Arag Population, Caste, Working Data Sangli, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Arag is a village situated in Miraj taluka of Sangli district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,359 families residing in the village Arag. The total population of Arag is 15,631 out of which 8,003 are males and 7,628 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arag is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arag village is 1865 which is 12% of the total population. There are 976 male children and 889 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arag is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Arag village.

Population
15,631
Families
3,359
Literacy
76.75%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arag is 76.8%. Thus Arag village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Sangli district. The male literacy rate is 84.16% and the female literacy rate is 69.03% in Arag village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Arag village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Arag Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arag village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,865 976 889
Literacy 76.75% 84.16% 69.03%
Scheduled Caste 1,079 529 550
Scheduled Tribe 157 73 84
Illiterate 5,065 2,089 2,976

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Arag village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arag village out of total population, 6,376 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,376 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,889 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 992 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,522 4,312 1,210
Cultivators 2,889 2,499 390
Agriculture Labourer 992 593 399
Household Industries 126 91 35
Other Workers 1,515 1,129 386
Marginal Workers 854 412 442
Non Working 9,255 3,279 5,976

Nearby Villages to Arag,

Below are the list of villages near Arag village in Miraj.

Village Population
Laxmiwadi 1,471
Shindewadi 1,975
Bedag 17,227
Lingnur 5,063
Narwad 7,037
Khatav 5,522
Mhaisal 14,922
Vijay Nagar 3,474
Dhavali 2,969
Vaddi 4,252

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