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Arrah Population 2024

Arrah city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Bihar State/UT.


The current estimate population of Arrah city in 2024 is 369,000 , while Arrah metro population is estimated at 0 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Arrah city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Arrah city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Arrah city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Arrah in 2011 is 261,430.

Arrah Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Arrah city are 182,540 of which 103,524 are males while 79,016 are females. Average literacy rate of Arrah city is 81.15 percent of which male and female literacy was 86.67 and 74.91 percent. The sex ratio of Arrah city is 883 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 886 per 1000 boys.

Arrah Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Arrah city numbers 3,300 in which population of 21,243 resides. This is around 8.13% of total population of Arrah city.

Arrah Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Arrah city with 83.26 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Arrah with approximately 15.79 % following it. In Arrah city, Christinity is followed by 0.13 %, Jainism by 0.44 %, Sikhism by 0.12 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.24 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 83.26 % 217,673
Muslims 15.79 % 41,290
Christian 0.13 % 334
Sikh 0.12 % 307
Buddhist 0.01 % 33
Jain 0.44 % 1,151
Others 0.00 % 2
Not Stated 0.24 % 640

Future Population 2021-2031

City Metropolitan
2011 261,430 0
2021 339,000 0
2022 349,000 0
2023 359,000 0
2024 369,000 0
2025 380,000 0
2026 391,000 0
2027 402,000 0
2028 414,000 0
2029 426,000 0
2030 438,000 0
2031 451,000 0
Arrah City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 261,430 138,804 122,626
Literates 182,540 103,524 79,016
Children (0-6) 36,499 19,357 17,142
Average Literacy (%) 81.15 % 86.67 % 74.91 %
Sexratio 883
Child Sexratio 886