Arrah is a Municipal Corporation city in district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Arrah city is divided into 45 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Arrah Municipal Corporation has population of 261,430 of which 138,804 are males while 122,626 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 36499 which is 13.96 % of total population of Arrah (M Corp). In Arrah Municipal Corporation, Female Sex Ratio is of 883 against state average of 918. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Arrah is around 886 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Arrah city is 81.15 % higher than state average of 61.80 %. In Arrah, Male literacy is around 86.67 % while female literacy rate is 74.91 %.
Arrah Municipal Corporation has total administration over 39,274 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Arrah 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Arrah Municipal Corporation in 2024 is approximately
369,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Arrah city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Arrah city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Arrah town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Arrah Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.74 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.37 % of total population in Arrah (M Corp).
Arrah Work Profile
Out of total population, 65,913 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 57,769 were males while 8,144 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 65913 working population, 81.57 % were engaged in Main Work while 18.43 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.