Araria District, Bihar - Subdivisions, Villages, Panchayats & Population

Araria District - Bihar

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Araria District Overview

Araria is a district in Bihar, India, covering a total area of 2,830 km², with 2,778.93 km² rural and 51.07 km² urban areas. According to the 2011 census, Araria has a population of 2,811,569, including 2,642,792 rural and 168,777 urban residents. The district has a sex ratio of 921 females per 1,000 males and a population density of 993 inhabitants per square kilometre. It comprises 716 villages, 9 subdivisions (C.D. Blocks), and 568,142 households (535,361 rural, 32,781 urban).

District (Hindi)	Araria (अररिया)
State / UT	Bihar
Total Area	2,830 km² (2,778.93 km² rural, 51.07 km² urban)
Sex Ratio (2011)	921 females per 1,000 males
Total Population (2011)	2,811,569 (2,642,792 rural, 168,777 urban)
Density	993/km² (951/km² rural, 3,305/km² urban)
Total Subdivisions	9
Total Villages	716
Total Households	568,142 (535,361 rural, 32,781 urban)

List of Subdivisions (C.D. Blocks) in Araria District

S.N	Subdivision (C.D. Block)	Area (km²)	Population (2011)
1	Araria	294	465,529
2	Bhargama	205	230,835
3	Forbesganj	442	486,120
4	Jokihat	223	322,192
5	Kursakatta	215	149,231
6	Narpatganj	424	351,773
7	Palasi	307	248,369
8	Raniganj	463	398,977
9	Sikti	257	158,543

Population Details

Particulars	Rural	Urban	Total
Total Population	2,642,792	168,777	2,811,569
Male Population	1,374,254	89,079	1,463,333
Female Population	1,268,538	79,698	1,348,236
Population Density (/km²)	951	3,305	993

Households in Araria District

Particulars	Households
Rural Households	535,361
Urban Households	32,781
Total Households	568,142

Village Population Distribution in Araria District

Population Range	Number of Villages
Less than 200	19
200 - 499	53
500 - 999	84
1,000 - 1,999	144
2,000 - 4,999	239
5,000 - 9,999	129
10,000 and above	48

Data sourced from the 2011 Census, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India