Arrah Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhojpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Arrah is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Arrah block of Bhojpur district. The Arrah city is divided into 45 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 39,274 families residing in the Arrah city. The total population of Arrah is 261,430 out of which 138,804 are males and 122,626 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arrah is 883.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Arrah city is 36499 which is 14% of the total population. There are 19357 male children and 17142 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arrah is 886 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (883).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arrah is 81.2%. Thus Arrah has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Bhojpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.67% and the female literacy rate is 74.91% in Arrah.

Population
261,430
Literacy
81.2%
Sex Ratio
883

Arrah Munciple Corporation has total administration over 39,274 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Arrah Munciple Corporation

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

Total Male Female
Children 36,499 19,357 17,142
Literacy 81.2% 74.6% 64.4%
Scheduled Caste 25,474 13,418 12,056
Scheduled Tribe 956 499 457
Illiterate 78,890 35,280 43,610

Caste-wise Population - Arrah

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Arrah.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,474 13,418 12,056
Schedule Tribe 956 499 457

Religion-wise Population - Arrah

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arrah is 217,673 which is 83.26% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arrah is 41,290 which is 15.79% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Arrah as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 217,673 (83.26%) 116,023 101,650
Muslim 41,290 (15.79%) 21,539 19,751
Christian 334 (0.13%) 167 167
Sikh 307 (0.12%) 162 145
Buddhist 33 (0.01%) 16 17
Jain 1,151 (0.44%) 575 576
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 640 (0.24%) 322 318

Literacy Rate - Arrah

The total literacy rate of Arrah was 81.15% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 182,540 literates, males were 103,524 while females were 79,016. Also the male literacy rate was 86.67% and the female literacy rate was 74.91% in Arrah.

  Arrah Bihar
Female 74.91% 51.5%
Male 86.67% 71.2%
Total 81.15% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Arrah

The Sex Ratio of Arrah is 883. Thus per every 1000 men there were 883 females in Arrah. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 886 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 883 ) of Arrah.


Child Population - Arrah

According to Census 2011, there were 36,499 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Arrah. Out of which 19,357 were male while 17,142 were female.


Working Population - Arrah

In Arrah Munciple Corporation out of total population, 65,913 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,913 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,952 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,918 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 53,763 48,269 5,494
Cultivators 2,952 2,769 183
Agriculture Labourer 3,918 3,371 547
Household Industries 3,084 2,749 335
Other Workers 43,809 39,380 4,429
Marginal Workers 12,150 9,500 2,650
Non Working 195,517 81,035 114,482

Arrah Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Arrah is further divided into 45 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,950 67.3% 867
2 Ward No - 2 4,550 70.6% 877
3 Ward No - 3 5,538 53.8% 880
4 Ward No - 4 3,373 44.7% 929
5 Ward No - 5 6,020 58.8% 871
6 Ward No - 6 4,133 56.4% 868
7 Ward No - 7 4,368 75.1% 914
8 Ward No - 8 4,560 79.6% 920
9 Ward No - 9 4,683 74.8% 907
10 Ward No - 10 4,405 72.8% 1,026
11 Ward No - 11 7,477 76.9% 848
12 Ward No - 12 4,400 80.7% 862
13 Ward No - 13 4,646 77.5% 914
14 Ward No - 14 10,420 74.8% 866
15 Ward No - 15 8,438 78.5% 866
16 Ward No - 16 2,951 84.2% 909
17 Ward No - 17 6,113 85.3% 862
18 Ward No - 18 3,015 84.4% 837
19 Ward No - 19 4,533 86.6% 935
20 Ward No - 20 5,134 80.8% 882
21 Ward No - 21 3,559 80.3% 832
22 Ward No - 22 5,476 84% 888
23 Ward No - 23 4,170 72.5% 880
24 Ward No - 24 7,277 75.1% 755
25 Ward No - 25 6,825 70.4% 881
26 Ward No - 26 6,987 66.3% 881
27 Ward No - 27 7,439 52.7% 912
28 Ward No - 28 3,320 55.5% 884
29 Ward No - 29 4,528 58.1% 915
30 Ward No - 30 4,610 70.4% 894
31 Ward No - 31 5,878 56% 873
32 Ward No - 32 5,988 64.4% 889
33 Ward No - 33 8,663 58% 881
34 Ward No - 34 7,232 50.5% 898
35 Ward No - 35 6,249 53.2% 916
36 Ward No - 36 6,634 70.8% 892
37 Ward No - 37 7,544 74.7% 906
38 Ward No - 38 8,534 77.1% 906
39 Ward No - 39 5,371 76% 964
40 Ward No - 40 4,544 62.6% 884
41 Ward No - 41 4,024 80.5% 875
42 Ward No - 42 11,333 74.6% 859
43 Ward No - 43 8,377 65.3% 875
44 Ward No - 44 6,819 69.1% 862
45 Ward No - 45 7,342 70.3% 874

Map of Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar


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