Arar Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Arar is a village situated in Kolaghat block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,196 families residing in the village Arar. The total population of Arar is 5,618 out of which 2,885 are males and 2,733 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arar is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arar village is 610 which is 11% of the total population. There are 307 male children and 303 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arar is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Arar village.

Population
5,618
Families
1,196
Literacy
88.76%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arar is 88.8%. Thus Arar village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.99% and the female literacy rate is 83.21% in Arar village.

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

Arar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 610 307 303
Literacy 88.76% 93.99% 83.21%
Scheduled Caste 442 231 211
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 1,173 462 711

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Arar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arar village out of total population, 2,046 were engaged in work activities. 92.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,046 workers engaged in Main Work, 318 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,893 1,772 121
Cultivators 318 313 5
Agriculture Labourer 319 295 24
Household Industries 74 56 18
Other Workers 1,182 1,108 74
Marginal Workers 153 79 74
Non Working 3,572 1,034 2,538

Nearby Villages to Arar,

Below are the list of villages near Arar village in Kolaghat.

Village Population
Jugiber 2,397
Bordangi 2,222
Kulia 1,217
Chhatinda 3,250
Chak Gopal 576
Bara Barisha 475
Bathan Berya 3,689
Barisha 372
Marberya 3,496
Babua 605

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