Araria Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Araria district, Bihar
Araria Block of Araria district has total population of 465,529 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 242,547 are males while 222,982 are females. In 2011 there were total 94,057 families residing in Araria Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Araria Block is 919.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 17% people lives in Urban areas while 83% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 72.4% while that in the rural areas is 49.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Araria Block is 875% while that of Rural areas is 929.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Araria Block is 97596 which is 21% of the total population. There are 49989 male children and 47607 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Araria Block is 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Araria Block.
The total literacy rate of Araria Block is 53.81%. The male literacy rate is 48.33% and the female literacy rate is 36.22% in Araria Block.
To facilitate the administration, Araria Block is further divided into 1 town and 81 villages.
Araria Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Araria Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 97,596 | 49,989 | 47,607 |
Literacy | 53.81% | 48.33% | 36.22% |
Scheduled Caste | 40,232 | 21,036 | 19,196 |
Scheduled Tribe | 3,070 | 1,585 | 1,485 |
Illiterate | 267,559 | 125,330 | 142,229 |
Caste-wise Population - Araria Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Araria Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 40,232 | 21,036 | 19,196 |
Schedule Tribe | 3,070 | 1,585 | 1,485 |
Religion-wise Population - Araria Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 181,581 | (39.01%) | 95,427 | 86,154 |
Muslim | 282,173 | (60.61%) | 146,185 | 135,988 |
Christian | 700 | (0.15%) | 383 | 317 |
Sikh | 35 | (0.01%) | 18 | 17 |
Buddhist | 21 | (0%) | 10 | 11 |
Jain | 484 | (0.1%) | 246 | 238 |
Other Religion | 7 | (0%) | 5 | 2 |
No Religion Specified | 528 | (0.11%) | 273 | 255 |
Literacy Rate - Araria Block
Average literacy rate of Araria Block in 2011 were 53.81% in which, male and female literacy were 60.87% and 46.05% respectively. Total literate in Araria Block were 197,970 of which male and female were 117,217 and 80,753 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Araria Block
The Sex Ratio of Araria Block is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Araria Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Araria Block.
Child Population - Araria Block
According to Census 2011, there were 97,596 children between age 0 to 6 years in Araria Block. Out of which 97,596 were male while 97,596 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Araria Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 15,248 families under Araria Block living in urban areas while 15,248 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17% of total population of Araria Block lives in Urban areas while 83% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 13,560 while that in rural region is 84,036.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 465,529 | 79,021 | 386,508 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 97,596 | 13,560 | 84,036 |
Schedule Caste | 40,232 | 8,339 | 31,893 |
Schedule Tribe | 3,070 | 273 | 2,797 |
Literacy | 53.81% | 72.4% | 49.78% |
Sex Ratio | 919 | 875 | 929 |
Working Population - Araria Block
In Araria Block out of total population, 165,298 were engaged in work activities. 65.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 165,298 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,445 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 63,130 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 107,938 | 86,544 | 21,394 |
Cultivators | 21,445 | 19,044 | 2,401 |
Agriculture Labourer | 63,130 | 48,432 | 14,698 |
Household Industries | 2,122 | 1,453 | 669 |
Other Workers | 21,241 | 17,615 | 3,626 |
Marginal Workers | 57,360 | 27,055 | 30,305 |
Non Working | 300,231 | 128,948 | 171,283 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Araria, Bihar - Wikipedia