Araria District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

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 568142 households, population of 2811569 of which 1463333 are males and 1348236 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 577886 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 2830 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2811569100%
Hindu159352556.68%
Muslim120744242.95%
Christian41160.15%
Religion not stated39550.14%
Jain19100.07%
Sikh3710.01%
Buddhist1870.01%
Other religions and persuasions630%

Araria Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)51.072778.93
Number of households32781535361
Total Population1687772642792
Population (%)52.78%48%
Male Population890791374254
Female Population796981268538
Sex Ratio895923
Literacy (%)60.06%41.41%

List of Taluks in Araria

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Araria district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Forbesganj486120442.171099918
Araria465529293.711585919
Raniganj398977462.96862927
Narpatganj351773424.03830918
Jokihat322192222.681447919
Palasi248369307.37808928
Bhargama230835205.461124916
Sikti158543256.70618942
Kursakatta149231214.91694913

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Araria Population Facts

Number of Households568142
Population2811569
Male Population1463333 (52.05%)
Female Population1348236 (47.95%)
Children Population577886
Area2830 km2
Population density/km2993
Sex-ratio921
Literacy42.53%
Male Literacy49.73%
Female Literacy34.72%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.38%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.61%

Map of Araria, Bihar