Araria District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Araria District Bihar Census 2025/2011: Full Population, Religion, Urban/Rural, Literacy, SC/ST, City & Taluk Stats (All Official Data)

Araria is a district in the state of Bihar covering an area of 2, 830 square kilometers. It had a population of 2.81 million in 2011, which is expected to increase to around 3.78 million by 2025. The district has a population density of 993 persons per square kilometer, a literacy rate of 53.53%, and a sex ratio of 921 females per 1000 males. Most of the population is rural (94%), the district consists of 9 blocks, 742 villages, and 3 towns, and the Scheduled Castes account for 13.61% of the population.

Quick Overview of Araria District (2021/2025 Projections & 2011 Census)

• District: Araria, Bihar
• Area: 2,830 sq km
• Headquarters: Araria
• Population (2011): 2,811,569 (Male: 1,463,333 | Female: 1,348,236)
• Estimated Population (2025): 3,470,601 – 3,780,000 (sources vary)
• Population Density (2011): 993 per sq km
• Sex Ratio (2011): 921 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6): 957 girls per 1000 boys
• Literacy Rate (2011): 53.53% (Male: 62.30%, Female: 43.93%)
• SC population: 13.61% | ST population: 1.38%
• Urban population: 6.00% | Rural: 94.00%
• Number of Households (2011): 568,142
• Blocks/Subdistricts/Taluks: 9 | Villages: 742 | Towns: 3

Historic & Projected Population (1901–2036)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	374,909	-	-	191,000	184,000
1911	402,864	+27,955	+7.46%	205,000	198,000
1921	430,193	+27,329	+6.78%	222,000	209,000
1931	465,311	+35,118	+8.16%	240,000	225,000
1941	506,546	+41,235	+8.86%	260,000	247,000
1951	537,600	+31,054	+6.13%	280,000	258,000
1961	779,578	+241,978	+45.01%	403,000	376,000
1971	994,586	+215,008	+27.58%	518,000	477,000
1981	1,272,151	+277,565	+27.91%	660,000	612,000
1991	1,611,638	+339,487	+26.69%	845,000	766,000
2001	2,158,608	+546,970	+33.94%	1,128,105	1,030,503
2011	2,811,569	+653,041	+30.25%	1,463,333	1,348,236

Year	Estimated Population	Male	Female
2025	3,470,601 – 3,780,000	1,806,338 – 1,890,000	1,664,263 – 1,890,000
2026	3,559,737 – 3,830,000	1,844,000	1,716,000
2031	3,960,000 – 3,960,000	2,051,000	1,932,000
2036	3,991,480	2,059,236	1,932,309

Urban and Rural Population Stats

	Urban	Rural	Total (2011)
Population	168,777	2,642,792	2,811,569
Male	89,079	1,374,254	1,463,333
Female	79,698	1,268,538	1,348,236
Sex Ratio	895	923	921
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	953	957	957
Child Population (0-6)	28,185	549,701	577,886
Literacy Rate	72.10%	52.29%	53.53%
Male Literacy	77.80%	61.24%	62.30%
Female Literacy	65.65%	42.50%	43.93%
Number of Households	568,142
Number of Towns	3
Number of Villages	742

Block-Wise Religion Percentage (2011)

Block	Hindu %	Muslim %	Other %
Narpatganj	70.45	29.23	0.32
Forbesganj	62.56	36.99	0.45
Bhargama	75.26	24.52	0.22
Raniganj	69.09	30.30	0.61
Araria	39.01	60.61	0.38
Kursakatta	74.79	24.92	0.29
Sikti	65.09	34.73	0.18
Palasi	51.09	48.46	0.45
Jokihat	21.39	78.38	0.23

Subdistricts/Blocks/Taluks in Araria

• Araria
• Bhargama
• Forbesganj
• Jokihat
• Kursakatta
• Narpatganj
• Palasi
• Raniganj
• Sikti

Religion-wise Population (2011 Census & 2025 Estimate)

Religion	Population 2011	% (2011)	Est. Population 2025
Hindu	1,593,525	56.68	1,967,047
Muslim	1,207,442	42.95	1,490,466
Christian	4,116	0.15	5,081
Sikh	371	0.01	458
Buddhist	187	0.01	231
Jain	1,910	0.07	2,358
Other/Not Stated	4,018	0.15	4,882
Total	2,811,569	100	3,470,601

Religion	Sex Ratio	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	914	57.27%	66.87%	46.67%
Muslim	933	48.26%	55.82%	40.06%
Christian	908	51.75%	59.84%	42.68%
Religion not stated	922	55.56%	65.48%	45.08%

SC/ST/Caste-wise Population (2011)

Caste	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	382,654	198,247	184,407	13.61%	931
Scheduled Tribe	38,848	19,887	18,961	1.38%	954

Sex Ratio & Child Sex Ratio (Area, Caste, Religion, 2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	921
Urban	895
Rural	923
SC	931
ST	954

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	914
Muslim	933
Christian	908
Religion not stated	922

Literacy Rate (Overall, Urban/Rural, Religion, 2011)

Category	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Total Population	53.53%	62.30%	43.93%
Urban Area	72.10%	77.80%	65.65%
Rural Area	52.29%	61.24%	42.50%

Religion	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Hindu	57.27%	66.87%	46.67%
Muslim	48.26%	55.82%	40.06%
Christian	51.75%	59.84%	42.68%
Religion not stated	55.56%	65.48%	45.08%

Child Population (0-6 years, 2011)

	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Child Sex Ratio
Araria	577,886	295,315	282,571	20.55%	957

Workforce Details (2011)

Work Profile	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	696,410	537,151	159,259
Cultivators	170,879	147,672	23,207
Agricultural Labourers	414,626	301,856	112,770
Household Industries	12,005	7,209	4,796
Other Workers	98,900	80,414	18,486
Marginal Workers	373,483	171,240	202,243
Total Workers	1,069,893	708,391	361,502
Non Working	1,741,676	754,942	986,734

Houseless Population (2011)

• Families living without roof: 197
• Total population houseless: 858 (~0.03%)

Languages Spoken (2011 Census)

• Maithili: 39.10%
• Urdu: 28.71%
• Hindi: 25.05%
• Bengali: 2.17%
• Surjapuri: 1.91%
• Santali: 1.05%

Key Administration and Politics

• HQ: Araria
• Subdivisions: Forbesganj, Araria
• Blocks: 9 (listed above)
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Araria

No.	Constituency	MLA (2025)	Party	Alliance	Remarks
46	Narpatganj	Jai Prakash Yadav	BJP	NDA
47	Raniganj	Achmit Rishidev	JD(U)	NDA
48	Forbesganj	Vidya Sagar Keshri	BJP	NDA
49	Araria	Avidur Rahman	INC	MGB
50	Jokihat	Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam	RJD	MGB	Switched from AIMIM to RJD
51	Sikti	Vijay Kumar Mandal	BJP	NDA

Notable People from Araria

• Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' – Author, novelist
• Mohammed Taslimuddin – Former Union Minister of State
• Subrata Roy – Sahara Group Chairman
• Quaiser Khalid – Maharashtra IPS, poet, educationist

Neighbouring Districts (Bihar)

District	Population 2011	Population 2025 (Est.)
Supaul	2,229,076	–
Kishanganj	1,690,400	–
Madhubani	4,487,379	–
Purnia	3,264,619	–
Sitamarhi	3,423,574	–
Katihar	3,071,029	–
Madhepura	2,001,762	–
Sheohar	656,246	–
Purba Champaran	5,099,371	–
Saharsa	1,900,661	–