Arang Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raipur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Arang is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. The Arang city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,696 families residing in the Arang city. The total population of Arang is 19,091 out of which 9,651 are males and 9,440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arang is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arang city is 2485 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1271 male children and 1214 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arang is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arang is 80.4%. Thus Arang has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Raipur district. The male literacy rate is 90.43% and the female literacy rate is 70.16% in Arang .

Arang Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,696 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Arang Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arang Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,485 1,271 1,214
Literacy 80.4% 78.5% 61.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,612 798 814
Scheduled Tribe 453 233 220
Illiterate 5,742 2,073 3,669

Caste-wise Population - Arang

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Arang .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,612 798 814
Schedule Tribe 453 233 220

Religion-wise Population - Arang

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arang is 18,328 which is 96% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arang is 674 which is 3.53% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arang as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,328 (96%) 9,261 9,067
Muslim 674 (3.53%) 345 329
Christian 35 (0.18%) 19 16
Sikh 29 (0.15%) 13 16
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 20 (0.1%) 10 10
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.02%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Arang

The total literacy rate of Arang was 80.39% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 13,349 literates, males were 7,578 while females were 5,771. Also the male literacy rate was 90.43% and the female literacy rate was 70.16% in Arang .

  Arang Chhattisgarh
Female 70.16% 60.24%
Male 90.43% 80.27%
Total 80.39% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Arang

The Sex Ratio of Arang is 978. Thus per every 1000 men there were 978 females in Arang . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Arang .

Child Population - Arang

According to Census 2011, there were 2,485 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arang . Out of which 1,271 were male while 1,214 were female.

Working Population - Arang

In Arang Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,629 were engaged in work activities. 83.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,629 workers engaged in Main Work, 778 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,085 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,403 4,598 1,805
Cultivators 778 545 233
Agriculture Labourer 2,085 1,216 869
Household Industries 196 148 48
Other Workers 3,344 2,689 655
Marginal Workers 1,226 589 637
Non Working 11,462 4,464 6,998

Arang Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Arang is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,724 58.6% 957
2 Ward No - 2 1,232 63.6% 925
3 Ward No - 3 1,483 61.7% 1,009
4 Ward No - 4 1,472 60.8% 914
5 Ward No - 5 1,295 71.3% 877
6 Ward No - 6 807 76.8% 993
7 Ward No - 7 1,508 75.5% 1,005
8 Ward No - 8 964 79.5% 1,029
9 Ward No - 9 805 83.9% 944
10 Ward No - 10 838 79% 949
11 Ward No - 11 796 74.7% 1,046
12 Ward No - 12 1,355 71.6% 1,001
13 Ward No - 13 1,876 66.7% 1,057
14 Ward No - 14 1,697 71.4% 992
15 Ward No - 15 1,239 75.4% 976

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