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Araria population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Bihar, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 2,811,569 people
Households 568,142 PCA households
Literacy rate 53.53% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.05% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,811,569 2,642,792 168,777 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 568,142 535,361 32,781 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 577,886 549,701 28,185 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 20.55% 20.8% 16.7% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 921 923 895 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 957 957 953 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,195,768 1,094,403 101,365 Literacy rate% 53.53% 52.29% 72.1% Male literacy rate% 62.3% 61.24% 77.8% Female literacy rate% 43.93% 42.5% 65.65% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 382,654 366,088 16,566 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 38,848 38,337 511 Total workersCensus workers 1,069,893 1,018,210 51,683 Work participation rate% 38.05% 38.53% 30.62% Main workersworked at least 6 months 696,410 653,981 42,429 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 373,483 364,229 9,254 Non-workerspeople 1,741,676 1,624,582 117,094
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 568,142 households and 2,811,569 residents. Urban residents made up 6% of the population. Rural residents made up 94%. Children aged 0–6 made up 20.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 62.3% for males and 43.93% for females. Of 1,069,893 workers, 65.09% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 170,879 52,034 Agricultural labourers 414,626 277,321 Household industry workers 12,005 12,362 Other workers 98,900 31,766
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801307 79,021 people within this district · Town
Census code 801306 50,475 people within this district · Town
Census code 801305 39,281 people within this district · Town