Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Muzaffarpur Population 2024

Muzaffarpur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Muzaffarpur Metropolitan Region. The Muzaffarpur city is located in Bihar state of India.


The current estimate population of Muzaffarpur city in 2024 is 501,000 , while Muzaffarpur metro population is estimated at 561,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Muzaffarpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Muzaffarpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Muzaffarpur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Muzaffarpur in 2011 is 354,462. Although Muzaffarpur city has population of 354,462; its urban / metropolitan population is 396,590.

Muzaffarpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Muzaffarpur city are 257,663 of which 141,980 are males while 115,683 are females. Average literacy rate of Muzaffarpur city is 83.07 percent of which male and female literacy was 86.42 and 79.29 percent. The sex ratio of Muzaffarpur city is 890 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 902 per 1000 boys.

Muzaffarpur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Muzaffarpur city numbers 9,256 in which population of 50,967 resides. This is around 14.38% of total population of Muzaffarpur city.

Muzaffarpur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Muzaffarpur city with 77.65 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Muzaffarpur with approximately 21.07 % following it. In Muzaffarpur city, Christinity is followed by 0.38 %, Jainism by 0.04 %, Sikhism by 0.14 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.71 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 77.65 % 275,233
Muslims 21.07 % 74,680
Christian 0.38 % 1,352
Sikh 0.14 % 485
Buddhist 0.01 % 25
Jain 0.04 % 139
Others 0.01 % 40
Not Stated 0.71 % 2,508

Muzaffarpur Future Population 2021-2031

Muzaffarpur City Metropolitan
2011 354,462 396,590
2021 460,000 515,000
2022 473,000 530,000
2023 487,000 545,000
2024 501,000 561,000
2025 516,000 577,000
2026 531,000 594,000
2027 546,000 611,000
2028 562,000 629,000
2029 578,000 647,000
2030 595,000 666,000
2031 612,000 685,000
Muzaffarpur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 354,462 187,564 166,898
Literates 257,663 141,980 115,683
Children (0-6) 44,280 23,275 21,005
Average Literacy (%) 83.07 % 86.42 % 79.29 %
Sexratio 890
Child Sexratio 902

Muzaffarpur Metropolitan Region

Muzaffarpur city comes under Muzaffarpur Metropolitan area.
Muzaffarpur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 396,590 210,025 186,565
Literates 287,169 158,433 128,736
Children (0-6) 50,142 26,469 23,673
Average Literacy (%) 82.89 % 86.31 % 79.03 %
Sexratio 888
Child Sexratio 894
Muzaffarpur Metropolitan Areas
Damodarpur, Dumari urf Damodarpur Shahjahan, Majhauli Khetal, Muzaffarpur, Shekhpura, and Yehiapur