BPSC · District of Bihar

Araria: 28.1 lakh people, one story

People
28,11,569
Area
2,830 km²
Literacy
53.53%
Sex ratio
921
Top 3 in BiharWorkers in farming: 85.5 % of workers. Rank 3 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number28.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 993 to every km².See the numbers →

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ArariaBihar

The history, places and schemes of Araria are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Araria in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population28.1 lakh#19/38 in Bihar
Area2,830 km²#15/38 in Bihar
Population density993 per km²#25/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio921 females per 1000 males#16/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)957 girls per 1000 boys#4/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate53.53%#33/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy43.93%#34/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population6.0%#28/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

53.5% can read. 921 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
62.371.2
Female literacy
43.951.5
Scheduled Castes
13.615.9
Scheduled Tribes
1.41.3
Living in towns
6.011.3

Gender literacy gap: 18.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 56.7%
  • Muslim 42.9%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    86 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.7 lakh workers, 38.1% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 20.8%
    • Farm labourers 64.7%
    • Household industry 2.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 12.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 6% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      6.213.2
      Latrine at home
      7.518.6
      Tap water
      1.13.6
      LPG / PNG
      2.46.5
      Phone
      34.244.9
      Television
      5.711.8
      Bicycle
      39.739.4
      Two-wheeler
      4.56.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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