Aragam Population, Caste, Working Data Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Aragam is a village situated in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 505 families residing in the village Aragam. The total population of Aragam is 3,020 out of which 1,555 are males and 1,465 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Aragam is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Aragam village is 460 which is 15% of the total population. There are 239 male children and 221 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Aragam is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Aragam village.

Population
3,020
Families
505
Literacy
64.38%
Sex Ratio
942

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Aragam is 64.4%. Thus Aragam village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.4% of Bandipora district. The male literacy rate is 74.7% and the female literacy rate is 53.46% in Aragam village.

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

Aragam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 460 239 221
Literacy 64.38% 74.7% 53.46%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,529 794 735
Illiterate 1,372 572 800

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 50.6% of total population in Aragam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Aragam village out of total population, 1,165 were engaged in work activities. 47.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,165 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 557 493 64
Cultivators 160 154 6
Agriculture Labourer 44 35 9
Household Industries 10 9 1
Other Workers 343 295 48
Marginal Workers 608 233 375
Non Working 1,855 829 1,026

Nearby Villages to Aragam,

Below are the list of villages near Aragam village in Bandipora.

Village Population
Chithi Bandi 8,346
Garoora 3,528
Brar 1,068
Forest Block 996
Gund Dachhana 1,424
Nadihal 5,167
Lawadora 1,616
Gamroo 1,573
Gund Qasar 1,125
Chak Arsala Khan 1,036

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