States Districts Tehsils Villages

Madhepura

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

Quick facts

9,920,349

Population

1,989,012

Households

911

Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)

41.51%

Approx. literacy

Madhepura has an aggregated population of 9,920,349. Approximately 40.36% live in rural areas (4,003,524) and 1.78% live in urban areas (176,922).

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	4,003,524	3
Alamnagar	526,203	32
Bihariganj	406,602	26
Chausa	458,079	46
Gamharia	247,566	15
Ghailarh	275,454	19
Gwalpara	378,060	54
Kishanganj	567,477	47
Kumarkhand	730,887	74
Madhepura	683,069	48
Murliganj	614,275	42
Puraini	313,308	34
Shankarpur	318,666	12
Singheshwar	397,179	29

Population summary

Madhepura has a population of 9,920,349 (5,190,996 males and 4,729,353 females). The sex ratio is about 911 females per 1000 males.

Category	Number
Total population	9,920,349
Male	5,190,996
Female	4,729,353
Rural population	4,003,524 (40.36%)
Urban population	176,922 (1.78%)
Households	1,989,012

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 41.51%.

Category	Number
Total literates	4,118,389
Total illiterates	5,801,960

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,721,676 (17.35%). ST: 62,335 (0.63%).

Category	Population	Share
SC	1,721,676	17.35%
ST	62,335	0.63%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,008,566 (20.25%). Workers: 3,861,256 (38.92%).

Category	Count	Share
Children (0-6)	2,008,566	20.25%
Total workers	3,861,256	38.92%

Largest villages by population

Village	Population
Madhepura	2,001,762
Madhepura	1,913,301
Madhepura	245,847
Kumarkhand	243,629
Kumarkhand	243,629
Murliganj	214,322
Madhepura	191,375
Kishanganj	189,159
Kishanganj	189,159
Murliganj	185,631