Arikhana Population, Caste, Working Data Kachchh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Arikhana is a village situated in Abdasa taluka of Kachchh district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 178 families residing in the village Arikhana. The total population of Arikhana is 859 out of which 448 are males and 411 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arikhana is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arikhana village is 152 which is 18% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arikhana is 689 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Arikhana village.

Population
859
Families
178
Literacy
68.03%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arikhana is 68%. Thus Arikhana village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.9% of Kachchh district. The male literacy rate is 78.49% and the female literacy rate is 57.31% in Arikhana village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Arikhana village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Arikhana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Arikhana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 152 90 62
Literacy 68.03% 78.49% 57.31%
Scheduled Caste 59 27 32
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 378 167 211

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Arikhana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arikhana village out of total population, 423 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 423 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 202 187 15
Cultivators 133 130 3
Agriculture Labourer 29 22 7
Other Workers 40 35 5
Marginal Workers 221 75 146
Non Working 436 186 250

Nearby Villages to Arikhana,

Below are the list of villages near Arikhana village in Abdasa.

Village Population
Sanyara 757
Rapar Gadhvali 401
Varadiya 2,727
Kadoli 395
Kothara 5,670
Kamand 134
Dhana Vara Vada 678
Suthari 2,906
Nanavada 377
Vinjhan 3,849

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