Sitamarhi

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

Quick facts

16,927,372
Population
3,644,562
Households
899
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
41.76%
Approx. literacy

Sitamarhi has an aggregated population of 16,927,372. Approximately 40.45% live in rural areas (6,847,148) and 2.25% live in urban areas (380,996).

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 6,847,148 3
Bairgania 353,567 26
Bajpatti 646,521 61
Bathnaha 787,581 93
Belsand 342,152 41
Bokhara 392,658 31
Charaut 237,930 20
Dumra 1,202,812 76
Majorganj 308,355 30
Nanpur 547,287 35
Parihar 1,014,666 86
Parsauni 258,048 25
Pupri 499,677 48
Riga 620,937 45
Runisaidpur 1,117,737 105
Sonbarsa 753,744 67
Suppi 366,717 40
Sursand 629,835 56

Population summary

Sitamarhi has a population of 16,927,372 (8,914,693 males and 8,012,679 females). The sex ratio is about 899 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population16,927,372
Male8,914,693
Female8,012,679
Rural population6,847,148 (40.45%)
Urban population380,996 (2.25%)
Households3,644,562

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 41.76%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates7,068,145
Total illiterates9,859,227

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,011,096 (11.88%). ST: 14,792 (0.09%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,011,09611.88%
ST14,7920.09%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,285,650 (19.41%). Workers: 5,516,694 (32.59%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,285,65019.41%
Total workers5,516,69432.59%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Sitamarhi 3,423,574
Sitamarhi 3,233,076
Dumra 438,240
Runisaidpur 372,579
Runisaidpur 372,579
Parihar 338,222
Parihar 338,222
Dumra 326,332
Bathnaha 262,527
Bathnaha 262,527