Purba Champaran District, with population of about 51 lakh is Bihar's the 2nd most populous district, located in the state Bihar in India. Total geographical area of Purba Champaran district is 3968 km2 and it is the 3rd biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 1285 persons per km2. There are 27 sub districts in the district, among them Motihari is the most populous sub district with population of about 3.6 lakh and Piprakothi is the least populous sub district with population of about 77 thousand.
Demographics
The district is home to about 51 lakh people, among them about 26.8 lakh (53%) are male and about 24.2 lakh (47%) are female. 87% of the whole population are from general caste, 13% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Purba Champaran district is 20%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 9.8 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 92% (about 47 lakh) live in Purba Champaran District rural part and 8% (about 4 lakh) population live in the Purba Champaran District urban part. Rural population density of Purba Champaran district is 1222 and urban population density is 3243 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
5,099,371 |
4,437,184 |
649,726 |
12,461 |
1,018,297 |
| Male |
2,681,209 |
2,334,392 |
340,363 |
6,454 |
526,835 |
| Female |
2,418,162 |
2,102,792 |
309,363 |
6,007 |
491,462 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 80% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 19% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 895 in Muslims are 932.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
5,099,371 |
4,086,453 |
990,349 |
4,865 |
668 |
878 |
464 |
104 |
15,590 |
| Male |
2,681,209 |
2,156,534 |
512,704 |
2,490 |
373 |
477 |
240 |
51 |
8,340 |
| Female |
2,418,162 |
1,929,919 |
477,645 |
2,375 |
295 |
401 |
224 |
53 |
7,250 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 29.4% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 39.4 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 29.8% which is 0.7% higher than male population growth rate of 29.1%. General caste population has increased by 29.7%; Schedule caste population has increased by 26.4%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 159% and child population has increased by 21.6% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
29.4% |
29.7% |
26.4% |
159% |
21.6% |
| Male |
29.1% |
29.4% |
25.6% |
156.3% |
21.8% |
| Female |
29.8% |
30% |
27.2% |
161.9% |
21.3% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 902 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 901, in schedule caste is 909 and in schedule tribe is 931. There are 933 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 5 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 4 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
5 |
4 |
12 |
20 |
-4 |
| 2011 |
902 |
901 |
909 |
931 |
933 |
| 2001 |
897 |
897 |
897 |
911 |
937 |
Literacy
Total about 22.8 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 14.1 lakh are male and about 8.7 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Purba Champaran is 56%. 65% of male and 45% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 18%. Male literacy has gone up by 16% and female literacy rate has gone up by 21%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
18.3% |
16.0% |
20.8% |
| 2011 |
55.8% |
65.3% |
45.1% |
| 2001 |
37.5% |
49.3% |
24.3% |
Workers profile
Purba Champaran has 34% (about 17.4 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 47% male and 20% female population are working population. 34% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 13% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 9% of total female population are main and 11% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
34.1% |
22.2% |
11.9% |
65.9% |
| Male |
47% |
34.4% |
12.6% |
53% |
| Female |
19.7% |
8.7% |
11.1% |
80.3% |