Araria (district)

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Araria district
District map
State Bihar
Administrative headquarters : Araria
Area : 2830 km²
Residents : 2,811,569 (2011)
Population density : 993 inhabitants / km²
Website : araria.bih.nic.in/

Araria is a district in the Indian state of Bihar . The district is part of the historic Mithila region .

The area is 2830 km². The administrative seat is the city of Araria .

history

Araria became a district in 1990 when it was separated from Purnia .

population

The population is 2,811,569 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 30.25% and was therefore very high. Araria has a gender ratio of 922 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The district has a literacy rate of 53.53% in 2011, an increase of almost 18 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is still well below the national average. Almost 57% of the population are Hindus and around 43% are Muslim .

Only 6% of the population live in cities.

economy

According to official statistics, the Araria district is one of the 250 most backward districts in India, which is divided into a total of 640 districts.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
  2. ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .