Sheikhpura District

Sheikhpura District, with population of about 6.4 lakh is Bihar's the least populous district, located in the state Bihar in India. Total geographical area of Sheikhpura district is 689 km² and it is the 3rd smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 924 persons per km². There are 6 sub districts in the district, among them Sheikhpura is the most populous sub district with population of about 2 lakh and Ghat Kusumbha is the least populous sub district with population of about 48 thousand.

Demographics

The district is home to about 6.4 lakh people, among them about 3.3 lakh (52%) are male and about 3.1 lakh (48%) are female. 79% of the whole population are from general caste, 21% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Sheikhpura district is 19%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 1 lakh households in the district and an average 6 persons live in every family.

The majority of the population, nearly 83% (about 5.3 lakh) live in Sheikhpura District rural part and 17% (about 1.1 lakh) population live in the Sheikhpura District urban part. Rural population density of Sheikhpura district is 817 and urban population density is 2506 persons per km².

Caste wise male female population 2011 - Sheikhpura

Most populated Sub Districts, Villages and Cities in Sheikhpura

Religion wise distribution of population

Hindus contribute 94% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 6% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 928 in Muslims are 948.

Religion wise population 2011 - Sheikhpura

Growth of population

Population of the district has increased by 21.1% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 5.3 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 21.9% which is 1.6% higher than male population growth rate of 20.3%. General caste population has increased by 19.7%; Schedule caste population has increased by 26.4%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 192.4% and child population has increased by 10.8% in the district since last census.

Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 - Sheikhpura

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 930 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 927, in schedule caste is 940 and in schedule tribe is 1023. There are 940 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 12 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 15 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Change in sex ratio 2001 to 2011 - Sheikhpura

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest sex ratio in Sheikhpura

Literacy

Total about 3.3 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 2 lakh are male and about 1.3 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Sheikhpura is 64%. 74% of male and 53% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 15%. Male literacy has gone up by 12% and female literacy rate has gone up by 19%.

Change in literacy rate 2001 to 2011 - Sheikhpura

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest literacy rate in Sheikhpura

Workers profile

Sheikhpura has 35% (about 2.2 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 46% male and 24% female population are working population. 33% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 13% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 12% of total female population are main and 11% are marginal workers.

Percentage of working population - Sheikhpura

Biggest Villages and Cities in Sheikhpura