Samastipur

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

Quick facts

21,160,033
Population
4,149,374
Households
911
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
50.15%
Approx. literacy

Samastipur has an aggregated population of 21,160,033. Approximately 40.28% live in rural areas (8,523,132) and 1.4% live in urban areas (295,594).

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 8,523,132 3
Bibhutpur 1,014,447 47
Bithan 445,695 59
Dalsinghsarai 602,592 50
Hasanpur 682,263 92
Kalyanpur 925,994 155
Khanpur 587,187 66
Mohanpur 345,096 36
Mohiuddinagar 553,563 51
Morwa 558,225 64
Patori 539,868 58
Pusa 398,796 40
Rosera 570,717 48
Samastipur 958,497 98
Sarairanjan 764,505 64
Shivaji Nagar 581,550 74
Singhia 630,105 48
Tajpur 484,878 72
Ujiarpur 893,433 67
Vidyapati Nagar 458,748 39
Warisnagar 640,742 78

Population summary

Samastipur has a population of 21,160,033 (11,072,285 males and 10,087,748 females). The sex ratio is about 911 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population21,160,033
Male11,072,285
Female10,087,748
Rural population8,523,132 (40.28%)
Urban population295,594 (1.4%)
Households4,149,374

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 50.15%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates10,612,102
Total illiterates10,547,931

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 3,991,855 (18.87%). ST: 8,852 (0.04%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC3,991,85518.87%
ST8,8520.04%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,965,866 (18.74%). Workers: 6,676,352 (31.55%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,965,86618.74%
Total workers6,676,35231.55%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Samastipur 4,261,566
Samastipur 4,113,769
Samastipur 346,109
Bibhutpur 338,149
Bibhutpur 338,149
Kalyanpur 310,439
Kalyanpur 305,116
Ujiarpur 297,811
Ujiarpur 297,811
Samastipur 266,279