Vaishali

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

Quick facts

17,242,026
Population
3,092,155
Households
895
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
55.02%
Approx. literacy

Vaishali has an aggregated population of 17,242,026. Approximately 40.54% live in rural areas (6,990,042) and 2.7% live in urban areas (466,158).

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 6,990,042 3
Bhagwanpur 623,286 108
Bidupur 806,547 136
Chehra Kalan 393,012 56
Desri 262,818 46
Goraul 532,758 90
Hajipur 1,184,240 214
Jandaha 828,651 127
Lalganj 759,054 101
Mahnar 492,724 65
Mahua 853,578 139
Patepur 1,110,546 146
Paterhi Belsar 287,007 51
Raghopur 698,727 74
Raja Pakar 474,390 75
Sahdai Buzurg 382,188 69
Vaishali 562,458 120

Population summary

Vaishali has a population of 17,242,026 (9,099,361 males and 8,142,665 females). The sex ratio is about 895 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population17,242,026
Male9,099,361
Female8,142,665
Rural population6,990,042 (40.54%)
Urban population466,158 (2.7%)
Households3,092,155

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 55.02%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates9,486,947
Total illiterates7,755,079

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 3,649,754 (21.17%). ST: 11,164 (0.06%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC3,649,75421.17%
ST11,1640.06%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,974,092 (17.25%). Workers: 5,238,190 (30.38%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,974,09217.25%
Total workers5,238,19030.38%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Vaishali 3,495,021
Vaishali 3,261,942
Hajipur 443,976
Patepur 370,182
Patepur 370,182
Hajipur 296,288
Mahua 284,526
Mahua 284,526
Jandaha 276,217
Jandaha 276,217