Nalanda

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

Quick facts

13,930,371
Population
2,311,895
Households
922
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
52.49%
Approx. literacy

Nalanda has an aggregated population of 13,930,371. Approximately 41.31% live in rural areas (5,755,306) and 6.57% live in urban areas (915,788).

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 5,755,306 3
Asthawan 491,814 62
Ben 262,161 35
Bihar 1,186,199 78
Bind 185,952 38
Chandi 456,468 74
Ekangarsarai 506,970 92
Giriak 290,535 47
Harnaut 528,420 84
Hilsa 540,875 60
Islampur 661,370 94
Karai Parsurai 221,853 48
Katrisarai 125,463 17
Nagar Nausa 283,401 50
Noorsarai 517,053 65
Parbalpur 210,948 26
Rahui 432,120 69
Rajgir 348,962 53
Sarmera 291,249 38
Silao 428,073 52
Tharthari 205,179 33

Population summary

Nalanda has a population of 13,930,371 (7,245,968 males and 6,684,403 females). The sex ratio is about 922 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population13,930,371
Male7,245,968
Female6,684,403
Rural population5,755,306 (41.31%)
Urban population915,788 (6.57%)
Households2,311,895

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 52.49%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates7,311,923
Total illiterates6,618,448

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,985,832 (21.43%). ST: 6,992 (0.05%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,985,83221.43%
ST6,9920.05%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,520,937 (18.1%). Workers: 5,094,414 (36.57%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,520,93718.1%
Total workers5,094,41436.57%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Nalanda 2,877,653
Nalanda 2,419,759
Bihar 494,489
Nalanda 457,894
Bihar 297,268
Islampur 232,337
Hilsa 197,309
Bihar 197,221
Islampur 196,696
Harnaut 176,140