District of Bihar

Vaishali District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈45,49,000 (45.49 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Vaishali's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 35,17,424.

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

35,17,424: 18,56,285 males and 16,61,139 females, of whom 2,33,079 lived in towns and 32,84,345 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 45.49 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

45,49,000 4.55 million 1 March 2026

Vaishali district's population is estimated at ≈45.49 lakh (45,49,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 35,17,424 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Vaishali district

Census 2011: 35,17,424
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 45.49 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 2,33,079

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 32,84,345

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 45.49 lakh 45,49,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 35.17 lakh 35,17,424 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 1,716per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 895 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6): 904 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate: 66.5% Male 75.4% · Female 56.7%
Urban share: 6.6% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11: +28.5% Bihar: +25.4%
Area: ≈ 2,050km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 6.31 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages: 1,570 Census 2011
Towns: 3 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Reconstructed
Estimate

52 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	21,60,352
2001	27,37,173
2011	35,17,424
2016 *	38,81,000
2021 *	42,09,000
2026 *	45,49,000
2031 *	48,79,000
2036 *	51,70,000

* Estimate

How Vaishali'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 Vaishali's 2011 population was spread
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1	Hajipur	4,43,976	12.6%	886	72.3%	33.3%
2	Patepur	3,70,182	10.5%	921	62.5%	0.0%
3	Mahua	2,84,526	8.1%	895	67.9%	0.0%
4	Jandaha	2,76,217	7.9%	887	65.7%	0.0%
5	Bidupur	2,68,849	7.6%	879	69.3%	0.0%
6	Lalganj	2,65,384	7.5%	881	69.7%	14.0%
7	Raghopur	2,32,909	6.6%	863	50.7%	0.0%
8	Bhagwanpur	2,07,762	5.9%	891	69.4%	0.0%
9	Vaishali	1,87,486	5.3%	905	66.4%	0.0%
10	Mahnar	1,80,339	5.1%	913	68.1%	26.8%
11	Goraul	1,77,586	5.0%	907	67.3%	0.0%
12	Raja Pakar	1,58,130	4.5%	892	67.6%	0.0%
13	Chehra Kalan	1,31,004	3.7%	912	64.5%	0.0%
14	Sahdai Buzurg	1,27,396	3.6%	902	67.1%	0.0%
15	Paterhi Belsar	95,669	2.7%	915	66.0%	0.0%
16	Desri	87,606	2.5%	903	66.5%	0.0%
17	Manigachhi(part)	22,403	0.6%	907	57.0%	0.0%

Largest towns in Vaishali (Census 2011)

Hajipur 1,47,688
Mahnar Bazar 48,293
Lalganj 37,098

How people in Vaishali worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

24.0%

Agricultural labourers

47.5%

Household industry

3.5%

Other work

25.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 30.3%.

Age structure of Vaishali

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. 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	2,15,839	1,96,092
5-9	2,41,853	2,20,174
10-14	2,42,863	2,15,721
15-19	1,83,744	1,30,770
20-24	1,53,073	1,30,317
25-29	1,31,039	1,29,643
30-34	1,20,356	1,20,086
35-39	1,11,140	1,04,134
40-44	91,678	78,950
45-49	71,310	66,405
50-54	57,723	49,156
55-59	43,539	50,388
60-64	53,222	51,728
65-69	42,484	37,586
70-74	30,225	22,154
75-79	11,979	9,977
80+	15,179	13,700

Children (0–14): 38.7%; Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59): 52.9%; Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+): 8.4%; Bihar 7.4%
Median age: 21.3years; Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio: 78.6; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Vaishali

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Hindi 94.5%
Urdu 4.9%
Maithili 0.5%
Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
Bengali 0.0%
Santali 0.0%
English 0.0%
Kurukh/Oraon 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Hindi24.9%
Urdu4.9%
Maithili0.5%
Bhojpuri0.0%
Arabic/Arbi0.0%
Magadhi/Magahi0.0%
Brajbhasha0.0%
Bishnoi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Vaishali

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 11.3%

Bihar 16.4%
Tap water 2.9%

Bihar 4.4%
Water source within premises 41.0%

Bihar 50.1%
Toilet within premises 27.3%

Bihar 23.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 71.6%

Bihar 75.8%
Bathing area within premises 33.0%

Bihar 37.5%
Closed drainage 4.8%

Bihar 6.7%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 7.6%

Bihar 8.1%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.4%

Bihar 88.9%

What households own

Mobile phone 59.2%

Bihar 53.2%
Television 16.0%

Bihar 14.5%
Scooter or motorcycle 9.5%

Bihar 8.1%
Computer or laptop 6.3%

Bihar 7.1%
Car, jeep or van 1.8%

Bihar 1.7%
Use banking services 53.3%

Bihar 44.4%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 17.7%

Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

Own their home 98.1%

Bihar 96.8%
Rent their home 1.1%

Bihar 2.1%
Permanent (pucca) house 48.5%

Bihar 48.0%
House in good condition 31.9%

Bihar 36.1%
Concrete roof 30.1%

Bihar 23.8%
Cement or tiled floor 10.1%

Bihar 15.2%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 54.0%

Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

Vaishali district held 3.4% of Bihar's population in 2011, 10th of 38 districts.
Literacy is 66.5%, 4.7 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 75.4% of men but only 56.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 895 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 918.
The population grew 28.5% in 2001–11, faster than Bihar's 25.4% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈45.49 lakh, implies growth of about 29% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
Its largest town, Hajipur, had 1.48 lakh people in 2011, 4.2% of the district.

How this district was formed

Vaishali covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

Vaishali (2011) 99.4% of this district
100.0% of the 2011 district
Darbhanga (2011) 0.6% of this district
0.6% of the 2011 district

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 Vaishali, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Vaishali (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Vaishali (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Bihar
Hindu	≈ 31,68,700	90.1%	82.7%
Muslim	≈ 3,40,000	9.7%	16.9%
Christian	≈ 2,200	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	≈ 700	0.0%	0.0%
Buddhist	≈ 400	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 200	0.0%	0.0%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 5,200	0.1%	0.2%
Total	35,17,424	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Vaishali district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈45,49,000 (45.49 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Vaishali's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 35,17,424.

What was the population of Vaishali district in Census 2011?

35,17,424: 18,56,285 males and 16,61,139 females, of whom 2,33,079 lived in towns and 32,84,345 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Vaishali?

Literacy was 66.5% in 2011 (men 75.4%, women 56.7%). The sex ratio was 895 females per 1,000 males, and 904 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Vaishali district?

Hajipur, with 1,47,688 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Vaishali district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,570 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction