Begusarai District : Census 2011 data

Begusarai District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Begusarai, a district of Bihar has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Bihar. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Begusarai District of Bihar.

Begusarai District Population 2011

In 2011, Begusarai had population of 2,954,367 of which male and female were 1,560,203 and 1,394,164 respectively. In 2001 census, Begusarai had a population of 2,349,366 of which males were 1,228,874 and remaining 1,120,492 were females. Begusarai District population constituted 2.85 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Begusarai District was at 2.83 percent of Maharashtra population.

Begusarai District Population Growth Rate

There was change of 25.75 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Begusarai District recorded increase of 29.11 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Begusarai District Density 2011

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Begusarai district for 2011 is 1,540 people per sq. km. In 2001, Begusarai district density was at 1,225 people per sq. km. Begusarai district administers 1,918 square kilometers of areas.

Begusarai Literacy Rate 2011

Average literacy rate of Begusarai in 2011 were 66.23 compared to 47.98 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 74.36 and 57.10 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 59.13 and 35.64 in Begusarai District. Total literate in Begusarai District were 1,604,148 of which male and female were 953,052 and 651,096 respectively. In 2001, Begusarai District had 896,444 in its district.

Begusarai Sex Ratio 2011

With regards to Sex Ratio in Begusarai, it stood at 894 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 912. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 911 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 946 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Begusarai Child Population 2011

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Begusarai. There were total 532,382 children under age of 0-6 against 481,118 of 2001 census. Of total 532,382 male and female were 278,564 and 253,818 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 911 compared to 946 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 18.02 percent of Begusarai District compared to 20.48 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.46 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Begusarai District Urban Population 2011

Out of the total Begusarai population for 2011 census, 19.19 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 567,056 people lives in urban areas of which males are 299,934 and females are 267,122. Sex Ratio in urban region of Begusarai district is 891 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Begusarai district was 904 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 95,913 of which males and females were 50,362 and 45,551. This child population figure of Begusarai district is 16.79 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Begusarai district as per census 2011 is 75.59 % of which males and females are 81.68 % and 68.72 % literates respectively. In actual number 356,128 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 203,859 and 152,269 respectively.

Begusarai District Rural Population 2011

As per 2011 census, 80.81 % population of Begusarai districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Begusarai district population living in rural areas is 2,387,311 of which males and females are 1,260,269 and 1,127,042 respectively. In rural areas of Begusarai district, sex ratio is 894 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Begusarai district is considered, figure is 913 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 436,469 in rural areas of which males were 228,202 and females were 208,267. The child population comprises 18.11 % of total rural population of Begusarai district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Begusarai district is 63.97 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 72.59 and 54.29 percent respectively. In total, 1,248,020 people were literate of which males and females were 749,193 and 498,827 respectively.
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