Begusarai

This page provides an overview of Begusarai: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

14,282,882
Population
2,841,160
Households
895
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
51.82%
Approx. literacy

Begusarai has an aggregated population of 14,282,882. Approximately 41.6% live in rural areas (5,941,082) and 7.98% live in urban areas (1,139,646).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 5,941,082 3
Bachhwara 587,445 94
Bakhri 380,248 59
Balia 498,984 110
Barauni 732,649 89
Begusarai 1,358,643 76
Bhagwanpur 518,028 159
Birpur 292,401 39
Cheria Bariarpur 440,040 37
Chhorahi 372,573 62
Dandari 231,768 31
Garhpura 333,324 39
Khudabandpur 271,074 25
Mansurchak 236,171 58
Matihani 458,175 60
Naokothi 310,071 38
Sahebpur Kamal 582,516 42
Shamho Akha Kurha 92,331 62
Teghra 645,359 114

Population summary

Begusarai has a population of 14,282,882 (7,536,948 males and 6,745,934 females). The sex ratio is about 895 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population14,282,882
Male7,536,948
Female6,745,934
Rural population5,941,082 (41.6%)
Urban population1,139,646 (7.98%)
Households2,841,160

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 51.82%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates7,400,684
Total illiterates6,882,198

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,100,249 (14.7%). ST: 7,221 (0.05%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,100,24914.7%
ST7,2210.05%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,633,489 (18.44%). Workers: 4,529,536 (31.71%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,633,48918.44%
Total workers4,529,53631.71%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Begusarai 2,970,541
Begusarai 2,400,718
Begusarai 569,823
Begusarai 540,009
Begusarai 278,625
Barauni 273,414
Begusarai 261,384
Teghra 257,751
Bachhwara 195,815
Bachhwara 195,815