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

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

Quick Overview of Arwal District Census 2021 (Projection & Latest)

• Estimated Population (2025): 875,430 to 880,000+ (8.75–8.80 lakh)
• Population (2011): 700,843 (7.01 lakh)
• Male: 363,497 (2011), Est. 2025: 448,701–452,000
• Female: 337,346 (2011), Est. 2025: 423,000–432,000
• Area: 638 km²
• Density: 1,099/km² (2011)
• Households: 118,222 (2011)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 928; Child Sex Ratio (0–6): 940; Est. 2025: ~929
• Average Literacy Rate: 67.43% (2011); Male: 79.06%; Female: 54.85%
• Child (0–6 years): 127,841 (18.2%); Male: 65,910; Female: 61,931
• Urban Pop. (2011): 51,849 (7.4%); Rural: 648,994 (92.6%)

Population Projections & Historic Growth (1901–2036)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	153,395	-	-	75,310	78,085
1911	160,771	+7,376	+4.81%	79,010	81,761
1921	160,170	-601	-0.37%	79,950	80,220
1931	177,693	+17,523	+10.94%	88,800	88,890
1941	206,477	+28,784	+16.20%	103,000	103,000
1951	228,434	+21,957	+10.63%	115,000	113,000
1961	267,736	+39,302	+17.21%	133,000	134,000
1971	326,245	+58,509	+21.85%	166,000	160,000
1981	384,626	+58,381	+17.89%	196,000	188,000
1991	465,038	+80,412	+20.91%	241,000	224,000
2001	589,476	+124,438	+26.40%	304,645	284,831
2011	700,843	+111,367	+18.89%	363,497	337,346
2025 (proj)	875,430	+174,587	+24.91%	448,701	426,729
2026 (proj)	887,340	+186,497	+26.61%	452,000	435,000
2036 (proj)	994,961	+294,118	+41.97%	511,522	483,489

Religion Wise Population (2011 & 2025 Est.)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Estimated (2025)
Hindu	634,099	90.48%	782,732
Muslim	64,259	9.17%	79,321
Christian	390	0.06%	481
Sikh	59	0.01%	73
Buddhist	323	0.05%	399
Jain	74	0.01%	91
Others	60	0.01%	74
Not Stated	1,579	0.23%	1,949
Total	700,843	100.00%	865,121

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	141,314	72,885	68,429	20.16%	939
Scheduled Tribe	590	283	307	0.08%	1,085

Urban/Rural, Literacy, Child Ratio, Households (2011)

Area	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy	Households
Urban	51,849	7.4	27,077	24,772	915	934	75.29%	-
Rural	648,994	92.6	336,420	312,574	929	940	66.79%	118,222
Total	700,843	100	363,497	337,346	928	940	67.43%	118,222

Literacy Rate by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	67.43%	79.06%	54.85%
Urban	75.29%	85.17%	64.45%
Rural	66.79%	78.57%	54.09%
Hindu	66.91%	79.02%	53.81%
Muslim	72.23%	79.39%	64.61%
Christian	68.94%	76.62%	61.90%
Religion not stated	76.8%	83.69%	68.76%

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	928
Urban	915
Rural	929
Hindu	928
Muslim	939
Christian	1,097
Religion not stated	876

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	%	Sex Ratio
Total	127,841	65,910	61,931	18.24%	940
Urban	9,194	4,754	4,440	17.73%	934
Rural	118,647	61,156	57,491	18.28%	940

Workforce (2011)

Description	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	161,277	126,761	34,516
Cultivators	41,590	35,653	5,937
Agric. Labourer	88,146	65,281	22,865
Household Industries	3,891	2,779	1,112
Other Workers	27,650	23,048	4,602
Marginal Workers	75,077	41,230	33,847
Total Workers	236,354	167,991	68,363
Non Working	464,489	195,506	268,983

Administrative Subdivisions, Blocks, Panchayat & Village List

• Sub-division: Arwal Sadar
• Blocks (5): Arwal, Kaler, Karpi, Kurtha, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
• Villages: 316
• No. of towns: 1

Block / Subdistrict
Arwal
Kaler
Karpi
Kurtha
Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur

Language Distribution (2011)

• Magahi: 86.53%
• Hindi: 8.11%
• Urdu: 4.96%

Houseless / Roofless (2011)

• Families without roof: 67 (332 persons, ~0.047% of population)

Geography, Socio-Economics, Politics & Notable Facts

• Newly created district (since 2001; previously a part of Jehanabad), part of Magadh division
• Known for Red Corridor/naxal-related history (Laxmanpur Bathe massacre)
• Main crops: Paddy, wheat, pulses—fully agricultural, no major industry, most engaged in farm sector
• Unique for abundant clean groundwater; Son river provides irrigation
• Nearest airport: Patna (65 km); nearest railway: Jehanabad or Anugarh Narayan Road
• Main languages: Magahi, Hindi, Urdu. Notable politicians: Maha Nand Singh, Bagi Kumar Verma