Lakhisarai

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

Quick facts

4,861,549
Population
792,668
Households
902
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
50.43%
Approx. literacy

Lakhisarai has an aggregated population of 4,861,549. Approximately 41.18% live in rural areas (2,001,824) and 5.88% live in urban areas (286,022).

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 2,001,824 3
Barahiya 343,899 41
Chanan* 321,432 71
Halsi 347,991 64
Lakhisarai 563,606 70
Pipariya 154,488 25
Ramgarh Chowk 255,315 35
Surajgarha 872,994 187

Population summary

Lakhisarai has a population of 4,861,549 (2,556,243 males and 2,305,306 females). The sex ratio is about 902 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population4,861,549
Male2,556,243
Female2,305,306
Rural population2,001,824 (41.18%)
Urban population286,022 (5.88%)
Households792,668

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 50.43%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,451,702
Total illiterates2,409,847

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 751,130 (15.45%). ST: 41,457 (0.85%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC751,13015.45%
ST41,4570.85%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 916,723 (18.86%). Workers: 1,590,465 (32.72%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)916,72318.86%
Total workers1,590,46532.72%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Lakhisarai 1,000,912
Lakhisarai 857,901
Surajgarha 290,998
Surajgarha 290,998
Lakhisarai 221,195
Lakhisarai 143,011
Barahiya 128,977
Lakhisarai 121,216
Halsi 115,997
Halsi 115,997