States Districts Tehsils Villages

Bhagalpur

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

Quick facts

14,586,298

Population

2,717,252

Households

880

Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)

51.25%

Approx. literacy

Bhagalpur has an aggregated population of 14,586,298. Approximately 41.65% live in rural areas (6,075,532) and 8.26% live in urban areas (1,205,064).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

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

Tehsil / Sub-district	Population	Villages
Taluk 0	6,075,532	3
Bihpur	370,158	45
Colgong	1,060,358	212
Gopalpur	284,856	22
Goradih	438,630	123
Ismailpur	130,320	18
Jagdishpur	1,269,855	168
Kharik	398,694	38
Narayanpur	320,103	34
Nathnagar	448,278	155
Naugachhia	414,215	25
Pirpainti	856,071	117
Rangra Chowk	270,852	15
Sabour	415,840	85
Shahkund	564,234	173
Sonhaula	577,191	180
Sultanganj	691,111	153

Population summary

Bhagalpur has a population of 14,586,298 (7,758,038 males and 6,828,260 females). The sex ratio is about 880 females per 1000 males.

Category	Number
Total population	14,586,298
Male	7,758,038
Female	6,828,260
Rural population	6,075,532 (41.65%)
Urban population	1,205,064 (8.26%)
Households	2,717,252

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 51.25%.

Category	Number
Total literates	7,475,970
Total illiterates	7,110,328

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,543,364 (10.58%). ST: 334,356 (2.29%).

Category	Population	Share
SC	1,543,364	10.58%
ST	334,356	2.29%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,642,538 (18.12%). Workers: 4,739,945 (32.5%).

Category	Count	Share
Children (0-6)	2,642,538	18.12%
Total workers	4,739,945	32.5%

Largest villages by population

Village	Population
Bhagalpur	3,037,766
Bhagalpur	2,435,234
Bhagalpur	602,532
Jagdishpur	572,253
Jagdishpur	446,904
Colgong	365,285
Colgong	329,788
Pirpainti	285,357
Pirpainti	285,357
Sultanganj	248,001