Araria is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 9 Taluks, 742 villages and 3 towns in Araria district.
As per the Census India 2011, Araria district has 568,142 households, population of 2,811,569 of which 1,463,333 are males and 1,348,236 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 577,886 which is 20.55% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Araria district is around
921 compared to
918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Araria district is 42.53% out of which 49.73% males are literate and 34.72% females are literate. The total area of Araria is 2,830 sq.km with population density of 993 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 94% of population lives in Urban area and 6% lives in Rural area. There are 13.61% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.38% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Araria district.
Araria Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,811,569 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,593,525 | 56.68% |
| Muslim | 1,207,442 | 42.95% |
| Christian | 4,116 | 0.15% |
| Religion not stated | 3,955 | 0.14% |
| Jain | 1,910 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 371 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 187 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 63 | 0% |
Araria Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 51 | 2,779 |
| Number of households | 32,781 | 535,361 |
| Total Population | 168,777 | 2,642,792 |
| Population (%) | 52.78% | 48% |
| Male Population | 89,079 | 1,374,254 |
| Female Population | 79,698 | 1,268,538 |
| Sex Ratio | 895 | 923 |
| Literacy (%) | 60.06% | 41.41% |
List of Taluks in Araria
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