# Kaimur District, Bihar – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/ District · Bihar # Kaimur district Kaimur is a district of Bihar, 32nd of 38 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,626,384 people** in 11 sub-districts, 3 towns and 1,695 villages; 4% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/bhabua/) (50,179). - 1,626,384people (2011) - 11sub-districts - 3towns - 69.3%literacy ## Who lives in Kaimur? Kaimur had **1,626,384 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.6% of Bihar's population and 32nd of 38 districts of Bihar by population. There were 920 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Bihar figure of 918; 18th of 38 districts of Bihar). Among children under 7 the ratio was 942 girls per 1,000 boys (the Bihar figure is 935). An average household had 6.5 people, against 5.5 across Bihar. ## How literate is Kaimur? 69.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Bihar's 61.8%), 8th of 38 districts of Bihar. Men were at 79.4% and women at 58.4% — a gap of 21.0 points (it is 19.7 points across Bihar). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Kudra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/kudra/) (73.4%) and lowest in [Adhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/adhaura/) (56.3%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Kaimur do for a living? 31.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 17.3%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 23% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 12% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 44% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 41% of workers here, against 43% across Bihar. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Nuaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/nuaon/) (49% of workers in farming) and the least is [Adhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/adhaura/) (22% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 44 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Kaimur 4.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Bihar's 11.3%), 35th of 38 districts of Bihar. The Census counted 3 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/bhabua/) with 50,179 people, home to 77% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Kaimur Kaimur had 1,695 census villages, 1,337 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,167 people; 24 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Jahanabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/kudra/jahanabad/) (17,076), [Mohania](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/mohania/mohania/) (13,910), [Ikhlaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/ikhlaspur/) (11,820), [Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/chainpur/) (11,306) and [Ghatawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/kudra/ghatawan/) (9,997). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Kaimur compared with Bihar ■ Kaimur · ■ Bihar Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **935 Working population ****31.4%** **33.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kaimur Of every 100 households in Kaimur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kaimur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****22%** Toilet within the home ****17%** No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** Tap water ****4%** Drinking water within premises ****56%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** Use banking services ****44%** Television ****20%** Mobile phone ****58%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****9%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****23%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Kaimur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Ramgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/ramgarh/) 132,663 125 1 [Nuaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/nuaon/) 106,530 92 0 [Kudra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/kudra/) 165,145 159 0 [Mohania](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/mohania/) 225,181 208 1 [Durgawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/) 136,962 108 0 [Chand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chand/) 133,682 137 0 [Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/) 187,692 177 0 [Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/) 301,440 286 1 [Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/rampur/) 88,876 137 0 [Bhagwanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhagwanpur/) 91,113 135 0 [Adhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/adhaura/) 57,100 131 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Kaimur - Bhabua · 50,179 - Ramgarh · 8,690 - Anwari · 6,702 ## Largest villages in Kaimur - Jahanabad · 17,076 - Mohania · 13,910 - Ikhlaspur · 11,820 - Chainpur · 11,306 - Ghatawan · 9,997 - Hata · 9,257 - Mokri · 8,398 - Mukhrawan · 7,245 - Darwan · 7,096 - Barhupar · 6,461 - Sakri · 6,442 - Tori · 6,404 - Bhagwanpur · 6,213 - Khajura · 6,061 - Belaunri · 5,824 - Bharkhar · 5,764 - Masaurha · 5,720 - Barkakatra · 5,615 - Noawan · 5,292 - Chahria · 5,211 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Kaimur?11: Ramgarh, Nuaon, Kudra, Mohania, Durgawati, Chand, Chainpur, Bhabua, Rampur, Bhagwanpur, Adhaura - What is the population of Kaimur district?1,626,384 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Kaimur?Bhabua