Bahraich

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

Quick facts

17,154,611
Population
2,972,909
Households
891
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
39.78%
Approx. literacy

Bahraich has an aggregated population of 17,154,611. Approximately 40.66% live in rural areas (6,975,462) and 3.31% live in urban areas (568,088).

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 6,975,462 3
Bahraich 2,331,742 296
Kaiserganj 2,455,069 440
Mahasi 1,640,985 238
Nanpara 3,751,353 428

Population summary

Bahraich has a population of 17,154,611 (9,070,658 males and 8,083,953 females). The sex ratio is about 891 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population17,154,611
Male9,070,658
Female8,083,953
Rural population6,975,462 (40.66%)
Urban population568,088 (3.31%)
Households2,972,909

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 39.78%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates6,823,750
Total illiterates10,330,861

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,531,389 (14.76%). ST: 55,597 (0.32%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,531,38914.76%
ST55,5970.32%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,234,168 (18.85%). Workers: 5,677,229 (33.09%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,234,16818.85%
Total workers5,677,22933.09%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Bahraich 3,487,731
Bahraich 3,203,687
Nanpara 1,272,045
Nanpara 1,207,263
Bahraich 843,905
Kaiserganj 824,786
Kaiserganj 805,497
Bahraich 643,932
Mahasi 546,995
Mahasi 546,995