Arrah Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhojpur district, Bihar

Arrah Block of Bhojpur district has a total population of 462,618 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 245,242 are males while 217,376 are females. In 2011 there were a total 68,857 families residing in Arrah Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Arrah Block is 886.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 56.5% people live in Urban areas while 43.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.2% while that in rural areas is 69.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Arrah Block is 883 while that of Rural areas is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arrah Block is 71843 which is 16% of the total population. There are 37955 male children and 33888 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arrah Block is 893 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 886 ) of Arrah Block.

The total literacy rate of Arrah Block is 76.37%. The male literacy rate is 71.66% and the female literacy rate is 56.45% in Arrah Block.

To facilitate the administration, Arrah Block is further divided into 1 town and 115 villages.

Arrah Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arrah Block.

Caste-wise Population - Arrah Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Arrah Block of Bihar.

Religion-wise Population - Arrah Block

Literacy Rate - Arrah Block

Average literacy rate of Arrah Block in 2011 were 76.37% in which, male and female literacy were 84.78% and 66.87% respectively. Total literate in Arrah Block were 298,438 of which male and female were 175,731 and 122,707 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Arrah Block

The Sex Ratio of Arrah Block is 886 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 886 females in Arrah Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 893 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 886 ) of Arrah Block.

Child Population - Arrah Block

According to Census 2011, there were 71,843 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arrah Block. Out of which 37,955 were male while 33,888 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Arrah Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 39,274 families under Arrah Block living in urban areas while 39,274 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 56.5% of total population of Arrah Block lives in Urban areas while 43.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 36,499 while that in rural regions is 35,344.

Working Population - Arrah Block

In Arrah Block out of total population, 120,319 were engaged in work activities. 73.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 120,319 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,363 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,408 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Arrah Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Arrah Block in Bhojpur district.

Arrah Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Arrah, Bihar - Wikipedia