Sheikhpura District - Population 2011-2024

An official Census 2011 detail of Sheikhpura, 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 Sheikhpura District of Bihar.

In 2011, Sheikhpura had population of 636,342 of which male and female were 329,743 and 306,599 respectively. In 2001 census, Sheikhpura had a population of 525,502 of which males were 273,992 and remaining 251,510 were females. Sheikhpura District population constituted 0.61 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Sheikhpura District was at 0.63 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 21.09 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Sheikhpura District recorded increase of 24.96 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Sheikhpura Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Sheikhpura in 2011 were 63.86 compared to 63.86 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 73.56 and 53.40 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 61.94 and 33.92 in Sheikhpura District. Total literate in Sheikhpura District were 328,676 of which male and female were 196,431 and 132,245 respectively. In 2001, Sheikhpura District had 202,035 in its district.

Sheikhpura Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Sheikhpura, it stood at 930 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 918. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 940 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 955 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Sheikhpura District Religion Data

Sheikhpura Population 2023 - 2024

Sheikhpura Population 2011 - 2001

Sheikhpura Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Sheikhpura. There were total 121,647 children under age of 0-6 against 109,782 of 2001 census. Of total 121,647 male and female were 62,710 and 58,937 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 940 compared to 955 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 19.12 percent of Sheikhpura District compared to 20.89 percent of 2001. There was net change of -1.77 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Sheikhpura Houseless Data

In 2011, total 64 families live on footpath or without any roof cover in Sheikhpura district of Bihar. Total Population of all who lived without roof at the time of Census 2011 numbers to 295. This approx 0.046358719053591% of total population of Sheikhpura district.

Sheikhpura District Density

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Sheikhpura district for 2011 is 924 people per sq. km. In 2001, Sheikhpura district density was at 763 people per sq. km. Sheikhpura district administers 689 square kilometers of areas.

Sheikhpura District Urban/Rural 2011

Out of the total Sheikhpura population for 2011 census, 17.13 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 109,002 people lives in urban areas of which males are 57,383 and females are 51,619. Sex Ratio in urban region of Sheikhpura district is 900 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Sheikhpura district was 910 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 18,597 of which males and females were 9,735 and 8,862. This child population figure of Sheikhpura district is 16.96 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Sheikhpura district as per census 2011 is 70.99 % of which males and females are 78.30 % and 62.85 % literates respectively. In actual number 64,181 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 37,307 and 26,874 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 82.87 % population of Sheikhpura districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Sheikhpura district population living in rural areas is 527,340 of which males and females are 272,360 and 254,980 respectively. In rural areas of Sheikhpura district, sex ratio is 936 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Sheikhpura district is considered, figure is 945 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 103,050 in rural areas of which males were 52,975 and females were 50,075. The child population comprises 19.45 % of total rural population of Sheikhpura district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Sheikhpura district is 62.34 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 72.53 and 51.42 percent respectively. In total, 264,495 people were literate of which males and females were 159,124 and 105,371 respectively.

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City/Metros in Sheikhpura District