Madhubani District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Bihar) - Census 2011

Madhubani district of Bihar has a total population of 4,487,379 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 2,329,313 are males while 2,158,066 are females. In 2011 there were a total 898,515 families residing in Madhubani district. The Average Sex Ratio of Madhubani district is 926.

Madhubani district, Bihar

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.6% people live in Urban areas while 96.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 71.1% while that in rural areas is 58.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Madhubani district is 899 while that of Rural areas is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Madhubani district is 810479 which is 18% of the total population. There are 418616 male children and 391863 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Madhubani is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Madhubani district.

The total literacy rate of Madhubani district is 58.62%. The male literacy rate is 57.53% and the female literacy rate is 37.78% in Madhubani district.

Population
4,487,379
Literacy
58.62%
Sex Ratio
926

To facilitate the administration, Madhubani district is further divided into 21 Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Madhubani Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Madhubani district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 810,479 418,616 391,863
Literacy 58.62% 57.53% 37.78%
Scheduled Caste 587,158 303,389 283,769
Scheduled Tribe 3,990 2,056 1,934
Illiterate 2,332,041 989,228 1,342,813

Caste-wise Population - Madhubani district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Madhubani district of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 587,158 303,389 283,769
Schedule Tribe 3,990 2,056 1,934

Religion-wise Population - Madhubani district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,652,168 (81.39%) 1,901,691 1,750,477
Muslim 818,912 (18.25%) 419,415 399,497
Christian 3,262 (0.07%) 1,741 1,521
Sikh 564 (0.01%) 288 276
Buddhist 328 (0.01%) 168 160
Jain 442 (0.01%) 228 214
Other Religion 169 (0%) 81 88
No Religion Specified 11,534 (0.26%) 5,701 5,833

Literacy Rate - Madhubani district

The total literacy rate of Madhubani district was 58.62% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 2,155,338 literates, males were 1,340,085 while females were 815,253. Also the male literacy rate was 70.14% and the female literacy rate was 46.16% in Madhubani district.

  Madhubani district Bihar
Female 46.16% 51.5%
Male 70.14% 71.2%
Total 58.62% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Madhubani district

The Sex Ratio of Madhubani district is 926 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 926 females in Madhubani district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 926 ) of Madhubani district.


Population Density - Madhubani district

The total area of Madhubani district is 3,501 km2. Thus the density of Madhubani district is 1,282 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 27 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,474 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Madhubani district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Madhubani, 3.6% people lived in urban regions while 96.4% in rural areas. The total urban population was 161,495 out of which 85,026 were males while the remaining 76,469 were females. In rural areas of Madhubani, male population was 2,244,287 while the female population was 2,081,597.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Madhubani was 899 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Madhubani was 925 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Madhubani were 25,775 which is 15.96% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Madhubani was 928 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Madhubani was 936 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Madhubani for urban regions was 71.06 percent in which males were 78.81% literate while female literacy stood at 62.39%. The total literate population of Madhubani was 2,155,338. Similarly in rural areas of Madhubani, the average literacy rate was 58.14 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 69.8% and 45.55% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Madhubani were 2,058,895.

Rural Urban
Population % 96.4% 3.6%
Total population 4,325,884 161,495
Male population 2,244,287 85,026
Female population 2,081,597 76,469
Sex ratio 928 899
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 936 925
Child population 784,704 25,775
Literates 2,058,895 96,443
Average literacy 58.14% 71.06%
Male literacy 69.8% 78.81%
Female literacy 45.55% 62.39%

Child Population - Madhubani district

According to Census 2011, there were 810,479 children between age 0 to 6 years in Madhubani district. Out of which 418,616 were male while 391,863 were female.


Working Population - Madhubani district

In Madhubani district out of total population, 1,636,938 were engaged in work activities. 65.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,636,938 workers engaged in Main Work, 289,095 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 565,141 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,074,091 819,625 254,466
Cultivators 289,095 237,270 51,825
Agriculture Labourer 565,141 412,479 152,662
Household Industries 31,871 17,721 14,150
Other Workers 187,984 152,155 35,829
Marginal Workers 562,847 286,322 276,525
Non Working 2,850,441 1,223,366 1,627,075

Nearby Districts from Madhubani

Below are the list of Districts near Madhubani district in Bihar.


Madhubani district Map


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