Saran

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

Quick facts

19,406,108
Population
3,099,612
Households
954
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
54.43%
Approx. literacy

Saran has an aggregated population of 19,406,108. Approximately 40.73% live in rural areas (7,903,724) and 3.64% live in urban areas (706,404).

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 7,903,724 3
Amnour 601,185 121
Baniapur 788,019 117
Chapra 1,114,203 112
Dariapur 888,492 199
Dighwara 355,915 49
Ekma 643,335 96
Garkha 804,468 116
Ishupur 440,466 66
Jalalpur 522,468 74
Lahladpur 239,907 42
Maker 254,085 44
Manjhi 804,219 136
Marhaura 765,437 109
Mashrakh 566,697 71
Nagra 372,084 62
Panapur 365,214 72
Parsa 467,514 93
Revelganj 319,941 55
Sonepur 772,572 101
Taraiya 416,163 89

Population summary

Saran has a population of 19,406,108 (9,929,403 males and 9,476,705 females). The sex ratio is about 954 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population19,406,108
Male9,929,403
Female9,476,705
Rural population7,903,724 (40.73%)
Urban population706,404 (3.64%)
Households3,099,612

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 54.43%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates10,562,405
Total illiterates8,843,703

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,334,447 (12.03%). ST: 183,029 (0.94%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,334,44712.03%
ST183,0290.94%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,351,829 (17.27%). Workers: 5,110,556 (26.33%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,351,82917.27%
Total workers5,110,55626.33%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Saran 3,951,862
Saran 3,598,660
Chapra 442,639
Saran 353,202
Dariapur 296,164
Dariapur 296,164
Sonepur 270,116
Garkha 268,156
Garkha 268,156
Manjhi 268,073