Araria
Araria district profile
Araria is one of the districts covered by PACS in Bihar. The district (area: 2,830 sq km) was formed in January 1990 as one of the administrative districts under Purnia division. Araria town is its administrative headquarters.
The district is divided into two sub-divisions: Araria and Forbesganj. Araria sub-division comprises four blocks: Araria, Kursakanta, Siktti and Raniganj. Frobesganj sub-division comprises five blocks: Jokihat, Palasi, Forbesganj, Bhargama and Narpatganj.
Major rivers here include the Kosi, Suwara, Kali and Koli.
Around 13% of the district’s population belongs to the scheduled castes. Muslims constitute 41% of the population.
| No | Indicator | Data |
| 1. | Population | |
| Persons | 2,158,608 | |
| Male | 1,128,105 | |
| Female | 1,030,503 | |
| Children (0 to 4 years) | 312,331 | |
| Decadal growth (1991-2001) | 31.8% | |
| Rural | 2,026,257 (93.87%) | |
| Urban | 132,351 (6.13%) | |
| Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) | 913 | |
| Household size (per household) | 5 | |
| SC population | 293,488 (13.6%) | |
| ST population | 29,423 (1.36%) | |
| 2 | Literacy rate | |
| Persons | 35.01 | |
| Male | 46.38 | |
| Female | 22.37 | |
| 3 | Religious groups (largest three) | |
| Hindus | 1,263,766 | |
| Muslims | 887,972 | |
| Jains | 2,504 | |
| 4 | Important towns (largest three) | |
| Araria | 60,861 | |
| Forbesganj | 41,499 | |
| Jogabani | 29,991 | |
| 5 | Amenities in villages | |
| Total inhabited villages | 713 | |
| Villages with: | ||
| Safe drinking water | 711 | |
| Electricity (domestic) | 121 | |
| Primary schools | 552 | |
| Medical facility | 60 | |
| Paved approach road | 252 | |
| 6 | Health | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least three or more antenatal check ups | 41% | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least one TT injection | 71.1% | |
| Women* who had institutional delivery | 13.7% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who were fully immunised** | 33.3% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who received at least one dose of Vitamin A | 47.1% | |
| 7 | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme | |
| Households issued job cards# | 294,948 | |
| Cumulative person days employment generated# | 1,537 | |
| Households completed 100 days employment# | 0 | |
Sources:
*Women aged 15-49 who had their last live/still birth after December 31, 2003
** BCG, three injections of DPT, three doses of polio (excluding Polio 0) and measles
# As on September 3, 2010
Indicator groups 1-5: Census of India 2001http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-1007.pdf
Indicator group 6: Tables 4.6, 4.9 and 5.7 in District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3), 2007-08: India. Bihar. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, 2010; funded by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator group 7: State-wise NREGA Implementation Status Report in http://nrega.nic.in viewed September 3, 2010
