 March 2026
Sitamarhi district's population is estimated at ≈44.05 lakh (44,05,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 34,23,574.
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
Sitamarhi district
- Census 2011
- 34,23,574
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 44.05 lakh
Urban population
Towns (urban)
- Census 2011
- 1,90,498
Rural
Villages (rural)
- Census 2011
- 32,33,076
Key figures
- Population 2026
- ≈ 44.05 lakh 44,05,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- Census 2011
- 34.24 lakh 34,23,574 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Density
- 1,492per km² 2011
- Sex ratio
- 899 Bihar: 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 930 Bihar: 935
- Literacy rate
- 52.1% Male 60.6% · Female 42.4%
- Urban share
- 5.6% Bihar: 11.3%
- Growth 2001–11
- +27.6% Bihar: +25.4%
- Area
- 2,294km² Census 2011
- Households
- 7.36 lakh 4.7 people per household
- Villages
- 834 Census 2011
- Towns
- 8 Census 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 9,99,655 |
| 1961 | 11,58,546 |
| 1971 | 13,23,793 |
| 1981 | 16,27,716 |
| 1991 | 20,13,796 |
| 2001 | 26,82,720 |
| 2011 | 34,23,574 |
| 2016 * | 37,71,000 |
| 2021 * | 40,82,000 |
| 2026 * | 44,05,000 |
| 2031 * | 47,16,000 |
| 2036 * | 49,88,000 |
* Estimate
How Sitamarhi'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.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumra | 4,38,240 | 12.8% | 882 | 57.6% | 25.5% |
| 2 | Runisaidpur | 3,72,579 | 10.9% | 885 | 52.7% | 0.0% |
| 3 | Parihar | 3,38,222 | 9.9% | 906 | 46.2% | 0.0% |
| 4 | Bathnaha | 2,62,527 | 7.7% | 897 | 50.3% | 0.0% |
| 5 | Sonbarsa | 2,51,248 | 7.3% | 908 | 49.5% | 0.0% |
| 6 | Bajpatti | 2,15,507 | 6.3% | 906 | 52.9% | 0.0% |
| 7 | Sursand | 2,09,945 | 6.1% | 909 | 52.4% | 0.0% |
| 8 | Riga | 2,06,979 | 6.0% | 894 | 54.2% | 0.0% |
| 9 | Nanpur | 1,82,429 | 5.3% | 922 | 48.7% | 0.0% |
| 10 | Pupri | 1,71,602 | 5.0% | 914 | 55.5% | 8.8% |
| 11 | Bairgania | 1,32,154 | 3.9% | 891 | 52.5% | 32.5% |
| 12 | Bokhara | 1,30,886 | 3.8% | 905 | 48.6% | 0.0% |
| 13 | Suppi | 1,22,239 | 3.6% | 892 | 52.8% | 0.0% |
| 14 | Belsand | 1,20,906 | 3.5% | 892 | 53.9% | 17.0% |
| 15 | Majorganj | 1,02,785 | 3.0% | 902 | 48.9% | 0.0% |
| 16 | Parsauni | 86,016 | 2.5% | 893 | 49.8% | 0.0% |
| 17 | Charaut | 79,310 | 2.3% | 900 | 55.2% | 0.0% |
Largest towns in Sitamarhi (Census 2011)
- Sitamarhi 67,818
- Bairgania 42,895
- Belsand 20,566
- Dumra 15,674
- Janakpur Road 15,129
- Rajopatti urf Kota Bazar CT 14,631
- Talkhapur Dumra CT 7,970
- Mohanpur CT 5,815
How people in Sitamarhi worked (Census 2011)
Cultivators
19.4%
Agricultural labourers
57.1%
Household industry
3.4%
Other work
20.2%
Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 32.6%.
Age structure of Sitamarhi
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 →
- 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 | 2,29,393 | 2,15,416 |
| 5-9 | 2,67,096 | 2,43,378 |
| 10-14 | 2,46,079 | 2,13,103 |
| 15-19 | 1,69,406 | 1,22,828 |
| 20-24 | 1,34,693 | 1,22,057 |
| 25-29 | 1,22,183 | 1,20,708 |
| 30-34 | 1,14,720 | 1,13,828 |
| 35-39 | 1,07,527 | 99,982 |
| 40-44 | 89,944 | 77,196 |
| 45-49 | 71,045 | 65,740 |
| 50-54 | 58,805 | 48,562 |
| 55-59 | 43,337 | 48,402 |
| 60-64 | 53,242 | 49,628 |
| 65-69 | 37,492 | 31,883 |
| 70-74 | 24,488 | 18,472 |
| 75-79 | 8,665 | 7,233 |
| 80+ | 9,864 | 8,962 |
- Children (0–14)
- 41.7%
- Bihar 40.2%
- Working age (15–59)
- 51.0%
- Bihar 52.3%
- Older people (60+)
- 7.4%
- Bihar 7.4%
- Median age
- 19.8years
- Bihar 20.4
- Dependency ratio
- 85.2
- children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
- Bihar 81.0
Languages spoken in Sitamarhi
Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 34 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →
- Hindi 82.7%
- Urdu 14.0%
- Maithili 3.3%
- Bengali 0.0%
- Nepali 0.0%
- Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
- Others 0.0%
- Kurukh/Oraon 0.0%
Largest mother tongues
- Hindi33.5%
- Urdu14.0%
- Maithili3.3%
- Bhojpuri0.1%
- Marwari0.0%
- Brajbhasha0.0%
- Bengali0.0%
- Nepali0.0%
Housing and amenities in Sitamarhi
Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →
Basic services
- Electricity for lighting 9.0%
Bihar 16.4%
- Tap water 1.5%
Bihar 4.4%
- Water source within premises 34.3%
Bihar 50.1%
- Toilet within premises 20.8%
Bihar 23.1%
- Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 78.3%
Bihar 75.8%
- Bathing area within premises 29.7%
Bihar 37.5%
- Closed drainage 3.7%
Bihar 6.7%
- Cooking with LPG/PNG 5.4%
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 44.8%
Bihar 53.2%
- Television 8.3%
Bihar 14.5%
- Scooter or motorcycle 5.3%
Bihar 8.1%
- Computer or laptop 5.8%
Bihar 7.1%
- Car, jeep or van 1.0%
Bihar 1.7%
- Use banking services 32.7%
Bihar 44.4%
- None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 30.5%
Bihar 25.6%
The home itself
- Own their home 98.3%
Bihar 96.8%
- Rent their home 0.9%
Bihar 2.1%
- Permanent (pucca) house 45.7%
Bihar 48.0%
- House in good condition 35.9%
Bihar 36.1%
- Concrete roof 19.2%
Bihar 23.8%
- Cement or tiled floor 8.2%
Bihar 15.2%
- One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 53.6%
Bihar 47.7%
Bihar
What the numbers say
- Sitamarhi district held 3.3% of Bihar's population in 2011, 11th of 38 districts.
- Literacy is 52.1%, 9.8 points below the Bihar average of 61.8%.
- The gender gap in literacy is wide: 60.6% of men but only 42.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
- The sex ratio of 899 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 918.
- 5.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Bihar as a whole (11.3%).
- The population grew 27.6% in 2001–11, faster than Bihar's 25.4%.
- Our 2026 estimate, ≈44.05 lakh, implies growth of about 29% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
- Its largest town, Sitamarhi, had 67.8 thousand people in 2011, 2.0% of the district.
Compare with
All districts of Bihar →Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (2 May 2026 – 31 May 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Sitamarhi, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →
Population by religion in Sitamarhi (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 →
| Religion | Persons | Share | Bihar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 26,72,311 | 78.1% | 82.7% |
| Muslim | 7,40,101 | 21.6% | 16.9% |
| Christian | 2,897 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Sikh | 261 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Buddhist | 253 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jain | 188 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Religion not stated | 7,543 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Total | 34,23,574 | 100% |
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Sources and method
- Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (ORGI)
- Census 2011 Table A-2: decadal variation since 1901
- Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections 2011–2036 (July 2020)
- Our estimation method M1 (formulas and checks)
- Census 2011 Table C-14: population in five-year age groups
- Census 2011 Table C-16: population by mother tongue
- Census 2011 Houselisting Table HH-14: households by amenities and assets
- Census 2011 Table C-01: population by religious community
- Local Government Directory (current district boundaries)
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